Need advise for DIY PC

[Shinobimaru]

Hi techgurus, I need some advise for DIY. My budget is around 1.6K to 1.8K for CPU only, since my monitor is still working well. Will prefer an Asus setup.

Functions:
Work - MS Words, Photoshop, etc.

Gaming - Don't really do PC gaming, but might as well include it for future usage.

Media - Movies, mp3, youtube, etc.

Surfing

Optional: May be interested in doing some PS3 streaming via twitchtv. What are the things I need to add on for this? Costly?

A few doubts I would like to clear too.

RAM: Eg, should I go for a 2x4gb or a single 8gb?
Casing: Any quiet and nice looking ones to recommend? Due to space constraint, I can't have a big tower. Will provide measurements if needed.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Shinobimaru]

Bump
10 char.

 

[jiaweiii]

2x4 gb is better quiet and nice looking fractal r4 or something which is called

 

[royfrosty]

MSI B85M G43 + i5-4570 ~ $356
Gskills Ripjaws 2x4gb kit 1600mhz ~ $110
WD Blue 1tb ~ $78
Plextor m5P 128gb ~ $159
Gigabyte R9 28X OC 3gb 3X Windforce ~ $425
Superflower HX600 600w 80+ Gold ~ $109
Corsair Obsidian 350D matx Chassis ~ $139
Windows 7 Home Premium OEM 64bit ~ $115
Samsung ODD ~ $21

Total ~ $1512 Buy at tradepac Diy

 

[Shinobimaru]

Any more setup recommendations?

 

[royfrosty]

Any more setup recommendations?

Have and that's if you want a slightly more overkill setup

Asus B85 Vanguard + i5-4570 ~ $390
Gskills Ripjaws 2x4gb 1600mhz kit ~ $110
WD Blue 1tb ~ $78
Plextor M5P 128gb ~ $159
MSI r9 280X 3gb Twin Frozr ~ $479
Superflower HX600W 600w 80+ Gold ~ $109
Thermaltake a30i matx chassis black/red ~ $140 (smaller chassis than the 350D)
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 8 Home ~ $120

Total ~ $1606 Buy at tradepac DIY.

IF you want to have higher storage capacity then:

Asus B85 Vanguard + i5-4570 ~ $390
Gskills Ripjaws 2x4gb kit 1600mhz ~ $110
WD Green 2tb ~ $110
Crucial M500 240gb ~ $235 (convergent promo)
MSI R9 280X 3gb Twin Frozr ~ $479
Superflower HX600 600w 80+ Gold ~ $109
Thermaltake Amour A30i ~ $140
Windows 8 Home ~ $120
LG ODD ~ $24

Total $1717

 

[kkh83]

Asus H87 Plus + Intel i7 4770
Seagate 1tb 7200rpm 64mb
windows 7 home
corsair vengeance 1600 16gb
Samsung Evo 120GB
Asus GTX760 2GB
Coolermaster stormscout 2
GH24ns80
seasonic x 860w platinum psu
Corsair h80i
can get this lobang at $1600 msg me if u interested at 92996458

 

[shadow84]

Asus H87 Plus + Intel i7 4770
Seagate 1tb 7200rpm 64mb
windows 7 home
corsair vengeance 1600 16gb
Samsung Evo 120GB
Asus GTX760 2GB
Coolermaster stormscout 2
GH24ns80
seasonic x 860w platinum psu
Corsair h80i
can get this lobang at $1600 msg me if u interested at 92996458

Overkill of getting i7-4770 and waste of money...

H80i isnt needed when he is nt gonna oc.

860w is overkill, 600w more den enough...

R9 280x is much better than 760.

At $1600, royfrosty recommendation is much better den urs.

 

[ryuxdragonx]

royfrosty provided a good choice.

Depending on your photoshop usage, i7 may be a good idea no?