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Looking for a new computer for work, I run a screen printing and embroidery shop in Ontario,Canada. I've never built a computer before but would be up to the task if its the better route to take. The main use for the computer will be Corel draw, illustrator, photo shop etc. as well as a digitizing program for the embroidery side of things and email / internet. Looking for suggestions on either a pre built machine or if building it myself is cheaper suggestions on what parts to get etc. Any input would be greatly appreciated! Forgot to add budget would be under $1000 already have monitor, keyboard and mouse.
 
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Yes you should definitely consider building your own. You can choose exactly what parts you buy if you build it yourself. :)
 
Something along the lines on an i5 3570K, 8GB 1600MHz RAM, Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H, Radeon 7850/7870 or GTX 660 Ti, 1TB HDD, Corsair Carbide 300R case, Corsair CX 600 PSU.

Should cost around $1000. Look on Newegg.ca and see what all the stuff costs. :)
 
Thanks for the input, would it be worth it to get an ssd for the OS/programs and separate hdd for everything else?
 
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Thanks for the input, would it be worth it to get an ssd for the OS/programs and separate hdd for everything else?
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Some might say it's not worth it, but I definitely think it's worth it. It has significant speed bonus compared to a regular hdd.
 
If you have money left over for one, by all means go for it. :) You want 128GB or bigger though.
 
This is 846 w/o a case or shipping and Newegg.ca has hefty shipping fees. There is a couple rebates and a gift card. Check a couple other sites that have some free shipping/better pricing ,like DirectCanada, for these same products. Buying from one place has benefits.
Besides the asthetics you want, the case you choose should have adequate features for your hardware, including cooling. Post a link to a couple and we'll let you know how you did :D
The thing with i5 quad core, is that 3570K's price, performance, and it's ability to later on gain more performance with a simple overclock,,makes it the smart buy.
To utilize 3570K a board that has good power delivery and run cool day in and day out is needed.
For graphics I don't think you need that much.
Power supply is the heart of the system and has to be of quality. Can't go by rating or price or even how many watts it says it has. The one listed fits all the bills and has modular cables so the ones not needed won't have to be connected.
If you have a couple things going at once you might find 16GB memory useful and this is a top brand.
Western Digital Black FAEX is fast and has the best(5yr) warranty.
If you want an ssd this one is fantastic. Might put it over the top of the budget a bit.
Samsung makes a good optical drive.
http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19019831
 
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to OP. bw sure to get an nvidia graphics card if your going to be using editing software like adobe, since the program takes advantage of nvidia's cuda tech which will speed up the process while working on your projects in photoshop, and maybe more of the other programs that you stated you will be using. if your not going to be playing any games on it then you could most deffinatly get a gtx 650 (non ti version as it really wont make too much of a difference in adobe. you can get one for like $110, and put the money saved into an ssd drive, which will also work well while doing your sork. it will speed up the process while rendering since it all being done on a ssd compared to a standard hard drive. i do similar work and an ssd deffinatly helped things out. you may want to get both a ssd and hd. so you can save all your work when its finished on it and free up your space on your ssd drive. an i5 3570k would be a good choice, and a gigabyte board will do well also. maybe a ud5? or higher. if your not going to be gaming on this computer than you really dont need any higher of a card than the 650. adobe recomends to use a card with cuda cores, and 1 gig of memmory on it, or more. spending $200 on a card when your not going to be gaming on it is silly. and AMD cards do not support rendering in adobe products, so there is absolutly no point in gettting the amd cards when what will work for you is the 650.

here is a nice one to consider. and to be honost, you could probably get away with a gt 640, and put extra money towards an i7 since you are doing editing things. but overall, id say an i5 and gtx 650 is a good place to be for your needs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130827

or a gt 640

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127686

if it were me, and having the experience with my pc in the description below, id just get an ssd, hd, i7 of some sort, and the gt 640 if ALL I WAS DOING is editing/rendering jobs for work, and NO GAMING. the i7 3770k and gtx 670 i have are great, but the card is WAY overkill for editing. great for gaming, but not needed for editing. a gt 640 looks to be where you wanna be, with an i7, or gtx 650 and an i5. i feel you will benefit more from the i7 and gt 640 though
 
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