What do you think of this $1100 build?

[GrmanRodriguez]

Hi

I have this build meant for engineering software/gaming, with this restrictions:

-Max $1100

-Has to work well with engineering software (matlab, solidworks, spice, ees, catia, etc)

-Occasional gaming in ultra 1080p for now

-Not so big yet not so small that it becomes difficult to build (so MicroATX)

-Color scheme

-Not have to worry about upgrading for a looong time (not really in need of the latest tech just something that works well)

With that said I made this build, and wanted opinions on it: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/grmanrodriguez/saved/zMzcCJ

Thanks! 

 

[Kenji the Uke]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($36.90 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($58.50 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.00 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1119.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Kenji the Uke]

I fit a 970 3:

[theereal]

Hi

I have this build meant for engineering software/gaming, with this restrictions:

-Max $1100

-Has to work well with engineering software (matlab, solidworks, spice, ees, catia, etc)

-Occasional gaming in ultra 1080p for now

-Not so big yet not so small that it becomes difficult to build (so MicroATX)

-Color scheme

-Not have to worry about upgrading for a looong time (not really in need of the latest tech just something that works well)

With that said I made this build, and wanted opinions on it: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/grmanrodriguez/saved/zMzcCJ

Thanks! 

NO WAY the 960 Is going to handle Ultra 1080p (some games that are well optimized) but not alot of games Also get 2x 4GB sticks of Memory.

[GrmanRodriguez]

Also get 2x 4GB sticks of Memory.

Why? My thinking is if I ever want to go 16 gb I'll have more freedom to do so 

[Kenji the Uke]

Why? My thinking is if I ever want to go 16 gb I'll have more freedom to do so 

I support this.

[Helltechpc101]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($36.90 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($58.50 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.00 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1119.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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i would added an 2en ram stick.  u only have 1X8GB ram.., its good build just my 2 cents

[AresKrieger]

Why? My thinking is if I ever want to go 16 gb I'll have more freedom to do so 

This is correct and I agree with it completely, dual channel is overrated, more room for upgrades is a better bet.

[Kenji the Uke]

i would added an 2en ram stick.  u only have 1X8GB ram..

My build is only 20 dollars over budget and he has room to get a second stick later. He gets bigger performance boosts with the parts I listed.

[Kenji the Uke]

@TechGod COME COME

[TechGod]

@TechGod COME COME

Dis gun be gud. 

[brob]

I think a more powerful gpu is necessary, especially since newer releases of many design packages are able to off load highly parallel work onto the gpu.

 

While dual channel memory makes little difference in gaming, it can make a noticeable difference in other applications. Especially those that are more memory intensive.

 

This build drops the power of the cpu a bit (~500 MHz), ups gpu performance significantly, adds dual channel memory operation, provides a larger ssd to allow for main program storage and scratch, and replaces a not so good psu (http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=442) with a much better one (http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=348).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($253.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1092.94
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[TechGod]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($36.90 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($58.50 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.00 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1119.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-31 22:28 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($36.90 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1102.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Better storage and a better GPU on my build. Oh and its ever so slightly cheaper with a better PSU.

[Kenji the Uke]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($36.90 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1102.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Better storage and a better GPU on my build. Oh and its ever so slightly cheaper with a better PSU.

 

=w+ 2-0-2 god damn it

[TechGod]

=w+ 2-0-2 god damn it

I'm shreking you so farxD You haven't beaten me yet. 

[Kenji the Uke]

As usual, I am going over budget. 100 dollars, if your willing to wait, will get you @TechGod's list but with a 390x

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($36.90 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($393.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1206.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Kenji the Uke]

I'm shreking you so farxD You haven't beaten me yet. 

Some day, mai gewd sir.

[TechGod]

 

As usual, I am going over budget. 100 dollars, if your willing to wait, will get you @TechGod's list but with a 390x

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($36.90 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($393.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1206.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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390X isn't that much better than the 390. Not worth $100 more. MY mobo and PSU choice also allows him to overclock the 390 in the future for a bit more performance without having to pay extra. 

[Kenji the Uke]

390X isn't that much better than the 390. Not worth $100 more. MY mobo and PSU choice also allows him to overclock the 390 in the future for a bit more performance without having to pay extra. 

Yes, but the x at the end is worth 100 because X sounds sexy and aluring 3: and one can definitely fap to an x. =w=

[GrmanRodriguez]

I think a more powerful gpu is necessary, especially since newer releases of many design packages are able to off load highly parallel work onto the gpu.

 

While dual channel memory makes little difference in gaming, it can make a noticeable difference in other applications. Especially those that are more memory intensive.

 

This build drops the power of the cpu a bit (~500 MHz), ups gpu performance significantly, adds dual channel memory operation, provides a larger ssd to allow for main program storage and scratch, and replaces a not so good psu (http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=442) with a much better one (http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=348).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($253.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($46.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.00 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.60 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1092.94

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Is there any benefit on using Xeon over Core?

 

 

 

As usual, I am going over budget. 100 dollars, if your willing to wait, will get you @TechGod's list but with a 390x

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($36.90 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($393.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1206.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Are Asrock's motherboards any good? never heard of that brand

[Kenji the Uke]

Is there any benefit on using Xeon over Core?

 

 

Are Asrock's motherboards any good? never heard of that brand

Yes, they are fantastic, actually. They lead the run for OCing in the OC motherboards and are just good quality in general~

[TechGod]

Yes, they are fantastic, actually. They lead the run for OCing in the OC motherboards and are just good quality in general~

LOL! My superior build gets ignored...

[Kenji the Uke]

LOL! My superior build gets ignored...

;w; I-it wasnt ignored! It was definitely better.. and I advocate your build

[TechGod]

;w; I-it wasnt ignored! It was definitely better.. and I advocate your build

I meant by the OP:P

[Kenji the Uke]

I meant by the OP:P

;w;