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[sportsplayer12]

I was just wondering if this build that I plan to buy will suit for what I want to do, that is listed below.

Diablo 3
Photoshop
Cinema 4D
Higher end steam games (Skyrim, etc.)

Build: (Budget = $500)

http://puu.sh/1Flnc

I was also wanting to know if anyone had a better case in mind that would work properly with what I have listed.

 

[ll champion]

I'm not to sure about what Photoshop + Cinema 4D requires, but everything posted looks fine. That graphics card won't stay $80 for long though. Dual channel RAM is better than that single stick, it's only about a $10 upgrade. I personally have that case and it works pretty good. You may be able to find one for about $10 less, but you'll have to look around.

 

[risk it nerd]

Diablo 3 can be played on very low-end graphics cards, but for Adobe programs such as Photoshop, you need the CUDA in GeForce cards, so here you go:-
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/uc6o
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/uc6o/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/uc6o/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 311 (Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $490.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-26 04:30 EST-0500)

The 650 Ti will do fine with any game including BF3 Crysis 2 Skyrim and lots of them, you may have to downgrade from ultra/max->high on games like Far Cry 3 and Metro 2033, but still kicks ass for $500

 

[sportsplayer12]

I'm not too concerned about running Adobe programs, because I run them fine on this piece of crap Toshiba laptop. I will mainly be playing games on this computer. Now I'm just not sure which build I should order tomorrow...... more help deciding which one of these builds I should order would be great.

 

[risk it nerd]

I'm not too concerned about running Adobe programs, because I run them fine on this piece of crap Toshiba laptop. I will mainly be playing games on this computer. Now I'm just not sure which build I should order tomorrow...... more help deciding which one of these builds I should order would be great.

You will notice a difference in rendering and all that, Photoshop is an Adobe program, and CUDA really rocks at that.. You can get a 7850:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ucoZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ucoZ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ucoZ/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 311 (Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $490.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-26 05:59 EST-0500)

Get the 2GB 7850 for $30 more

 

[ll champion]

You will notice a difference in rendering and all that, Photoshop is an Adobe program, and CUDA really rocks at that.. You can get a 7850:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ucoZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ucoZ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ucoZ/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 311 (Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $490.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-26 05:59 EST-0500)

Get the 2GB 7850 for $30 more

Don't forget to add $38 because of MIR, total is $528.91. Paying $160 is still pretty good for a 7850, if you can afford to then go this route. You will definitely noticed a performance boost in games over a 650, and even a 650 ti. You probably will be fine with the 1gb of ram.

 

[Noodles :)]

you wont need anymore then 1gig vram unless you go over 1080p res.