high spec gaming/music production rig

[davieb]

Hi Guys,
Looking to build a high spec multi purpose rig mainly used for music production and gaming but not sure about some of the components (psu,cooling,case,motherboard)
Here's my chosen spec so far,(the quieter it runs the better)I wont be overclocking it.
Any comments,suggestions would be much appreciated.cheers

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-M: MICRO-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 690 DUAL GPU - 3 x DVI-I, 1 x mDP
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£159)

 

[vanthus]

Looks good,for music production you will also really need at least an ASIO compatible dedicated sound card or an Audio Interface,or maybe you already have one.
Might be worth upgrading the motherboard a notch to the P8Z77-V LX.
Main difference is the amount of available Expansion (PCI) Slots,which you may need if you do want to add a sound card or another HDD in future,and the price of the P8Z77-V LX is much the same as the P8Z77-M (Micro)
ASUS® P8Z77-M
1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1
1 x PCI
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX
1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (blue)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
3 x PCI
music recording/production can be quite CPU intensive,RAM is also important,the more the better of course,hard drive speed and plenty of space would also be a factor,but you have all that covered.

 

[davieb]

Thanks for the info on the motherboard,I have 2 internal RME pci e audio cards that will use up a couple of slots.