DIY Compact Desktop

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Any recommendation for parts?

Budget is 1k , prefer intel i5/i7, 16gig Ram, mainly for photos editing , 1 SSD and 1 HDD. Compact casis and no need monitor. Thanks.
 

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CPU+ Mobo: ASUS H81I-PLUS + i5 4690 (406)
RAM: 2X G.SKILL PC 12800/1600MHZ DDR3 CL11 VALUE RAM (204)
SSD: OCZ VERTEX 460 120GB (99)
HDD: TOSHIBA 1TB 7200RPM (69)
DVD-RW: LG 24X DVD-RW SATA OEM (25)
PSU: THERMALTAKE SMART SE 530W (75)
Case: CM 120 M-ITX (89)
OS: WINDOWS 7 HOME PREM (120)

Total cost: $1087

Buy at PC Themes, #04-15, and ask for discounts. DIY yourself. If you can't into DIY, get PC Themes to assemble for you for a fee.
 

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CPU+ Mobo: ASUS H81I-PLUS + i5 4690 (406)
RAM: 2X G.SKILL PC 12800/1600MHZ DDR3 CL11 VALUE RAM (204)
SSD: OCZ VERTEX 460 120GB (99)
HDD: TOSHIBA 1TB 7200RPM (69)
DVD-RW: LG 24X DVD-RW SATA OEM (25)
PSU: THERMALTAKE SMART SE 530W (75)
Case: CM 120 M-ITX (89)
OS: WINDOWS 7 HOME PREM (120)

Total cost: $1087

Buy at PC Themes, #04-15, and ask for discounts. DIY yourself. If you can't into DIY, get PC Themes to assemble for you for a fee.

Thank you very much.
 

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Add $20 and upgrade casing to Jonsbo U2 aluminium one.
 

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Add $20 and upgrade casing to Jonsbo U2 aluminium one.
No, I intend for TS to use the CM 120 so that he can add a high end GPU in the future to help with Photoshop rendering. The U2 does not have much space for a high end GPU.
 

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CPU & Mobo: i5-4690 & Asus H81I-Plus @ $371
Ram: Crucial 1600mhz value ram 2x8GB @ $200
ODD: Samsung DVD RW @ $21
HDD: WD Blue 1TB @ $68
SSD: Plextor M6S 128GB @ $104
Case: Silverstone ML05 @ $109
PSU: FSP 300W 80% SFX @ $39
OS: Windows 7 Home 64bit OEM @ $115

Total: $1027
Buy from Tradepac and DIY.
 

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CPU & Mobo: i5-4690 & Asus H81I-Plus @ $371
Ram: Crucial 1600mhz value ram 2x8GB @ $200
ODD: Samsung DVD RW @ $21
HDD: WD Blue 1TB @ $68
SSD: Plextor M6S 128GB @ $104
Case: Silverstone ML05 @ $109
PSU: FSP 300W 80% SFX @ $39
OS: Windows 7 Home 64bit OEM @ $115

Total: $1027
Buy from Tradepac and DIY.

The Samsung DVD cannot fit into the ML05 case
FSP 300W SFX no longer at this cheap price
 
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