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The Blu-Ray drive isn't necessary IMO. Save yourself some money, and Windows 8.1 will boot straight to the desktop so the Metro (modern) UI isn't as annoying. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($267.00 @ PCCaseGear) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.00 @ CPL Online) Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($130.00 @ Centre Com) Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($185.00 @ CPL Online) Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ Mwave Australia) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($95.00 @ CPL Online) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($569.00 @ PCCaseGear) Case: Thermaltake Core V71 ATX Full Tower Case ($199.00 @ CPL Online) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($20.00 @ Mwave Australia) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online) Monitor: Asus MX239H 23.0" Monitor ($299.00 @ PLE Computers) Monitor: Asus MX239H 23.0" Monitor ($299.00 @ PLE Computers) Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition Wired Gaming Keyboard ($95.00 @ MechKB) Total: $2471.00 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-25 13:38 EST+1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($107.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($93.50 @ Newegg) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg) Other: Windows 7 ($30.00) Total: $755.32 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-24 23:24 EDT-0400 Game Debate says this setup will handle 99% of all current games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($108.00 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RR-HT2-28PK-R1 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($16.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI 760GM-E51 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($67.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.65 @ NCIX US) Total: $759.53 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 17:56 EDT-0400

Maybe not, but it will give a stronger punishment to those who do.

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IMO you're spending way too much on the motherboard and RAM. 8GB of DDR3-1600 will work just fine for gaming and editing. Here is what I suggest: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($307.15 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card ($203.98 @ Newegg) Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.50 @ Newegg) Sound Card: Creative Labs Z PCIe 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($82.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1184.25 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Glad I could help.

Here's something I suggest. I didn't put a monitor or peripherals though. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.98 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg) Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC) Case: BitFenix Phenom M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Other: EVGA Video Card (Purchased For $350.00) Total: $1184.80 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

You can use the 400R if you like, And I put the 16GB because you're also wanting to do 2d/3d data processing, and the extra memory would help with that.

Actually 1,500 Euro is more equal to $2,000. I will go ahead and use the $2000 USD budget and then convert it when coming up with a build list.Oh, and for future reference, you can use xe.com to calculate exchange rates. Also, Intel CPUs have Hyper threading, which doubles the transfer rate of information sent to and from the CPU, technically giving it twice as many cores without it having more cores. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Micro Center) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($599.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master CM 690 II (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC) Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($168.49 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.98 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $1742.31 (1,280.31 EURO) Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I made two...one with an Intel and one with AMD. I don't know why you don't like AMD, they're a great budget processor and are comparable to Intel in many aspects. And since they are budget friendly, you can get so much more out of your system because you can spend more on higher quality components. For example: Intel: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.98 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Mwave) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($129.50 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $671.29 (494 Euro) Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Or AMD: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($78.66 @ Newegg) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Micro Center) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($170.00 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Micro Center) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg) Total: $654.48 (481.31 Euro) Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I remember when the first Core i7's came out and was over $1000. This was a long time ago, so I don't remember what series it was, I just remember how expensive it was. But most recently, I see CyberPower and Alienware Pre-built systems for $3000 or so, when you can build a similar PC for less than $2000.

Made a couple of tweaks to your list. I added a 1TB Hard Drive because I didn't see one on your original list and didn't know if you already had one. Anyway, this list has a better CPU, bigger case, and better motherboard. AND its well under budget so you're free to make any extra changes or additions. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($174.99 @ NCIX US) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Micro Center) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg) Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.99 @ Micro Center) Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard ($94.13 @ Mwave) Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($52.99 @ Amazon) Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($69.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1389.88 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.99 @ NCIX US) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Micro Center) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($475.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($279.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $1633.79 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Raspberry Pi isn't as powerful as a full desktop. You can play some games on it, but you can do the same with a smart phone. Honestly, I think the Raspberry Pi mini PC is geared towards the programming enthusiasts who do crazy shit with them. For Example: http://youtu.be/r-kEtQvaqwI