Please help me check my beginner build for audio and image processing!

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dankfr

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Hi guys,

I have compiled several lists of parts for a PC that I'm unsure about being able to run Ableton Live, Adobe Photoshop, and the occasional game (Borderlands 2/pre-sequel maybe). Could you guys please help me look through them and let me know if it is possible to minimise the cost further for any of the builds? If they are good enough/not good enough, please let me know too! (this will be my first build so any help would be greatly appreciated!)

Builds:
1. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jGXNBm

2. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Yq6jqs

3. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zZ8v23

(Also, realise that these are all AMD builds, so is it possible to go with Intel and still remain at a similar price-performance level?)

Thanks!
 
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The price will be $580 after MIR. The PSU is overkill and you can get other like EVGA 100-B1-0500-KR if you want.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/g4dcyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/g4dcyc/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $579.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 15:01 EDT-0400
 
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dankfr

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Thanks for the reply! I've heard that Ableton is pretty core intensive and so I think it would be better to go with 4 cores?

anyways here is another one at around 350USD: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JhdY23

Please let me know what you think of it!
 
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