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Maelstrom1116

Maelstrom1116

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Specifications:
CPU: AMD FX-8350 with Arctic Alphine 64 GT cooler
MoBo: ASUS M5A97 R2.0
RAM: Mushkin Essentials 16GB (8GBx2)
SSD: SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB (Main OS)
HDD: HGST 0F14681 4TB HDD 6GB/s x2 (Archive drive and install medium)
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX1050 Ti 4GB
Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition
PSU: EVGA 430W 80+
ODD: ASUS DRW-24B1ST
Fans: Corsair Air Series AF140 x2 (Top)
Noctua NF-P14S Redux (Rear)
Fractal Design HP12-PWM x2 (Bottom)
Fractal Design HP14-PWM x2 (Front, Intake)
Monitor: HP T3M70AA#ABA 21.5" FHD 60Hz
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium x64 / Windows 10

PPP: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9rGxkT (couldn't find a way to add second storage device)

Please let me know if I can make it better.

Purpose: main workstation, occasional video editing and image editing, CAD, gaming (AAA titles), streaming and rendering, mostly CPU intensive slightly low-budget build

HDD size might change as most of my older drives (500GB + 3x 1TB) are used as archive drives and I only need to move data I use frequently.
 
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FD2Raptor
If you don't like the Deepcool Tesseract, how about the Phanteks ProM Acrylic:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($308.74 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($139.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M...
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sadams04

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Are you set on using AMD? The AM3+ platform is effectively dead and has no upgrade path. Also, the FX CPU would need to be overclocked to keep up with a non-overclocked Intel setup. An Intel i7 build would probably be a better spend of your budget...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($308.74 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H270M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $996.36
 
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Maelstrom1116

Maelstrom1116

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Revised build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.39 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($90.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: ADATA XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.44 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($43.74 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($139.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.88 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1500 PWM 78.7 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Fractal Design HP14-PWM 78.1 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Fractal Design HP14-PWM 78.1 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: HP T3M70AA#ABA 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($113.64 @ Amazon)
Total: $1080.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-17 12:09 EST-0500

I don't like the look of Tesseract case. Plus, this will mostly spend its time sitting on my desk, and I really don't want it to be another eyesore like my current cheap knock-off case that rips off another cheap case without shame.
Monitor is added because my second monitor is not IPS and it's not good for someone whose job is dependent on accurate color and not speed.
I do not trust WD anymore, nor I trust Seagate. (Got burned too many times)

Here's my take at Intel build instead of AMD, just in case it's a bad build.
 
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FD2Raptor

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If you don't like the Deepcool Tesseract, how about the Phanteks ProM Acrylic:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($308.74 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($139.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Phanteks PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.59 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1009.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-17 14:52 EST-0500

I'm strongly against your build using the i7 7700k Kabylake with H170 chipset, especially alongside with DDR3:
1st> The H170 doesn't support Kabylake CPU from the get-go. It'd need to have its BIOS updated which obviously manufacturers and retailers wouldn't do as they would much prefer you spending on their motherboards using 200 Series chipset instead. Without that updated BIOS, the system wouldn't even boot.

2nd> Unlike AMD, only the Z series chipset can overclock the CPU, so in this case, only the more expensive Z270 motherboards can be properly paired with the 7700k (the unlocked nature of the chip cause it to draw much more power than its locked equivalent).

3rd>LGA1151 CPU, Skylake and Kabylake, only officially support DDR3L (1.35V) not the standard DDR3 (1.5V) that you selected. Using such RAM for extended period may damage the memory controller in the CPU which would force you to replace it, a risk you totally do not want to have dangling on your i7.

4th> The Sandisk SSD Plus is a DRAMless SSD with low performance and therefore carry a higher potential to fail much earlier than you'd think.

5th> The EVGA B1 is not a psu for which an i7 build can be safely built upon. EVGA doesn't have a PSU manufacturing plant, just because some of their higher tier PSU OEMed by other manufacturers is good doesn't mean that their low end stuff is just as fine to use for higher tier hardware.

The i7 7700 does include the Intel stock cooler. I added the Cryorig H7 for quietness, cooling performance and looks (which is something you may be interested in with the Pro M Acrylic large window)
 
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