$1,100 Animation / Gaming PC

[Ryze]

Approximate Purchase Date: Some time soon.

Budget Range: Around $1,000 for parts, I'm throwing in the extra 100 for the OS

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Animating and Photoshop Drawing > Sony Vegas Video Editing > Screen-writing = Gaming

I often run
* 1 "core" program (Either a game, photoshop, animation, or sony vegas)
* A chat program like Aim, Ventrilo, or Skype
* Firefox
* Music (depending on what I'm doing)

All of that at one time. Extra ram can never hurt I'm assuming?


Are you buying a monitor: No



Do you need to buy OS: Yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Give me a pc part picker list and I'll go by what it says.

Location: Tennesse, USA

Parts Preferences: I'm not picky, which ever will give the best bang for my buck on what I'm doing.

Overclocking: I don't know

SLI or Crossfire: This is running two graphics cards at once right? If so, I would like room to upgrade to crossfire later.

Your Monitor Resolution: Not sure, I'm using a 32 in tv for a monitor.

Additional Comments: Like I said, I'm always running a "core" program, chat, internet, and music at one time.

LED flashy case would be cool to have but not neccesary.

Also, I only play RPGS or MMORPGS like Dragon Age, Mass Effect, WoW, so on.

Why Are You Upgrading: Going to be going to college for animation. Want to be able to do it on my own time as well.

 

[BranFlake5]

Approximate Purchase Date: Some time soon.

Budget Range: Around $1,000 for parts, I'm throwing in the extra 100 for the OS

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Animating and Photoshop Drawing > Sony Vegas Video Editing > Screen-writing = Gaming

I often run
* 1 "core" program (Either a game, photoshop, animation, or sony vegas)
* A chat program like Aim, Ventrilo, or Skype
* Firefox
* Music (depending on what I'm doing)

All of that at one time. Extra ram can never hurt I'm assuming?


Are you buying a monitor: No



Do you need to buy OS: Yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Give me a pc part picker list and I'll go by what it says.

Location: Tennesse, USA

Parts Preferences: I'm not picky, which ever will give the best bang for my buck on what I'm doing.

Overclocking: I don't know

SLI or Crossfire: This is running two graphics cards at once right? If so, I would like room to upgrade to crossfire later.

Your Monitor Resolution: Not sure, I'm using a 32 in tv for a monitor.

Additional Comments: Like I said, I'm always running a "core" program, chat, internet, and music at one time.

LED flashy case would be cool to have but not neccesary.

Also, I only play RPGS or MMORPGS like Dragon Age, Mass Effect, WoW, so on.

Why Are You Upgrading: Going to be going to college for animation. Want to be able to do it on my own time as well.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/BranFlake5/saved/1VHd

 

[Ryze]

Approximate Purchase Date: Some time soon.

Budget Range: Around $1,000 for parts, I'm throwing in the extra 100 for the OS

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Animating and Photoshop Drawing > Sony Vegas Video Editing > Screen-writing = Gaming

I often run
* 1 "core" program (Either a game, photoshop, animation, or sony vegas)
* A chat program like Aim, Ventrilo, or Skype
* Firefox
* Music (depending on what I'm doing)

All of that at one time. Extra ram can never hurt I'm assuming?


Are you buying a monitor: No



Do you need to buy OS: Yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Give me a pc part picker list and I'll go by what it says.

Location: Tennesse, USA

Parts Preferences: I'm not picky, which ever will give the best bang for my buck on what I'm doing.

Overclocking: I don't know

SLI or Crossfire: This is running two graphics cards at once right? If so, I would like room to upgrade to crossfire later.

Your Monitor Resolution: Not sure, I'm using a 32 in tv for a monitor.

Additional Comments: Like I said, I'm always running a "core" program, chat, internet, and music at one time.

LED flashy case would be cool to have but not neccesary.

Also, I only play RPGS or MMORPGS like Dragon Age, Mass Effect, WoW, so on.

Why Are You Upgrading: Going to be going to college for animation. Want to be able to do it on my own time as well.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/BranFlake5/saved/1VHd

Only concern is that there's no SSD or OS.

 

[CommentariesAnd More]

This IMO is a great choice if gaming isn't really concerned - PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($146.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: ATI FirePro V5800 1GB Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1090.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-13 02:07 EDT-0400)

If you can live with a Firepro Card , the this is the best rig I could find , with a SSD , which is good for Animation , etc. If you really expect gaming , then try this -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($119.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($254.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1101.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-13 02:11 EDT-0400)

The i5-4670K might not be that good for Animation , Photoshop , Editing , etc but is great for gaming. The 80bucks discount with the ASRock Z87 Extreme6 is just simply amazing. Choose any one of the two rigs mentioned depending on your needs and choice.

 

[BranFlake5]

Approximate Purchase Date: Some time soon.

Budget Range: Around $1,000 for parts, I'm throwing in the extra 100 for the OS

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Animating and Photoshop Drawing > Sony Vegas Video Editing > Screen-writing = Gaming

I often run
* 1 "core" program (Either a game, photoshop, animation, or sony vegas)
* A chat program like Aim, Ventrilo, or Skype
* Firefox
* Music (depending on what I'm doing)

All of that at one time. Extra ram can never hurt I'm assuming?


Are you buying a monitor: No



Do you need to buy OS: Yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Give me a pc part picker list and I'll go by what it says.

Location: Tennesse, USA

Parts Preferences: I'm not picky, which ever will give the best bang for my buck on what I'm doing.

Overclocking: I don't know

SLI or Crossfire: This is running two graphics cards at once right? If so, I would like room to upgrade to crossfire later.

Your Monitor Resolution: Not sure, I'm using a 32 in tv for a monitor.

Additional Comments: Like I said, I'm always running a "core" program, chat, internet, and music at one time.

LED flashy case would be cool to have but not neccesary.

Also, I only play RPGS or MMORPGS like Dragon Age, Mass Effect, WoW, so on.

Why Are You Upgrading: Going to be going to college for animation. Want to be able to do it on my own time as well.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/BranFlake5/saved/1VHd

Only concern is that there's no SSD or OS.

OK, That is the actual build so just assume add 100 dollars for the OS, I recommend Windows 7 still, 8 still needs work. Why do you want the SSD? If storage isn't an issue ditch the HDD and get a Samsung 840 Pro series SSD. If You want a lot of space add a Samsung 840 series SSD (the write speeds are lesser than the pro)