I'm a novice to building computers, and this will be my first. I decided to build a computer for college as my graduation present, so I'd like to stay roughly around $750 or less, simply because I want to get something that, once completed, will last be quite a while without needing to upgrade (at least until after college).
I'm planning to major in Computer Science and possibly minor/double major in Graphic Design, so in the least I need to be able to run Adobe programs (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) and support large image/graphics files (especially very large .tiff, .png, .psd, and .ai files), and whatever I'd need for any possible coding (I'm still a novice in that area, so I'm not sure what requirements I need). I don't want to just limit this computer to school, though. In my free time, I do a lot of personal music production using Ableton Live 9, FL Studios, Max Live plugin, etc., and need to be able to track guitars and handle MIDI interfaces and the like with speed and no degradation in quality (I've read that more RAM for DAW plugins and samples is a good idea) and I think an internal sound card would probably be beneficial (of course, I'm not 100% sure), which also means I'd like to be able to have my fans pretty quiet under load. Also, memory is ideal for me, as I listen to, download, and rip a lot of music and movies.
I've already found a case pertaining to my interest in a quiet system: [Fractal Design Define R5](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr5bk) but that's as far as I've gotten so far.
Lastly, I'd like to be able to easily run games at a pretty satisfactory speed/quality, as I've never really been able to get into PC gaming but still enjoy video games, and other things such as hi-quality streaming and as a personal HTPC of sorts, at least for my dorm, and even be able to entertain the thought of overclocking my hardware to satisfy my curiosity.
In order to keep costs as low as possible, I have some hardware/peripherals that could possibly hold me out until I can make some extra money:
* Western Digital Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
* Acer V223w moniter
* 4.1 Creative computer speaker system
* mouse, keyboard
* NETGEAR WNA1100 Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter Network adapter (It gets the job done, never had a problem with it, though in the future I'd like to upgrade to a far superior internal wifi adapter)
* LG DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS50 - OEM
So far, I've been suggested some form of Intel Core i7-4790K as a processor on the thread I submitted to [pcpartpicker](http://pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/90745-750-off-to-college-pc)
I'm planning to major in Computer Science and possibly minor/double major in Graphic Design, so in the least I need to be able to run Adobe programs (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) and support large image/graphics files (especially very large .tiff, .png, .psd, and .ai files), and whatever I'd need for any possible coding (I'm still a novice in that area, so I'm not sure what requirements I need). I don't want to just limit this computer to school, though. In my free time, I do a lot of personal music production using Ableton Live 9, FL Studios, Max Live plugin, etc., and need to be able to track guitars and handle MIDI interfaces and the like with speed and no degradation in quality (I've read that more RAM for DAW plugins and samples is a good idea) and I think an internal sound card would probably be beneficial (of course, I'm not 100% sure), which also means I'd like to be able to have my fans pretty quiet under load. Also, memory is ideal for me, as I listen to, download, and rip a lot of music and movies.
I've already found a case pertaining to my interest in a quiet system: [Fractal Design Define R5](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr5bk) but that's as far as I've gotten so far.
Lastly, I'd like to be able to easily run games at a pretty satisfactory speed/quality, as I've never really been able to get into PC gaming but still enjoy video games, and other things such as hi-quality streaming and as a personal HTPC of sorts, at least for my dorm, and even be able to entertain the thought of overclocking my hardware to satisfy my curiosity.
In order to keep costs as low as possible, I have some hardware/peripherals that could possibly hold me out until I can make some extra money:
* Western Digital Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
* Acer V223w moniter
* 4.1 Creative computer speaker system
* mouse, keyboard
* NETGEAR WNA1100 Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter Network adapter (It gets the job done, never had a problem with it, though in the future I'd like to upgrade to a far superior internal wifi adapter)
* LG DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS50 - OEM
So far, I've been suggested some form of Intel Core i7-4790K as a processor on the thread I submitted to [pcpartpicker](http://pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/90745-750-off-to-college-pc)
It is the same as the i7 in every way.
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