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Snickerzz
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So I'm trying to come up with a ~$500 build for photoshop and lightroom. What do you guys think?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($112.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.49 @ Amazon) 
Other: Windows 10 Pro ($19.78)
Total: $536.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 17:17 EST-0500

Case: NZXT Phantom PSU: EVGA G2 650w Motherboard: Asus Z97-Pro (Wifi-AC) CPU: 4690K @4.2ghz/1.2V Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Ram: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 1866mhz GPU: Gigabyte G1 GTX970 Storage: (2x) WD Caviar Blue 1TB, Crucial MX100 256GB SSD, Samsung 840 SSD Wifi: TP Link WDN4800

 

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it's a good one just change the psu and get rid of windows 10 it's a junk

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it's a good one just change the psu and get rid of windows 10 it's a junk

Why change the PSU? The CX series isn't bad so long as you aren't trying to run 980Tis on it.

Case: NZXT Phantom PSU: EVGA G2 650w Motherboard: Asus Z97-Pro (Wifi-AC) CPU: 4690K @4.2ghz/1.2V Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Ram: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 1866mhz GPU: Gigabyte G1 GTX970 Storage: (2x) WD Caviar Blue 1TB, Crucial MX100 256GB SSD, Samsung 840 SSD Wifi: TP Link WDN4800

 

Donkeys are love, Donkeys are life.                    "No answer means no problem!" - Luke 2015

 

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So I'm trying to come up with a ~$500 build for photoshop and lightroom. What do you guys think?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($112.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.49 @ Amazon) 
Other: Windows 10 Pro ($19.78)
Total: $536.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 17:17 EST-0500

 

PSU = Cancer. Don't ever touch that power suply, ever. GPU is underpowered, you can get away with more for the same cost wattage wise. And windows 10 pro for $20?.....

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PSU = Cancer. Don't ever touch that power suply, ever. GPU is underpowered, you can get away with more for the same cost wattage wise. And windows 10 pro for $20?.....

What other GPU would you suggest? As for win10, grey markets! :D

Case: NZXT Phantom PSU: EVGA G2 650w Motherboard: Asus Z97-Pro (Wifi-AC) CPU: 4690K @4.2ghz/1.2V Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Ram: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 1866mhz GPU: Gigabyte G1 GTX970 Storage: (2x) WD Caviar Blue 1TB, Crucial MX100 256GB SSD, Samsung 840 SSD Wifi: TP Link WDN4800

 

Donkeys are love, Donkeys are life.                    "No answer means no problem!" - Luke 2015

 

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Why change the PSU? The CX series isn't bad so long as you aren't trying to run 980Tis on it.

it's not about running a 980ti the cx serie can't handle too much pressure. i don't think you're going to face any serious problems but i don't recommend it

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Erm.... Uh... Fill me in, I'm interested! (I'd go with power color r9 370 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131670)

Wouldn't an nvidia card still be better for cuda? This isn't a gaming build. 

Case: NZXT Phantom PSU: EVGA G2 650w Motherboard: Asus Z97-Pro (Wifi-AC) CPU: 4690K @4.2ghz/1.2V Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Ram: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 1866mhz GPU: Gigabyte G1 GTX970 Storage: (2x) WD Caviar Blue 1TB, Crucial MX100 256GB SSD, Samsung 840 SSD Wifi: TP Link WDN4800

 

Donkeys are love, Donkeys are life.                    "No answer means no problem!" - Luke 2015

 

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