~$1000 for Photo/Video Editing and some light gaming PC build

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I am looking for advice to build a PC for my brother, he is a photographer and he wants something to work on raw pictures processing/editing, video editing, and some gaming.

Approximate Purchase Date: next few days/weeks

Budget Range: ~$1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Photo Editing, Video Editing, Gaming

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon because he has free shipping (Prime member)

Location: Puerto Rico

Parts Preferences: Intel/Nvidia

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Mains programs that will be used: Photoshop, Lightroom, Sony Vegas, GTA 5, Fallout 4.

Additional info: First PC so he will need the case
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.73 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.89 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($259.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1085.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 07:43 EST-0500

- 1440p 25" IPS monitor very well suited for graphic design/photo editing/video editing
- Xeon quad/8 core with hyperthreading for good performance, especially on video editing
- 16 gb ram for PS, Vegas
- GTX 960 for light gaming
- 500 GB SSD for fast booting and programs, also enough space for files that are being edited and some games. 1tb slow harddrive for storage.
 
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