New mATX all-purpose build

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Hi all,

I am new here, just joined this interesting forum.

I would like to ask your advice about the following new PC build. This should be a all-purpose system that will hopefully last around 6 years. I will do gaming, but also general work, programming, running VM images, photo editing and maybe a little video editing.

My main requirements are:
- Small but not too small to restrict component choice and airflow (so rather mATX over ITX)
- Should provide decent cooling
- Be as silent as possible given the above
- My budget is around € 1000 or £ 815.

The case I want to use is the Cooler Master Silencio 352 which I could not find on pcpartpicker. The rest of the parts:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.50 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£52.84 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£239.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£115.62 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.91 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £774.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-18 18:20 BST+0100)

Could you please give me your opinion on this build. Anything I should change?

Thank you very much!

MK
 
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SethJPC
You definitely needed a change in RAM as it had CAS 11. I've tried to find cheaper alternatives to your build while keeping the specs.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3MnRc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3MnRc/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3MnRc/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.50 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.41 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£55.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce...
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You definitely needed a change in RAM as it had CAS 11. I've tried to find cheaper alternatives to your build while keeping the specs.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3MnRc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3MnRc/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3MnRc/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.50 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.41 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£55.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£239.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£81.46 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Cooler Master Silencio 352 (£48.00)
Total: £807.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-18 18:43 BST+0100)

Feel free to change it how you like
 
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Thanks for the tip on the memory. I didn't realize.
 
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