1000 $ -1200 $ Full workstation

[AhmedAttia]

Hi......

I wanted to build a full workstation (including Os(windows) ,monitor,expansion cards and maybe with or without Peripherals)....I want this build for programming and software development purposes .

 

-I will be  dual booting windows and Linux.

-I want it to handle virtual machines while building mobile apps.

-I need a smooth multitasking on this build.

-I am going to be using dual monitors (I already have one so I will need only another one).

 

 

 

I would be thankful if you can help me on this one.

[Bob Jim]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($60.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($86.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($93.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($130.00 @ NCIX US)

Keyboard: Logitech K360 Wireless Mini Keyboard ($18.99 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Wireless Laser Mouse ($73.46 @ Amazon)

Total: $1231.14

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 11:40 EDT-0400

This would be good. The CPU is essentially a 0.2Ghz slower I7 4790, for much cheaper. This means that it is perfect for multitasking. CPU Cooler will keep things nice and cool inside of the small Mini ITX case, the Cooler Master 130, which will be able to sit on your desk and be small and out of the way. 16GB of RAM will be enough to handle virtual machines easily, and multitask. 1TB of HDD storage is usually enough, and the 250GB SSD is to put your OS and frequently used programs onto, which will dramatically speed up boot times and load times. The GTX 960 is good enough for what you are doing, and will even allow you to play some graphically intensive games at 60fps if you turn the detail down a bit. The power supply is just a decent, 'gets the job done' power supply. The monitor is a 1080p 23" 60Hz IPS display, which means amazing colour and viewing angles. The mouse is a wireless (meaning no cable clutter) Logitech amazing mouse, which has very high reviews. The keyboard I actually own, and although it is cheap, is actually extremely good. @AhmedAttia

[19_blackie_73]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($60.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($86.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($93.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($130.00 @ NCIX US)

Keyboard: Logitech K360 Wireless Mini Keyboard ($18.99 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Wireless Laser Mouse ($73.46 @ Amazon)

Total: $1231.14

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 11:40 EDT-0400

This would be good. The CPU is essentially a 0.2Ghz slower I7 4790, for much cheaper. This means that it is perfect for multitasking. CPU Cooler will keep things nice and cool inside of the small Mini ITX case, the Cooler Master 130, which will be able to sit on your desk and be small and out of the way. 16GB of RAM will be enough to handle virtual machines easily, and multitask. 1TB of HDD storage is usually enough, and the 250GB SSD is to put your OS and frequently used programs onto, which will dramatically speed up boot times and load times. The GTX 960 is good enough for what you are doing, and will even allow you to play some graphically intensive games at 60fps if you turn the detail down a bit. The power supply is just a decent, 'gets the job done' power supply. The monitor is a 1080p 23" 60Hz IPS display, which means amazing colour and viewing angles. The mouse is a wireless (meaning no cable clutter) Logitech amazing mouse, which has very high reviews. The keyboard I actually own, and although it is cheap, is actually extremely good. @AhmedAttia

liquid cooling on a 1231? for what? a shadow rock lp would be perfectly fine

[Zayzo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($60.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($86.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($93.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($130.00 @ NCIX US)

Keyboard: Logitech K360 Wireless Mini Keyboard ($18.99 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Wireless Laser Mouse ($73.46 @ Amazon)

Total: $1231.14

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 11:40 EDT-0400

This would be good. The CPU is essentially a 0.2Ghz slower I7 4790, for much cheaper. This means that it is perfect for multitasking. CPU Cooler will keep things nice and cool inside of the small Mini ITX case, the Cooler Master 130, which will be able to sit on your desk and be small and out of the way. 16GB of RAM will be enough to handle virtual machines easily, and multitask. 1TB of HDD storage is usually enough, and the 250GB SSD is to put your OS and frequently used programs onto, which will dramatically speed up boot times and load times. The GTX 960 is good enough for what you are doing, and will even allow you to play some graphically intensive games at 60fps if you turn the detail down a bit. The power supply is just a decent, 'gets the job done' power supply. The monitor is a 1080p 23" 60Hz IPS display, which means amazing colour and viewing angles. The mouse is a wireless (meaning no cable clutter) Logitech amazing mouse, which has very high reviews. The keyboard I actually own, and although it is cheap, is actually extremely good. @AhmedAttia

He didn't say he was playing games... Why drop $200 on the gpu.

[DarkBlade2117]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.90 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($121.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.98 @ Newegg)

Monitor: LG 25UM56-P 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($174.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1056.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 11:56 EDT-0400

Left $150 head room for whatever you wanna do. You can use it on peripherals, more ram, more storage, ect ect. I don't know if you are doing any GPU intensive things but the 750ti is just there to be there if you aren't.

[Redicat]

Wow that Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor do performance of an I7...

[Zayzo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK AIDOS 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.78 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($184.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.98 @ Best Buy)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($130.00 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1196.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 12:01 EDT-0400

 

For the OS i'd go to reddit and buy from there. I've gotten 4 different OSs on reddit without issue. They are around $30.

