$1000 build for 3drendering and light gaming

[andregtable]

i made this purely out of preference and hope to do casual computer tasks some 3d modeling and rendering and have the option for light gaming i don't need max resolutions or anything just able to have an option if i wanna try something out.

Heres the build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: *Arctic Cooling Freezer A11 74.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Case: *Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: *Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $913.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 21:29 EST-0500


i would prefer purchasing these parts from newer and/or amazon because of the great customer support and ability to get most components one shipment.

This will be my first time building a computer from parts i have chosen so if you have any suggestions or "better builds" leave a pcpartpicker link and ill check it out.

**I already have a optical drive and monitor that will be compatible with this build

 

[leepikmaymay]

Nice build

Espicially good for the pricetag
The pc is more than capable for gaming.

Just one thing, go for a more expensive graphics card from nvidia like the 970 because of the higher vram! If your preference is amd go for crossfire!

 

[leepikmaymay]

More vram is better for rendering and expendable setups btw

 

[Redzonezzz]

Here try this:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QGxXdC

 

[andregtable]

Nice build

Espicially good for the pricetag
The pc is more than capable for gaming.

Just one thing, go for a more expensive graphics card from nvidia like the 970 because of the higher vram! If your preference is amd go for crossfire!

having a nicer and more expensive gpu than my cpu just doesn't seem right and it would really be pushing my budget.
i can always upgrade later especially after newer cards drop and the older ones get price dropped

Thanks or the help

 

[mdocod]

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer A11 74.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3L 1600MT/s (PC3-12800) DR x8 ECC UDIMM ($160.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk X110 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: ATI FirePro W4100 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar MX300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $949.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 04:22 EST-0500

Fixed.

Explanations:

FX-8320E for more tolerable compute efficiency to reduce problems with sustained workload thermal management. (mostly an issue for the motherboard)

M5A97 R2.0 for better VRM quality and ECC memory support.

ECC memory, because if you don't take advantage of this on AM3+ then there' really no reason to bother building on this platform.

Small SSD's will cost you more time than they save as they wind up filling up a lot faster than you might expect. The 256GB X110 is a great quality SSD and is worth branching out to get that $90 price tag on from NCIX

WD BLACK for better reliability and performance. I traded this down to 1TB in favor of having the larger SSD and better quality mechanical.

FirePro W4100 has the same gaming performance as an R7 250X, so it can play any game out there just fine, just have to adjust visual quality to fit. It's in a combo special right now with the 8320E CPU ($8 off at newegg), so that's fun 😉 More importantly, this GPU is going to support the workstation specific openGL features and performance enhancements you'll want when working in 3D creativity application viewports. Gaming GPUs are hit and miss here, depends on the software.

The Antec truepower classic for $60 is the best thing at $60 you can buy right now for a PSU, and is actually excessively overkill for the power requirements of the system as configured so no problems there.