Computer for work

[Drosenthal]

Hey guys, I've built two machines before, and now my boss would like me to build him one (for work). The budget isn't completely set yet, but I'm thinking around $1200 for the tower. It will need to be able to handle multitasking very well. It'll mostly be running processor hungry software, but it might need to run photoshop, and do some video editing down the road (so I'm thinking not TOO powerful of a graphics card). Here's the list I came up with; any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Case: Newegg.com - Thermaltake Armor A60 Gaming Mid-Tower Chassis With Cable Management Water Cooling SSD Support And Tool-Less Installation VM20001W2Z
Mobo: Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
PSU: Newegg.com - Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W Bronze W0382RU ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
CPU: Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
RAM: Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM (X2?)
HDD: Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
GPU: Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
And Windows 7.

Thanks.

Edit: Almost forgot
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227510 as a boot drive
and any random Optical Drive... I think I have one laying around, actually.

and I need advice on a good heatsink, as I think we'll want to overclock the 2600K.

[bdrach]

I am no expert, but here is what I see.

People are going to tell you to stay away from Gskill ram due to quality control issues. Corsair and A-Data are highly recommended on this forum from what I have seen.

I would guess they are going to suggest you get a Corsair PSU as well since they are VERY highly regarded.

Western Digital Caviar black are probably the best 7200rpm drives. I own only WD hard drives throughout the 3 computers in my home and I have been very pleased with their longevity.

[flanzig1]

That 32gig SSD would be a bit small for a boot drive. For a work PC. I would just go with the WD and a second one for files if editing is used on this machine. I would stay with the stock CPU speeds and CPU cooler. This will preserve the CPU warranty and not have to worry about a possible unstable machine due to OCing.

[glc]

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Newegg.com - Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

If this puts you over budget, use SSD Caching instead, with this SSD:

Newegg.com - Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CT040G3K5 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

[Drosenthal]

Hm... okay.

I was looking at one of those big combo deals. I wasn't really happy with the hard drive, case, or power supply actually. I guess I'll just find every component individually.

What do you think of this PSU?
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

[glc]

Don't care for the CX series, that's a budget PSU made by Channel Well. The TX's are made by Seasonic, a much better OEM. If you are looking for a cheaper PSU, get an Antec Earthwatts, this one is made by Delta:

Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts EA-500D Green 500W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply