Web developer

[jumbo9i0]

Budget (including currency): $1000 or less

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Web developer at mid level, workflow design, code almost everyday

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

[Chris Pratt]

For web development, it's all down to cores/threads and RAM. Multi-core perf is most important, so you want an AMD chip, 3700X or better, which gives you at least 8 cores and 16 threads. You can get by with 16GB of RAM in most cases, but if you're going to use Docker, you should go for 32GB. Shoot for 3600Mhz CL16. 3200mhz will be fine, though, if 3600Mhz is too expensive.

 

The graphics card is the least important part of the equation, as any modern card would be sufficient. If you intend on doing any gaming on the rig, though, I'd shoot for a 2060 or 5600XT. Any higher is going to subtract from what you can spend on the CPU at a $1000 budget, and you want to put the better part of your budget there for this workload.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$279.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$49.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$76.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$59.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card	$169.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Best Buy
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$139.88 @ Other World Computing
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1071.80
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-02 05:19 EDT-0400

 

I threw in a Windows 10 Pro license. You may be able to save some money here if you don't mind buying a grey market license. You could also go Home, instead, but Pro would be better for web development. Also, I sacrificed a bit on the graphics card. The 580 is still decent, and you should be able to game pretty well at 1080p with medium quality with that. I added a cooler, though that's not strictly necessary. The stock Wraith Prism cooler that comes with the 3700X is sufficient in most cases, but it can get pretty noisy.

 

Finally, there's no case in this list, so that's an added cost. However, that's a highly personal choice, and you can just get the cheapest thing you can find for all it matters. The internal components are far more important, and if you really just hate the case, you can always replace it later on down the road, when you've got some extra money. 

[You_found_dom]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$279.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler	$59.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ Newegg
Memory	OLOy 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$99.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team GX1 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$43.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg
Case	DIYPC Solo-T2-BK Black USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case	$33.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	SeaSonic S12III 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$64.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$787.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-02 16:05 EDT-0400

 

 

Not sure if you plan to game, if yes install games on the hdd, and get a card like a 1660 super. Or a used 1070/ Vega 56. If not, get something like an rx 470/570. Idk how much vram you need, you might want the 8gb variant over the 4. Install os and work applications and web browser on ssd