New build light Photoshop & AutoCAD use - Budget $900 USD

[JBalls335]

Hi gang,

Speccing a new build for my bro-in-law who needs a new PC for some photoshop & autocad use, in addition to normal web surfing and light gaming. The budget is $900 USD and ill be building it for him.

Parts needed: Case, CPU, motherboard, RAM (8 or 16GB), SSD (256GB), Video card, PSU.

His only specific request is that the case has adequate cooling/fans. Any help with parts suggestions is appreciated. Cheers.

 

[Ken g6]

Here's a tweaked version of [thread=2389797]my current "midrange" build[/thread].

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($257.42 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: *ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: *Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($175.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: *Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *Antec Green 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Directron)
Optical Drive: *LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $899.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-18 12:56 EDT-0400

The most recent benchmark I could find indicates AutoCAD likes Nvidia. If you don't need the DVD drive or hard drive, you can get more fans if you like, but it's not really necessary.