Component Sugestions needed for New Gaming/Animation RIG

[Tizz]

Hey everyone.

I've not been keeping up with the latest news for the past year or so, so I am really struggling to get up to speed when putting together a replacement for my 4 year old system. It still handles everything well, so I'm hoping to put together something that can last another good stretch of time, here's my current thinkings, any help would be really apriciated.

Usage:
Design work (Print and digital) So a lot of Photoshop, InDesign and After effects for my job. Also I'm a big gamer so this system will be used for both. I don't normaly OC a system, but I don't rule out the option.

Budget:
I imagine for the parts I'm looking at around the £800 mark.

Build:

CPU:
Intel Core i5 4670K
Intel Core i5 3570K
Intel Core i5 3350p

Mobo:
Need help in this area
MSI Z87-G43 GAMING ??

RAM:
Again not sure, I'm thinking 16GB low latancy, but not sure on what speed to be looking at, as there is a lot more choice than 4 years ago haha.

GFX:
Geforce GTX 770
Geforce GTX 760?

SSD (for boot + main program/game installs , Not sure if 128GB will be enough):
Samsung 840 pro 256GB
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
SANDISK Extreme 256GB

PSU:
550W? prehaps a Enermax or Thermaltake again.

Soundcard:
I guess if i get a mobo with a decent chip on I wont need one, and with the hastle I had with Creative on Windows 7 I may stay clear...

Any sugestions would be welcomed. I've currently got a stupid amount of tabs open researching haha!
Thanks for your time peeps!

[Bonebreaker777]

For professional work I tend to believe Oc is a no-no.
Sticking will Haswell would keep your options open for longer (if you would care to upgrade your CPU in the future).
If not going to overclock, a Z87 is a waste alongside with any K class Intel CPU.
If no overclock, just save the money on the premium items and upgrade something else.
16GB of RAM at 1600Mhz should be more that enough, if you will choose a Z87 MoBo, you can boost your RAM speed but is you choose a non-Z87 board, just go with any CL8 @ 1600zmhz Crucial.
GTX 760 or GTX 770. Pass on this.
As for SSD, the new Samsung EVO looks nice or the cheap Plextor series.
As for PSU, 550W should be more that enough.
Going to sleepy-sleepy. . .

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Remember,Adobe has introduced OpenCL acceleration for the Creative Suite,which means the AMD cards will be a better choice as they tend to run OpenCL better. Also,as a result you will find more CS certified AMD cards than Nvidia cards. AMD is also releasing new high end cards next month too.

Regarding the CPU I would probably get a Xeon E3 1230 V2 or a Xeon E3 1230 V3.

[Tizz]

Thanks for the replys and advice so far!

I've just checked out the EVO SSD , looks good!

As for a Xeon, what are they like for gaming as this system will be used for both work and gaming? I thought about it in the past but decided not to due to the mother board needed jumping the build up a lot in price, and do you also need different ram than the standerd consumer stuff? May hit my budget up a little to high, and as I don't do any intense 3D work etc it may be overkill? Totally forgot about the Xeon line of proccessors again though!

[Bonebreaker777]

Can only support what CAT says. If you are going to use it for 50% of the time professionally, a Xeon would make sense for you. Ideally with a server grade MoBo and ECC memory modules (but not necessarily).

But Xeon CPUs are more that happy to run in consumer MoBos too (just make sure the chosen Xeon is on the supported CPU list).