I'm on the brink of ordering a new PC

[-Rob-]

I am in need of a new PC and I want something powerful enough to easily handle a lot of photo processing using LR & PS. I have had a look on PC Specialist and come up with the following spec which would come in at £840 inc VAT & delivery.

I'm no expert with computers so can anyone tell me if this really is a good spec for the money or whether I would be better looking elsewhere to get a better deal?

Case
PCS TRAIL-BREAKER 7206B BLACK CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i5-4670k Quad Core (3.40GHz @ max 4.20GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE 210 - DVI, HDMI, VGA
1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EZRX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

 

[simonblue]

One thing i would say is your 1st hard drive 240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W),is fine for running your OS & programs,but you might need more space for backing up your files,maybe 2/3rd hard drive 2 TB

 

[neil_g]

One thing i would say is your 1st hard drive 240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W),is fine for running your OS & programs,but you might need more space for backing up your files,maybe 2/3rd hard drive 2 TB

"1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EZRX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE"



(Add in a USB backup drive if one isn't already being used)

I think if anything it's a little OTT (hydro cooler isn't really necessary), but it shouldn't leave you wanting more for a while.

 

[-Rob-]

Thanks for the replies. I already have a 6tb RAID NAS backup and 2tb NAS so storage isn't a problem. As for it being ott, that's kind of what I was going for. I'd rather spend a little extra on having a system that's too good in the hope that it lasts longer.

 

[simonblue]

Plenty on backup then

 

[troutfisher]

I am going through the same thing at the moment but I am looking at the Samsung 840pro or the OCZ Vector SSD's, they are faster than the Kingston and have 5 year rather than 3 year warranties