Swagbox 1080

[Memories4K]

This new build will grant me room for upgradability while being my daily driver for schoolwork and light-moderate gaming. I hope to upgrade it to something more like below as time goes on, piece-by-piece, as i can afford it.

 

[Old Build]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $0.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 15:56 EST-0500

 

[New Build-Start]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 37.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($60.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($101.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $575.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-22 18:58 EST-0500

 

[New Build-End]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 37.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($90.99 @ NCIX US) 

Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016  ($134.00 @ B&H) 

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre Pro 148.7 CFM 200mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($22.75 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($22.75 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($22.75 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Thermaltake CHALLENGER PRIME Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Mouse: Etekcity Scroll 6E Wired Optical Mouse  ($17.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $581.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-22 18:59 EST-0500

 

(GPU is left out due to waiting for Arctic Islands and Pascal. Will update in the future)

 

Any tips or recommendations are welcome and very much appreciated in order to save cost, get better value, have better aesthetics, show concerns in quality of a specific PC part, priority on PC parts, etc!

 

Pics will be posted as build updates.

 

[Current Build Progress]

 

N/A

[ChasingPluto]

You probably don't need a 4790k or a 1TB SSD

[Memories4K]

You probably don't need a 4790k or a 1TB SSD

I multitask a lot (Skype, Steam, Chrome, MS Office application, etc.)

 

I don't need a 1TB SSD but i really want to make the jump to an SSD only system.

[ChasingPluto]

I multitask a lot (Skype, Steam, Chrome, MS Office application, etc.)

 

I don't need a 1TB SSD but i really want to make the jump to an SSD only system.

I think that's more a RAM thing, maybe?

[Streetguru]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

You're going to do what now?

Build the 500 dollars PC first and slowly upgrade it? How long before you get the funds to fully upgrade it?

Is it mostly a gaming rig?

[Memories4K]

You're going to do what now?

Build the 500 dollars PC first and slowly upgrade it? How long before you get the funds to fully upgrade it?

Is it mostly a gaming rig?

Build low-level haswell PC that i will upgrade as time goes on.

Yes.

About a year, though things like the 1TB SSD and 144hz monitor will be purchased last.

Mostly.

[Streetguru]

Build low-level haswell PC that i will upgrade as time goes on.

Yes.

About a year, though things like the 1TB SSD and 144hz monitor will be purchased last.

Mostly.

You could just save up a bit more and get a 390 now with an 860k, then all you need to do is upgrade your CPU later, perhaps when zen and kaby lake drops, if not I'm sure there's going to be some sales on haswell i5s

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gcPwsY

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gcPwsY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($70.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.50 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($303.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($28.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $579.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-18 15:41 EDT-0400

 

[Memories4K]

You could just save up a bit more and get a 390 now with an 860k, then all you need to do is upgrade your CPU later, perhaps when zen and kaby lake drops, if not I'm sure there's going to be some sales on haswell i5s

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gcPwsY

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gcPwsY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($70.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.50 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($303.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($28.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $579.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-18 15:41 EDT-0400

 

The FX-4300 is actually only slightly, i mean ever so slightly, worse than the 860k hahahaha

It'd be like me on Intel going from a 4590 to a 4690, a waste of money.

You know i REALLY want to wait for Zen just to see what AMD's got (and hopefully they don't go under) but last i heard Zen's not until Q4 of 2016 and more than likely going to get pushed to 2017. I need something much sooner than that and nothing AMD's got is going to make the bottleneck go away.

Also, might want to look back.

You're suggesting parts i already own and have said i was reusing like RAM and storage.

[Memories4K]

[Revision 1]

 

• Dumped G3258 for 4690k
• Dumped 4790k for 4690k

[Streetguru]

The FX-4300 is actually only slightly, i mean ever so slightly, worse than the 860k hahahaha

Well then just grab a 390 and an i5 4460 and you should be set

[Memories4K]

Well then just grab a 390 and an i5 4460 and you should be set

Planning on overclocking.

4460 just won't satisfy my needs *wink* *wink*

In many titles the 4460 is 10+ fps behind the 4690k, would rather spend the extra money to overclock the 4690k.

[Streetguru]

Planning on overclocking.

4460 just won't satisfy my needs *wink* *wink*

In many titles the 4460 is 10+ fps behind the 4690k, would rather spend the extra money to overclock the 4690k.

But I'd imagine it's still over 60fps at minimum, so unless you got a high refresh rate monitor, if you wanted something unlocked then maybe just go skylake that way your overclock gives you even more.

[Memories4K]

But I'd imagine it's still over 60fps at minimum, so unless you got a high refresh rate monitor, if you wanted something unlocked then maybe just go skylake that way your overclock gives you even more.

DDR4 is just not necessary and will not improve my experience in anything i will be doing by any means.

I already own DDR3 and can make use of it.

DDR3 Skylake has problems from what i hear and would rather steer clear of that, if i were to go Skylake i would go for DDR4 but again DDR4 would be a waste of money.

In many titles the 4460 lags behind the 4690k so much that it'd be insane not to spend the extra $30-50 (depending on sale) on a 4690k for the better value.

Yes, i am looking for more than just 60fps as the monitor on my partslist is 144hz.

[Memories4K]

[Revision 2]

 

• Separated Build Goals
• Brought back G3258
• Dumped 4690k for 4790k
• More applications in the future will use more threads and the 4790k will stay relevant for much longer

[Memories4K]

[Revision 3]

 

• Dumped 4790k for 4690k
• Zen/Zen+ and Skylake-E are just around the corner, better to upgrade at top value and just get what you need until then

[Memories4K]

[Revision 4]

 

• Dumped 4690k and G3258 for Xeon 1231 v3
• Changed CPU cooler
• Dumped Z97 motherboard for H97