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My dad want's me to build him a a new workstation desktop for $2200, this budget includes the OS, Monitors, Keyboard and Mouse. Can anyone give me some recommendations on what to get for this build? 
And this (http://dft.ba/-9KLY) is the case I would like to use. 

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What does he do, 3D stuff or Rendering, compressing and such?

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($629.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply:  EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive:  Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor:  Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor:  Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Best Buy) 
Keyboard:  Cooler Master Storm Quick Fire Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($93.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Mouse:  Logitech G502 Wired Laser Mouse  ($79.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $2112.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-30 18:16 EDT-0400)
 
Some people might freak out that I don't have a K version of the CPU included. But that is $40 bucks more, and because I don't choose to pay the money for the K I can get the CPU quiet and cool using the Hyper 212 EVO. 
The Z97 board is for future upgrades and the fact that it supports higher clocked RAM. 
The SSD is for the speed and the 2 TB drive for the extra space. You can get this down to 1 TB and then fit in another monitor to squeeze the budget.
GTX 780 ti, best card you could afford, and the Keyboard because it is really nice and the mouse for the same reason.

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What does he do, 3D stuff or Rendering, compressing and such?

Honestly I don't know, he just want's me to build him something ridiculous with features he probably won't use just because he might want to learn them someday. He's been using a potato laptop for quite a while but now he just wants something crazy because he can afford it.

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we need to know what he'll be doing so we can put together the right hardware for the usage

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Honestly I don't know, he just want's me to build him something ridiculous with features he probably won't use just because he might want to learn them someday. He's been using a potato laptop for quite a while but now he just wants something crazy because he can afford it.

If he does 3D, follow the build I posted above, if he does do photo editing and such, he could change up to an i7 4930K and drop the graphics card.

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If he does 3D, follow the build I posted above, if he does do photo editing and such, he could change up to an i7 4930K and drop the graphics card.

Thanks I'll talk to him more over the next few weeks to pin down exactly what he wants but I really like the recommendations. 

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Thanks I'll talk to him more over the next few weeks to pin down exactly what he wants but I really like the recommendations.

Like he said, we cant really build 1 unless we know exactly what the system is being used for. Professional 3D rendering etc require a different kind of graphic card, while gaming and general use will use a different setting, the build up there from Erika is pretty good for that.

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Like he said, we cant really build 1 unless we know exactly what the system is being used for. Professional 3D rendering etc require a different kind of graphic card, while gaming and general use will use a different setting, the build up there from Erika is pretty good for that.

Damn it, stop calling me Erika! Aaargh

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This is clearly for gaming.

But if your father play games and edit stuff that will be great :)

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($629.99 @ Newegg) 
Case:  NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor:  Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor  ($127.58 @ Newegg) 
Mouse:  Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse  ($50.45 @ Amazon) 
Headphones:  Corsair Vengeance 1500 v2 7.1 Channel Headset  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $2126.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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