Photo Editing/Light Gaming Build?

psitswill

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Hi! First time posting on this site, so no idea if im on the right thread, any help would be awesome lol. Anyways, im an amateur photographer and a designer and I wanna build a PC thats capable of running smoothly and can easily run like Photoshop and Illustrator and stuff like that. I also game a bit, and I mean like League of Legends and Counter Strike. Can someone please suggest a build for me? Thanks ❤️ ( budget is around 700$ )
 
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8 cores for great multi tasking when using various programs (Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator)
16GB RAM for working with big files in Photoshop.
SSD for fast boot times and file loading times/accessing.
1 TB HDD space for all your files.
Reliable power supply.
Nice case.
More than capable graphics card (will max out minecraft and league of legends/CS pretty much).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($163.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB...

psitswill

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With OS, I will temporarily be using my old monitor until i buy a new one. Though, would be awesome if you suggest a good budget monitor! Already have a mouse n keyboard
 

Matt Dobe

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8 cores for great multi tasking when using various programs (Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator)
16GB RAM for working with big files in Photoshop.
SSD for fast boot times and file loading times/accessing.
1 TB HDD space for all your files.
Reliable power supply.
Nice case.
More than capable graphics card (will max out minecraft and league of legends/CS pretty much).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($163.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $733.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 09:46 EST-0500

EDIT: Just realised this is 100$ off with mail in rebates. Let me know if that is a problem and I will revise the build so it is 700 without discounts.
 
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