BUILDING MY OWN COMPUTER

Type of Computer: 3D Graphic Designer Estimated budget: $4000
Parts:

Motherboard: Intel S5520SC (Intel 5520 EATX)
Reason: As this is a server motherboard, some desktop features are not present: standby/sleep functionality is not guaranteed, and this board does not support the "Hibernation" feature built into Windows. SATA ports do not support hot swap. Crossfire support is limited to video cards under 300W max. (http://www.pugetsystems.com)

CPU: 2 x Intel Xeon E5640 (2.66GHz) QUAD CORE 80W
Reason: With CPU at 2.66GHz run the graphic programs will be easier and faster.

RAM: Kingston 48GB DDR3-1333 REG ECC (6x8GB)
Reason: The ram is needed to be at least 48GB in order to smoothly run the graphic programs. Additionally, we can run two graphic programs at the same time.

Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 6970 2GB (XFX, Asus, MSI, or Sapphire)
Reason: 2GB graphic is the biggest in present day. Graphic designer PC need this big graphic in order to design a better quality of graphic games, video, etc.

Sound Card: Onboard Sound
Reason: Sound play quite important  role in graphic design.

Controllers (Adapter Cards):
Reason: The adapter card helps connect PC to PC with various of speed. This is useful for graphic designer who use two or more PC.

Networking (Adapter Cards): 802.11n wireless USB Adapter
Reason: Internet and other connectivity are also important. Just in case we need to do research.

Hard Drive: 600GB Intel 320 SSD 2.5 Inch
Reason: Internal hard drive need at least this much to store more graphical files which is too big. Also we need the external one to store more.

CD / DVD Rom: Asus 12x Blu-Ray Player SATA
Reason: After our video is published we can play our video in high quality.

Removable Drive: None
Reason: This accessory is not necessary.

Case: Antec P193 V3 (Gunmetal Grey)
Reason: This case has an extra protection. We need our file in there to be the safest as possible. Designing a graphic takes too much time to complete. If the data lost, we might have no feeling to do it anymore.

Power Supply: Antec CP-1000 1000W Power Supply
Reason: This power supply performing include twelve hundred, P183 and P193 with an excellence price.

CPU Cooling: 2 x Puget Hydro CL3 Liquid Cooling System for 1366
Reason: This cooling use liquid to cool down the PC which is qualified for graphic designers.

Monitor: Asus 21.5 Inch LCD w/ LED and Speakers (1920 x 1080)
Reason: This is 2 in 1 monitor. It is the LCD monitor with 21.5 inch which is big enough to view in high quality video.

Speakers: None
Reason: If our monitor already included speakers in it, there's no need to buy more in other to save some money.

Keyboard: Logitech Wireless MX5500 Combo
Reason: This keyboard use wireless which is easier to use for a busy graphic designers.

Mouse: Wireless Mouse
Reason: Graphic design's office generally is messy cause of lots of PC and paper work. This mouse is useful if the desk is messy cause there's no need to plug in the cable which is more complicated use.

Cost according to the website: 7453.53

Conclusion:
To conclude, graphic designers need the best possible computer in order to produce more quality images, video, games, etc. Also graphic designers received more salary according to their designing which is pretty much to recover their budget on buy those computers.