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Im planning to build a pc and i want to know if its good or not, ill be using it for gaming and photoshop, after effects etc.

Cpu : i5 4460

Motherboard : Asus H97M-E

Storage : Western digital 1TB 3.5" Blue HDD

Memory : Kingston HyperX Blu 16gb (2x8gb)

Gpu : GTX 960

Psu : Corsair VS550 ? / Antec VP550P ? / Cooler master GX550 ?

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Im planning to build a pc and i want to know if its good or not, ill be using it for gaming and photoshop, after effects etc.

Cpu : i5 4460

Motherboard : Asus H97M-E

Storage : Western digital 1TB 3.5" Blue HDD

Memory : Kingston HyperX Blu 16gb (2x8gb)

Gpu : GTX 960

Psu : Corsair VS550 ? / Antec VP550P ? / Cooler master GX550 ?

I'd suggest changing the processor to a Xeon 1231 V3 since you get the 8 threads which will do wonders for render times. - This is under the assumption that you're doing a reasonable amount of rendering.

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Budget? Where do you live? And use PCPartpicker for all your builds.

For what you have now, you will not be able to OC whatsoever, or have a multi-card setup. 

Will you being doing HEAVY video editing? If so, get an i7, as it'll really help. If it's lighter editing, it should be fine. If you have the money, really check out my build, pretty goddamn awesome:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($87.49 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($39.98 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC) 
Other: RGB Lights ($20.00)
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Im planning to build a pc and i want to know if its good or not, ill be using it for gaming and photoshop, after effects etc.

Cpu : i5 4460

Motherboard : Asus H97M-E

Storage : Western digital 1TB 3.5" Blue HDD

Memory : Kingston HyperX Blu 16gb (2x8gb)

Gpu : GTX 960

Psu : Corsair VS550 ? / Antec VP550P ? / Cooler master GX550 ?

 

Hey opsardo110398,
 
The build looks good and should meet your requirements. 
I would consider adding a SSD to the build as it should boost your overall computer performance, make it much more responsive and decrease all loading times and boot times.
 
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Wouldn't a Z97 board be better for unlocked processors over an H97?

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http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

 

 

Excellent PSU for the price, better than the Corsair CX suggested, and is MUCH better than the VS which is even worse than the CX!

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Z97=overclocking

H97=no overclocking

Wouldn't it be better to get a Z97 board then?

At least there's the option of overclocking later on if you upgrade to an unlocked processor (which, frankly, most of us do).

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CPU | i5-4690k | GPU | Zotac GTX 960 | Motherboard | ASRock Z97M-ITX/ac | Memory | 2x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600MHz | PSU | EVGA 650 GS | Storage | Crucial BX200 240GB + WD 1TB Blue 2.5" | Case | Silverstone Sugo SG13

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Wouldn't a Z97 board be better for unlocked processors over an H97?

 

The Z97 motherboard would enable you to overclock CPUs and to use multiple GPUs. Other than that you shouldn't notice differences. You should also have an unlocked CPU in order to overclock it and a custom CPU Cooler. It's up to you if you'd like to do it or not. :)
 
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The Z97 motherboard would enable you to overclock CPUs and to use multiple GPUs. Other than that you shouldn't notice differences. You should also have an unlocked CPU in order to overclock it and a custom CPU Cooler. It's up to you if you'd like to do it or not. :)
 
Captain_WD.

 

 

You can also make use of 1600Mhz+ speed RAM, whereas H and B series are limited to 1600

 

There's no reason to not get one, as as @TheCaptain53 said if you upgrade in the future, the option to overclock freely is there

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You can also make use of 1600Mhz+ speed RAM, whereas H and B series are limited to 1600

 

There's no reason to not get one, as as @TheCaptain53 said if you upgrade in the future, the option to overclock freely is there

 

True :) It all depends on what you want from your build and if you ever plan to overclock. 

 

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