is this a good rig?

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dylan1016

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CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£239.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Extreme EATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£286.14 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.98 @ Dabs)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£103.14 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£68.18 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (£348.97 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case (£313.49 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£122.82 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£76.00 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.35 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1690.66

Do you recommend any different parts? I'm running at 1080p, planning to oc cup an xfire. I will also be upgrading to eyefinity. Thanks.
 
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I am usually hesitant to post on these threads, as I read them more to learn as opposed to helping others.

However there are quite a few things on this build I can pickup on.

The case and motherboard are both extremely high end options which aren't really necessary except for very high end rigs.

An asrock extreme6 would be sufficient, and is almost half the price.
As for the case, any full size tower would be fine, even some mid range cases would work and range from under 100 pounds. There is no need to spend that much on the case, or the motherboard as they do not really increase performance at all.
The 3770k doesn't provide much benefits over the 3570k when it comes to gaming. The upgrade is only really warranted when it comes to video editting, graphics work and the like.
 
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All looks good.

I would consider a larger SSD, a 120Gb with win7 + WoW + Adobe CS6 doesn't have much room left. (6Gb~ free) - which is just the programs I use the most.

You could swap case/motherboard as suggested by dklow0 and it'll cost the same or similar with the larger SSD.

Depending on what the 1Tb drive is for you could get a green drive (2Tb) for the same price, though you will need to consider it's use as it is a little 'lazy'.

Overall, I'd be very happy to have those parts.
 
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dylan1016

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CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£239.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.74 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£178.19 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.98 @ Dabs)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£103.14 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£68.18 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (£348.97 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case (£138.52 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£122.82 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.66 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.35 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1432.14

I changed the motherboard and the case, are these parts ok?
 
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dylan1016

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Yeah thanks I'l swap the cooler for the noctua
 
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dylan1016

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Yeah 3 monitors, I'm considering waiting a month and buying the 4700k, z87 and maybe a gtx 780/770/760ti. Then plan to sli. You're systems cool, I was planning on the 660ti but I stretched my budget a bit.
 
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If you don't need it today for work, then I'd wait for Haswell. I love my system, and I'm sure I'll upgrade it as long as the girlfriend doesn't kill me.
 
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