Hi there, I'm Zac and i'm working on a planning a $2,000 content creation build. This computer will be running Adobe Creative Cloud Suite along with Blender and I will be doing light gaming on it. I want the PC to be futureproof, upgradeable, and quiet. I have put together a parts list and I was seeing how well it would perform and if it's the best bang for my buck.
Here's the PCPartPicker parts list.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Transcend MTS600 64GB M.2-2260 Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($247.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($136.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($136.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($29.95 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($128.99 @ B&H)
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.15 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2088.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-03 22:42 EDT-0400
I want it to be beast. My main hard drive, the 500gb SSD, is going to be the boot drive, the cache drive, and the "current projects" drive. THe M.2 SSD is going to be for the Intel Smart Response Technology. Then the two WD Black Series 2TB hard drives are going to be running in RAID 1. I do plan on eventually upgrading to 32GBs of RAM. I'm also trying to go for a blue and black/grey color scheme.
If you could help me choose the best parts based off of this list, that would be amazing.
- Zac
