Best 1200$ build

[spwath]

This is a project for school, i have to do a 1200$ build.

It is for all around usage, so not just gaming.

Needs everything you need for it, like monitor. No software or oS needed.

This is what i came up with

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($308.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($108.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard  ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Logitech M325 Wireless Laser Mouse  ($15.75 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers  ($31.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1197.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-21 11:51 EDT-0400

[themaniac]

This is a project for school, i have to do a 1200$ build.

It is for all around usage, so not just gaming.

Needs everything you need for it, like monitor. No software or oS needed.

This is what i came up with

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.99 @ B&H)

Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($308.99 @ SuperBiiz)

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

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

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($108.99 @ NCIX US)

Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard  ($9.99 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: Logitech M325 Wireless Laser Mouse  ($15.75 @ Amazon)

Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers  ($31.99 @ Best Buy)

Total: $1197.53

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-21 11:51 EDT-0400

looks good but change the psu to this one http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550gts3x

[Shd0w2]

Drop the 6700 and go for a 6600k... You probably wouldn't be doing intensive things that require hyperthreading if you're only going to be using a 970. Of course, it depends the theme / prompt of your assignment. And in this case, just all around good, you probably won't need hyperthreading.

 

Drop the 6700 to a 660k

Get a 980

Get an evo 212.

[spwath]

Drop the 6700 and go for a 6600k... You probably wouldn't be doing intensive things that require hyperthreading if you're only going to be using a 970. Of course, it depends the theme / prompt of your assignment. And in this case, just all around good, you probably won't need hyperthreading.

Drop the 6700 to a 660k

Get a 980

Get an evo 212.

Is for a school project, i7 sounds more impressive

[PlayStation 2]

for $1200 you could definitely do better

[spwath]

for $1200 you could definitely do better

Not for gaming so

[Shd0w2]

Is for a school project, i7 sounds more impressive

Not impressive when it's not fitting the prompt.

i7s aren't all around good things in comparison to an i5. i5s are adequate for pretty much everything, and they can video edit, just not as fast. Paying $100 more for an i7 that will only really gain you hyperthreading that will be used in specific cases, is just not good for "all around use" for the price.

[BigDay]

unbalanced build

[DaltonM]

I hope you don't plan on assembling this build like this. 

 

So many cheap parts for an expensive build. 

 

Can you split the budget for peripherals and PC parts? 

[PlayStation 2]

Not for gaming so

For starters, switch the Skylake i7 for a Haswell Xeon.

Next, you could probably get a better monitor, K+M, speaker setup, or GPU with that kind of $$$ leftover.

[DaltonM]

1. Go with a monitor with speakers

2. Get a mouse/keyboard combo, maybe even a KB with a touch pad. 

[spwath]

I hope you don't plan on assembling this build like this.

So many cheap parts for an expensive build.

Can you split the budget for peripherals and PC parts?

It's for school project, I don't need expensive mouse/kb

[spwath]

For starters, switch the Skylake i7 for a Haswell Xeon.

Next, you could probably get a better monitor, K+M, speaker setup, or GPU with that kind of $$$ leftover.

For school project I don't need expensive peripherals.

[spwath]

Not impressive when it's not fitting the prompt.

i7s aren't all around good things in comparison to an i5. i5s are adequate for pretty much everything, and they can video edit, just not as fast. Paying $100 more for an i7 that will only really gain you hyperthreading that will be used in specific cases, is just not good for "all around use" for the price.

Might as well get the most power I can for 1200$

[Shd0w2]

Might as well get the most power I can for 1200$

Except you're not. You could downgrade to a 6600k with an evo 212, OC it, then get a 980 and boom, way better.

[Moondrelor]

I feel like this might be a better build.. But take it with a grain of salt.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 4GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($489.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Monitor: Asus VS228T-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($97.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1217.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-21 12:52 EDT-0400

[App4that]

 

I feel like this might be a better build.. But take it with a grain of salt.

 

I was about to complement the build and then saw that case . Still a good build though, just needs a case worthy of it.

[Moondrelor]

I was about to complement the build and then saw that case . Still a good build though, just needs a case worthy of it.

Yeah, just chose the case because it was already in his build and I was already 17 bucks over his limit. Lol It does need a better case however.