New PC Build!

[griffinamaral]

1. Budget & Location
So, I am from the great old United Stats of Merica' 

I'm looking to spend a maximum of $1,000 due to the fact of only being 17 and working a minimum wage job >

2. Aim
My plans for this system will be very widely varied. Everywhere from heavy PC gaming, video editing/ rendering, live streaming and software development

3. Monitors
I plan to run a 21:9 UltraWide Full HD (2560x1080) which I can hopefully fit into my budget.

4. Peripherals

I will need to purchase a keyboard and mouse any suggestions for that are greatly appreciated!! I also plan to run Windows 10

5. Why are you upgrading?
Well, I am currently working with a $300 school laptop that struggles to run my favorite games so it is definitely time to up my setup

[yjm2k]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GX7QrH

 

Under $900 Soild build. You can change the monitor or the gpu to r9 390 if u want..

[The Official Czex]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GX7QrH

 

Under $900 Soild build. You can change the monitor or the gpu to r9 390 if u want..

 

Learn to link please.

[dizmo]

I'd save up another $500 if you can. Should only take a month or so, but you'll get a much better system.

Once you factor in your peripherals and I'm guessing OS, you really only have $600 in parts to work with; it doesn't make a very nice system, especially with the added strain of 21:9.

[yjm2k]

Learn to link please.

i edited alrdy

[griffinamaral]

I'd save up another $500 if you can. Should only take a month or so, but you'll get a much better system.

Once you factor in your peripherals and I'm guessing OS, you really only have $600 in parts to work with; it doesn't make a very nice system, especially with the added strain of 21:9.

 

That's actually a great point and definitely a do-able thing to do. Any suggestions for a keyboard and mouse?   

[yjm2k]

That's actually a great point and definitely a do-able thing to do. Any suggestions for a keyboard and mouse?   

Corsair K95 RGB for keyboard and Razer deathadder Chroma (currently using it, comfy and great for gaming in my opinion)

[TheGrim123321]

-Can overclock

-Can upgrade to SLI.

-Can upgrade to 32GB of ram.

-Get cheap keyboard/mouse.

-Good luck getting a $300 monitor.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1095.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-06 01:40 EST-0500

[TheGrim123321]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GX7QrH

 

Under $900 Soild build. You can change the monitor or the gpu to r9 390 if u want..

He wants to do rendering and editing, and i5 won't handle that well.

[Xenift]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.45 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: LG 25UM56-P 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($187.58 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Thermaltake POSEIDON Z Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1084.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-06 01:41 EST-0500

 

Try to get a cheaper version of windows.

 

In the future when your new payroll comes in, you can crossfire the R9 380 to fully make use of the monitor. (PSU Enough for XFire)

If you manage to get a cheaper version of windows/free through dreamspark or whatever that will be great.

[dizmo]

That's actually a great point and definitely a do-able thing to do. Any suggestions for a keyboard and mouse?   

I'd go for something like a Cooler Master Quick Fire XT, and a Tt e-sports Level10 mouse.

Do you plan on doing any overclocking? If not, then I'd go with a Xeon processor. Depends on your games vs work load, and the games you play though.

 

Corsair K95 RGB for keyboard and Razer deathadder Chroma (currently using it, comfy and great for gaming in my opinion)

And incredibly expensive for someone on a pretty tight budget

 

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$1,100 build and no SSD? That just doesn't seem right...

You can get 21:9 monitors for around $300 if you wait for sales, which happen pretty frequently.

I believe the 380 is a better card at this price point.

[Xenift]

He wants to do rendering and editing, and i5 won't handle that well.

$1000 is by no means even close to a rig that can game and edit well.

 

You have to understand that.

[griffinamaral]

-Can overclock

-Can upgrade to SLI.

-Can upgrade to 32GB of ram.

-Get cheap keyboard/mouse.

-Good luck getting a $300 monitor.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($84.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($189.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.89 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1095.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-06 01:40 EST-0500

Thank you a ton!! Thankfully, I can get Windows for free through DreamSpark *Gotta love college* but overall this seems like a great build to do everything that I will be utilizing this system for! 

[dizmo]

 

 

Try to get a cheaper version of windows.

 

In the future when your new payroll comes in, you can crossfire the R9 380 to fully make use of the monitor. (PSU Enough for XFire)

If you manage to get a cheaper version of windows/free through dreamspark or whatever that will be great.

 

I wouldn't go cheap on Windows. It's kind of a pretty crucial part of the PC...

Also, the 25" LG 21:9 monitor is garb. It's too small of a size to use at that ratio, it creates a much shorter monitor.

