Help me build a PC

[sohelshaikh97]

Yes, I wanna assemble a PC. I am totally noob to this.

Usage:

Not a gamer but play games like Counter Strike once in a while. High end gaming isn't my thing.

I am into programming and web developing. I use android studio, Photoshop and other adobe software very frequently.

Watching videos and surfing internet is in considerably high amount so I need storage. Tell me cheapest I can buy with capacity around 4tb or less.

Budget:1000$

[Mohenjo]

Do you need a monitor and OS? and i dont think you need to spend 1000...

 

actually now that im thinking about yea 1000 is a good budget for that 

[sohelshaikh97]

Yes I need an OS.

[Mohenjo]

Yes I need an OS.

so no monitor?

[sohelshaikh97]

Also I need monitor, CPU cabinet, mouse, keyboard.

[sohelshaikh97]

so no monitor?

If I can get a 4k in this budget it would be great!

[themaniac]

Also I need monitor, CPU cabinet, mouse, keyboard.

lucky for you, i've been working on my own with similar need but more towards a gaming need, here this is an edited version of it also you can remove the SSD and get a larger HDD if you wantPCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($304.95 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.95 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.90 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($159.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.75 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($90.00 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.98 @ Newegg) 

Other: Windows 10 from reddit ($50.00)

Total: $990.47

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 12:45 EDT-0400

[BigDay]

next time post all of the information in the first post

[Mohenjo]

Hows this?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($183.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($149.00 @ B&H) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.59 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $930.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 12:47 EDT-0400

[Mohenjo]

Also I need monitor, CPU cabinet, mouse, keyboard.

oh oops 

[Sauron]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.27 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($124.41 @ Mac Mall) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $823.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 12:49 EDT-0400

 

here, no need to spend 1000$ on it - in fact this is probably more than you need already, but since you have the money might as well make it great amirite?

 

unless you need a monitor and os with it too - then that may not fit in the leftover money, if that's the case tell me and I'll make a cheaper build

[sohelshaikh97]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.27 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($124.41 @ Mac Mall) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $823.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 12:49 EDT-0400

 

here, no need to spend 1000$ on it - in fact this is probably more than you need already, but since you have the money might as well make it great amirite?

 

unless you need a monitor and os with it too - then that may not fit in the leftover money, if that's the case tell me and I'll make a cheaper build

 

yes i need a monitor and all other peripherals: mouse keyboard 

[sohelshaikh97]

next time post all of the information in the first post

yeah sorry i just joined the forum!

[Sauron]

yes i need a monitor and all other peripherals: mouse keyboard 

 

this if you're fine with 2tb of storage (you can add more wherever you want anyway)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.27 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($124.41 @ Mac Mall) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.00 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($136.99 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Microsoft Desktop 400 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($15.99 @ Directron) 

Total: $998.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 13:02 EDT-0400

 

and this if you aren't

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 1GB ZONE Video Card  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.00 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($136.99 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Microsoft Desktop 400 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($15.99 @ Directron) 

Total: $1005.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 13:06 EDT-0400

[sohelshaikh97]

 

 

this if you're fine with 2tb of storage (you can add more wherever you want anyway)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.27 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($124.41 @ Mac Mall) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.00 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($136.99 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Microsoft Desktop 400 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($15.99 @ Directron) 

Total: $998.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 13:02 EDT-0400

 

and this if you aren't

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 1GB ZONE Video Card  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.00 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($136.99 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Microsoft Desktop 400 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($15.99 @ Directron) 

Total: $1005.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 13:06 EDT-0400

 

can i get a 4k monitor?

[Sauron]

can i get a 4k monitor?

 

With what money? Those are 450$ and up. To afford one with your budget you'd need to drop the dedicated gpu, downgrade the cpu and give up the two hard disks or a hard disk and the ssd. At which point you wouldn't have sufficient performance for playing games and your productivity would suffer as well.

[sohelshaikh97]

With what money? Those are 450$ and up. To afford one with your budget you'd need to drop the dedicated gpu, downgrade the cpu and give up the two hard disks or a hard disk and the ssd. At which point you wouldn't have sufficient performance for playing games and your productivity would suffer as well.

so 1080 is good enough or should i increase my budget?

[watts300]

so 1080 is good enough or should i increase my budget?

That's up to you. It's very subjective based on the window sizes you like to use with your software. 

 

If you've used 1080 before, a good thing to ask yourself is if you'd prefer larger windows and see more of your content when you have the windows full-screen. 

 

 

 

Edit // Food for thought:  I just saw this in the Hot Deals section.  It's factory refurbished. But it's Samsung, so it's solid. 

http://sellout.woot.com/offers/samsung-28-4k-led-backlit-monitor-42?ref=cnt_dly_tl

[Sauron]

so 1080 is good enough or should i increase my budget?

 

As @watts300 said, it's entirely up to you. 4k is godsend for this sort of work, but that carries a cost. If you think you can work well enough with a 1080p monitor, then spare your money and jump to 4k when the prices drop under 250$. If instead you really want the surface area, all you need to do is shell out another 300$. Bare in mind however that the 750/ti doesn't have a displayport port, so you'll need to go for a different graphics card (specifically an amd one, anything inbetween the r7 250x and r9 270 will do just fine).