My Gaming/editing build ($1000 max)

Harleymotorcycle

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So I am going to create a gaming/editing pc and I need some help because, do I need a "case fan" I am not sure if it is more for looks but I am not sure if I need one and also I need some help if, if you think I need a better video card tell me because I have $60 that I can still spend so please help.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YYvDkL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YYvDkL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($216.60 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax Cobra Z MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($66.50 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.81 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $939.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-15 02:32 EDT-0400
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($216.60 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $997.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-15 03:44 EDT-0400

-Removed sound card. No need for a sound card just for casual sound. The onboard audio is good enough.
-Doubled your RAM to help with editing.
-Gigabyte makes better boards and has a better support.
-Added SSD for OS/programs.
-Better quality case, IMHO. You can still go for the Raidmax one if you prefer the looks, but the 350D is much better quality. Raidmax cases are typically low quality.
-Just as good quality psu but it's cheaper.
 

andrei65

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This perfectly fits your color theme and gives far better performance , but you'll have to get another 1x8GB ram stick later on and a cpu cooler to overclock .
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core V71 ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1017.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-15 12:00 EDT-0400
 

Harleymotorcycle

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Here is my new one I cannot go over 1000 at all here is my edited build
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jLJNgs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jLJNgs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($216.60 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax Cobra Z MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($66.50 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.81 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $950.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-15 22:50 EDT-0400
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($216.60 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $995.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 00:33 EDT-0400

-Exactly under $1000.
-16gb of ram for editing. Also using G. Skill Ares instead of the Crucial. Not sure why you don't want the Crucial but here it is.
-Better quality case. Has a side window and blue lighting. The side window is bigger and better. My friend has a Raidmax case with a side window and you can barely see through it.

Buy the case, power supply, and cpu cooler at NCIX. On orders over $100, you get free shipping except you just have to pay $5 for the case.
 

Harleymotorcycle

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How about this PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($43.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($216.60 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-248NWU (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $972.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-17 08:17 EDT-0400
 

andrei65

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No , ram gotta be the SAME , you got ddr3-1333mhz ( 1x4gb ) and ddr3-1600mhz ( 2x4gb ) which will lead to crashes , so no just change the ram to 1600MHz OR
For 10 extra bucks you have 16gb of ram
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($136.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($216.60 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-248NWU (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $989.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-17 08:29 EDT-0400
 
Well Andrei, it won't lead to crashes. It will just default the faster RAM to the speed of the slower RAM. In that case, the 1600mhz will be lowered down to 1333mhz. But yeah, 16gb is a smarter idea. I've been posting 16gb of ram this whole thread....Not sure why it's not sticking on.