RyanM

Thanks to linus as well!

Thanks to Darrin Lynch for joining us today.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7603/mac-pro-review-late-2013 I thought it was interesting how competitive the price was compared to the other workstations especially considering the form factor. I think that Linus will be surprised by the fan noise result. Anand said DIY will still save you money but for Heavy workload OSX users it isn't a bad value.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hsIR Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hsIR/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hsIR/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight II SD1283 Night Hawk Edition 89.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($140.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.93 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($108.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Microcenter) Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($83.99 @ Mwave) Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $1203.84 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-09 00:40 EST-0500)

In my opinion there is little reason to go with either of those cards for 1080. So if it were me I would go 780 and a 1440p monitor

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/27xYA Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/27xYA/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/27xYA/benchmarks/ CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.91 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon) Total: $581.84 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-24 03:54 EST-0500)

Get 8gb ram

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/217sS Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/217sS/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/217sS/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($549.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Mwave) Motherboard: Asus X79 DELUXE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($345.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Patriot Viper 3 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($283.41 @ NCIX US) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($174.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($115.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($705.91 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($159.99 @ Microcenter) Total: $2502.25 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 03:03 EST-0500) $2750 with the monitor. The fractal design define r4 has a 12v/5v/3v fan controller and and fans included a quite good. Plus the asus motherboard has great fan control as well as things like wireless ac and 40 PCIe lanes. This in my opinion would be a much better way to spend your budget.

I would sacrifice some ssd storage in favor of getting an i7. Maybe get a 250gb samsung 840 evo

This cpu doesn't have integrated graphics... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ya I heard it performs about on par with a 8350 when overclocked Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How much do you this a 8320 will hurt performance? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I live in Washington state and I believe the closest micro center is in California Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was wondering how well all these components would go together for gaming. I plan on building a computer in the next couple weeks and I am pretty firm on a $1000 budget. Note I plan to add a 120gb samsung 840 evo and a cpu cooler with any money I get for Christmas. These are the parts I have so far. [ **CPU** | [AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox) | $158.98 @ SuperBiiz **Motherboard** | [MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-970ag46) | $69.99 @ Microcenter **Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c9d8gxl) | $63.75 @ Newegg **Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $58.99 @ NCIX US **Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx780dc2oc3gd5) | $526.30 @ Newegg **Case** | [Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vn40006w2n) | $37.99 @ Microcenter **Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pb0750kr) | $59.99 @ NCIX US | | **Total** | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $975.99 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-29 21:22 EDT-0400 |

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