New System for ArcGIS and Photoshop $800-$1000 Budget

Approximate Purchase Date: The end of next week (8/17)

Budget Range: $800-$1000 (I would like to stay closer to the 800 mark but I am willing to go up to 1,000 for upgrades that will make a reasonable difference

System Usage from Most to Least Important: ArcGIS is going to be the main use other than simple web usage. Occasionaly will be using photoshop

Are you buying a monitor: Yes but that is outside of this budget.



Parts to Upgrade: This will be a completely new system.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes. I am a student but I'm not sure if I can get a clean install student discount on W7.


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg but I'm not attached to any site.

Location: Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM

Parts Preferences: Definitely not considering AMD. Otherwise I have no preference other than I want them to be quality parts.

Overclocking: More than likely not. Maybe in the future when the CPU is not so new but not or years.

SLI or Crossfire: No. I am not opposed to a dedicated GPU but I will rarely if ever be using this machine for gaming.

Your Monitor Resolution: I'd like a solid 24 inch monitor so I'm guessing thats 1900x1200 (or close to that?)

Additional Comments: ArcGIS - Photoshop

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Tired of working off a laptop. I'm ready to have an actual desktop system.


Below are the parts I selected off of New Egg.

Rosewill R101-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C10D-16GAO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H LGA 1155 Intel B75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Total price on NE is $805

Thanks!