<$1400 Video Editing/Gaming Build (First-Time Builder)

[bradld]

Hi,

I am building a PC for the first time, mainly for video editing and gaming. I have $1400 to spend, and have been asking around and was recommended this build for my needs:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xXoC

I don't need mouse/monitor/OS/keyboard, so those don't need to be factored in. The build here looks okay to me, but I had a few questions, namely:

-Is the GTX 680 overkill? I have heard good things about the 7970.
-How do I determine if the power supply is sufficient?
-Is 120GB going to be enough for daily usage as my HDD or should I go up to 256GB?
-I've heard from a lot of people that an i5 is fine for a CPU and I don't need to go to an i7. How do I figure out which I want?

I'm open to overclocking (never done it, but I'm a software developer and have no qualms about delving into OCing)

Thanks for all the help! Details are below.

Approximate Purchase Date: Can start purchasing immediately, would like to have everything purchased within a month


Budget Range: <$1400 after shipping/tax/rebates


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video Editing, Gaming


Are you buying a monitor: No


Parts to Upgrade: Full Build


Do you need to buy OS: No


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any


Location: Northern NJ (Live close enough to a Microcenter that buying there is fine)


Parts Preferences: Intel CPU


Overclocking: Yes


SLI or Crossfire: No


Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080


Additional Comments:


And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My PC is about 10 years old and it's time to upgrade

 

[boulbox]

just stick to your 650W, 670 is one of the most power efficient of GPUs and it doesn't take much to power 2 of them.

Also thanks for correcting my mistake, but it can still apply to the i7.

 

[iceclock]

no problemo.

 

[bradld]

Best answer selected by bradld.

 

[bradld]

Thank you all for your help, ordered my parts and they're on the way now! I went with nvidia GTX 670, can't wait!