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Question

Need advice on an $800 gaming/editing build

Oct 17, 2015 10:38PM PDT

Current build here http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VmqjFT. Few disclaimers off the bat. I have a case (Verre V770), but if I get a nice build and it doesn't fit in that case, I'm fine to buy something new. I have access to an OS, might be able to get it on a flash drive so I can avoid an optical, but I might add that later. Either way, doesn't need to be a factor. Budget does need to cover a decent gaming keyboard (I kinda like the feel of the very flat Mac-esque keyboards, but I'm open to other options) and a decent 1080p monitor that's at least 21". Right now the price on that build is crazy high because that Hitachi drive is out of stock on Amazon, it's generally around $70-75. I'm also intentionally overdoing storage so that I don't have to worry about it and so that I have plenty of room for a possible dual boot with Hackintosh at some point (not completely set on that).

In terms of usage, I'd like to be able to play current gen titles at decently good quality and hit that magic 60fps mark. I'm not expecting Ultra, but I'd like Medium-High at minimum. I'm planning on learning more video/photo editing and low level rendering, so I need enough oomph to run Final Cut 7/Photoshop/Vectorworks or equivalent programs.

Purchase date definitely won't be before the end of the month, but I don't have much more in terms of specifics. I'm going to be in Northern Indiana/Chicago if that's significant.

Thanks, all!

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Busted link?
Oct 18, 2015 2:54PM PDT

Does the link you gave work for you?

Just to be clear you want:
A gaming rig.
A editing rig.
A 1080p monitor.
You have a 800 buck budget.

Figure 150 bucks for a monitor.
Figure 100 bucks for a new psu.
Post a workable link to the parts you picked.

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Oops
Oct 18, 2015 9:33PM PDT

Total brain fart- been tinkering based on other suggestions, didn't even think about that affecting the link. Here's an update. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DNdBVn

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Looks good
Oct 19, 2015 1:57AM PDT

You might find that 120GB ssd to be a bit small when it comes to gaming.
Polish up your storage cleaning skills.

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Dual HD
Oct 19, 2015 8:32AM PDT

I actually have two drives. 120gb is for OS and a few titles that I'm playing a lot of or load really slowly, and then the 3tb is for general storage.
Also slight update, someone on another forum found out that Microcenter has a i5 4590 for $15 less, so I might get to upgrade that a little bit.
Thanks for the seal of approval!

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Final Cut 7 doesn't run on that rig.
Oct 18, 2015 3:39PM PDT

And no one I know supports a frankenwhat system. It tend to break so often that the folk that have used it often explode or lash out about no one will answer questions.

It looks like a dead end to me. Maybe you should get a Mac?

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Typo
Oct 18, 2015 9:36PM PDT

My bad. Meant to say Final Cut-equivalent. I've learned on Final Cut 7, but I've heard about some comparable Windows programs. I've heard mixed things about Hackintosh, but I'd put that off for quite a while either way, seems like a recipe for bugs and disaster.