Help me build a budget PC for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC

rth95

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Time to upgrade my 7 year old AMD system and need some suggestion. It's been awhile since i have built a system (7 years) so looking for some suggestions

Primary use will be for Lightroom and some photoshop, Web surfing, and listening to music while i work on pic's No need to overclock No gaming

Would like to keep my budget around 500-600 bucks if possible. Have gone through a possibliity on pcpartpicker. As you can see I am over budget but wondering if this price as close as i can get.

Any components that you would change out or add to list?

Looking at the MB i would like to have USB 3.0 to support my camera when downling pic's and be able to support 2 monitors.

I have monitors along with keyboard, mouse so don't need to purchase.


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


CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 $198.88 @ OutletPC
CPU: Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 $24.88 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $103.98 @ Newegg
Memory | [G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 $64.99 @ Newegg
Storage [A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $63.49 @ NCIX US
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive] $45.88 @ OutletPC
Case Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case $59.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply] $60.84 @ OutletPC
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit] $88.88 @ OutletPC
Case Fan Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan $5.95 @ OutletPC
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $737.76
| Mail-in rebates | -$20.00
| **Total** | **$717.76**



 
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You can save some money on 2 items. First, you don't need the Cooler Master CPU cooler. The stock Intel cooler will be just fine. Second, you can go with a B150 motherboard, such as a Gigabyte GA-B150-D3H. It has usb 3.0 and one DVI and one HDMI, so it can support 2 monitors.
You can save some money on 2 items. First, you don't need the Cooler Master CPU cooler. The stock Intel cooler will be just fine. Second, you can go with a B150 motherboard, such as a Gigabyte GA-B150-D3H. It has usb 3.0 and one DVI and one HDMI, so it can support 2 monitors.
 
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