Need Help With First PC Build

[Conor Hughes]

Hello, I am wanting to build a pc this year. I wouldn't be a heavy gamer but I would like to do a little if you know what I mean. So I don't need loads of power but some would be nice, as well as that I would be using Photoshop, Sony Vegas and other programs like Illustrator. I just am not fully sure what CPU or even APU to get as well as the MOBO. I am fine with AMD as it suits my budget better. I don't have an official budget yet but I would like to get a bundle with the MOBO etc for not over £300.

Any help will be appreciated.

 

[lxgoldsmith]

A decent pc under 300? unlikely

 

[Romeru]

You'll defenitly have to use an APU here. But you'll probably have to increase the budget more to even afford the hardware. I suppose a 1TB HDD will do for storage?

 

[Conor Hughes]

@lxgoldsmith What I meant was to get the CPU and MOBO for under £300.

@romeru Is there an APU which you would recommend? Yes 1TB would be fine and I would get an SSD aswell for the OS. Just the main things I'm not sure about is the CPU and MOBO because I will eventually have dual displays.

 

[lxgoldsmith]

How's this -
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TKm2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TKm2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TKm2/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Zalman LQ-310 Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($145.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.96 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $966.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-15 15:09 EST-0500)