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Alright, so I would like some help creating a rig to drive a 4k monitor. I am getting ready to purchase a 4k monitor and I would like a PC to be able to run it well. I will primarily use this for simple tasks like media consumption, excel work, web browsing, etc. I would like the ability to be able to expand this in the near future to play a few games at 4k (I am really looking forward to Need for Speed coming out & by near future I mean after Christmas when I can afford a nice graphics card). The expandablity factor is why I am planing on building my own PC and not purchasing a pre-built.

 

My thoughts/limitations on the hardware itself include:

 

  • I am completely open to AMD or Intel based.
  • I would like to do the initial build for under $600 if possible.
  • I would like a mini-itx or micro-atx form for a smaller footprint.
  • I would like a case with a window so I can see the components.
  • I would like an SSD for faster boot times and application response.
  • I already have peripherals including a keyboard, mouse, speakers, etc.
  • I plan on running Windows 10.
  • I live in the USA.

 

Would someone be able to help me come up with a simple rig that would suit my needs/desires? 

 

If you have any other questions, let me know.

 

Thanks!

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What your budget? Do you need the monitor included in said budget? Do you need an OS?

 

Very good, but you forgot the budget.

reread the bullets in the OP

$600

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What your budget? Do you need the monitor included in said budget? Do you need an OS?

 

 

Very good, but you forgot the budget.

 

 

I added to the original posting.

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"I would like to do the initial build for under $600"

 

ARE YOU HIGH?

600 dollars will barely get you ONE GPU to power it, even then a SINGLE 980Ti cant keep up 60 fps on most Triple-A maxed 

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apart from need for speed,what other games do you plan on playing?

Star Wars  :) . That is pretty much all for now.

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"I would like to do the initial build for under $600"

 

ARE YOU HIGH?

600 dollars will barely get you ONE GPU to power it, even then a SINGLE 980Ti cant keep up 60 fps on most Triple-A maxed 

Scrapyard Wars style?

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"I would like to do the initial build for under $600"

 

ARE YOU HIGH?

600 dollars will barely get you ONE GPU to power it, even then a SINGLE 980Ti cant keep up 60 fps on most Triple-A maxed 

A 980ti costs more than the total budget lel....

 

OP if you want 4k, u must save up some more money

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"I would like to do the initial build for under $600"

 

ARE YOU HIGH?

600 dollars will barely get you ONE GPU to power it, even then a SINGLE 980Ti cant keep up 60 fps on most Triple-A maxed 

I said that I would like to drive a 4k monitor to start with. Not for gaming, just general usage. I would like to add one or more graphics cards down the road for gaming

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A 980ti costs more than the total budget lel....

 

OP if you want 4k, u must save up some more money

 

 

I said that I would like to drive a 4k monitor to start with. Not for gaming, just general usage. I would like to add one or more graphics cards down the road for gaming

 

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NO SSD

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($273.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.10 @ Mac Mall) 
Total: $600.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-25 19:58 EDT-0400
 
this will game at medium settings at 4k.
the cpu bottlenek is alot less at 4k, so keep that in mind

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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NO SSD

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($273.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.10 @ Mac Mall) 
Total: $600.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-25 19:58 EDT-0400
 
this will game at medium settings at 4k.
the cpu bottlenek is alot less at 4k, so keep that in mind

 

ew, oh god no, you want to designed this to be upgraded.

i think people are missing the entire point of this, he would jsut need some cheap gpu just so it can render 4k. He'll get the better gpu later on so in the long run paying about $1200 give or take

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Alright, so I would like some help creating a rig to drive a 4k monitor. I am getting ready to purchase a 4k monitor and I would like a PC to be able to run it well. I will primarily use this for simple tasks like media consumption, excel work, web browsing, etc. I would like the ability to be able to expand this in the near future to play a few games at 4k (I am really looking forward to Need for Speed coming out & by near future I mean after Christmas when I can afford a nice graphics card). The expandablity factor is why I am planing on building my own PC and not purchasing a pre-built.

 

My thoughts/limitations on the hardware itself include:

 

  • I am completely open to AMD or Intel based.
  • I would like to do the initial build for under $600 if possible.
  • I would like a mini-itx or micro-atx form for a smaller footprint.
  • I would like a case with a window so I can see the components.
  • I would like an SSD for faster boot times and application response.
  • I already have peripherals including a keyboard, mouse, speakers, etc.
  • I plan on running Windows 10.
  • I live in the USA.

 

Would someone be able to help me come up with a simple rig that would suit my needs/desires? 

 

If you have any other questions, let me know.

 

Thanks!

 

 

Intel NUC + SSD

 

Please see the bolded section of the original post.

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Scrapyard Wars style?

 

Even then Q660 and a 980Ti wouldn't pair well

A 980ti costs more than the total budget....

lmao true $50 dollars more 

 

I said that I would like to drive a 4k monitor to start with. Not for gaming, just general usage. I would like to add one or more graphics cards down the road for gaming

 

would like the ability to be able to expand this in the near future to play a few games at 4k (I am really looking forward to Need for Speed coming out & by near future I mean after Christmas when I can afford a nice graphics card). The expandablity factor is why I am planing on building my own PC and not purchasing a pre-built.

 

 

Perhaps you should have made that a bit more clear because you won't be getting an i7 let alone an i5 on that budget...
you'd need well over $900 for a build that wouldn't bottleneck a 980Ti which again, Is the primary card for 4k right now.
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Rosewill Neutron Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $606.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-25 20:01 EDT-0400

 

Can throw HDD at it at a later date(?)

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ew, oh god no, you want to designed this to be upgraded.

i think people are missing the entire point of this, he would jsut need some cheap gpu just so it can render 4k. He'll get the better gpu later on so in the long run paying about $1200 give or take

Yes, that is exactly the point! Thank you for summarizing this in a way that I could not clearly do.

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Please see this response.

4k monitors starting price: about 400usd

so you need a 200usd pc?

Dude.....

The site has changed....

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill Neutron Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $606.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-25 20:01 EDT-0400
 
Can throw HDD at it at a later date(?)

 

Yes, I can throw an HDD at it at a later date. I actually have a couple of old HDDs, that I could throw in temp.

 

Thank you for the response! I really appreciate it!

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4k monitors staring price: about 400usd

so you need a 200usd pc?

Dude.....

No, the monitor is being purchased seperately. I guess I did not make that clear enough.

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Yes, I can throw an HDD at it at a later date. I actually have a couple of old HDDs, that I could throw in temp.

 

Thank you for the response! I really appreciate it!

No problem :D (I'm sure someone's going to point out something wrong with it...)

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No, the monitor is being purchased seperately. I guess I did not make that clear enough.

ok.

 

here is what could work, without MIR

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($57.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.24 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($51.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $630.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-25 20:07 EDT-0400

The site has changed....

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