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Hey everyone I am trying to build a new PC for school. Right now my budget for it is $700 and I need it to run Maya 2015, unity, and UE4 smoothly, or as smooth as it can until I can upgrade. My plan is to start out with a $700 build to hold me over until I can upgrade it around early next year/ Christmas time.

Let me know if you need any more information to go off of :).
Also thanks in advance for taking the time to help me out! I really need this for school. :D

P.S I also need Windows for it :/
 
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Edited your build a bit

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY Quadro K620 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ B&H)
Case: BitFenix Neos White ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply:...
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Edited your build a bit

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY Quadro K620 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ B&H)
Case: BitFenix Neos White ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($88.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $693.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 22:47 EDT-0400
 
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The FX CPU's OC great, and I'm sure it would help a lot in a multi-threaded rendering situation, but the Evo doesn't cool the 83xx CPU's very well past 4Ghz.

Edited my first post, the build is only $10 over budget but still very overclockable.
 
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Thank you so much both of you for the quick reply's and help :) I have a couple questions.

Will these builds allow me to change allow me in the future to upgrade the CPU to an intel? From what I have heard with Maya and game engines intel seems to work better.
Will this liquid cooling have a risk of leaking? My old PC had liquid cooling and somehow it leaked out and fried the graphics card.
Also does the case come with fans itself? I tend to work on my PC for long hours and really don't want it to run too hot :)

Also forgive my newbiness of PC building XD this is basically my first time doing this. The other PC I had I went through cyberpower :p. Again thank you so much for your patience and help :) it is greatly appreciated.
 
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You wouldn't be able to upgrade to Intel without replacing the motherboard. And while Intel may be better on the high end, I don't think it'll fit your budget. The FX-83xx CPU's are known for being quite good with multi-threaded applications versus Intel's same priced options.

There's always a risk of liquid cooling leaking, but any quality unit has a very very low chance of leakage. If I remember correctly, Cooler Master will cover a certain amount of repair/replacement if it leaks (or was it Corsair? Can't remember). Now if you aren't overclocking at all then I can change some things to save you money, but the FX processors overclock very well.

The Thermaltake Versa H22 I listed comes with 1 fan. If you're willing to spend around ~$15 more you can get cases with 2-3 fans, or get a 4-pack of budget fans for like $9. If you aren't overclocking then 1 fan will be enough (but more is still better).
 
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Ok cool! Thank you this is my first time building my own PC so its all kinda new for me.

That is good to know with the liquid cooling.

How do I go about overclocking and what does that actually do? Does it just enhance the power?

I would be willing to go $15 dollars over. I get paranoid with the possibility of overheating with how much I work and for how long I wont on a computer.
 
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http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j5mf7/could_someone_please_explain_what_overclocking_is/ You increase the speed (usually done through the motherboard's BIOS), which increases heat ouptput/instability. Overclocking requires patience though, as it normally won't be stable (pc crashes, black/blue screens, etc) unless you give it enough extra voltage (but not past a deemed safe point).

So for example, that FX-8320 which runs at 3.5Ghz stock speeds (4Ghz turbo), can easily be brought up an additional 500-800mhz (on a good motherboard with proper cooling) for what is essentially free. Coupled with the fact that turbo doesn't go across every core (usually 2-4), and you have something running overall much faster. This doesn't really matter as much for gaming (because games are not usually multi-threaded well), but in multi-threaded applications like the rendering software you plan on using, each core being even 5% faster means much better performance.

If you're still uncomfortable with a potential liquid leak, you can still get decent overclocks with air, but then you have to spend a bit more. The smaller/cheaper air coolers can't handle the heat from the 8-core AMD CPU's very well.
 
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Yes, unless you need server-level stability. For someone like you, the extra performance will be worth the little extra spent on cooling & a better motherboard.

Of course, if you got lucky and found some good Intel i7 extreme CPU on eBay for crazy cheap that might do better. Budget is budget though.
 
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