Building a Photoshop/ Video Editing System

[skibum5767]

Hey everyone, I am building a photo editing / Video editing system for my dad and I was hoping you guys could help me with my current build.


Approximate Purchase Date: near future a week to a month

Budget Range:$1,000 - $2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Photo Editing, Video Editing, light auto-cad like software

Parts Not Required: Monitors, Keyboard, Mouse, OS, Back up storage devices

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, amazon, B&H photo etc...

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: Intel

Overclocking: Most likely not
SLI or Crossfire: unless the benefit would balance out the extra cost no

Monitor Resolution: 1920X1080 or higher!

Additional Comments: He uses then entire adobe suite, and while this is not a "work" computer, it is a hobby that he takes seriously.



The Parts

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dimT



CPU: Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($292.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($190.00 @ B&H)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 4GB Video Card ($459.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: NZXT 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply

Other: BLURAY http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136250 $79
Total: $1394.94
+ $79




Would a Intel Core i7-3770S Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) be a better CPU? its around $309

 

[manofchalk]

Considering that gaming doesn't seem to be important on this system, a GTX670 is fairly pointless. You could go back down to a 560Ti which will be enough for light gaming and still has CUDA cores for GPU accelerated tasks.
MSI GTX560Ti. $245
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565

You can easily get an Ivy Bridge i7 at this budget. Better performance, lower power draw and features like PCI-3. This will also let you overclock (which I recommend)
Intel i7-3770k. $340
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501

If you aren't going to run dual Crossire/SLI, no need for 750W. 600W would do fine, but I'm recommending 650W because 600W supply's tend to be barren of features. NZXT I dont think is notable for power supply's either.
Seasonic X650 Gold. $140
Fully modular, 80+Gold (very efficient) and from Seasonic, its a great PSU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088

That RAM kit is outrageously expensive, I'm inclined to think its a typo. This kit is much cheaper and is low profile so you can get as big a heat-sink as you want.
Corsair Low Profile 16GB (4x4GB) 1600Mhz CL9 1.5v. $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233197

Talking about heatsinks, you will need one if you want to overclock (Which I recommend you do). The standard budget air-cooler to get is the Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO. Its a great performer for its price and should let you get moderate overclocks from that 3770k.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099