Spec check for 3d modeling

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I Got a text from a friend looking a new build that he can do some 3d modeling and video processing on. He has a budget of £500 - 700 ideally closer to the £500 mark

So far I have compiled this as a starting point for a fairly generic build.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £154.8
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X WindForce 3X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Zaward OEM 120mm Golf Ball Fan £2.99
Total : £616.81 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Is there anything I should change that would benefit him for 3d modeling and rendering? He also expressed an interest in dual booting into OSX I've never even looked at this so if someone can confirm if the components are compatible that would be awesome.

 

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OK I wasn't sure if the card was needed for modelling work or not. If I lose the 270 I can probably get a i7 and more ram, which I'm assuming would enable him to be more productive. I've no idea when it comes to modelling work as I just play games on my rig.

Would it be worth overclocking the CPU or could I save him some more and get a locked i7?

 

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Cheers for the advice, I'll get in touch with him and find out what he is planning on using, but I don't think that it will be using Xeons and Quadros as fun as that would be to build for him.