Help with Developer Rig

Sounds like you only need a very basic graphics card, that saves money on the PSU and possibly the case too. Might be able to free up some cash to get an i7.

I would aim for something like this, it should be possible if you can use and old HDD and OS:

i7-2600k
8GB G.Skill RipjawsX
ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3
XFX HD 6770 1GB
Fractal Design Core 1000
Samsung DVD Burner

That comes to $650 on Newegg before shipping and a $20 rebate. If you can afford it you could try to fit a SSD in there too, I'm sure that would speed things along. Something like the Intel 310 Series 40/80GB or Crucial M4 64GB is good.

EDIT: Haha forgot the PSU, I'm too hung over -_-

I'd grab something like the Antec Earthwatts 380W at $45

Forgot to mention that I have a Toshiba external usb DVD Drive. I believe I can use it to do OS install as long as I make it to boot first, right?

I like the motherboard, does newegg allow shipments to asia? specifically the philippines.

I don't think they do.

Also, yeah you shouldn't have any problems installing your OS that way.

ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 isn't available here but how about this

MB: Asus P8Z68M-Pro
CPU: i5-2500K
RAM: 4GB G.Skill RipJaws 1600 DDR3
PSU: Seasonic X760, 80+ Gold
Case: Cougar Solution
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 500GB

VGA: I'll pass on this one for now. As far as I know Virtua Tenni4, StarCraft 2 and MMORPG are playable with Intel HD3000 but not sure with Adobe software. I'm thinking between Sapphire HD 6950 2GB and Palit GTX 570.

And Cooler Master 212+ when I start to do a mild OC.

I think either of those GPU's would be massively overkill, the HD 6770 is fine for those games and it means you won't have to play on integrated graphics for a while.

The PSU is also overkill, it's a nice PSU but expensive. Also 760W is way more than you need.

The motherboard also looks a bit overkill, I'd get a cheaper Z68 board.

I would save money here and spend it where it will benefit you. Perhaps you would consider the i7 overkill but it would speed things along. 8GB RAM though is a no brainer, RAM is cheap and most of those programs are RAM hungry.

The motherboard do have more feature that I'll need but its the only Z68 motherboard that I could find here that has 4 memory slots. Ram is actually not a problem as I'll be adding another 2 or 3 sticks of 4GB.

And how much watts will I ever need if I do a major OC on the CPU and GPU?

Yup, I'm considering the i7-2600K but that'll really stretch my budget so it'll take time but I'm willing though.

Christmas is coming so I need to save on it first  

you should get 16GB RAM for the type of work you do if you got the funds

You don't need 4 slots, just get 2x4GB imo.

On my build I'd get 450W+ for major overclocks.

The money you could save on a cheaper PSU, motherboard and GPU will be more than enough for this. I think it will be worth it too to be honest.

Which site are you using for pricing? Also, do you need to factor a hard drive in the cost?

A local store here in the Philippines here the link

http://www.tipidpc.com/useritems.php?username=PCHub

Just divide the price by 43 to convert it to USD. I'm thinking a 500GB internal and external hdd's. Portability is a must for me.

EDIT: The external hdd is another story so I didn't add that one on my list