Need ~$400 build for photography, video and photo editing, and basic use. Already have GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor $169.61 @ OutletPC
Motherboard *Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $44.49 @ Newegg
Memory *G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $59.99 @ Newegg
Storage OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage *Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $46.48 @ Amazon
Case Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case $29.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply *EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ NCIX US
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $502.54
Mail-in rebates -$55.00
Total $447.54
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-24 03:06 EST-0500

If you don't want to use rebates use these instead

Type Item Price
Motherboard *Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $44.99 @ Amazon
Storage Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $50.78 @ OutletPC

Explanation:

CPU - the i5 is pretty good for the task, if you were willing to spend a bit more we could've fitted in a good Xeon E3.

Memory - I threw in 8 GB, if you want to expand to 16 GB later switch this purchase for a single stick

Storage - SSD as you asked for. With rebates you get a better quality SSD with more space, without rebates you are stuck with a "meh" SSD with just enough space for the programs and the OS.

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