Need help! want to build a solid mini tower

Hello!

I tried raising this question before but didn't get a response, maybe I wasn't clear enough. I tried researching other threads but I feel I am too much of a novice to try to piece together a suitable (and compatible) system for me. I am hoping that this is a relatively easy topic for someone to respond to.

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP

Budget Range: $500 Before Rebates; Before Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Digital Photo Editing, surfing the internet, gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No, don’t need mouse, keyboard etc either…

Parts to Upgrade: All except CPU

Do you need to buy OS: No


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: most familiar with newegg, open to other suggestions.

Location: Albany, NY

Parts Preferences: AMD CPU (already have), G.Skill Ripjaws

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1440x900

Additional Comments: Need this to fit in a mini tower. Want at least 8gb RAM. Want SSD hard drive (minimum 100GB). Need Optical Drive.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Wife is really getting into Digital Photography, looking to maybe start as a little side business. Want a computer that will breeze through Lightroom 3 and will last for quite a few years. I am more of a console gamer, but if this could play Diablo III (on at least medium to high settings) that would be a nice bonus.

Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts.



AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...