First Build Components

[Guest]

Alright, so I think I finished the list for my first build with the help of a few people. But, it is about $150 over budget. ): I need some advice on trying to downgrade the parts but still have a computer that can perform well for a long time. I plan on using it for 3+ years, for school. I probably will be running programs like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Lightroom on it, as well as some average web browing/downloading and some very very light gaming. (Minecraft, MAYBE a Steam game or two) Any help would be great, thanks!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VyfzQ7

 

[Forever Oleg]

1) I would change the HDD to WD Caviar Blue - more reliable than Barracuda
2) I see you are getting your build as an entry to Skylake but if you choose some previous generation components, you will probably save around $50 and will not lose any performance.
3) VP-450 power supply is higher quality than the EVGA one you put in the build.
4) Because you don't game much you could puck up a cheap Quadro on eBay or get GT 730 2GB GDDR5.

Cheers

 

[Guest]

1) I would change the HDD to WD Caviar Blue - more reliable than Barracuda
2) I see you are getting your build as an entry to Skylake but if you choose some previous generation components, you will probably save around $50 and will not lose any performance.
3) VP-450 power supply is higher quality than the EVGA one you put in the build.
4) Because you don't game much you could puck up a cheap Quadro on eBay or get GT 730 2GB GDDR5.

Cheers

Hey, thanks! Will defiantly change my parts. How do you think the CPU will handle the programs?

 

[Forever Oleg]

1) I would change the HDD to WD Caviar Blue - more reliable than Barracuda
2) I see you are getting your build as an entry to Skylake but if you choose some previous generation components, you will probably save around $50 and will not lose any performance.
3) VP-450 power supply is higher quality than the EVGA one you put in the build.
4) Because you don't game much you could puck up a cheap Quadro on eBay or get GT 730 2GB GDDR5.

Cheers

Hey, thanks! Will defiantly change my parts. How do you think the CPU will handle the programs?

Of course it will handle them but because it's only a dual core it will run them slower than let's say a quad core of the same generation.

If your build was meant to be an intro to Skylake then I have no problem with that, but you will save by going with Haswell Refresh (Broadwell).