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kyorean

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Hi, I need some help building a computer for under $800, I will be using adobe programs, 3D programs, and will have to render projects.
I need to purchase everything, i'm not too sure which parts will be the best, especially with GPU.

OS -
CPU -
MB -
PSU -
GPU -
RAM -
CD/DVD reader/writer -
CASE -
HDD -
SSD - Maybe?

I think that is everything I need? I would like to get a more portable case that I can take home on the weekends. Please and thank you!
 
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EasyLover

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High demand with low budget. Xein is your best bet here. It will give you performance of i7 but at low price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $769.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-13 13:40 EDT-0400
 
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kyorean

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yea, hard to build on a budget, thank you for the feedback.
One question though, why that motherboard?
 
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gamer1357

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That cpu doesn't have hypthreading, so he would have to get this cpu to get i7 performance.

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $248.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 00:02 EDT-0400

 
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I would just suggest getting a nvidia quadro graphic card instead of a geforce gtx unless u r planning to play some games too. A quadro k2000d perhaps. I know it will be out of your budget but surely it will help in ur rendering. I personally have a quadro it improved rendering. Also, increase the RAM to about 16g or 32gb in future if currently not possible, its surely worth ur money.
Hey one more thing, the motherboard doesn't have usb 3.0 header but the case have ports(if usb 3.0 matters).
 
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EasyLover

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Agreed. Unfortunately that will cross his budget. Seems like he has to stick with AMD then.
 
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I had wanted to give him 16 gigs but his budget is too limited to build a rendering rig.
 
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Yep, I totally agree. Just told so that he may consider it in future
 
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