[$1,000 Build] Is this a good photoshop/gaming pc?

[hammy]

Here's what I came up with. It's going to be used mainly for indesign/photoshop/gaming: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qrFLjX

 

The only part that I'm somewhat back and forth on is the CPU. Wondering how big of a gap does the 4790k make versus the 4690k in adobe suite software. I'm not doing anything too extreme in terms of editing, mainly just light photography/design work.

 

With that in mind, are there any changes I should make? 

 

Thanks in advance, this community is simply awesome. 

[SeanAngelo]

i think the 4690k will be ok for light editing. looks like a good build

[Arphenyte]

You should be able to overclock the CPU to match the 4790k and still have acceptable temps. Also, I think your case was way too expensive for your budget.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.29 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.94 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($354.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $999.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-07 14:54 EST-0500

[hammy]

You should be able to overclock the CPU to match the 4790k and still have acceptable temps. Also, I think your case was way too expensive for your budget.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.29 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.94 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($354.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.88 @ OutletPC)

Total: $999.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-07 14:54 EST-0500

 

I agree 100% Thanks for the advice! The case is actually a placeholder for now (build is for the girlfriend, waiting for her to pick out a case). I went for the higher end to give enough buffer in the cost. Thanks so much for the help.