Opinions on this Editing/gaming rig

aWildLuke · May 11, 2014

Ok so im thinking of building this pc, it's primary use will be for video editing but i also want the ability to play any game in 1080p with decent frames. I wasnt sure if the gpu was any good, it just looked decent for the pricerange
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3HFRd
opinions?

Vic 40 · May 11, 2014

Changed a few things,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£225.39 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£49.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£78.46 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£55.96 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.23 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£119.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.01 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£56.99 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £721.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-11 15:25 BST+0100)

cooler=better,you could also go for the next which is good and cheaper also,
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc12dx
gpu is as good or better and cheaper
psu is imo the better choice
No need for a ssd? Like
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-internal-hard-drive-mknssdcr120gb7
would make the whole windows experience faster.
Maybe that for editing 2x8gb of ram would be better.From what i've heard is more ram with that better.Don't know your budget.

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