Advice for new build

[garygalloway]

First post. Hello from the UK!

 

 

Never built a PC before so looking for advice on the below build for 3Ds Max and Vray. Machine will be used to build my skills and eventually/ hopefully, pick up a couple of freelance jobs.

 

 

Will mostly be used for Arch modelling and Renders. I also use Photoshop for some photography stuff. I have some experience with max and mental ray from college (3 years ago).

 

 

My budget is £1k but would like to keep it between £800-£900.

 

 

Can you please give me any advice for the build below?

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£248.98 @ CCL Computers)

 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.95 @ Amazon UK)

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£129.89 @ More Computers)

 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£74.24 @ More Computers)

 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)

 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card (£120.00 @ CCL Computers)

 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case (£97.98 @ Amazon UK)

 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.99 @ Aria PC)

 

Total: £817.02

 

NOTES

 

I'm really not sure how much I should be spending on a GPU, is higher end cards only recommended if I'm going to use Vray RT and Iray? or is there visible viewport performance?

 

Also the PSU, I have no clue when it comes to PSU, I done a couple calculations online then doubled the recommended. Will this be one be suitable?

 

I already have spare hard drives from old PC/ Laptops that I plan to use.

 

Went ITX because I really like the case. Is that a silly compromise?