Need advice for new PC Rig!

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Great Forum!
What i have decided on so far is:
i5 4670k with Asus h87-plus,
Gtx 660 or r9270x,
8gb corsair vengeance 1600,
1 TB WD hard disk(normal),
22" samsung monitor,
500 watts corsair CX500.
My priorities are all mixed up, i need it for designing, video editing and also gaming(not hardcore), so i do want to overlock atleast to some extent. My budget is tight, can go up more like 20 $ or so. Especially, i want some advice for the mobo, should i go for a h87 atx board or a z87 micro-atx board, cause a atx z87 would increase my budget a lot. Also, let me know if i should compromise on something and invest on something else, like the ram( do i need the vengeance?). Power supply enough?

All of your suggestions will help me. Thank you for your time.
 
For designing and video editing you may need more ram , I would put 16 GB. Ram prices are pretty much the same across the different brands. The power supply could be raised to a 650w. Corsair is a good brand but the CX model line is the lower end so if your staying with that model line then I would increase the watts. Overclocking will put more of a demand on the amount of available power.
 

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Yea, I had a doubt about the power supply, can you suggest any specific model? And is the mobo fine? does an h87 overclock?
 

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Noooo, I don't want to go there. Someone told me an i5 performs way better than an amd 8 core!
 


In single core thread tasks yes i5 is significantly faster than FX-8320~8350, even i3 is faster but in multi-task FX-8320~8350 would be as fast as i7!