Have I made a good component selection?

[JazzyMouse]

Hi, Just looking for opinions on whether there are any parts here that could be trimmed or different for better performance and price perhaps.

Went for 7970 as I was told it has better performance than the 680. Also the sapphire, so it's not locked.

All thoughts or opinions appreciated please

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (£227.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£82.29 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard (£181.80 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£99.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£87.60 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£343.39 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£343.39 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£293.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 1050W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£178.50 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.66 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: Asus VW248TLB 24.0" Monitor (£164.50 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor (£364.78 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K90 Wired Gaming Keyboard
Total: £2616.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-30 00:42 BST+0100)

 

[ksham]

What exactly is your budget? And what is this build used for?

 

[JazzyMouse]

What exactly is your budget? And what is this build used for?

Gaming, video editing, music editing, (sound card buying at a later date) steaming possibly.

£2000 - case is already bought and I'm probably going to drop the 2nd 7970 and get at a later date. Unless another gfx card option is best?

 

[ksham]

A bit tough to lower it since you had to get such an overly expensive case. Anyway, very minor changes. I hope you can justify buying a £300 case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£243.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£62.75 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£104.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£99.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£87.60 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£311.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£293.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£73.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.66 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: Asus VW248TLB 24.0" Monitor (£164.50 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor (£364.78 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K90 Wired Gaming Keyboard
Total: £2056.11
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)