Building a filming, rendering, and gaming PC

[markerpower]

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: May 1 2013

Budget Range: $2000(prefer less)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Sony Vegas, After Effects, Sims 3, the typical top games, such as Crysis, etc.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: None.

Do you need to buy OS: No.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: None.

Location: San Antonio, TX USA

Parts Preferences: None.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200

Additional Comments: None.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My build from 2 years ago just isn't cutting it for Sony Vegas, After Effects, and Sims 3.

Current Choices
1.APEVIA X-DREAMER3-RD Black / Red Metal ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - I currently have this case, but never used it. I'm not sure if this is too small? Should I upgrade to a full tower case?

2.ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

3.MSI N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

4.SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power

5.Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73820

6.SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

7.G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9Q-32GXM

8.Western Digital WD Green WD20EZRX 2TB IntelliPower SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

9. LG Black 12X Blu-ray Combo Drive SATA Model UH12NS29 - OEM

 

[lt_dan_zsu]

I would get a cheaper motherboard and a better gpu. Also check if those programs are optimized for CUDA (probably are). If they aren't, a 7870 le is a better option.

 

[markerpower]

I changed the gpu to MSI N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card.