Building a Desktop for the first time

Guest · Apr 9, 2014

I am constructing a Desktop build for the first time and I was hoping to receive some feed back on my chosen set up. The purpose of this build is to create a desktop for Graphic Design Work, Video editing, and Compositing utilizing most of the Adobe Creative Suite of programs. It is also to be used for some gaming on the side. I already have a copy of windows 7 Pro to throw on to it My spending limit is $800 with some wiggle room for tax and shipping.

PNY GeForce GTX 660 VCGGTX660XPB Video Card

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black Computer Case

HyperX Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory

Thermaltake SMART Series SP-650PCBUS 650W Power Supply

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 8-Core Desktop Processor

GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3P ATX AMD Motherboard

Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, Blue

Alec Mowat · Apr 9, 2014

I'd move to the i5 4670K if it's workstation. Runs cooler, uses less power, a little more powerful.

zeph_yr · Apr 9, 2014

You will want an Intel Core i7 for Adobe Creative Suite.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3p2Yr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3p2Yr/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3p2Yr/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $754.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-09 19:00 EDT-0400)

If you can save an extra $30, a 128 or 256gb SSD will help with large images tremendously.

Guest · Apr 9, 2014

zeph_yr :

You will want an Intel Core i7 for Adobe Creative Suite.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3p2Yr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3p2Yr/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3p2Yr/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $754.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-09 19:00 EDT-0400)

If you can save an extra $30, a 128 or 256gb SSD will help with large images tremendously.

I didn't even know it was possible to build a good i7 machine for less then $1200

popatim · Apr 9, 2014

add another hdd or two. Adobe like to have a source and a destination drive so that you aren't reading and writing to the same drive at the same time. If you can swing it, throw in an ssd as a scratch drive.

Amy Carrig · Apr 10, 2014

Looks awesome.
I would definitely throw a SSD on there.

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