Exactly what the title says, is this a solid build for editing/gaming for $1100 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/37s7a
That's pretty solid. If you are editing, though, you might want to consider an fx 8350 instead of the 8320. If you have even more money to spend go for an i7. It's got 4 cores with hyperthreading which allows windows to see it as an 8 core. It's about 120-150 dollars more expensive than an 8350, but it's great for editing. If you only have 1200 dollars to spend that definitely pick up the 8350. Fantastic part for the money. Great at multitasking.
If you decide to go with the i7, make sure that you pick up a really good z87 motherboard. A z87 motherboard will probably run you about 150 dollars. Definitely worth it, though. But if you only have about 1200 dollars to spend then just get the fx 8350.
I second the 8350 if you will be editing. For gaming I dont think its a big difference. I could be wrong, but I thought that the 8350 was similar to the i7 as far as editing. For most other things an i7 will be faster, but it is quite a bit more expensive.
But your rig looks solid to me. You will have nice machine when its all put together
I don't know much about editing but for gaming it's more than adequate! Also, do you know if your card will work with Adobe's suite for CUDA?
The only difference between the 8320 and the 8350 is clock speed. Most 8320s can be OCed to 8350 speeds so for gaming and editing they are for all intensive purposes the same if you OC the 8320.
For a mix of editing and gaming I wouldn't go with the i7. It is by far and a way too expensive for the performance gains you see over say the 4670k or the 8350. In game those three CPUs, for the most part, will all perform about the same with the Intel parts doing a better job is less optimized games. For editing purposes the FX and the i7 really do outpace the i5 quite a bit but between them it is a wash. The i7 will be faster, usually, but the FX is very good and not that much slower. Not slow enough to justify the increased spending over the FX. Plus, in things like H. 264 encoding, the FX even competes with some Socket 2011 Intel parts.
The only Intel CPU I'd recommend for gaming/editing is the Xeon 1230 V3. Essentially an i7-4770 without the iGPU. It is a tiny bit more than the 4670k, but has more cache and HT. It also has the ability to use ECC RAM and has VM extensions which can be handy. However, it does have a locked multiplier so OCing will be limited. It will still be more expensive than the 8320 and performance between the two will not be significantly different.
Also AKA, while it is true Windows "Sees it as an 8 Core" HT doesn't magically make your CPU have more cores. It just allows it to eat with two hands so to speak so it is never idle waiting for a thread. A true 8 core will do better than a quad core with HT. The FX series uses modules of two cores each and one decoder per module so it isn't a true 8 Core either, but it is closer than a quad core with HT.
Overall great build. However your PSU is a bit excessive. The system will only pull around 480W so a 750W PSU is a bit excessive. Unless you plan on adding another GPU along the line (which I wouldn't recommend), grab a 600W PSU to save a little money.
And yes Adobe CS will be able to use CUDA acceleration on the 770.
Looks pretty damn good to me.
Yes. The i7 isn't a true 8 core. Neither is the fx processor, but the alternative is getting an intel xeon. That costs more than the actual build. What i think we can all agree on, is "Get the FX 8350." I only recommend the i7 if you can afford it because it is faster in single core applications. The desktop experience will be better. Just get the FX 8350.
The Xeon 1230 V3 is $10-$20 more than the 4670k...
But yes get the 8320/8350
That build looks like something I would suggest anyways minus windows 8.1.... wouldn't change a thing
Looks good, just pick up an 8350 instead since it is only $30-$50 more, depending on when and where you buy it. 8350 is pretty much an OC'ed 8320, with better silicon of course.