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Can you install windows server 2012 standard on just any hardware? or does it need to be server grade in some shape or form? Also do you think it work with the new Intel Core i7-6700K processor? Any help would be great!

Here we go boys! Just ordered all the parts And there's some new things (nothing's shocking) One thing I did find before purchasing is that the motherboard only supports 1600hz RAM so the 1800hz megahertz Kingston Fury memory would have been a mistake. Also on Newegg the 520w and 620w Power supply where the same price so I whet with the bigger one. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delivery estimate: Monday, July 20, 2015 by 8pm Intel Xeon Processor E3-1231V3B 3.4 4 LGA 1150 (BX80646E31231V3) Sold by: Amazon.com LLC $246.79 Guaranteed delivery by: Friday, July 17, 2015 by 8pm Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10) Sold by: Amazon.com LLC $79.99 WIN 8 64 Bit 1Pack Sold by: Made PC $72.55 Seagate 2TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST2000DM001) Sold by: Amazon.com LLC $76.65 Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E250B/AM) Sold by: Amazon.com LLC $97.99 Amazon Total = $661.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 x Fractal Design Define S Silent Computer Case - $74.99 1 x SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 - $69.99 w/$5.00 rebate card 1 x XFX Double Dissipation R9-290A-EDFD Radeon R9 290 4GB - $269.99 w/$30.00 rebate card - 1x AMD GIFT Dirt Rally Newegg Total = 413.98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total = $1075.89 Thanks for all your help and I'll keep you posted.

I know I'm going over my budget a Bit But I'm pretty happy with the price to Performance I get with this and this doesn't show with a mail-in rebates. - PC http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nYgvt6 - CPU $246.79Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 MOTHERBOARD $87.99Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H MEMORY $85.99Kingston 16GB STORAGE $97.99Samsung 250GB SSD $76.65Seagate 2TB 7200RPM VIDEO CARD $269.99XFX Radeon R9 290 CASE $69.99Fractal Design Define S POWER SUPPLY $73.98SeaSonic 520W OPERATING SYSTEM $89.99Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) $1099.36TOTAL:

Thanks for doing the research! that's super helpful.

with the monitor totally agree with you with you! And I more play CSGO then the others. and the monitor is a investment on when I get a better graphics card I can max other games as well. now with the build adjustments I believe I want to stick with the 97 because apparently I'd have to do a bios flash with anything else. and its just newer. For the WD Black I thought of that. But I think the Green will work just fine don't feel like spending another 40 bucks for a little bit more preference it gives me. how is the power supply better? at this point I'm thinking the Sea sonic 520 but what are your thoughts?

The mother board isn't rated that well. so is it reliable? and how are you getting a windows key for $20? And I'm using Sony Vegas but I thought rendering had mostly to do with your CPU. And GPU boosting didn't help much. @BigDay

I agree I'd rather have the newer generation board for $7 more

Thank you!

Thanks man I'll do that power supply then.

sounds like a better board that I'll probably go with but what do you mean by CPU support?

Hey Guys! Looking to buy a PC tomorrow and wanted some opinions on my parts lists! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To give you some context. I'm a high PC user in general who does lots of video editing. My main games are CSGO, LoL and some BO2. I Want to stream with relatively no issues, Also not super looking to overclock anything. YT Commentary is in there to so I wanted a relatively quiet build. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option 1: (Which I'm leaning towards is) - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GjgGgs CPU - AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz - $164.99 CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler - $27.99 Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard - $69.99 Memory - Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory - $85.99 Storage - Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive - $97.95 - WD Green hard drive - $72.99 Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card - $204.99 Case - Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case - $69.99 Power Supply - Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - $59.99 Operating System - Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) - $89.99 Total: $944.86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Option 2: - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X9kpkL CPU - Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz - $242.99 Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard - $87.99 Memory - Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory - $85.99 Storage - Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive - $97.95 - WD Green hard drive - $72.99 Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card - $204.99 Case - Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case - $69.99 Power Supply - Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - $59.99 Operating System - Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) - $89.99 Total: $1012.87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open to more opinions and thoughts on these! Here my thoughts on why I pick some of these parts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RAM - I definitely wanted 16 gigabytes of RAM because I find myself maxing out 8gb and 16gb I hear is great for streaming and video work I hear. Storage - For a SSD I hear 240gb is the sweet spot for space. And for rendering/video work I wanted a relatively fast and reliable SSD so I opted for the more premium Samsung model. I wanted 2Tb for sure I'm just about maxed out 1Tb right now and I wanted to go for more premium again and went with a Western Digital hard drive. Video Card - In the future I'd like to get a better graphics card. But right now I'm gaming at 1080p with light titles so I think a 960 will do just fine. (Beats my 650m by a long shot) Was thinking EVGA right now because they have the best price on NewEgg. And it comes with all the other 960 features + A game, And Back plate. Case - More premium case than most I know But I like the clean design Which I prefer. Also is it has sound dampening foam and is a nice case all around. Power Supply - Don't need anything fancy I hear Corsair is a reliable brand for power supplies so not much to it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That's the basic parts I don't know too much about either of the motherboards besides that they're well rated and from gigabyte which is a trusted company and that there cheep. I won't be super overclocking I figured a more expensive board isn't worth it. (opinions are welcomed) So the second part of this is AMD vs. Intel. AMD is cheep which i'm all for! But someone said the Intel would be a lot better for video work. (and I wonder if it has a slight Edge for gaming to) PassMark says that the Intel CPU is about 600 ponits better at 9,580 vs. AMD at 8,980. But I don't know how much that translates to real world use. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Side note What Does this mean? Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs. Other peripherals Upgrades down the line $79.99 - CM Storm QuickFire TK Mechanical Keyboard $45.99 - Dual LCD Monitor Desk Mount Stand $199.99 - Acer GN246HL 1080p 144hz Monitor $26.19 - LG USB 2.0 External DVD Drive That's pretty much it any help would be great! Thanks for reading. - Matt

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Max at around $1000 cheeper would be nice.

Hey guys! I'm planning on buying a new PC this coming black Friday and wanted some help finding parts for it. I already have some parts picked out but I have some questions when it comes to a few things, so here's the scoop. This is not a 100% gaming machine. Part of want I do on my pc is making montages for YT. And I also want to live stream. I sold my ps4 for some cash so this will be my main gaming machine as well. The things I'm struggling with is. 8gb vs 16gb of ram (for live streaming and for video work) A 960 vs 970 (970 will last me longer and I don't have to worry about any games but its $150 price jump) - looking at nvidia more because I want a pretty silent build for recording - And AMD 8350 vs 9590 (Do I need a faster processor for rendering or is the 8350 fast enough?) - what helps Sony Vegas render faster? And how fast do I need? - There's the baseline PC parts list. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Khp6ZL Any help would be great guys! I'm coming from a lenovo Y400 laptop so I feel like anything is already a huge upgrade. YT is Nltroedits https://www.youtube.com/user/NltroEditsIf you're interested in what video work I do. Thanks again.

Good luck to everyone entering the giveaway! And thank you Linus for being the best source for reviews concerning technology and just everything awesome! Your a Very honest reviewer along with you co-workers and not afraid to voice your opinion. So Thank you again for providing us content across 3 channels and I hope to see you succeeded even farther. Keep up all the good work.. Until next time bye!