PC Build Advice

[NachoFunk]

Hello forum, it's been a while since I owned a PC and I've been hunting for components for my new gaming PC for quite a while now. I am not really aiming for the best or highest specs out there, I'm mainly going for a mid range PC which would have me gaming at ease and also handle photo editing and occasional 3D modelling. I finally narrowed it down to the following:

MB = Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H
CPU = Core i5-3570k
CPU cooler = CM Hyper 212 Evo

GPU = Sapphire Radeon 7870 OC 2GB GDDR5

PSU = CM GX 750 Bronze PSU
RAM = 2x Corsair Vengeance Dual
HDD = WD 1TB Caviar Blue
(I'm not really going for any SSD memory I think)

Case = Corsair Carbide 500R

Thanks a lot in advance \m/

 

[SHORYUKEN]

Would recommend an SSD. Just get like 64GB just to load your apps faster. Also, is this intense photo + 3D modeling? Is this a job sort of thing?

 

[NachoFunk]

Would recommend an SSD. Just get like 64GB just to load your apps faster. Also, is this intense photo + 3D modeling? Is this a job sort of thing?

Well not really, the photo-editing is a job thing though, but I think anything would be better than my current Sony Vaio VPCCW21FX laptop
http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10551&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666033772#specifications

 

[SHORYUKEN]

So it's a job that you gain money off to get this build right? Or is it a " side " job that gives another slight amount of income?

 

[NachoFunk]

So it's a job that you gain money off to get this build right? Or is it a " side " job that gives another slight amount of income?

It's definitely a side job

 

[SHORYUKEN]

Alright then you don't need the greatest editing rig so that i5 is good. As for the card, I would recommend a 7950, as it's better in like every benchmark AND you get Crysis 3 + Infinite instead of Tomb Raider + Infinite. If you live in Canada, it's only $300 right now. But if it's not on sale, just get the 7870. It's still a very nice card.

 

[NachoFunk]

Thanks a lot for the tips! I already got the 7870 as the 7950 wasn't anywhere close to being on sale

 

[NachoFunk]

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