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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($189.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1379.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Hey I'm looking at putting together a rig for use in my architecture classes. It consists of 3d modeling, rendering, and photo editing. My budget is a little flexible. Somewhere close to $800 maybe. Thanks!

 

Do you know what CAD software youll be using?

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Something with an i7 and tons of RAM.

CPU: Intel i7 - 5820k @ 4.5GHz, Cooler: Corsair H80i, Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7, RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB DDR4 2666MHz CL16,

GPU: ASUS GTX 980 Strix, Case: Corsair 900D, PSU: Corsair AX860i 860W, Keyboard: Logitech G19, Mouse: Corsair M95, Storage: Intel 730 Series 480GB SSD, WD 1.5TB Black

Display: BenQ XL2730Z 2560x1440 144Hz

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Hi there. I'm building a photo editing / gaming rig right now and I put together this parts list. It might help :) 
 

i5 4690k (3.5GHz 6M-Cache 1150 LGA Quad Core Haswell Processor)

Cooler Master Hyper 212X Evo

Gigabyte GA-Z79X Gaming 5 LGA 1150

2 x G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (total of 16GB of Ram)

Boot Disk: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5” SSD

Storage Disk / Lightroom & Photoshop Scratch Disk Choices: 2 x WD Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5” 7200RPM

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Windforce Video Card (or Gigabyte R9 390X 8GB. Its price is similar to the GTX 970 in my country)

Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case

SeaSonic M12II-750 EVO 80Plus Bronze Fully Modular

 

The GPU is probably overkill for photography but it suits my gaming needs. :) If you need more ram, the mobo can support up to 32GB. I would've gone with an i7 but due to budget constraints I've settled on an i5. 

 

If you're looking for a monitor check out the Dell u2410 (1920 x 1200). It's a great IPS display and the price is hard to beat! I have it and I use it for working with my laptop and gaming with my PS3.

 

EDIT: Without including the monitor, this should cost around $1350 :)

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WD Caviar Blue 1tb | Seasonic M12II 850W | Fractal Design Define R5 | Dell U3014 1600p 30" 60Hz


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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.95 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($679.95 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1633.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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Hi there. I'm building a photo editing / gaming rig right now and I put together this parts list. It might help :) 

 

i5 4690k (3.5GHz 6M-Cache 1150 LGA Quad Core Haswell Processor)

Cooler Master Hyper 212X Evo

Gigabyte GA-Z79X Gaming 5 LGA 1150

2 x G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (total of 16GB of Ram)

Boot Disk: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5” SSD

Storage Disk / Lightroom & Photoshop Scratch Disk Choices: 2 x WD Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5” 7200RPM

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Windforce Video Card (or Gigabyte R9 390X 8GB. Its price is similar to the GTX 970 in my country)

Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case

SeaSonic M12II-750 EVO 80Plus Bronze Fully Modular

 

The GPU is probably overkill for photography but it suits my gaming needs. :) If you need more ram, the mobo can support up to 32GB. I would've gone with an i7 but due to budget constraints I've settled on an i5. 

 

If you're looking for a monitor check out the Dell u2410 (1920 x 1200). It's a great IPS display and the price is hard to beat! I have it and I use it for working with my laptop and gaming with my PS3.

 

Looks like a strong build. If he is using it primarily for architecture ect maybe he should just go for the i7 instead even if its a bit more costly.

 

EDIT: Maybe a GTX 960 or an AMD GPU if he isnt gaming much to lower the costs to account for the i7 upgrade?

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Gaming/CAD/Rendering Rig
Case:
 Corsair Air 240 , CPU: i7-4790K, Mobo: ASUS Gryphon Z97 mATX,  GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970, RAM: G.Skill Sniper 16GB, SSD: SAMSUNG 1TB 840 EVO, Cooling: Corsair H80i PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/f2TH99SFF HTPC
Case:
Silverstone ML06B, CPU: Pentium G3258, Mobo: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WiFi, RAM: G.Skill 4GB, SSD: Kingston SSDNow 120GB PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/JmZ8TW
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Hi there. I'm building a photo editing / gaming rig right now and I put together this parts list. It might help :) 

 

i5 4690k (3.5GHz 6M-Cache 1150 LGA Quad Core Haswell Processor)