[19_blackie_73]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xsRLTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xsRLTW/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! SHADOW ROCK LP 51.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($77.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.98 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($184.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($93.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $979.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 12:00 EDT-0400

 

that's what i'd do

[Bob Jim]

liquid cooling on a 1231? for what? a shadow rock lp would be perfectly fine

For whatever reason according to PCPartPicker the 130 Case and the Shadow Rock LP are not compatible. Also put here is usually limited airflow in those cases, so I figured why not.

He didn't say he was playing games... Why drop $200 on the gpu.

Blower Style design to keep it cool in an ITX system for starters, doesn't exist on lower end models. Also, he has $1200 to spend, why not get a GPU that is half decent, in case he wants to do a few games/lots of CAD. I have not sacrificed performance in any other way.

[Redicat]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($195.87 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($184.94 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.00 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1248.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 12:06 EDT-0400

 

Yeah idk no monitor or anything does come with 32gb ram and 2 extra cores do...

 

Cooler is soo cheap 

[Zayzo]

For whatever reason according to PCPartPicker the 130 Case and the Shadow Rock LP are not compatible. Also put here is usually limited airflow in those cases, so I figured why not.

Blower Style design to keep it cool in an ITX system for starters, doesn't exist on lower end models. Also, he has $1200 to spend, why not get a GPU that is half decent, in case he wants to do a few games/lots of CAD. I have not sacrificed performance in any other way.

It doesn't need to be ITX. He's not doing CAD. "programming and software development purposes"

-I will be  dual booting windows and Linux.

-I want it to handle virtual machines while building mobile apps.

-I need a smooth multitasking on this build.

-I am going to be using dual monitors (I already have one so I will need only another one).

[manikyath]

decided to refine a bit, and aim more towards OP's needs, rather than tossing cash at a blower style cooler that'll never need to do its job either way.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ZgR3C

- cpu: xeon quad core HT, will do the job

- nice quiet tower cooler, because tower coolers are made to last.

- motherboard with some PCI-e expansion, and some legacy slots, you never know.

- 16GB ram, i hope we have all decided at this point that ram speeds dont matter enough to care.

- TWO SSDs: one for windows, one for linux. (because you shouldnt be dual booting off one SSD)

- 2TB seagate barracuda for storage, partition as you require between ext4 and ntfs.

- 750ti thats only there to at least have *some* juice, in case the applications require it, and for the two DVI monitor outputs.

- fractal design define R5, a personal favourite, very sizable inside, stylish for at work.

- power supply that'll do the job.

- windows 10, replace this with whatever windows you prefer to run. (and your linux distro of choice on the other SSD)

- monitor, preferably get the same one as you already have, or a similar one.

- dell keyboard, these things are a standard in a lot of companies for a reason.

- logitech G502, because mouse comfort IS important enough.

[Redicat]

 Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive for sure check dat 

You Save: $391.04 (85%)

 

And its hitachi solid.

[manikyath]

 Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive for sure check dat 

You Save: $391.04 (85%)

 

And its hitachi solid.

85% off and still not notably cheaper than a seagate barracuda.

[Bob Jim]

It doesn't need to be ITX. He's not doing CAD. "programming and software development purposes"

-I will be  dual booting windows and Linux.

-I want it to handle virtual machines while building mobile apps.

-I need a smooth multitasking on this build.

-I am going to be using dual monitors (I already have one so I will need only another one).

ITX is useful in almost all circumstances. Also, pretty much no one builds a machine for ONE purpose alone. They may have a primary focus, but they will want to do other things with it as well.

[Redicat]

85% off and still not notably cheaper than a seagate barracuda.

But its seagate dude "Made in thailand"

[manikyath]

But its seagate dude "Made in thailand"

and thailand makes hard drives out of bamboo and ducktape?

 

i have a toshiba hard drive thats been trough hell several times, and still works perfectly. (same for a samsung hard drive, but i didnt torture that one *that* hard...)

[Zayzo]

ITX is useful in almost all circumstances. Also, pretty much no one builds a machine for ONE purpose alone. They may have a primary focus, but they will want to do other things with it as well.

Besides making upgrades more difficult, yeah i guess. But what if he needs more storage? Then he has to default to external drivers. And that wasn't one focus, he listed a good amount of things he'd be doing with the PC, gaming wasn't one of them, neither was CAD.

[Bob Jim]

Besides making upgrades more difficult, yeah i guess. But what if he needs more storage? Then he has to default to external drivers. And that wasn't one focus, he listed a good amount of things he'd be doing with the PC, gaming wasn't one of them, neither was CAD.

He didn't list a good amount of things he would be doing. He said it was for software development/programming purposes; he is running a virtual machine for mobile apps, aka SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; he wants to multitask, well everyone does, and dual booting is likely for certain programs that only work on Windows/Linux.

[AhmedAttia]

Thank you very much guys 

-I think I would be dropping the ram to 16 GB .

-I don't want a hell of a GPU because most probably I would be sticking to the requirements I mentioned above.

-I like the logitech MX very Much .

-I still don't know if I will be needing liquid cooling.

-I think that the mini-ITX will limit any future upgrades .

-I will not be Gaming but I might use CAD applications in the future (I don't know)....so I guess for now I may spend less on the GPU but I might be upgrading it soon .

 

Any suggestions ?

 

 

oh ,and my apologies if any of the points seem newbie ,it's my first build after all.