Getting my first desktop pc

[Chris030]

Hello everybody,

I finally decided to get myself my first desktop pc. As I know nearly nothing about the different GPU's, CPU's, etc available, I need professional help from you guys. So here it goes:

 

 

1. Budget & Location
approx. 1000€. Actually I live in Austria.

2. Aim
I'm going to use this to work (office, research, ...) and gaming. Games like Battlefield 4, Minecraft, cs:go, Starcraft 2, Cities:Skylines, Fifa 16, need for speed, ... (As my laptop can't run anything strong, I wasn't following the new games coming out so there could be some I would be interested in playing.

3. Monitors
I plan on running 1. Maybe, in 3-4 years, I'll get a second one.

4. Peripherals
Monitor, keyboard (mechanical with brown switches) and mouse are not included in the budget but it would be nice if you could suggest some good ones but not too expensive. For the OS, Windows 10, if it fits in the budget it's great.

5. Why are you upgrading?
I'm not really upgrading, I just want to get my first desktop pc as I'm currently only owning a laptop (Acer Aspire 5755G).

 

 

6. Any other special features that you want in the build?

• 1x SSD: For the OS and most important programms
• 1x HDD: 1 TB should be sufficient for the games, documents, videos and music
• 1x optical drive (no need for blueray though)
• 1x wireless adapter: because the internet box is really really weirdly placed in this appartment...
• Case: a neat beautiful one. doesn't have to be something very fancy.
• This tower should be "long lasting" so that I don't need to buy new parts in the near (1 year) future if possible.

 

If I forgot something, please ask :-)

I'm happy for every help I can get :-)

[Emanuel_M]

Hello everybody,

I finally decided to get myself my first desktop pc. As I know nearly nothing about the different GPU's, CPU's, etc available, I need professional help from you guys. So here it goes:

 

 

1. Budget & Location

approx. 1000€. Actually I live in Austria.2. Aim

I'm going to use this to work (office, research, ...) and gaming. Games like Battlefield 4, Minecraft, cs:go, Starcraft 2, Cities:Skylines, Fifa 16, need for speed, ... (As my laptop can't run anything strong, I wasn't following the new games coming out so there could be some I would be interested in playing.3. Monitors

I plan on running 1. Maybe, in 3-4 years, I'll get a second one.4. Peripherals

Monitor, keyboard (mechanical with brown switches) and mouse are not included in the budget but it would be nice if you could suggest some good ones but not too expensive. For the OS, Windows 10, if it fits in the budget it's great.5. Why are you upgrading?

I'm not really upgrading, I just want to get my first desktop pc as I'm currently only owning a laptop (Acer Aspire 5755G).

 

 

6. Any other special features that you want in the build?

• 1x SSD: For the OS and most important programms
• 1x HDD: 1 TB should be sufficient for the games, documents, videos and music
• 1x optical drive (no need for blueray though)
• 1x wireless adapter: because the internet box is really really weirdly placed in this appartment...
• Case: a neat beautiful one. doesn't have to be something very fancy.
• This tower should be "long lasting" so that I don't need to buy new parts in the near (1 year) future if possible.

 

If I forgot something, please ask :-)

I'm happy for every help I can get :-)

so where's your build?

[Chris030]

Oh, I thought you guys would help me as I know nearly nothing about building...

[Djole123]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (€185.00 @ Mindfactory)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€48.48 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€48.83 @ Mindfactory)

Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€44.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€52.54 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Video Card: Gainward GeForce GTX 980 4GB Phantom Video Card (€512.17 @ Mindfactory)

Case: Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€30.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€52.25 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Optical Drive: Lenovo 41N5618 DVD/CD Drive (€13.15 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (€10.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €999.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 22:56 CET+0100

999€. Nailed it.

[Chris030]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (€185.00 @ Mindfactory)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€48.48 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€48.83 @ Mindfactory)

Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€44.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€52.54 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Video Card: Gainward GeForce GTX 980 4GB Phantom Video Card (€512.17 @ Mindfactory)

Case: Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€30.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€52.25 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Optical Drive: Lenovo 41N5618 DVD/CD Drive (€13.15 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (€10.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €999.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 22:56 CET+0100

999€. Nailed it.

Wow! That's top notch working there!

How long until I would have to change some parts of it?

Wouldn't DDR4 memory be better? (surely the price would go up I presume)

As for buying & building? Would I buy all pieces seperately or how does pcpartpicker exactly work?

[Djole123]

Wow! That's top notch working there!

How long until I would have to change some parts of it?

Wouldn't DDR4 memory be better? (surely the price would go up I presume)

As for buying & building? Would I buy all pieces seperately or how does pcpartpicker exactly work?

How long will it last? As long as it runs Windows. There are videos running Windows XP on 486 and Windows 7 on Pentium 1, so it will last some time.

DDR4? At this moment, DDR3 is better. Less latency, most MoBos support it and it's cheaper.

Buying? You can select "view by merchant" thing that can allow you to see what can you get from each merchant. It is less painful but it will be more expensive since PCPartPicker selects best price for components.

Edit: I have somehow managed to pick parts from only 2 merchants, so you are covered.

[Chris030]

How long will it last? As long as it runs Windows. There are videos running Windows XP on 486 and Windows 7 on Pentium 1, so it will last some time.

DDR4? At this moment, DDR3 is better. Less latency, most MoBos support it and it's cheaper.

Buying? You can select "view by merchant" thing that can allow you to see what can you get from each merchant. It is less painful but it will be more expensive since PCPartPicker selects best price for components.

Edit: I have somehow managed to pick parts from only 2 merchants, so you are covered.

 

Thanks for the informations!

[Chris030]

The purchase had to be delayed and I had more time to think about it in the past time.

I also did some research and came up with something different. Can you guys rate it?

The desktop use will still be the same as previously said.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/pWB46h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/pWB46h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€212.84 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! SHADOW ROCK LP 51.4 CFM CPU Cooler  (€40.28 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€119.84 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€78.77 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€89.03 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€75.61 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (€352.13 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€187.04 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224FB/RSMS DVD/CD Writer  (€17.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN821N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  (€11.98 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1185.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 22:17 CET+0100

 

Adding the OS: €1298.68

 

The desktop budget is a bit overshot but what do you guys think about it?