Suggestions for first build. Budget ~ $700

[sahil0984]

Hi,
I am looking to build my first desktop pc. It is going to be a non-gaming rig, but typical usage will include, 1080p video playback, cpu intensive calculations, about 20 browser tabs open at one time, Photo editing (mostly Photoshop) and frequent data transfer to external drives. Also, I plan to upgrade the processor and motherboard to AMD bulldozer core based processor and AM3+ motherboard next year. And, therefore I don't mind investing less on these two.

Tower case:
budget ~ $100
Requirements: Tool less, USB 3.0 ports, good wire management, top access to usb ports and audio jacks.
Newegg.com - Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, come with Five Fans, window side panel, top HDD dock
Newegg.com - Thermaltake V9 BlacX Edition Gaming Chassis Mid Tower Steel Computer Case BlacX Top Mounted Dual HDD Docking Stations VM400M1W2Z
I am not sure how Rosewill compares to Thermaltake in terms build quality and reliability.

Motherboard:
budget ~ $100
Requirements: AM3, USB 3.0, SATA 6Gbps, Phenom II x4
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard

Processor:
budget = $140
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

Memory:
budget ~ $80
2x2GB? 1600MHz? DDR3?

PSU:
No idea.

Graphics Card:
budget ~ $150
Requirements: Should be able to support 2 monitors over HDMI. Not sure, if I can get 2 HDMI ports or if I will need some sort of an adapter.
AMD Radeon 5770??
Newegg.com - HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity

Storage:
budget = $90
WD 1TB Caviar Black SATA Gbps 7200 RPM 64MB cache
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

SSD:
budget ~ $100
Requirements: Need a small OCZ SSD for the OS. Maybe around 40GB?

Can you please suggest the parts based on my requirements and suggest where can I cut the cost.

Thanks in advance.
Sahil

[glc]

Cut your cost by not using a SSD.

PSU: Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Ram: Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1333C9

If you are going to be using Photoshop you want a Nvidia card to take advantage of CUDA.

Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P3-1370-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

[jdeb]

It would be hard to keep within your budget with an ssd. Besides, a 40gb size is not ideal with a Windows 7 OS build. It would work but does not leave you much headroom. I would say the minimum would be 60 gb. You want the Intel X25 series and the smallest one that I know of is 80gb at around $180.00.

[glc]

A SSD will boot faster and open programs faster, but it won't make much of a difference when you are doing actual tasks. Your budget balanced with your needs doesn't really allow for one at this time. You are already cutting processor costs.