Building a PC for Character Animation and Gaming First Time

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PrimevalHunter

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Hello Forum, I've noticed this question has been asked numerous times. The responses to other posts concerning this particular build have really helped me flesh out what I feel like I should get.
This will be my first time building a PC of my own, and I have a complete list of the components below. It will primarily be for animation with 3DS Max and Blender and gaming with things like Skyrim, BF3, etc.

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 3GB Video Card
Case: NZXT LEXA S (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor

I really need some feedback and advice on this from those far more experienced in building PC's. Is this a decent build? What could I do differently? Any and all responses are highly appreciated.
 
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manofchalk
$1500 for an animation build with a bit of gaming, definitely achievable.
I assume since this is a first-time build and presumably your work machine that your not comfortable overclocking on it?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($292.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State...
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Where do you live and what is your budget ? And do you really need a SSD ? It just helps you boot faster and it lasts longer. But I don't think it's worth the money. You could get a better GPU or more RAM if you don't buy a SSD
 
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PrimevalHunter

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The South Eastern Tennessee region, my hope is to get most of my parts online. My budget ranges from $1000-$1500. And no, not need per say, I just saw that an SSD was highly recommended in addition to 1 HDD drive.

 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($295.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus P8B75-M/CSM Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($76.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($38.42 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($20.99 @ Mwave)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VX279Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6800 Wired Optical Mouse ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1262.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-26 23:37 EDT-0400)
 
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manofchalk

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$1500 for an animation build with a bit of gaming, definitely achievable.
I assume since this is a first-time build and presumably your work machine that your not comfortable overclocking on it?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($292.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($304.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($96.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $1452.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-26 23:49 EDT-0400)

If you wanted to save some cash, the GPU is an easy place to start. You could lower it quite easily and still achieve good performance at 1080p.
 
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