Cooler Master Hyper 212X Evo

Gigabyte GA-Z79X Gaming 5 LGA 1150

2 x G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (total of 16GB of Ram)

Boot Disk: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5” SSD

Storage Disk / Lightroom & Photoshop Scratch Disk Choices: 2 x WD Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5” 7200RPM

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Windforce Video Card (or Gigabyte R9 390X 8GB. Its price is similar to the GTX 970 in my country)

Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case

SeaSonic M12II-750 EVO 80Plus Bronze Fully Modular

 

The GPU is probably overkill for photography but it suits my gaming needs. :) If you need more ram, the mobo can support up to 32GB. I would've gone with an i7 but due to budget constraints I've settled on an i5. 

 

If you're looking for a monitor check out the Dell u2410 (1920 x 1200). It's a great IPS display and the price is hard to beat! I have it and I use it for working with my laptop and gaming with my PS3.

 

Obviously intel is superior in a gaming sense, but the rig wont be used to even look at games haha. Ive read that programs like photoshop unload some work onto GPUs, but that something like a 970 wouldnt really be necessary (much less a 980ti lol). Anyway, when it comes to running programs like these, isnt #of cores/hyperthreading something that is preferred? Price vs. Cost leads me to believe that an AMD 8350 or 9590 w/8 cores (i know its just an overclocked 8350) would be appropriate? 

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Obviously intel is superior in a gaming sense, but the rig wont be used to even look at games haha. Ive read that programs like photoshop unload some work onto GPUs, but that something like a 970 wouldnt really be necessary (much less a 980ti lol). Anyway, when it comes to running programs like these, isnt #of cores/hyperthreading something that is preferred? Price vs. Cost leads me to believe that an AMD 8350 or 9590 w/8 cores (i know its just an overclocked 8350) would be appropriate? 

 

I wish I could answer you but I suspect that a proper GPU will immensely help in creating previews for Photoshop. With regards to processors, I don't think hyperthreading is a must for Adobe products particularly with Photoshop. They prefer physical cores.

i5 4670k | Noctua NH0-U12S | Asus Z97M Plus | Kingston HyperX Fury 8gb | Palit GTX 980 Ti Super Jetstream 6G | Samsung 850 EVO 250gb


WD Caviar Blue 1tb | Seasonic M12II 850W | Fractal Design Define R5 | Dell U3014 1600p 30" 60Hz


Corsair K65 | Razer Orochi | Bose QuietComfort 15 | Creative SBS A350 2.1

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How about this:


 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($189.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1379.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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How about this:

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($189.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1379.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 23:59 EDT-0400

 

 

man that 6 core is beautiful. Is the CPU cooler up to the task of keeping it cool though? I dont know much about cooler master, but i used a Phanteks ph-tc14pe on a previous build to replace a Corsair closed-loop cooler. Although that was just an H60, a mere pistol compared to the artillery piece that the Phanteks is. 

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man that 6 core is beautiful. Is the CPU cooler up to the task of keeping it cool though? I dont know much about cooler master, but i used a Phanteks ph-tc14pe on a previous build to replace a Corsair closed-loop cooler. Although that was just an H60, a mere pistol compared to the artillery piece that the Phanteks is.

It can, but you can change the cooler to an aio or any other you like, since your budget is around 1500
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man that 6 core is beautiful. Is the CPU cooler up to the task of keeping it cool though? I dont know much about cooler master, but i used a Phanteks ph-tc14pe on a previous build to replace a Corsair closed-loop cooler. Although that was just an H60, a mere pistol compared to the artillery piece that the Phanteks is. 

 

Try to get the Design Fractal Define R5 (titanium color is gorgeous) which is only a few bucks more expensive. I only picked R4 for my build because that's the only one available. Since the build he made is under your budget, get some Noctua case fans. :)

i5 4670k | Noctua NH0-U12S | Asus Z97M Plus | Kingston HyperX Fury 8gb | Palit GTX 980 Ti Super Jetstream 6G | Samsung 850 EVO 250gb


WD Caviar Blue 1tb | Seasonic M12II 850W | Fractal Design Define R5 | Dell U3014 1600p 30" 60Hz


Corsair K65 | Razer Orochi | Bose QuietComfort 15 | Creative SBS A350 2.1

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