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Hey guys.

I see myself doing some Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premiere and in the future, along with some occasional gaming. 

What do you think would be a solid build for the 500 to 600 USD price point? (I'm hoping to take advantage of Black Friday deals and such. I don't need to factor in peripherals.)

Would an i5 6500, GTX 1050-60 type build make sense? 

i5 6600k and GTX 1070 but I play 1600-900. 1440p BABY!

Still, don't put too much faith in my buying decisions. xD 

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Yeah i5 6500 with a 1060 3gb would totally work since a 6gb won't cut in unfortunately

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($191.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $604.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Yeah i5 6500 with a 1060 3gb would totally work since a 6gb won't cut in unfortunately

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($191.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $604.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Is a 1050 good well balanced forthe CPU in editing? I've heard that editing is more CPU based.

Or maybe I can get a build without a GPU now and upgrade later?

i5 6600k and GTX 1070 but I play 1600-900. 1440p BABY!

Still, don't put too much faith in my buying decisions. xD 

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abit over but i recommend this:

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) extra threads will help in video editing.
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.19 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $605.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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5 hours ago, YedZed said:

Is a 1050 good well balanced forthe CPU in editing? I've heard that editing is more CPU based.

Or maybe I can get a build without a GPU now and upgrade later?

You can do that. HD 530 (igpu of 6500) should be enough for some low resolution low settings - medium settings gaming. If dropping the gpu then add a i7 6700 for extra threads (useful for editing) and extra RAM

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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

You can do that. HD 530 (igpu of 6500) should be enough for some low resolution low settings - medium settings gaming. If dropping the gpu then add a i7 6700 for extra threads (useful for editing) and extra RAM

Yeah, gaming is not my priority so much. Could that work?

i5 6600k and GTX 1070 but I play 1600-900. 1440p BABY!

Still, don't put too much faith in my buying decisions. xD 

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5 minutes ago, YedZed said:

Hey guys.

I see myself doing some Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premiere and in the future, along with some occasional gaming. 

What do you think would be a solid build for the 500 to 600 USD price point? (I'm hoping to take advantage of Black Friday deals and such. I don't need to factor in peripherals.)

Would an i5 6500, GTX 1050-60 type build make sense? 

I would get this, it's capable of doing light games like Hearthstone and Rocket league, and has the whole power of a HT Haswell Quad Core. Then later if you want to game you can slot in a $100-$200 GPU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: PNY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($76.86 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($38.74 @ OutletPC)
Storage: *Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 730 1GB Video Card  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: *Fractal Design Core 1500 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $593.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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5 hours ago, YedZed said:

Yeah, gaming is not my priority so much. Could that work?

maybe this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($293.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $543.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

maybe this

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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($293.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $543.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-10 22:04 EST-0500

 

But will a adding low power GPU be better for editing?

i5 6600k and GTX 1070 but I play 1600-900. 1440p BABY!

Still, don't put too much faith in my buying decisions. xD 

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2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

some program can utilize CUDA cores

 

Shoot can't watch that video right now.. Restrictions...

i5 6600k and GTX 1070 but I play 1600-900. 1440p BABY!

Still, don't put too much faith in my buying decisions. xD 

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