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I built this system: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/sgally7/saved/4HVZ
intent was to use my old HP19 monitor but it is failing! I don't game but I do edit a lot of pictures and some video and I want to be able to watch Blue Ray movies on the system. Not sure if I need a graphics card, it seems that it would benefit from a card in the $100-150 range (maybe Radeon R7 265). As for monitors, I need HDCP compliant and at least 23 inches so I have room for a lot of windows. Would consider two 19 or 20 inch monitors. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Monitor budget is about $175
 
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for monitor, use this popular 24" IPS panel from asus
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vn248hp

that cpu + mobo is expensive

dont you want to go for different build? :)

you can start from this build
micro ATX size
sleek case
xeon v3 haswell (i7 haswell without integrated GPU)
16GB ram
240GB ssd for OS and Photoshop scratch disk
GTX 750 Ti for adobe products acceleration

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.84...
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I have heard that if you don't game you don't need a video card. Yet the adobe software for pic and vid editing recomend a video card. Any thoughts on whether I would see faster performance? Blu Ray movie playback? thanks for your speedy answer.
 
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for monitor, use this popular 24" IPS panel from asus
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vn248hp

that cpu + mobo is expensive

dont you want to go for different build? :)

you can start from this build
micro ATX size
sleek case
xeon v3 haswell (i7 haswell without integrated GPU)
16GB ram
240GB ssd for OS and Photoshop scratch disk
GTX 750 Ti for adobe products acceleration

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.84 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $909.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 21:59 EDT-0400)

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Thanks for the input. I actually paid 399 from microcenter for the CPU MOBO combination. Still I like how your build has 16 GB Mem and a 2 TB Drive. Is that xeon processor as fast as the I7 4770? I found with my last computer by spending a little extra on the CPU I was able to get many useful years out of the laptop.
 
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