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new build-around $700

May 3, 2017 11:19AM PDT

I'm building a new pc for uni. It will be used mainly for digital drawing,work in photoshop,some video editing and simillar. I don't play super demanding games,mainly stuff like dark souls,black desert online and simillar+indie games.I don't care for ultra graphics,i just want smooth gameplay at medium settings. i can reuse parts of my old build. My current build is- -Amd A8 5600; -8 gb's of ram; -nvidia gtx 950 2gb; -kingston 240 ssd; -1 tb hard drive; -huntkey green power 450w psu; -old case that i should replace.i can reuse parts if needed

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Build
May 3, 2017 1:15PM PDT

You should be able to salvage the gpu, ssd and hdd.

Cpu.... shop for some high end I-5.
Ram.... 2x4GB of the fastest ram the cpu and mobo support.

Fit in the rest of the parts and price it out.

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Junk that PSU? Why?
May 3, 2017 1:33PM PDT