Titan 8200i Spinosaur

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Hi, I am looking to buy a computer and I saw the "Titan 8200i Spinosaur" Intel Core i5 2500K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 Quad Core Gaming PC. I would choose the 7970 graphics card most likely.

Titan 8200i Spinosaur:
System Specification
- Case: Xigmatek Alfar Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange (default choice, options available)
- Power Supply: Corsair GS 600w PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.40GHz Sandybridge CPU
- Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Prolimatech Panther CPU Cooler
- RAM: Kingston Genesis Grey 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
- Graphics Card: HIS HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: LG DVD+/-RW SATA Drive
- Wireless: Asus USB-N10 Micro USB Network Adapter Wireless-N 150Mbps
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)

Is this a good computer for that price? I do want to play games but am not hugely fussed about the detail level I play them on. Also, is the processor better than a non k-series i-7 one? With Win 7 and the graphics card I want it comes to just over £1,000 which is where my budget is.

One last thing, if I dropped to the 7950 I'd save £100. Is the difference between the 2 worth £100?
Thanks. :)

Edit:
Another option is Titan 300i Fiato which is a bit cheaper at the moment. So would that be a good option due to the sale?

Titan 300i Fiato:
System Specification
- Case: Bitfenix Merc Alpha Midi Gaming Case
- Power Supply: Corsair GS 600w PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz Ivybridge CPU
- Motherboard: Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H60 Water Cooler CPU Cooler
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Primary Hard Drive: 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache
- Secondary Hard Drive: -
- Graphics Card: Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: OcUK 24x DVD+/-RW SATA Drive (default choice, options available)
- Wireless: Asus USB-N10 Micro USB Network Adapter Wireless-N 150Mbps
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
 
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Building it myself isn't really an option at the moment for me. What benefits does a SSD offer?

Would this be a better option?

Titan 300i Fiato:
System Specification
- Case: Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black
- Power Supply: Corsair GS 600w PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz Ivybridge CPU
- Motherboard: Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H60 Water Cooler CPU Cooler
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Primary Hard Drive: Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic
- Secondary Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
- Graphics Card: Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: OcUK 24x DVD+/-RW SATA Drive (default choice, options available)
- Wireless: Asus USB-N10 Micro USB Network Adapter Wireless-N 150Mbps
- Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit
 
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better loading times only if it's a smaller one, if it's a larger one and you can get your games on, then depending on games, it will make loading then and playing some of them better, more fluid etc, i have 2 x 256gb sdd's, none raid setup, all games are on sdd with a 2tb hdd as storage only, this way the o/s and games are all on sdd's same as cache and temp folders etc, so whole system is better, faster etc, but yes costs more.
 
Ok, thanks, so I'll try to get an SSD if I can afford it. I found a 3rd option now and I just don't know what to do.

Titan 350i Gelata:
- Case: Bitfenix Merc Alpha Midi Gaming Case (default choice, options available)
- Power Supply: Corsair GS 600w PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz Ivybridge CPU
- Motherboard: Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H80 High Performance Water Cooler CPU Cooler
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Primary Hard Drive: Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW)
- Secondary Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
- Graphics Card: Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: OcUK 24x DVD+/-RW SATA Drive (default choice, options available)
- Wireless: Asus USB-N10 Micro USB Network Adapter Wireless-N 150Mbps
- Operating Systems: Windows 7 Home Premium (default choice, options available)


That is about £100 - £150 more and for that I would get the Intel Core i7 3770K processor rather than the Intel Core i5 3570K.

Edit:
I'm leaning towards this last option now and will probably choose a better case than the default. Any recommendations on what case to choose since the options are limited?
 
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So I think I'll go for the Titan 350i Gelata. This is what I'm thinking at the moment but I'd like some input to make sure it is ok:

Titan 350i Gelata:
System Specification
- Case: Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black
- Power Supply: Corsair GS 600w PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz Ivybridge CPU
- Motherboard: Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H80 High Performance Water Cooler CPU Cooler
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Primary Hard Drive: Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic
- Secondary Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
- Graphics Card: Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: OcUK 24x DVD+/-RW SATA Drive (default choice, options available)
- Wireless: Asus USB-N10 Micro USB Network Adapter Wireless-N 150Mbps
- Operating Systems: Windows 7 Home Premium

The Zalman Z9 Plus case has good reviews. Is that a good case to choose?
 
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