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With my MBP dead and dying, I'm looking to to build a Windows box based on either 4690(K) or 4790(K).  The main purpose of the machine will be for editing photos under Lightroom/Photoshop and gaming.  I'm hoping to make it as future proof as possible (not that it's really possible) within the budget.

 

Can anyone here suggest a build/parts list for $1000 (including CPU)?  I already have a monitor, mouse, keyboard, and SSD.

 

Thank you for the help.

 

EDIT - And I'm not doing Hackintosh - I don't need this to be more work and it needs to be.

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If you are intending to game a lot, it is probably worth 1/3rd of your budget.  The MSI variant is being delivered Monday for me (hopefully!). It is a difficult price point, but I'd go I5 4690, 16gb (look to upgrade to 32gb when you can) of name brand ddr3, Asrock, Asus, or Gigabyte (or maybe something else, don't know) z97 motherboard, seasonic, evga, or corsair 500+ W PSU, and maybe a fractal case. 

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^ I see that it's out of stockjist about everywhere, not to mention it'll eat more than a ⅓ of my budget.

 

Yeah, it is an expense, but let's put it this way: waiting an few seconds to a minute or two more for rendering is a lot less noticeable over the long haul compared to shitty frame rates on games if you reallocate more towards the GPU rather than CPU.  The second you mention gaming in a computer setup, you automatically just added 200-500 bucks to your bottom line.  You will stick with that 970 for a long time unless you ever jump into 4k gaming.  It's worth it to get one when they go back in stock.

 

Simone's future husband is pretty much on the money with the parts list:  i5 or so, 16GB RAM (value name brand stuff, and do 2 sticks of 8GB for upgrades sake), middle end ASUS or MSI mobo, name brand PSU (500-600 watts).  Case is up to you.  Antec or Fractal make pretty good, decently priced ones.

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Went in there with the full intention of grabbing a 4690 and a motherboard. Came out with a 4790K and ASRock Z97 Extreme4. In my defense, with their cheaper pricing and bundle pricing available with 4790K/Extreme4, the cost of was same as it would've been had I bought a 4690 with a similar motherboard anywhere else. If anything, Lightoom will run much better.

They were, predictably, out of GTX 970 cards. I've a feeling I'm going to end up putting this thing together without a GPU, assuming I can decide on other parts.

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Good combo.  That ASRock is chock full of Nichicon 12k caps - very cool.  And damn, newegg and Amazon are flat out of 970s right now.  If you can hold on and get one soon, it will be worth it.  If you absolutely cannot, get a good deal on a 780, but the 970 is just the better long term deal.  Sorry for sounding like a 970 monger.

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I'd stay away from EVGA's ACX cooler (and their 970's in general).  Poor cooling, fan noise, and sub par voltage components/layout compared to competition.  Based on what I have read, you want Gigabyte, ASUS, and MSI this time.  EVGA is not what it used to be, unfortunately.

 

In case you are curious:

 

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1835399

 

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1834613

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Salty, there are eight 970s on newegg right now!  If you can, jump on one!  MSI gaming and Gigabyte Gaming are the best ones.

 

By the way, if you don't get one in time, I live 5 miles from their will call warehouse.  If I see a good one, would you like me to just pick one up, and you pay for shipping?  Let me know if that sounds like something you'd like.

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