Hello everyone! In the last couple of weeks, I decided to build myself a new computer for the first time, because I have a very old, outdated PC. I want to use this PC mostly for intensive Photoshop and video work. Also (of course) for gaming. I have a budget of 1500$, so that's what I came up with. I could go with a Corsair Obsidian 450D, but 750D was about 30$ more and it's a full tower. So what do you think guys?
Processor: Intel Core I7 4790k
Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Professional
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro (2x4Gb) 2133Mhz
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 SC
PSU: Corsair RM 750
Storage: Adata XPG SX900 128GB
WD Green 2TB
Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0
Do you need any peripherals included in the budget? if not, this would be my suggestion for 1080p casual gaming at high/ultra settings and video editing: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hvGGbv or if you feel like you need more GPU performance, you can grab a Sapphire TRI-X R9 290 for 100$ more and you would be able to max out any game on the market
Hope I helped :)
No peripherals, but thank you very much. I don't think I need that much GPU performance, but I will take your suggested ASUS Radeon R9 280X and add extra 8GB of RAM.
I'm not sure if I see the point of having a full tower with that system... or... for that matter... pretty much any system without a custom water loop or EATX mobo... they're just massive for no reason...
+1 on the Asus 280x... much better bang for buck... also you'll want 16GB (2x8) RAM... I don't think you'll notice the difference between DDR3-1600 vs 1866 or 2133, besides the price... get whatever's cheap... who cares, it's ram :P
Might set aside a little cash for 2 120MM case fans if you get annoyed by fans... the h100i's a great cooler but the fans it comes with are annoying...
Dunno what the RM series is costing nowadays, but it's not Corsair's best model... it failed some tests last time I saw it reviewed (which have probably been fixed, because Corsair's a great company...but still) For the same price I'm sure you could find a nice Seasonic or XFX PSU, which are better quality anyways... EVGA, Enermax, and the Corsair Enthusiast line are nice as well...
So here's your build with the 280X and 2x8 DDR3-2133 Corsair Venceance Pro...
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9pCbTW
Let's see if we can trim the fat and get it more into a budget...
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VwxGbv
Basically exact same performance... quieter... still matches with a black/red theme... and nearly $200 cheaper...
+1 to Drunken Panda pretty much covered everything I was going to cover. The RM series isn't really a fantastic value.
One other thing I wouldn't get WD Green they're 5400rpm avoid them at all costs. Go either WD Blue or Seagate Barracuda or I suppose you could go WD Black but for mass storage I don't see the value. EDIT: Deskstar would be good as well.
+1 about case and RAM
And also since you do Photoshop everybody building Photoshop PCs seems to be concerned by having a separate boot ssd and scratch drive (ssd) and some even have a working drive where they store all their current projects on an ssd. This might me something you want to consider although I'd want some confirmation as to the benefits of a configuration like this but every man and his dog seems to be using it for Photoshop builds.
Good luck!
R9 280X. Extra GB of VRAM will help, and excels in OpenCL performance. If you need CUDA though, then you will have to stick with the GTX 770.
Ditch the Green for a Blue or Black. Greens just have too high of a failure rate.
Mid-Tower ATX case.
Yea, I heard there were thermal problems with Corsair RM power supply, but only with the first ones I think. So maybie EVGA Supernova 750 G2 would be a good power supply? I will definitely upgrade RAM to 16GB, change GTX 770 to R9 280X and go with a smaller case (probably Corsair Obsidian 450D) so I can save up some money for the quieter fans. Thank you very much. :)
Already changed from green to black and 750D to a 450D. Thank you. :)
I will change the hard drive to the WD Black then. Thank you.
If you're doing intense video work I recommend getting 16GB instead of 8GB.