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I was looking at building a computer and I've came up with a build on pc part picker. I will be using it for editing with adobe premier and after effects and also gaming with games like skyrim, COD, ect. I just wanted to make sure that I didn't have anything that wouldn't work together or something wouldn't be able to reach full potential because another component is restricting it. Also I wanted to make sure that the price is right and that there was nothing that I could get close to the same performance for a cheaper price because I am on a tight budget of only around $750 and I've already pushed that limit. So here it is:

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GT 640 1GB Video Card ($77.74 @ Amazon)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.04 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($108.92 @ Amazon)
Total: $812.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-27 18:42 EDT-0400)
 
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AMD Build. Intel has better single core performance than AMD and in games Intel performs better. As far as video editing, the 8 true cores in the 8350 will provide roughly the same performance as the 4670K, give or take. With this build I managed to get an ATX board.

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CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($86.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($134.99 @ Micro Center)...
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You need to get a better GPU with that CPU. Your GPU is going to be a major bottleneck. I am more of an AMD person so im not too sure about intel, but if you are on a $800 budget, get a more powerful GPU and a less powerful CPU, your CPU is far more powerful than the GPU and you are going to be having issues running games.
 
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Ok. I don't know much about AMD CPU's. Do you have recommendations for both the CPU and the GPU.
 
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I would go with something along these lines.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC E2360SD 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $815.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-27 19:04 EDT-0400)

Don't get the K edition processor if you are not overclocking. Black edition HDDs are overrated, don't waste the money. 1866MHz RAM is not noticeably better than 1600MHz for the price. Put your money where it counts, in the GPU. The 280 is like 2 640's in one. WAY better performance. The builder PSUs are not that reliable. Go with Seasonic, XFX, EVGA XR/NEX models, Antec HCG, or AX/HX/TX Corsair models. Plus a bigger monitor.
 
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I know I breached 800 and I posted on the forum to see if people could help me bring the cost down by downgrading things that I wouldn't need much of. Also for operating system I was going to use Windows 8.1. I would like to use Hackintosh but I think that will be too hard for me to accomplish and I don't want to brick anything. Also I replied to another member about the amd build.
 
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On an $800 budget on the AMD side of things I would go with a FX 8350 and a R9 270x. For Intel I think the i5 3570k is roughly equal in terms of performance at stock speeds, but the AMD one can overclock to run better than i5's and i7's, and the AMD is cheaper. If your on a budget of $750 you could probably get a better price to performance ratio using the fx 8350.
 
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Thanks. But for the video card I don't mind if the graphics aren't turned all the way up because I don't mind a worse graphics card if I need more performance somewhere else because I've grown up with sucky computer graphics. But if everything will work good for video editing and gaming then that's good with me.

 
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Thanks for the help because I know practically nothing about AMD.
 
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Well depending on how extensive video editing you do, you could drop to a R9 270 or GTX 750 Ti and get 16GB of RAM. If you are trying to get under $800, go with the 750 non-Ti.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($134.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC E2360SD 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $820.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-27 19:23 EDT-0400)
 
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Ok. I'd be doing more video editing then gaming. Is RAM the biggest factor in video editing. And with the graphics card what resolution would I have to play on.
 
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Ok. I could upgrade the video card down the road. And is FRAPS out of the question? Or will the CPU and RAM allow it to work fine?
 
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It can be safe If you read up on it, take your time and watch your temps. Easy it's not, at least at first, but once you have figured out your paramiters it's very easy to make OCing adjustments.

Like I said it's not easy at first and it can be time consuming, but it can also be a lot of fun.

What I would do is get the K since it's not much more expensive and then when you have the time you can try it or not, but at least if you have the k you will have more options.

If you do decide to OC you will probably want to get an aftermarket CPU cooler, but that can be purchased at a later date when you have the cash. You can still OC with a stock cooler just not to much. OCing can get a little addictive, that's when the need for the aftermarket CPU cooler will come.

 
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OK thanks. And does overclocking show a big difference?
 
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This is probably getting real quote-ception right now, but that processor is not unlocked. Since it is not a "k" you are not able to overclock it. I highly suggest you get an unlocked CPU so you can easily get more performance for much less than a new CPU if you need it.
 
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I think quote-ception shows good progress and I was going to get the K because it's only a few more bucks. And what do you mean by unlocked CPU?
 
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Here you go, with light-moderate overclock potential.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($134.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC E2360SD 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $806.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-27 20:06 EDT-0400)
 
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