Weak1ings

Cinebench, Tomb Raider, and 3Dmark...  Look at the video for the formula, but it has to do with FPS or something else, over $$$.

my input is "Regret that AMD was chosen for the rig because the APUs are unlikely to get any faster for the CPU part and Zen is most likely a different platform altogether."

Yes, Windows 10 is free if you have a key for win 7, 8, and 8.1
 
 
Also, why upgrade?  There are no DX12 titles out and the benefits of Windows 10 include sending data to "Improve your service."
It's a good OS, but in my opinion, not worth the upgrade.

Yes, Windows 10 is free if you have a key for win 7, 8, and 8.1
 
 
Also, why upgrade?  There are no DX12 titles out and the benefits of Windows 10 include sending data to "Improve your service."
It's a good OS, but in my opinion, not worth the upgrade.

Neither, save Star Wars because it is actually considered to be Great.

Neither, save Star Wars because it is actually considered to be Great.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $513.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $513.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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Who has better drivers?
AMD still does not.
Intel...  If you are able to use this then a GPU doesn't matter...
I'm curious.

I can't recommend buying the Macintosh hardware.  How about a Hackintosh?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.10 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($52.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: AOC E2260SWDN 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($103.08 @ Mac Mall) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $839.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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@DarkBlade2117 I did what you said before you said it c:

Haswell is cheaper and Skylake is slightly better.  It's up to you.
Neither has a significant advantage from what I know.

Well there are living and dead rats.  I recommend that you use rat poison as it makes living rats dead.
 
It sounds like you brought this upon yourself.
 
Organic matter, mostly. 

I'd recommend the H5 too, if you can afford and fit it!

I'd like to correct this.  I run in a mix of indie and not indie games and many of them do not support SLI.  (granted, most don't need it but a few do.)  I highly recommend a single GPU since you are currently buying similar costing parts.  If you already had a 380, I'd recommend a second but do not waste your money on two GPUs if a similar power single is available.  SLI and Crossfire are both great at running most of the big titles, but for the good smaller titles, this is not the case.  This comes from experience with my own SLI setup for two GTX 660s.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *PowerColor Radeon R9 380 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: *Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.91 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $554.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-09 23:07 EST-0500
It will not give you more FPS than a Pentium build, but it will give you high FPS and Significantly better framerate stability.

Blender 3D?

Interesting project, let me think about it.
 
This sounds similar to the entertainment service available on flights, where each seat can select whatever they want to watch or listen, as long as it's available on the flight's central server.
 
Just to make sure I understand the gist of it:
So basically you want, for example, if there were at least one person in each room they can select which types of music they want to listen to?  You are not doing a global broadcast where you simply install speakers in each room and everyone listens to the same music.
 
For the moment I assume that you would need a central server with storage for a lot of music files unless you want people to access music available on the Internet.  And each room would need some device+speakers/headphone jacks for people to select or even create their own playlists from all the music available.
 
I wonder if setting up something like an Internet (or local network) radio station(s) would also be a viable alternative.
 
Can you clarify about Ethernet and Wifi availability in the hospital?  And are you sure they would want to install Wifi in a hospital, as there might be concerns that Wifi signals could interfere with hospital equipment.
 
EDIT: Here's my proposal.
Central PC that will act as a media server, with storage containing music files or providing Internet access Cheap Android tablets (Amazon has some listed for like $40 a piece), with Ethernet adapters+cables (not connect to media server via wifi) Or install the music files onto memory cards on each tablet, which would negate the need for a media server Each tablet connected to speakers Each tablet can be perhaps placed inside a fixed stand/case so that people can access the touch screen but cannot remove the devices

I wish I could help you, but I can't.  Google is probably your best answer.

This should work:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.83 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: *Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $500.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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If he wants a 960, go for it.  I might not be as good for price to performance as the 380, but it's still a good card. 
Now the FX...  just no.  period.

This should work:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.83 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: *Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $500.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-06 20:20 EST-0500
 
 
 
If he wants a 960, go for it.  I might not be as good for price to performance as the 380, but it's still a good card. 
Now the FX...  just no.  period.

The V300 isn't shit, it just performs lesser than a lot of SSDs but significantly faster than a HDD...  so it works alright

I'd suggest getting a good cooler now since it'll help keep that CPU cool and since it's non-K you can get most anything for good temps.

raid 0 will still be 1TB
just faster
 
but software raid comes with a bunch of headaches so IMO its not worth it
one SSD is already fast enough for any regular consumer

IF ASUS made a
 
Asus IPS SUPER MONITOR (3440x1440, 165Hz, Gsync)

I'd buy it.  (4K ultrawide 165Hz? :rolleyes: