Buget blender / gaming build.

Hi all,

I am planning on building a PC for blender animation / gaming. my budget is $600 to $700 including the OS.

Also, my local Micro Center has the following CPU/MOBO combo deals.

- an Pentium g3258 and a MSI z97 PC mate ATX for $100.

- an i3-4370 and a h81 mATX mobo for $150

an Athlon x4 860k and an MSI a88x gaming g45 ATX for $115

MUST HAVES:

- Nvidia GPU (supported by blender.)

- windowed panel.

- cooling. I prefer LED fans.

- good cable management.

so, using the $100 g3258/z97 combo, here's what I came up with:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mZtN99) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mZtN99/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97pcmate) | $100.00
**Memory** | [\*Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-997084) | $62.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [\*Crucial V4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256v4ssd2) | $89.95 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [\*Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt7060110m) | $128.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [Corsair SPEC-03 Orange ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011054ww) | $54.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Raidmax 535W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/raidmax-power-supply-rx535ap) | $49.99 @ Amazon
**Operating System** | [\*Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-885370635690) | $92.00 @ B&H
**Case Fan** | [Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-fan-r4l2r20agr2) | $6.97 @ OutletPC
**Case Fan** | [Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-fan-r4l2r20agr2) | $6.97 @ OutletPC
**Case Fan** | [Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-fan-r4l2r20agr2) | $6.97 @ OutletPC
**Case Fan** | [Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-fan-r4l2r20agr2) | $6.97 @ OutletPC
**Fan Controller** | [Kingwin FPX-001 Fan Controller](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingwin-fan-controller-fpx001) | $13.99 @ Directron
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $620.78
| \*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 18:43 EST-0500 |

Any thoughts? should I use the athlon? go to a 760?