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I have been saving some of my paycheck for a few years now and have saved enough to finally build a gaming pc my budget is $2000 cdn dollars

I would like a great PC for gaming and demanding programs like Adobe Photoshop. i am a photographer and would like to be able to run photo editing programs easily.

 

Here is the parts I think would be a good idea but I am not totally sure about the motherboard or the power supply i already own monitors and peripherals and don't mind what windows version as i will be upgrading to windows 10 as soon as i build it.

I dont know if I will need better case fans to keep it cool or not.

 http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kBxRxr

 

 

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I have been saving some of my paycheck for a few years now and have saved enough to finally build a gaming pc my budget is $2000 cdn dollars

I would like a great PC for gaming and demanding programs like Adobe Photoshop. i am a photographer and would like to be able to run photo editing programs easily.

 

Here is the parts I think would be a good idea but I am not totally sure about the motherboard or the power supply i already own monitors and peripherals and don't mind what windows version as i will be upgrading to windows 10 as soon as i build it.

I dont know if I will need better case fans to keep it cool or not.

 http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kBxRxr

 

Looks like a solid build

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nice build, you might want to get an aftermarket cpu cooler, as the stock intel one isnt very good. also with this slight bit of budget headroom an i7 4790k would make sense for content creation.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($409.75 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($57.30 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($118.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($619.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($107.92 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1753.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Little over budget :/

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/r7dd23
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($409.75 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($116.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($156.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($129.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.50 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($881.64 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2093.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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very gr

 

I have been saving some of my paycheck for a few years now and have saved enough to finally build a gaming pc my budget is $2000 cdn dollars

I would like a great PC for gaming and demanding programs like Adobe Photoshop. i am a photographer and would like to be able to run photo editing programs easily.

 

Here is the parts I think would be a good idea but I am not totally sure about the motherboard or the power supply i already own monitors and peripherals and don't mind what windows version as i will be upgrading to windows 10 as soon as i build it.

I dont know if I will need better case fans to keep it cool or not.

 http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kBxRxr

 

very great build.if you don't overclock you can keep the stock cpu cooler. +1

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This is how you wreck Photoshop and photo editing programs.

While still gaming like a boss.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($474.75 @ Vuugo)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($236.50 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($165.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($629.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $1989.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Little over budget :/

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/r7dd23
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($409.75 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($116.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($156.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($129.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.50 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($881.64 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2093.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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16GB of memory are so stupid, I would get a 250GB SSD instead Samsung 850 evo 250GB or crucial mx200 250GB. also those Fractal Design cases are pretty expensive, I'd go with a NZXT S340 instead, it looks good and is  cheap

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($409.75 @ Vuugo)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($57.30 @ shopRBC)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($118.99 @ Canada Computers)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.98 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.75 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($619.99 @ Memory Express)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($107.92 @ shopRBC)

Total: $1753.64

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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looks good to me but do i need the i7 sorry not very experienced with building a computer 

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16GB of memory are so stupid, I would get a 250GB SSD instead Samsung 850 evo 250GB or crucial mx200 250GB. also those Fractal Design cases are pretty expensive, I'd go with a NZXT S340 instead, it looks good and is  cheap

ok thanks for the advise but I have a bad habit of never closing windows and always just minimize them for later and then keep them open for days at a time so will 8gb of ram be enough?

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