Sub $500 PC build for Graphic Designer (using adobe suite etc.)

[Nick Powell]

I am looking to build my own PC for less then $500. I currently have a Surface Pro which I will be selling and then using that money to purchase the components for a new PC. This computer will be used for web browsing, word processing and using programs from the adobe suite (Photoshop, Illustrator etc.).

This will be the first computer I build and therefore was wondering what you believe are the best components to buy within this budget. I greatly appreciate all responses

 

[ewok93]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2z4aP This will work nicely for you, but I would upgrade the RAM to 8gb as soon as you had the money.

 

[Nick Powell]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2z4aP This will work nicely for you, but I would upgrade the RAM to 8gb as soon as you had the money.

Thanks for your answer I have also posted this in the components section as I believe I will receive more responses there. I was wondering if you knew of any good/similar alternative for the ASUS M5897?

 

[ewok93]

Yeah, the Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P. Any reason you're not going with the Asus, or just looking for different options?

 

[Nick Powell]

Yeah, the Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P. Any reason you're not going with the Asus, or just looking for different options?

I was looking at different options as not many Australian stores sold the Asus. I have slightly edited your build with the following specs, what do you think?

AMD FX 6300 - $139
ASUS M5897 - $128.15
2x 2GB Transcend DDR3 1333 RAM - $0 (from another pc)
WD 500GB Caviar Blue 7200rpm - $56
Radeon 7750 - $89
ATX 550W PSU - $0 (from another pc)

 

[ewok93]

That looks good, but that GPU is fairly weak. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2zwqg This will give you a better video card, similar quality motherboard, 8gb of slightly faster RAM, and the same CPU.
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2zwqg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2zwqg/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2zwqg/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.00 @ PLE Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $495.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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