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  1. Build 6: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/X2zBRB
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  3. **CPU**
  4. Scrapped the whole Intel line of CPUs here. AMD have really been struggling with their CPUs in comparison the the monster that is Intel, since their CPUs aren't as good at gaming. For AMD, their CPUs have less power per core, which is made up for by adding more cores. That's what they did here - it's an 8-core CPU which will work well with rendering but not super well with new games (but since you have a budget GPU anyways, you won't see much difference). The i5 will work better with Photoshop and other 2D rendering programs, since they usually rely on single-core performance. For videos and 3D objects though, the 8 cores of the FX 8350 really shines. For your needs, I'd seriously consider going with an AMD build. Best of all, this CPU overclocks REALLy well, so even if you don't want to OC it now, you can do it in a few years when it becomes more necessary. If you don't know what overclocking is or what it does, let me know and I'll explain it to you. Basically you run your CPU harder. You get better performance in exchange for more heat produced and more power consumption.
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  6. **CPU Cooler**
  7. Technically, you don't actually need to buy an aftermarket heatsink since the CPU comes with one in the box. However, the one in the box is both noisy and rather ineffective for anything except stock speeds ("clocks"). This CPU cooler is the predecessor to the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - which currently accounts for ~50% of ALL CPU fans bought nowadays. The 212 Plus I suggested to you is about 15$ less for about 15% worse performance - still a good cooler and amazing for the price point though. I'd recommend buying the 212 Evo id you really want to get into overclocking, as it'll allow you to push the CPU just that bit farther. The 212 Plus is still good even if you only push your CPU a couple megahertz.
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  9. **Motherboard**
  10. I was really surprised that this mobo was so cheap! According to my research, it's a great budget overclocker. Lemme explain. Some motherboard, especially budget ones, do not hold up well with overclocking. That's either because the Power Phase is too low (don't bother understanding what this means) or the VRMs get too hot (also don't bother figuring out what I mean unless you really want to). This particular board though has a decent power phase, but great quality VRMs with heatsinks so they don't overheat. All this is saying that this motherboard has both all the features you need, and great OCing support. Be advised that I chose a Micro-ATX sized mobo again since it's more likely to fit in your PC case... which I still don't know the model number/name of lol. Also be aware that if you buy this board, try to make sure that you get the Rev 6.0 version of it - it's just been updated to look and perform slightly better, while still retaining the same features. That being said, the Rev 6.0 is actually a sweet looking black colour, rather than the lame baby-blue one in the picture on PC Part Picker. The one being sold by Newegg is the cheapest one available, and it IS the Rev 6.0 (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128565&AID=10657534&PID=3938566&SID=&nm_mc=AFC-C8JunctionCA&cm_mmc=AFC-C8JunctionCA-_-na-_-na-_-na&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-%zn)
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  12. **RAM**
  13. Same as Build 1
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  15. **HDD**
  16. Same as Build 1
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  18. **SSD**
  19. Same as Build 1
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  21. **Video Card/GPU**
  22. Same as Build 1
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  24. **PSU**
  25. Same PSU as Build 1, but it's got an extra 70 watts for overhead when/if you decide to overclock.
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  27. **Optical Drive**
  28. Same as Build 1
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  31. Base Total: $672.90
  32. Tax: $87.41
  33. Total: $769.30 + shipping
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