Final Builds For School!

[ProdigyzMined]

Some of you may have seen some of my earlier threads about the builds I've been working on for school, and I'm happy to report that I submitted the final parts lists today! I figured I'd share with you what I got Keep in mind that these were not picked strictly for the Price/Performance ratio. but more on the variety of parts chosen and the attractiveness of the systems, as they will be uses during open houses to show incoming students. Also keep in mind that I had to order everything from TigerDirect, so many of the components that I would have liked to use were not available. Here they are:

 

Workstation Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1245 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.96 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($364.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($155.99 @ Directron)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1517.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 23:26 EST-0500

 

As the title says, this one is meant to be a relatively hardcore workstation for 3D Modeling, Rendering, and for use with the Adobe Suite. The E3-1245 is a bit pricier than the E3-1230 I originally wanted to get, but that was out of stock and I had to make some adjustments to make it work. Should be a beast! A good looking one too

 

AMD Gaming Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($141.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: AMD  240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($135.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.96 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($389.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($174.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1275.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 23:34 EST-0500

 

Name pretty much says it all. This was meant to be very AMD centric, with everything that could be by AMD being by AMD. The SSD, GPU and CPU are all of AMD's specimen, so I figure it should work pretty well. the Air 540 with its excellent airflow should benefit the very hot 290X and 8320. Should be interesting.

 

Intel Mid-Tower Gaming Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.96 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($549.00 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($101.08 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1372.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 23:44 EST-0500

 

This is a powerhouse, rocking the much loved SLI Krait motherboard and an EVGA GTX 980. Black and white theme looks great too.

 

Intel Micro-ATX Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($326.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.96 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Vapor-X Video Card
Case: BitFenix Pandora MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($120.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: BitFenix Fury 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $977.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 23:49 EST-0500

This one was a bit messy. I originally planned to Crossfire two of these cards, but I couldn't fit two of them and a PSU that had enough wattage within the price range, so the memory and CPU got an upgrade instead. should be a cool system.

 

Teacher's New Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($326.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.96 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($155.99 @ Directron)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1458.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 23:53 EST-0500

 

So this is the final machine, and it's replacing my teachers awful (its really bad) desktop. I figure It'll do a great job for whatever he needs it to do for the next few years at least.

 

So those are the builds! Be sure to let me know what you think

[Bazinga!]

It's great but I think that GPUs are kinda overkill