Skyrim, Planetside 2, MW2, and Adobe Photoshop

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I need feedback on a 560$ gaming/photoshop build.
The games i am playing are Skyrim, Planetside 2, and CoD MW2 (Old but gold)
I will be playing a few other games but if it can run the games above, i'm pretty sure they can run the other ones.
I think this build can do that at Medium-High settings but want to be sure.

Build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($181.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($112.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $564.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 18:04 EST-0500)

Details:
Purchase Date:1-2 weeks
Budget: 565$
System Usage: Photoshop, Gaming, and Web browsing
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: None
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking:No
Why Are You Upgrading:The computer I'm currently using now is old and getting obsolete
 
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Your build is very well done, but I made two small tweaks to better fit what you want it to do.
It is $27 more than your build, so it tops a bit over that $565 budget by a small amount.

The build uses 2x4GB sticks of RAM, so you are using the Both memory channels instead of a 1x8gb stick. This doubles your memory bandwidth, should help a lot in Photoshop.

It also uses the R7 260x, this is the same chip as the HD 7790, just rebranded with slightly higher clocks.
However it has 2GB of Vram. This will ONLY make a difference in Skyrim if you have textures Maxed out, or have any mods installed.

If you don't plan on adding any mods to Skyrim, or can do with slightly reduced texture detail (possibly reduced in Planetside 2?) then you should...
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You certainly don't want an AMD processor in Skyrim and PS2 especially. It's single thread performance is abysmal at best. I know, because the 965BE sitting beside me is a miserable piece of junk compared to most other machines I use if whatever your doing doesn't thread well. Any big battle in PS2 beings the 965BE crawling to a near standstill. It's really terrible.
 
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Your build is very well done, but I made two small tweaks to better fit what you want it to do.
It is $27 more than your build, so it tops a bit over that $565 budget by a small amount.

The build uses 2x4GB sticks of RAM, so you are using the Both memory channels instead of a 1x8gb stick. This doubles your memory bandwidth, should help a lot in Photoshop.

It also uses the R7 260x, this is the same chip as the HD 7790, just rebranded with slightly higher clocks.
However it has 2GB of Vram. This will ONLY make a difference in Skyrim if you have textures Maxed out, or have any mods installed.

If you don't plan on adding any mods to Skyrim, or can do with slightly reduced texture detail (possibly reduced in Planetside 2?) then you should stick with the 1GB HD 7790 and save $20. But I personally would go for the 2GB VRAM on the 260X.



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($181.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $592.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 19:48 EST-0500)
 
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