Studying game development and in need of a high performance pc

CasualLiKE

My max budget is a €1000 but could stretch a little for the ideal pc for my needs. I need it to render quickly with programmes such as 3Ds Max, UDK, Zbrush, Photoshop.

• What is your budget? €1000
  
• What will be the main purpose of the computer? Game development/Gaming
  
• Do you need a copy of Windows? No
  
• Can you use any parts from an old computer? No, my old computer is of no use to me anymore
  
• Do you need a monitor? Yes, if for the right price
  
• Do you need any of these peripherals? No.
  
• Are you willing to try overclocking? Possibly down the line
  
• How can you pay? Credit card, laser
  
• When are you purchasing? 5-6 weeks
  
• If you need help building it, where are you based? Co.Louth/Dublin

Serephucus

How's this look?

Item|Price
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155|€215.26
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€87.14
8GB Corsair XMS3 PC3-10667U CL9-9-9-24|€38.58
Dell UltraSharp U2312HM|€196.56
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 Windforce 2X, 2GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort|€219.00
Crucial M4 128GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5")|€99.74
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€73.49
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€948.76

And you can get Windows 7 from Software4Students for €55 I think. Use a Lidl mouse and keyboard until you can save up for better ones, and you're good.

If you want it more on the programming side, you could always double the RAM, and maybe look at a 500 series NVIDIA card, as they handle CUDA and DirectCompute better than their 600 series counterparts.