$800 US Editing/Rendering/Gaming Pc

[Starelementpoke]

So my friend's high school class next year is going to be game design. This requrires editing and rendering of various sorts. He needs a pc capable of doing said things so I made a part list for him. And he'll most likely be gaming on it during his free time. 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vp3fcf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vp3fcf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($191.15 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 32GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($40.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill 600W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $799.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-09 16:07 EDT-0400

Was debating between a 1TB drive + cheap ssd or a 2TB drive and went with the first. Should I switch or no? Also thoughts and suggestions?

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

Maybe a better case since 290 does output a lot of heat

[Tedster]

Umm..

 

Go with a cheaper motherboard and get the 1231v3 instead.

[Mandrew]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Mgzmpg

better cpu

hard drive with 64mb of cashe, rather than 32

psu,gpu,and ram can all be changed to whatever you are comfortable with

[Starelementpoke]

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Mgzmpg

better cpu

hard drive with 64mb of cashe, rather than 32

psu,gpu,and ram can all be changed to whatever you are comfortable with

 

I may be wrong but that is not $800.

[Mandrew]

I may be wrong but that is not $800.

ya ur right was looking at the price after MIR

this a bit better?   http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bgFwJx

[Starelementpoke]

Umm..

 

Go with a cheaper motherboard and get the 1231v3 instead.

Can't get one cheap enough that'll support it.

[Starelementpoke]

ya ur right was looking at the price after MIR

this a bit better?   http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bgFwJx

Yeah, but your video card price is missing.

[Mandrew]

Yeah, but your video card price is missing.

its not for me...