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Thanks for the suggestions, I've been looking through them and I've been thinking... some things such as the SSD's or the big hard drive spaces could be added to at a later date to bring the price of the initial build down. I am looking at buying the more costly products first, then adding to it as i get paid. So things like the monitors and SSD don't really have to be present.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£239.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£81.56 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Kingston Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£117.90 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£49.98 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£339.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£339.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case  (£57.50 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.38 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1308.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I know... It's overpriced

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1. Budget & Location

 

This will be my first build from scratch. I am looking to spend around £1000 ($1600) with an extra £200 ($320) if needs be. All peripherals included in that price. I am located in the UK. 

2. Aim

I am starting university and the system will primarily be used for Editing and Creating CGI. I currently edit small projects on mac, but it just doesn't cut it, I need lots of processing power and RAM to have intensive programmes running simultaneously. Even though I will be doing work on this system, I would like for it to have enough power to run games like Crysis 2 to play in my spare time.    

3. Monitors

I am planning on running 2 monitors, which will need to be at a high resolution and have crisp colours to ease the colour correction process. I may want another monitor adding to the set up, but not in the immediate future. 

4. Peripherals

I will need to purchase a keyboard, mouse and as well as the monitors. The keyboard and mouse need to be comfortable to use over long periods of time (i was thinking more gaming keyboard and mouse). I will be running Windows operating system. 

5. Why are you upgrading?
I am upgrading from mac because it just doesn't have the power i need to for fill work and university needs. 

 

If anyone can help, please link me to part picker.

 

Many Thanks!

 

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okay on it will edit with a build in a sec.'

Edit: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£239.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£99.56 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£110.34 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.98 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£339.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£66.40 @ Ebuyer)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£50.93 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1065.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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give me 10 minutes...

 

Do you need a real color accurate display? Like a calibrated IPS panel?

 

This build has 2 high quality prosumer displays so you can actually do entry level color work. 

 

Here's the rig:

 
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£125.69 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.86 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£66.50 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£44.54 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II  Video Card  (£217.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£62.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.21 @ Aria PC) 
Monitor: Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  (£171.98 @ Aria PC) 
Monitor: Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  (£171.98 @ Aria PC) 
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K500 Wired Mini Keyboard  (£28.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet Wired Optical Mouse  (£14.58 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1154.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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okay on it will edit with a build in a sec.'

Edit: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£239.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£99.56 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£110.34 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.98 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£339.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£66.40 @ Ebuyer)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£50.93 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1065.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This is perfect

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couldn't find the mouse and keyboard combo on pc partpicker, put a amazon link instead

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£239.94 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£99.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card  (£381.76 @ More Computers) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£56.39 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£45.12 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Monitor: Asus VS228HR 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£93.11 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1063.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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@JackT24PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£239.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£79.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£117.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£73.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£49.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£339.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.38 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£109.68 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate Wired Standard Keyboard  (£103.96 @ Kustom PCs)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  (£61.40 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1317.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 01:30 BST+0100

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£239.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£79.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£117.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£73.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£49.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£276.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.38 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£109.68 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£109.68 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate Wired Standard Keyboard  (£103.96 @ Kustom PCs)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  (£61.40 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1364.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 01:33 BST+0100

 

Going to edit this again in a few minutes

 

I picked the 750w in case that you'll add another GPU(GeForce or Quadro) you won't need to change your PSU

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£157.38 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.86 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£63.53 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£58.49 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£83.99 @ Amazon UK) 


Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  (£159.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 


Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£35.35 @ Amazon UK) 

Monitor: Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£185.99 @ Aria PC) 

Monitor: Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£185.99 @ Aria PC) 

Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K50 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£76.50 @ Amazon UK) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  (£61.40 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £1209.45

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 01:33 BST+0100

 

Screens and Keyboard and Mouse

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Thanks for the suggestions, I've been looking through them and I've been thinking... some things such as the SSD's or the big hard drive spaces could be added to at a later date to bring the price of the initial build down. I am looking at buying the more costly products first, then adding to it as i get paid. So things like the monitors and SSD don't really have to be present.

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Thanks for the suggestions, I've been looking through them and I've been thinking... some things such as the SSD's or the big hard drive spaces could be added to at a later date to bring the price of the initial build down. I am looking at buying the more costly products first, then adding to it as i get paid. So things like the monitors and SSD don't really have to be present.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£239.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£81.56 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Kingston Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£117.90 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£49.98 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£339.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£339.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case  (£57.50 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.38 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1308.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 01:52 BST+0100

 

I know... It's overpriced

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

Spoiler

Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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I think that I will be going for something along the lines of this...

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£239.94 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.86 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£99.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Kingston Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£117.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£62.98 @ YoYoTech) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£339.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Black Pearl) ATX Full Tower Case  (£90.44 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: be quiet! POWER ZONE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£81.69 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £1056.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 02:22 BST+0100
 
 
 
With the intentions to upgrade to this...
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£239.94 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Aquatuning 360 Watercooling Kit (£204.85)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£99.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Kingston Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£117.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£83.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£62.98 @ YoYoTech) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£62.98 @ YoYoTech) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£339.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Black Pearl) ATX Full Tower Case  (£90.44 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: be quiet! POWER ZONE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£81.69 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £1383.92
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*snip*

 

I prefer to get the Phanteks Enthoo Pro instead. :D

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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