Needing Help With $1,300 Build From Scratch (Audio Production, Video Editing, Moderate Gaming)

life777

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Hello Tomshardware Community! My first post!
I'm a complete novice to pc building and I need help with a build from scratch. The works! I'm a musician with a goal in mind too get a nice HIGH performance pc that will last me. I record a lot of my own music and I do a lot of HD DSLR video recording. Wanting to do youtube as well. I will running programs like Adobe Premiere, Protools, High Vst content, etc.. Gaming is a bonus. But, not totally high on the list. I play total war games, sims, company of heroes, battlefield, etc..

  • Purchase Date: This Week (Asap)

    Budget Range: $1,000-$1,300(Max)

    System Usage From Most To Least Important: Audio Production, Video Editing, And Moderate Gaming

    Buying A Monitor: Yes

    Do You Need To Buy A OS?: Yes

    Preferred Website: Newegg and PcPartPicker (Other suggestions are helpful too)

    Location: United States; Springdale, Arkansas

    Part Preference: Intel

    Overclocking?: No

    Sli Or Crossfire: I have no clue

    Monitor Resolution
    : I have no clue

    Additional Comments: It doesn't matter if it's good looking or not. Very concerned for high performance and rendering speed. My maximum amount is $1,300 only. Nothing higher. I like it to be quiet as well.

    Why I'm Upgrading?: No computer at the moment. I need a computer Haha
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.54 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1289.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 15:55 EDT-0400
 
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