Editing/Gaming PC. Share your thoughts

[Hyung]

CPU - Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Cooler - Cooler Master Nepton 280L

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI

RAM - Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB)

SSD - Intel 520 Series Cherryville 240GB

GPU - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB

PSU - Antec EDGE 80+ Gold Full Modular 550

CASE - NZXT Source 340 Black

Changes because I want to save for Skylake-S
 

Asus A88X-Gamer FM2+ ATX Motherboard

A10-7850K

Usage for this PC, Dual Monitors for editing, gaming and studying. 





 

[Mr_KoKa]

I've heard that i7 is better for editing, also there are at least two Gigabyt0e GTX 970 revisions/models, I would recommend G1 one.

[Laputacake]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£190.38 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£39.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£120.20 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£76.20 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£265.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£57.35 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £898.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 17:34 GMT+0000

[Hyung]

I've heard that i7 is better for editing, also there are at least two Gigabyt0e GTX 970 revisions/models, I would recommend G1 one.

 

 I am not a heavy editing, It's pretty much lightroom/photoshop. 

Note: I am from australia.