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Zaylo · May 17, 2015

Here is what I came up with 1st Build(unfinished) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VDz3XL

$640 w/ Shipping (No Rebates) USD

Good Graphic Design(Photoshop, C4D) Strong Gaming(GTA 5)

I have this monitor http://www.amazon.com/AOC-i2267fw-22-Inch-Frameless-Monitor/dp/B00CLZ047Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1431878722&sr=1-2&keywords=aoc

I plan on getting another Monitor a lot later.

No Peripherals No OS

AlwaysFSX · May 17, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB HAWK Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $600.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-17 12:13 EDT-0400

CoolaxGaming · May 17, 2015

GTA v at 1080p with strong settings at that budget is near impossible

TheGeeker · May 17, 2015

Here is what I came up with 1st Build(unfinished) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VDz3XL

$640 w/ Shipping (No Rebates) USD

Good Graphic Design(Photoshop, C4D) Strong Gaming(GTA 5)

I have this monitor http://www.amazon.com/AOC-i2267fw-22-Inch-Frameless-Monitor/dp/B00CLZ047Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1431878722&sr=1-2&keywords=aoc

I plan on getting another Monitor a lot later.

No Peripherals No OS

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6JmtdC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6JmtdC/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $657.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-17 12:12 EDT-0400

Not sure if you needed the psu, case and storage. I would get an ssd. Its not the best ssd but its in budget. I got some lower things so I could fit the i5 in it. Now you should not have a bottleneck and should game and cad much better.