Budget: 650-750

More specific use (what games, what programs): Photoshop / Web design / League of Legends

Planned time until purchase: 2-3 weeks

Do you need an Operating System?: Yes

Do you have any specific preferred components?: Decent CPU/Graphics Card

Do you need a sound or wireless card?: Sound

Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?: Stock Cooling

Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?: No

Zip code/location? (Shipping costs): 49509

I also have some older parts from my current pc I can use such as graphics card/ram

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD FX-8350 52 °C
Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 803MHz (10-10-10-30)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. 990FXA-UD3 (CPU 1) 36 °C
Graphics
E320VA (1360x768@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (EVGA) 39 °C
Storage
111GB KINGSTON SH103S3120G SATA Disk Device (SSD) 23 °C
465GB Western Digital WDC WD50 00AADS-00S9B0 SATA Disk Device (SATA) 25 °C
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
Razer Surround Audio Controller

You are using a 768p TV as monitor? I would probably upgrade that first. Isnt that gtx 660 sufficient for decent 60 fps league?

yeah lol i broke my other one. but i got the money to upgrade now so I think I wanna do that and buy all new stuff all at once.

Use current motherboard and CPU...add this stuff...

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NKTtLD


Get a Windows 10 Pro license from KINGUIN, for $28, and create the install media here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10


/e You don't really need a 1060, but it will help crunch Photoshop stuff, a lot faster than a 660.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1778?vs=1771

This post was edited by Ghot on Dec 16 2016 02:48am

Get a good IPS monitor first and foremost. Ultrawide would be ideal, but don't go curved whatever you do.

After that, you need a lot of stuff. I would say minimum 16GB RAM.

Video card is less important. A 1050 Ti or a RX 470 if you wanna game a little harder would be solid.

You already have a SSD, so that's good. It's not great, but it works.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2wk88K

I was able to trim some stuff down.
I have an optical drive just reattached it - saves 18
I already have a ssd with OS on it (was planning to sell it with my pc) but i might use that for just my os so I swapped out SSD's - saves 50
i will just used my hdd in pc as well - saves 80

so I think with that extra money i am going to put it towards a new case - i have corsair carbide spec 01 case but i got it off craigs list a long time ago and the window panel mount is bent just a little and doesnt fit on correctly.
I would like to find a case with great space for cable managment, i am OCD when it comes to wires everywhere and drives me insane.
I think also i will put that extra money towards a tri-monitor set up (selling my old tv monitor first)

what do you guys think??

Looks OK. Air 540 has good cable management. Not exactly cheap, though.

Like I said -- monitors should be #1 priority for graphic design. You need an IPS panel. No junk ones, either.

Yep, for graphics work, you definitely want an IPS monitor(s).

I would do this...if you want to save money and get a new case... https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2mRHqk

Is it feasable to get a nice ips monitor as my main and then 2 generic less expensive ones for sides and do my graphic designs on the middle monitor?

Depends on how much graphics you wanna do.

Everything looks better on an IPS monitor. They have a crisper pic and higher color gamut.