Photo Editing / HTPC New Build Recommendations, ±USD1000

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Bigchaser

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Hi All,

Sorry I’m asking for help in my first post, but I’ve read lots of threads on here and I’m totally confused. I am looking to build my first PC, yes I could go buy one but want the challenge and will learn from the experience.

The rig will be used as a general purpose machine, normal office email web duties plus photo editing and HTPC.

I would appreciate it if you could recommend me a system build, as the more I read on here the more I get confused.


Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next month

Budget Range: ±USD1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: This will be a multi-use system, watching HD movies, photo editing,

Are you buying a monitor: No, it will be either hooked up to my 52” TV or using my existing 23” monitor

Parts to Upgrade: New build, all items required except monitor, keyboard and mouse

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, but not sure windows 7 or 8

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Location: City, State/Region, Country NM

Parts Preferences: None

Overclocking: Maybe at some point in the future

SLI or Crossfire: No

Thanks in advance, Chas

Don't bump posts. - G
 
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I'm going to approach this from a different perspective. Since you aren't gaming I would take the money out of the builds graphics card that g-unit has in place and place it into a i7. Since you are doing production environment work a i7 will be more heavily felt then a beefy graphics card. You could also look towards a blu ray player if you were looking to watch blu ray content on your HTPC however if you do that you will need blu ray software something like powerdvd.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @...
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Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($110.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1019.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 18:47 EDT-0400)

Alternate cases to consider:

- Fractal Design Node 304: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352027
- Silverstone SUGO SG06B: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163233
 
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I'm going to approach this from a different perspective. Since you aren't gaming I would take the money out of the builds graphics card that g-unit has in place and place it into a i7. Since you are doing production environment work a i7 will be more heavily felt then a beefy graphics card. You could also look towards a blu ray player if you were looking to watch blu ray content on your HTPC however if you do that you will need blu ray software something like powerdvd.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.04 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 2GB Video Card ($105.15 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $984.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 18:56 EDT-0400)
 
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Thanks for both your replies, I think I'll give this build below a go...



 
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Right on yea I think that will fit the bill for you. However if you ever intend on doing something more heavy like graphic rendering or video rendering you may want to get a more beefy graphics card but for what you are doing a i7 will be more then enough for you given your budget.
 
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