[TheGrim123321]

I'd go for something like a Cooler Master Quick Fire XT, and a Tt e-sports Level10 mouse.

Do you plan on doing any overclocking? If not, then I'd go with a Xeon processor. Depends on your games vs work load, and the games you play though.

 

And incredibly expensive for someone on a pretty tight budget

 

$1,100 build and no SSD? That just doesn't seem right...

You can get 21:9 monitors for around $300 if you wait for sales, which happen pretty frequently.

I believe the 380 is a better card at this price point.

I'm probably the only person on this fourm, but I've never saw the advantage of an SSD. An extra minute in boot times or file read/write isn't that big of a deal

[TheGrim123321]

Thank you a ton!! Thankfully, I can get Windows for free through DreamSpark *Gotta love college* but overall this seems like a great build to do everything that I will be utilizing this system for! 

Like @dizmo said you can add an SSD, but I don't think it'll make that much of an difference, 90% of the forum will disagree with me.

[Xenift]

I wouldn't go cheap on Windows. It's kind of a pretty crucial part of the PC...

Also, the 25" LG 21:9 monitor is garb. It's too small of a size to use at that ratio, it creates a much shorter monitor.

 

Yeah kinda considered that as well, maybe it is for the best if he could get $500 more rolling in.

 

I'm probably the only person on this fourm, but I've never saw the advantage of an SSD. An extra minute in boot times or file read/write isn't that big of a deal

 

Well you have faster game loading, faster file exploring, a overall more responsive windows experience and a heck less nerves to lose.

[griffinamaral]

Like @dizmo said you can add an SSD, but I don't think it'll make that much of an difference, 90% of the forum will disagree with me.

An SSD will definitely be added once I begin to edit more so I can have faster transfer time and whatnot 

[TheGrim123321]

Yeah kinda considered that as well, maybe it is for the best if he could get $500 more rolling in.

 

 

Well you have faster game loading, faster file exploring, a overall more responsive windows experience and a heck less nerves to lose.

I'm a patient person and a lover of Hard Drives.

[TheGrim123321]

An SSD will definitely be added once I begin to edit more so I can have faster transfer time and whatnot 

Fair Enough

[dizmo]

I'd just save up and get this. It's only a couple hundred more than your budget but includes the monitor, keyboard and mouse unlike the build @TheGrim123321 put together.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 29UM67 60Hz 29.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Thermaltake Level 10 M Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ Directron)
Total: $1220.86
 

 

I'm probably the only person on this fourm, but I've never saw the advantage of an SSD. An extra minute in boot times or file read/write isn't that big of a deal

Most likely. It's just just boot times. Have you ever tried to open PS when you have tons of additions installed? Or tried to compile a multilayer picture? It can takes several minutes on an HDD based machine. That's lost productivity time, which is lost earnings.

I can't stand HDD based machines, they're way too slow. The only person I know who doesn't mind is my father, and he's 64.

 

Yeah kinda considered that as well, maybe it is for the best if he could get $500 more rolling in.

 

 

Definitely. At this price point, with needing peripherals and a monitor, it would make a massive difference.

 

An SSD will definitely be added once I begin to edit more so I can have faster transfer time and whatnot 

It's a lot easier to add the SSD before hand, since it's what you'll put Windows on to, and it's a pain having to move the OS around...

If you're transferring to an HDD anyway, it won't really speed things up that much. There will still be a bottleneck.

Opening applications and such is loads faster on an SSD. Also, if you do any Photoshop work it's significantly faster on an SSD.

[TheGrim123321]

@dizmo I never have more then 4 applications running at once. Also I'm a patient person.

[yjm2k]

I'd go for something like a Cooler Master Quick Fire XT, and a Tt e-sports Level10 mouse.

Do you plan on doing any overclocking? If not, then I'd go with a Xeon processor. Depends on your games vs work load, and the games you play though.

 

And incredibly expensive for someone on a pretty tight budget

 

$1,100 build and no SSD? That just doesn't seem right...

You can get 21:9 monitors for around $300 if you wait for sales, which happen pretty frequently.

I believe the 380 is a better card at this price point.

expensive yet worth buying it

[dizmo]

expensive yet worth buying it

Not really, considering RGB doesn't improve the typing experience. He'd even be better off with a K70, which is basically the same minus a few keys and fancy color options but a lot cheaper.

If it came down to an RGB keyboard or an SSD, only a fool would pick the keyboard.

[yjm2k]

Not really, considering RGB doesn't improve the typing experience. He'd even be better off with a K70, which is basically the same minus a few keys and fancy color options but a lot cheaper.

If it came down to an RGB keyboard or an SSD, only a fool would pick the keyboard.

hahaha I gotta agree with that