First Time Build For Gaming, Editing, Programming and Rendering Need Opinions and Reccomendations

[Justin Roose]

Hello all. I'm fairly new to the computer building scene as well as forum sites as well so bare with me. It's been requested so much from you already from what I can tell, but I require input on my list of what is to be my first build ever. Some of the programs I intend to use on this system for are photo editing programs (Adobe Photoshop, Bridge and Lightroom), Video Editing and Animation (Adobe Premiere and After Effects) and 3D Modeling and rendering (Cinema4D, Blender), as well as numerous games in my steam account. Some of the parts I have genuine concerns for the specific way they are to be utilized. Otherwise I'm looking for input on possible substitutes I overlooked, and so far I'm not seeing any compatibility issues in the list. I'll list the parts here, but I'll also provide the PCPartPicker list as well. Please comment! I have a budget of $1600 and I'm already running up at $1,384.89 on Newegg.

PCPartPicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Gphazor/saved/VdjhP6

CPU:

-AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor

Motherboard:

-Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

Memory/RAM:

-G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX

Storage:

-AMD 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
-2X) Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Note: for this setup (seeing it as an AMD build) I was looking to partition the SSD to run the OS's, both Windows 8.1 and OS X Yosemite (sounds like for the latter I need to use hackintosh since OS X in incompatible with AMD), and one of the two HDD's for each OS. My main concerns are 1) is this even possible and (2 if my Kp Parallels will work in this fashion.

Video Card/GPU:

-Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card

Note: I've heard GTX 760 and 770's are better and in the same price range but for the life of me I can't find it anywhere at those prices

-Galaxy GeForce GT 640 2GB

Note: This one I'm sure your raising eyebrows at, but I've had it for a while without using it much so it's still in good condition and could give some extra oomph (although I worry about compatibility)

Optical Drive:

-Pioneer Black Internal Blu-ray Combo DVD & CD Drive SATA Model BDC-207DBK - OEM

Case:

-Rosewill THOR V2-W ATX Full Tower Case

Note: I'm just know seeing comments that Rosehill cases aren't the best around, so yeah.

Cooling Unit:

-Akust WC00?-0006-AKS ?Larkooler ?SkyWater 3?60

Note: was also looking at XSPC kits, but they're really expensive. Also looking to add water blocks for GPU and Ram.

Power Supply:

-Rosewill 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Note: Really need opinion here since I don't really know how to tell how much power I need.

 

[learningbitbybit]

May I offer you this alternative build? If you are going down the AMD route, you won't be able to upgrade, after 9590, you are pretty much done with upgrading. But with this intel build you can keep upgrading your parts if you want. I selected an i7 core for you mainly because you are doing video editing and you will really benefit from the hyperthreading technology the i7 has to offer.
Note: If you are going to be adding your GT 640 to the build, it will bottleneck the system and you may also encounter drivers issues.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xjmh8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xjmh8d/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($193.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($117.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($102.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1485.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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