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Well, my brother are planning to build a new PC because his old one is performing very slow. So, for his birthday, I would like to get him a PC for his productivity need and some gaming. He is thinking about the Mac Pro with D300s(the basic model). However, I think you can build a better PC with the price. So I come up with this build. He said he's going to buy it at the end of the month. I don't have much time.

PC Partpicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/samdelei/saved/rJ3mP6

 

If you click on the link and it didn't work. Copy and paste on the search bar and it'll work.

 

Anyway this is the part:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tcBRYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tcBRYJ/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1271 V3 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($336.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.25 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.74 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($283.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($269.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($184.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Ghost (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($128.99 @ B&H) 
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($155.43 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mix 2 Fan Controller  ($27.72 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($71.10 @ NCIX US) 
Mouse: SteelSeries Sensei RAW Wired Laser Mouse  ($39.49 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Audio-Technica M50x Headphones  ($169.00 @ Adorama) 
Speakers: Creative Labs GigaWorks T20 Series II 28W 2ch Speakers  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2813.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 19:39 EDT-0400
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Well, my brother are planning to build a new PC because his old one is performing very slow. So, for his birthday, I would like to get him a PC for his productivity need and some gaming. He is thinking about the Mac Pro with D300s(the basic model). However, I think you can build a better PC with the price. So I come up with this build. He said he's going to buy it at the end of the month. I don't have much time.

PC Partpicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/samdelei/saved/rJ3mP6

That link doesn't work for me.

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a link to your personal directory can only be accessed by you....

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I think it should work if you copy+paste the link on search bar.

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I think it should work if you copy+paste the link on search bar.

Nope

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With the productivity, will it be video rendering + editing?

Diamond 5 in League :)

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With the productivity, will it be video rendering + editing?

Mostly for CAD and some Adobe software because he's an architect.

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Mostly for CAD and some Adobe software because he's an architect.

Well, it seems you really care about him and you're willing to spend a LOT of money, but  I dont think two r9 290s will be needed for it, if you want to save money. And many applications benefit from cuda cores better, I'll post a build with better budget, and pretty much the same performance. one example is, the 1230V3 is basically as good as the 1271 v3 other than core clock, so it wont be extremely better, while being $100 more than the 1230v3

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I would go for the i7 4790k over the Xeon.

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I would go for the i7 4790k over the Xeon.

Dude, the Xeon 1230v3 is the same as a 4770k, but not overclockable....

 

also, it is 100$ cheaper

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T7gfnQ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T7gfnQ/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($1035.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.25 @ Amazon) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.74 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus X79 Deluxe ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($429.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($184.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($669.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: BitFenix Ghost (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($128.99 @ B&H) 

Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($155.43 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 

Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mix 2 Fan Controller  ($27.72 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($71.10 @ NCIX US) 

Mouse: SteelSeries Sensei RAW Wired Laser Mouse  ($39.49 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Audio-Technica M50x Headphones  ($169.00 @ Adorama) 

Speakers: Creative Labs GigaWorks T20 Series II 28W 2ch Speakers  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $3625.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 19:50 EDT-0400 

 

Oh well, that's almost 1/3 of my monthly salary.

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Dude, the Xeon 1230v3 is the same as a 4770k, but not overclockable....

 

also, it is 100$ cheaper

I would rather have an overclockable cpu than a locked one.

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Also, budget is no concern and I would like to get him an amazing build because he got me my first rig with his money.

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You would need to find out whether the software uses CUDA or OpenCL. If it is just cuda then swap the gpu for a 780/ti.

 

 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.25 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.SNIPER Z97 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($148.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks PH-ES614PC_BK ATX Full Tower Case  ($105.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($128.99 @ B&H) 
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($479.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mix 2 Fan Controller  ($27.72 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: SteelSeries Sensei RAW Wired Laser Mouse  ($39.49 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Audio-Technica M50x Headphones  ($169.00 @ Adorama) 
Total: $2590.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 19:54 EDT-0400
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I would rather have an overclockable cpu than a locked one.

YOU would rather have one, not EVERYONE.

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YOU would rather have one, not EVERYONE.

And YOU would rather have a locked one, not EVERYONE. It works both ways  :mellow:

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And YOU would rather have a locked one, not EVERYONE. It works both ways  :mellow:

I like unlocked CPU's, HENCE, why I own a 4690k+z97 mobo...

BUT, he started his build with a xeon locked, so I decided to follow what he started with. .-.

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I like unlocked CPU's, HENCE, why I own a 4690k+z97 mobo...

BUT, he started his build with a xeon locked, so I decided to follow what he started with. .-.

I guess he doesn't need our help then ?  :mellow:  Anyway lets not derail the thread with mindless arguments. It is hardly fair on the op. 

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Also, budget is no concern and I would like to get him an amazing build because he got me my first rig with his money.

 

A few tweaks to your generally good build.

 

The NH-D15 overhangs the first memory slot in its nominal configuration. I would suggest an h100i for better cooling and more memory module compatibility.

 

Strictly speaking there is no need for the Arctic Silver thermal compound.

 

Instead of 4x4GB = 16GB of memory I would suggest 4x8GB = 32GB. Regardless of speed a 32GB system will tend to outperform one with 16GB.

 

A larger ssd.

 

A much better psu with a 10 year warranty.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1271 V3 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($336.98 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.74 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($283.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($399.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($209.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: BitFenix Ghost (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($128.99 @ B&H)

Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($155.43 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)

Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mix 2 Fan Controller  ($27.72 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($71.10 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: SteelSeries Sensei RAW Wired Laser Mouse  ($39.49 @ Amazon)

Headphones: Audio-Technica M50x Headphones  ($169.00 @ Adorama)

Speakers: Creative Labs GigaWorks T20 Series II 28W 2ch Speakers  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $2959.35

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 20:32 EDT-0400

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With the no budget and uncertain specified uses I don't know what to recommend. But if you purely just want looks and power here's something to give you an idea.

 

You gotta do you girl. I always say you gotta do you. And if he's doing him, then who's doing you? Because right now, it seems like no one's doing you.

- Stefani Stilton (she / her) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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