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Kevin Rittershaus

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Hi,
I have been looking through the threads on builds and I am overwhelmed at what I'm looking at so I thought I'd try to focus my search. I use a pc for web design and development. I am looking to get a new system (build or pre- built, not sure). I will be using Adobe CC apps for software. My question is:
Should I build or order a premade pc? I've never built a pc before. My budget isn't great either.

Here's my answer to the questionnaire for build info requests. Let me preface this by saying that I have very 'limited' knowledge regarding parts/ vendors. (e.g. i5, i7/ AMD, Intel)

Approximate Purchase Date: within 1 month

Budget Range: $500-$700 (US) After Rebates; Before Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: web design and development (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver)

Are you buying a monitor: I have 2 19" but would like suggestions on a decent 23"

Do you need to buy OS: Yes (Windows 8)


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I'll use any suggestions

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Boston (United States)

Parts Preferences: Intel (only because I know the name)

Overclocking: Don't know what this means

SLI or Crossfire: Don't know what this means

Your Monitor Resolution: Looking for suggestions

Thank you for any help.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sTB4
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sTB4/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sTB4/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-C ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Inwin GT1 Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair...
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Your close to the micro center store 121 in Cambridge. When I talk to people about building pc over buying I ask are you willing to fix your pc if there an issue and are you into tech. It not hard building or debugging a pc but some people don't want to do that. Few years ago most pre built and home built pc used most of the same parts. Older dell and hp were good pc. Today the home pc from dell and hp ave gone the way of the VCR. Cheap and crappy unless you buy there biz line of pc. With home built your going pay a little more for parts and os but the pc going to last you a lot longer.
 
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Kevin Rittershaus

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Thanks smorizio. Do you think I should get a pre-built pc there or just get parts from there?
 
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You can look at some videos on Youtube on how to build a computer. I definitively recommend you to build one rather than buy a prebuilt one. Better price/performance ratio, and you actually get to choose ALL of your parts, so that you don't leave anything important behind (power supply and motherboard, usually). Here is the build that I would recommend you :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sTvC
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sTvC/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sTvC/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($110.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($22.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.88 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $654.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-17 01:28 EDT-0400)

 
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Thanks Seladon. Just a couple stupid questions. What's the 64GB storage for and do I need to buy fans to cool the system or are they part of one of the components listed?
 
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The fans will already be inside of the case. The 64 GB storage is an SSD. It runs much, much faster than a classic HDD, and you'll want to install your OS, and your primary programs into it, storing EVERYTHING ELSE in the HDD. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
 
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Thank you. This will be a great start. Now I just have to figure out how to build it :)
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sTB4
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sTB4/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sTB4/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-C ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Inwin GT1 Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($65.00 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.88 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $928.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-17 01:35 EDT-0400)
 
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It took me about 20 minutes of watching Youtube videos to find out how to build a PC... Nothing too hard to do, everything basically just fit one way, and if you're being carefull you won't break anything. The hardest part is thr cable management. It sometimes require a bit of creativity. :)
 
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Used a larger Ssd so you coud put a few main aps on the Ssd. Went for twog hd for main storage. Nvidia and adobe been partnered for few years now..the newer adobe software now being written for amd cards. Cheaper video card would be 650 ti non boost and r200 case. Get a mini atx h87 mb and CPU to cut more of the price.
 
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Thanks. Do you think I should keep the ram to 16gb rather than 8?
 
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Extra ram never hurts but at some size point on new pc it overkill. If you work with large files then add extra ram. For more then one monitor there two ways to do this. Use the intel or amd onboard ipgpu to run one monitor and one video card for the other two. The other way is use two dvi cables one active one passive cable. Then a hdmi or display port cable. It be up to the vendor of the video card how they set up muilt monitors. Some cards can run six or more (amd) with display port cables. It depend if you want three screen to act as one large screen or three separate screen.
 
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ok. Been looking around the forum to wee what people are building. It looks like I can build a system for around 700-900 that would easily cost 1500+ from a place like Dell. My current machine has a dvd player and a dvd burner. Should I get the 2 dvd so I can burn dvds from other dvds?
I want to run 3 monitors for design/ development work. Is the list in the second suggestion ok to do that.?
 
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I Have two DVD burners most newer DVD burner software just needs one drive. It read the DVD disk first then pop out the read disk then ask for a blank disk to do a disk copy to. Eather CPU will be fine,if you like intel CPU and want pay for the extra parts that fine. As I posted before most cards can do three monitors with the right cables.
 
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