3. [Build Help] Building a PC for gaming and photo editing.

[Build Help] Building a PC for gaming and photo editing.

Unless he is going serious with photoshop and another editing software i would rather much pick something like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $226.69 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $29.75 @ OutletPC
Motherboard MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $109.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $54.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $108.99 @ SuperBiiz
Storage Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $85.83 @ Amazon
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) $329.99 @ SuperBiiz
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) $329.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case $99.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $105.99 @ SuperBiiz
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.75 @ OutletPC
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) $87.89 @ OutletPC
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1589.84
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 22:43 EDT-0400

The difference in photoshop is at most 20% slower

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