How does this Sound to you??

[Pen Productions]

Hey i am wanting to build a PC to handle PHOTO/VIDEO editing plus some games like Battlefield and general internet and youtube.

I made this list up from pcpartpicker. My budget is $3000 and want lots of grunt as i am sick of my old slow MAC that has 2 cores 2.8GH and 2g of RAM.

Ilike the sound of a 3 or 4 internal SSD/HDD system but not sure about a good way to set them out and if the HDD are the best for my needs and budget?????
The monitor i am looking at is actually a 27" ACER widescreen LED. What is a good resolution or screen same size for that price (about $275)???
Do you think all these parts would make a sweet PC for the above mentioned purposes???

CPU

Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $396.00
CPU Cooler

Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $149.00

Motherboard

Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $429.00
Memory

G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $205.00

Storage

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $189.00

2x Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $99.00


Video Card

MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card $329.00 $329.00

Case

Phanteks Enthoo Series Primo Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case $269.00

Power Supply

Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 1200W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $275.00

Optical Drive

LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $88.00 $88.00

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) $108.00 $108.00

Monitor

LG E2411PU-BN 24.0" Monitor $264.99 $264.99

Mouse
Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse about $55

 

[tiny voices]

That PSU is pointless. Change it to a 500-600w unit from Antec, XFX, Corsair, Seasonic.

This is a good build for video editing, not so much for gaming at this price, but it will play modern games at high, not ultra settings.

 

[Pen Productions]

Thanks mate! I took the list down to a com shop and they gave me the same advice.
They said the PSU was over the top and point me in the direction of Radeon 4GB something Video card for about $530.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Pen Productions]

Thanks mate! I took the list down to a com shop and they gave me the same advice.
They said the PSU was over the top and point me in the direction of Radeon 4GB something Video card for about $530.

Thanks for your help!

 

[wintersnow]

hi, I'm not sure where you live and where you're buying these parts... but the prices you listed are a bit high. Compared prices at Newegg.com