RubyRoks

Sounds like a fun project

this is more worth it TBH, but make sure you get a good model, not just looking at the specs only

Deepcool Gammaxx or be quiet! PURE ROCK.
 
You can also look at some of Noctua's offerings.

Yeti

Blue yeti?
I think its like around $130
although for guitar and singing, I'm not sure if its that good for that type of stuff
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Microphones-Yeti-USB-Microphone/dp/B002VA464S?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

Do you already have an audio interface? (Since you mentioned the SM57 my guess is you know a little about audio gear.)
If you don't have an audio interface, the AT 2020 USB is a great all around microphone. Including guitar. 
If you do, At 2020 XLR. 

i3  because better compatability

i3 6100 vs Xeon X5650 for streaming games at 720p. I'll be pairing both with 16 GB of memory (2400 MHz for the i3) and a cheap cooler. Both configurations are about $250 USD. Any thoughts?

I'd try a different ROM. Go to XDA's Moto G section and see it there's a ROM there you like and give it a try. I'm sure you know, but always be careful when flashing.

if the motherboard has an 8 pin connector, then you need to plug in an 8 pin connector

Black ops 2 was pretty good, I prefer black ops 3 on pc though. Like others had said, I wouldn't recommend titanfall. You'll most likely find more players on black ops 2

I have 10 bucks and G2A is my saviour
 
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I'm having an aneurysm trying to understand you

CUDA only applies to transitions from my experience

I would go with the AMD part. I know the Intel fanboys will be all but-hurt, but in this case having the extra cores is important.

TL:DR my vote is on the 8320
My 8320 goes through video editing perfectly fine, rendering isn't that long (can't really give you a good example, last 20 min 720p30fps video i made was like an hour to render)
Although Inb4 most on the forums would say "blah blah Intel blah blah hyperthreading" AMD makes good budget productivity CPUs

I have tons of small spare drives, but i don't know if they work and i don't have enough SATA power cables to run to even one more drive. My 500GB External broke because it sat at the bottom of a crate with stuff being put atop it with little care for the drive (because i'm "smart" like that)...Oh well. I'll see what i can do. Thanks for the help

Settings> Updates and Security>Recovery>Reset this pc>Get Started (clean install).
 
If you do it from inside windows, you won't need the key or iso. It may take a few hours though

it is when you were using have ram tasks, then you closed it, and it is cleaning up the ram, give it a few minutes.

it may seem ludicrous, but if you're already getting a beastly workstation, why spend even more money to get a geforce card IF the quadro would do fine?

how is it dumb? i was legitimately curious

I hate to say "it depends", but it does depend on the task. For stuff like Adobe I've noticed that consumer cards hold up very well to Prosumer stuff, but things like running simulations in Solidworks my Quadro(essentially a 970) bitch slaps my GTX 980. I haven't experimented much with multi-GPU "work" stuff because it usually doesn't work(introduces more problems, performance drop, etc.), but looking back at my old workstation which had a 550ti and 9500gt, I had it dialed in pretty well(the 9500gt decoded video while the 550ti encoded video, extremely fast for the meh hardware that it was).

I have a Quadro M4000, haven't gamed on it much but I have some interesting results with it. So with compute stuff/3D modeling I have no temperature problems with this card, no throttling no BS. Games heat this card up like crazy, to the point to where it throttles while sounding like a jet(or Dust Buster V2). Whats even more interesting is the game performance. Portal 2 showed very similar performance to what I have seen a GTX 970 do, but GTA V tanked with the quadro(to the point to where a GTX 750 ti would be a much better choice), but then Minecraft was great with this card with both maxed out settings and shaders.
 
Personally, if you are building a machine primarily for workstation use and want to occasionally game, its fine, just as long as your card has excellent airflow. If you are halfway serious about gaming(like if you game regularly), just get a GTX card, either as your primary or to run alongside the Quadro(I haven't tested driver conflicts so if you do this you might want to dual boot). Quadros really aren't meant for gaming, and there are better choices like the consumer products, but they can still game I guess.
 
And for anybody wondering: Yes I got the Quadro primarily for gaming, the 8GB of VRAM makes me feel better at night. /s
 
@don_svetlio  

btw. Previous generation titans did support direct compute. and will function just fine in CAD, and 3d modeling which most older programs require directcompute, and are not optimised to work with CUDA. The TitanX (the latest) does not support direct compute, so I can understand some confusion....

To my knowledge quaddros don't support shadowplay, but then I don't use quaddros so I could be talking out of my arse.
 
The only difference in game that I do know about is that quaddros run at a far lower speed to most gaming cards. If you've got the heat solved, and can OC them (not sure if quaddro's support this again) then you should be able to get the same or better performance in game.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Enthusiast Edition Video Card  ($98.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $452.80
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