- Jul 24, 2014
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Hc2M4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Hc2M4D/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($156.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($130.67 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.99 @ TigerDirect)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($10.99 @ Amazon)
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller ($21.24 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: AZIO PRISM Wired Slim Keyboard ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1006.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 19:59 EDT-0400
This is my final draft for my first real workhorse. Its main purpose will be for video/effects editing and rendering, but I'm also looking for some good performance with gaming. I've been putting together this list for a few months now. For a while I was planning on getting a super expensive i7 processor and high end nVidia card, but decided to save money and see how low I could get the price while only sacrificing a bit of performance. I didn't expect to go below $1100, though.
Notes: I'm excluding myself to nVidia GPU to take advantage of CUDA/openCL acceleration used in Adobe software. I know a few of them like After Effects can also use openGL but CUDA has historically been an Adobe thing. The gtx 750 Ti seemed to be a good starting point, I was considering the 660 but it seemed like more money for just a slight increase in performance. Open to discussion, but I'd like to keep GPU below $200. It's definitely something I will upgrade in the future, just looking for a solid starting point.
I'm mostly curious about the AMD CPU I found. All of the research I did on it seemed to suggest it would work great, but I don't know if there would be any bottlenecks here with this particular build.
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Hc2M4D/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($156.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($130.67 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.99 @ TigerDirect)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($10.99 @ Amazon)
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller ($21.24 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: AZIO PRISM Wired Slim Keyboard ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1006.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 19:59 EDT-0400
This is my final draft for my first real workhorse. Its main purpose will be for video/effects editing and rendering, but I'm also looking for some good performance with gaming. I've been putting together this list for a few months now. For a while I was planning on getting a super expensive i7 processor and high end nVidia card, but decided to save money and see how low I could get the price while only sacrificing a bit of performance. I didn't expect to go below $1100, though.
Notes: I'm excluding myself to nVidia GPU to take advantage of CUDA/openCL acceleration used in Adobe software. I know a few of them like After Effects can also use openGL but CUDA has historically been an Adobe thing. The gtx 750 Ti seemed to be a good starting point, I was considering the 660 but it seemed like more money for just a slight increase in performance. Open to discussion, but I'd like to keep GPU below $200. It's definitely something I will upgrade in the future, just looking for a solid starting point.
I'm mostly curious about the AMD CPU I found. All of the research I did on it seemed to suggest it would work great, but I don't know if there would be any bottlenecks here with this particular build.
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