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Hey this build is for a freind of mine and his price range was 1000 to 1300 dollars. Any suggestions would be great!

NZXT Source 210 S210-001 Black “Aluminum Brush / Plastic” ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811146075

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus $30
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ASRock Z75 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813157304

Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM $36
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Intel Core i5-3570K $230
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SAMSUNG Internal DVD $19
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Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX 500GB 7200 RPM $110
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hec ZEPHYR ZEPHY580MX 580W $70
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ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor $180
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824236052

Logitech MK120 Black USB Wired Slim Desktop $18

XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition $260
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814150605

You really want an SSD in there, even if it's only a small one to use as a cache.
I also haven't heard much about HEC for power supplies. Look for a Seasonic, Corsair or Antec if I were you.
There's nothing wrong with a 7870, but for a few bucks more you can pick up either a 660Ti or a 7950 which are probably wiser investments. If your friend isn't a big gamer, then a 7750 will still do 1080p gaming just fine, but it'll save money and be quieter/cooler.

Check out the system guides on TR.
The sweet spot isn't a bad starting place, but you probably don't need the Xonar soundcard.
There's likely very little need for a full sized case, either so you could easily go for a MicroATX board inside something a little smaller such as the Silverstone TJ08-E or Fractal Design Arc Mini.

As always, the real question is "what does he/she want to do with it?"
The advice I've given, as well as the TR system guides, are 'general purpose' machines capable of everything - but it's possible to tailor a system specifically towards gaming, media, CAD, graphics work, etc....

Chrispy_ has a good point about the SSD. I recently saw a Newegg sale where a 60 GB OCZ was going for only $30. It's enough space to fit the OS and basic apps while the big data like movies/music/photos/etc. go on the spinning media.

I was going to get him a SSD but he requested otherwise and nothing i said could convince him.

His loss on the SSD; In a couple of years he'll be BEGGING you for one

Software is starting to take advantage of the higher IOPS SSD's provide, which is only one step away from a point in the future where software runs like ass on a mechanical disk (assuming you don't think we're there already. Since I'm a heavy Adobe and Autodesk user, I think we passed that point about two/three years ago!)

Adobe software runs poorly and/or crashes frequently on all hardware, in my experience.

JustAnEngineer wrote:

Adobe software runs poorly and/or crashes frequently on all hardware, in my experience.

Indeed. It's nice to see that Adobe doesn't discriminate based on the type of hardware used to run its software.

Hec PSU...but why?

you are looking at $80 delivered. For that price there are dozens of better choices.

Gold rated...great regulation at $60 delivered or $80 delivered modular.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817182066
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817182261

Heck you can get a PLAT for $80 delivered.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817182081

get the 450 watt gold, and take the $20 and step up to the AMD 7950

Edit: typo...$20 won't get you very far towards the difference on the AMD 7970

Much better PSU and graphics card....win win

JustAnEngineer wrote:

Adobe software runs poorly and/or crashes frequently on all hardware, in my experience.

Heh, too true.

At least with an SSD the frequent Adobe restarts are only a five-second nuisance rather than a minute-long disk massacre

Just wanted to comment that you've done a pretty good job with that initial build. It's obvious you're making some sacrifices to get the performance to a certain point, but overall there's very little to criticize!

I'm with others on the poor PSU choice, but I think there's plenty of good suggestions. Everything else looks okay for the most part. Have you seen this ASUS e-IPS monitor for $190? I think it's a much more attractive option at the same price point.

Oh, and spend the extra $5 on the $35 Hyper 212 EVO. It's got flattened heatpipes for better conductivity and an improved fan.