Looking for a build (Doing more than one thing)

[L0L]

Approximate Purchase Date: In 1~2 months.

Budget Range: $800~1000 (I can go over, but that's the ideal budget range.) Kinda seems unrealistic though, but I'm not expecting a $3,000 computer. I could buy a used car instead.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Doing video rendering (animations), HEAVY photoshop. (Believe me, my old computer crashed constantly trying to do the things I'm asking it to do), gaming (Call of Duty while recording in FRAPS, things like that), and finally web browsing.

Are you buying a monitor: No. I'm buying after I buy the PC.


Parts to Upgrade: Not upgrading, just need a new computer.

Do you need to buy OS: Sure, why not?

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I really couldn't care less. Just make sure that the website you select are well known.

Location: Soz, buying online only.

Parts Preferences: No Preferences.

Overclocking: Maybe. Just light overclocking.

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe. I may upgrade in the future.

Your Monitor Resolution: N/A

Additional Comments: I do prefer a SSD. And ATLEAST 1866 8Gig Ram please. I really want 16 or higher.

Why Are You Upgrading: Computer is 7 years old.

 

[sadams04]

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1039.87

 

[L0L]

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1039.87

It's a pretty good build...
About the CPU cooler, should I really get that evo instead of a water cooler like the h100i?
And LOL at that graphics card.
I can't say it's bad, because it's decent, but I was expecting something higher.
I will definitely keep this build in mind.

 

[mswg]

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1039.87

It's a pretty good build...
About the CPU cooler, should I really get that evo instead of a water cooler like the h100i?
And LOL at that graphics card.
I can't say it's bad, because it's decent, but I was expecting something higher.
I will definitely keep this build in mind.

cooler master evo will do just fine if you are going to make slight overclock as you said
if you wanna go with better gpu check:
770gtx which will cost about 350$
or 760gtx about 250$
or go with the amd camp for something like r9 270 or r9 280
btw
sadams04 made a really good build with this budget

 

[sadams04]

Its all about the budget... Swap the BD-RW for a DVD-RW, and the Gold PSU for a Bronze unit and you can free up a little bit of money to assist to the GPU budget. If you have to have a larger GPU at that budget level then look towards something more like the build below.

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.93 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1033.81

 

[L0L]

How do you guys like this build?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($304.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($153.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.95 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H230 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 750W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($104.78 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1153.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-17 21:19 EST-0500)

I sacraficed the 1866 memory to have 16GB ram.