$1500 System for Game, 3D Rendering, Art, and A/V

[xagest]

Approximate Purchase Date: This Weekend, likely

Budget Range: $1500 is my max cap, $1000-$1200 is preferred

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Games, 3D Rendering, Digital Painting, Audio and Video Rendering

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:Newegg

Country: USA

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200

Additional Comments: Needs to be super quiet for Audio work.

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Hey again. I'm basically making a clone of a PC I built a while back, but with a few modifications to reduce the noise it makes. I just want to have this list fact checked to ensure I'm getting parts that are still considered a good value.

In particular, I was wondering if 550W is enough for a system like this. The PSU was recommended to me for being extremely efficient and incredibly quiet.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-2500k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.862700

Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X 16GB (2x8GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231486

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

SSD: Crucial M4 2.5" 128GB SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442

PSU: Kingwin Laser Platinum 550w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121080

Video: Nvidia GTX 560 TI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610

Case: Antec Sonata SOLO II
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129177

DVD: LITE-ON 24x
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106333

 

[azeem40]

If you're not OCing, get the i5-2400.