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Hello all, first timer here.

I was reading through all the threads and I starting getting general ideas for a first build but I was wondering if anyone can tell me if what I put together is good enough. Not sure if it's overkill.

User 1: Some video editing. A lot of dvd burning
User 2: Modern games. Nothing too intense. Not sure which games will be played.
User 3: Photo editing, digital drawing (photoshop, illustrator, etc...)
User 4: Standard user, web browsing, word processing

Budget was $550. If I can get it to go down that would be great. Some of the prices below were not up to date but I was able to build a system through newegg for $545. I also needed a case with a clear side panel. No overclocking either. Thanks!


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hF8r
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hF8r/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hF8r/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($72.90 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Mac Mall)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $541.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 21:31 EDT-0400)
 
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The integrated graphics are pretty nice, but if you are looking at doing any serious gaming you may be better off with an intel i3 and a dedicated card, though with your budget I don't know what kind of setup you could actually achieve. I don't really like that case, the cable management with it is a bit difficult. If you are planning on overclocking at all you may want to look at getting a different cooler as the stock one does not perform that well.
 
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Is there a good case you recommend? The person I'm building it for liked the idea of having a clear panel but I'm sure he can do without it if need be. And they won't be doing any overclocking.
 
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To be honest, that AMD APU is a dead end. Basically you get it and you are stuck with it. It is not great in neither video editing, nor in photoshop nor in gaming. Also, what games will be played? What video editing software is going to be used? Those are important choices.

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $566.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 23:12 EDT-0400)

The I5 will be 3 times faster at video editing/photoshopping then the APU. The integrated GPU in the I5 will suffice for some games. After a while, a video card for 100 can be added to make this a very descent system. You have to chose which one are the priorities. With such little budget, it is impossible to keep everyone happy. Cheers and good luck.
 
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I don't agree that getting that A10 is a dead end because the motherboard you picked is fm2+ and there will still be one or two more waves of cpus released on it.

I do agree that the i5 would be much much faster, but the HD 4600 graphics is not worth a flip in any real games.
 
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This would be pretty decent

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hKQW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hKQW/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hKQW/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($72.90 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $527.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 23:39 EDT-0400)
 
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This could be better.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hL1p
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hL1p/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hL1p/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($55.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($118.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $547.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 23:44 EDT-0400)
 
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If I choose to go with the Pentium G3220, will there be a drop in performance since it's a dual-core processor? I'm not sure if there will be any games played but I know for sure they'll be doing some video/graphics work.

 
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The Pentium has 2 very strong cores compared to the A10's 4 weak cores. There will be time when the Pentium is faster, and vice versa. The GTX750 is a lot stronger than the A10's integrated graphics. The best part about getting the Pentium not is that you can upgrade to an i5 or i7 later, whereas the A10 is already one of the best cpus in it's socket, and while there will be some more cpus released on that socket, none of them will be as good as a current i5.
 
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