I am planning on building a PC for under $700 that can handle Minecraft at a high frame rate (60+) while recording. Also I will be editing in Sony Vegas, Adobe After Effects, and Cinema 4D and will be rendering in real-time for playback while editing. I will be using 3 monitors, 1 being 1080p HD. What I need to know is:
1. Is this PC good enough to do the above?
2. Will the hardware actually fit in the case?
3. Do I need a CPU cooler in addition to the heatsink and fan that is included with the processor?
4. Is everything actually compatible with each other?
5. Do I need more fans? (the case comes with 1, but their is 4 extra fan mounts.)
6. Any input you have. (anything you see wrong or that is not recommended.)
Thank you and here is the info.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($119.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $690.90
1. Is this PC good enough to do the above?
2. Will the hardware actually fit in the case?
3. Do I need a CPU cooler in addition to the heatsink and fan that is included with the processor?
4. Is everything actually compatible with each other?
5. Do I need more fans? (the case comes with 1, but their is 4 extra fan mounts.)
6. Any input you have. (anything you see wrong or that is not recommended.)
Thank you and here is the info.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($119.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $690.90