US $395 budget dual CPU gaming and editing build

[GammaSurge]

I have a 46 inch tv and a wireless mouse/keyboard

Motherboard:Poweredge R610: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Poweredge-R610-System-Motherboard-Dual-Socket-LGA1366-TTXFN-/381566172664?hash=item58d71dbdf8:g:V9sAAOSwoBtW4Ze9

$45.43

 

Cpu: TWO Xeon X5550:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Matching-Pair-Intel-Xeon-X5550-SLBF5-2-66GHz-Quad-Core-LGA1366-6-4GT-s-8MB-CPUs/182051840931?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D777000%26algo%3DABA.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35625%26meid%3D4dde3733c9bb4f929e0261bd2b91ea6a%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D131735237977

$17.85

 

Memory: 2x8 16 gb sticks: http://www.ebay.com/itm/16GB-2-x-8GB-MEMORY-FOR-DELL-POWEREDGE-T410-T610-R610-R710-R715-R810-R815-R915-/161172344086?hash=item25869ecd16:g:hXEAAOxy3NBSgHeM

$38.95

 

Hard Drive: 1 Tb Western digital: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339&cm_re=1_tb-_-22-236-339-_-Product

$53.99

 

Windows 10:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339&cm_re=1_tb-_-22-236-339-_-Product

$28.59

 

Power supply: 600 watt Evga Bronze:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83U88558&cm_re=600w_power_supply-_-17-438-014-_-Product

$49.99

 

Cpu coolers: Two Stock intel coolers

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Stock-1366-CPU-heatsink-fan-combo-LGA1366-OEM-4-pin-stock-CPU-cooler-/182054948741?hash=item2a63520f85:g:JV0AAOSwyjBW500M

$14

 

Case:White NZXT ATX mid tower:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146076&ignorebbr=1

$45.98

 

GPU: EVGA GTX 950:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487204&cm_re=gtx_950-_-14-487-204-_-Product

$149.99

 

Dell psu for motherbard: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-R610-502-Watt-Power-Supply-Unit-502W-PSU-XTGFW-J38MN-C502P-S0-/221559618176?hash=item3395fb7a80:g:TNUAAOSwEK9UJYDI

$15

Grand total: $395.78

[Tiki]

You need a bluetooth signal thingy that you can get the wireless keyboard and mouse to work

[iNoa97]

If the things on ebay work, then It seems all good to me.

[Hydraxiler32]

4 minutes ago, GammaSurge said:

I have a 46 inch tv and a wireless mouse/keyboard

Motherboard:Poweredge R610: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Poweredge-R610-System-Motherboard-Dual-Socket-LGA1366-TTXFN-/381566172664?hash=item58d71dbdf8:g:V9sAAOSwoBtW4Ze9

$45.43

 

Cpu: TWO Xeon X5550:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Matching-Pair-Intel-Xeon-X5550-SLBF5-2-66GHz-Quad-Core-LGA1366-6-4GT-s-8MB-CPUs/182051840931?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D777000%26algo%3DABA.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35625%26meid%3D4dde3733c9bb4f929e0261bd2b91ea6a%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D131735237977

$17.85

 

Memory: 2x8 16 gb sticks: http://www.ebay.com/itm/16GB-2-x-8GB-MEMORY-FOR-DELL-POWEREDGE-T410-T610-R610-R710-R715-R810-R815-R915-/161172344086?hash=item25869ecd16:g:hXEAAOxy3NBSgHeM

$38.95

 

Hard Drive: 1 Tb Western digital: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339&cm_re=1_tb-_-22-236-339-_-Product

$53.99

 

Windows 10:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339&cm_re=1_tb-_-22-236-339-_-Product

$28.59

 

Power supply: 600 watt Evga Bronze:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83U88558&cm_re=600w_power_supply-_-17-438-014-_-Product

$49.99

 

Cpu coolers: Two Stock intel coolers

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Stock-1366-CPU-heatsink-fan-combo-LGA1366-OEM-4-pin-stock-CPU-cooler-/182054948741?hash=item2a63520f85:g:JV0AAOSwyjBW500M

$14

 

Case:White NZXT ATX mid tower:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146076&ignorebbr=1

$45.98

 

GPU: EVGA GTX 950:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487204&cm_re=gtx_950-_-14-487-204-_-Product

$149.99

 

Grand total: $380.78

switch out the 950 for a 770 or 760 from eBay and it should be fine.

[byalexandr]

Jesus what is with your formatting?

[TheRandomness]

Have you noticed the two black connectors on the board? afaik you need special PSUs for that.

[2FA]

Just now, byalexandr said:

Jesus what is with your formatting?

copypasta

[GammaSurge]

2 minutes ago, Tiki said:

You need a bluetooth signal thingy that you can get the wireless keyboard and mouse to work

It is a usb Dongle one

[2FA]

The motherboard has special power supply headers that only work with Dell's PSUs. Plus I'm pretty sure that motherboard won't fin in that case.

[Dragonheart]

4 minutes ago, Tiki said:

You need a bluetooth signal thingy that you can get the wireless keyboard and mouse to work

It could be using an USB dongle

[GammaSurge]

Just now, DeadEyePsycho said:

The motherboard has special power supply headers that only work with Dell's PSUs. Plus I'm pretty sure that motherboard won't fin in that case.

what sort of money would a psu like that cost? and what case would it fit in?

 

[GammaSurge]

4 minutes ago, DeadEyePsycho said:

copypasta

yep made it in google doc first

[Lotus]

I know it's more expensive, but you're much better off with a consumer x58 board with a single socket so you can overclock. The stock clock speeds on LGA1366 chips were extremely conservative. It's not uncommon for a 2.9 GHz stock clock chip to hit 4.3 GHz with an overclock.

 

I'd spend the extra money to get a consumer x58 chipset and something like a Xeon X5660 which is 6 real cores with hyper threading. That way you get the single-threaded performance for gaming from overclocking, and the multi-threaded performance for workstation tasks from the many cores (and overclocking). Without overclocking, you're going to struggle in many games that demand good single-threaded performance. Also, remember that these are nehalem architecture, so overclocks are done via BCLK. The fact that they are multiplier limited is a non-issue.

[manikyath]

5 minutes ago, Lotus said:

I know it's more expensive, but you're much better off with a consumer x58 board with a single socket so you can overclock. The stock clock speeds on LGA1366 chips were extremely conservative. It's not uncommon for a 2.9 GHz stock clock chip to hit 4.3 GHz with an overclock.

 

I'd spend the extra money to get a consumer x58 chipset and something like a Xeon X5660 which is 6 real cores with hyper threading. That way you get the single-threaded performance for gaming, and the multi-threaded performance for workstation tasks. Without overclocking, you're going to struggle in many games that demand good single-threaded performance. Also, remember that these are nehalem architecture, so overclocks are done via BCLK. The fact that they are multiplier limited is a non-issue.

i'd almost just recommend an FX8350 build and OCing the devil out of it, i'd dare to bet that ends up being faster than what OP is doing.

 

although, dont buy those second hand, most FX's i've seen flipped on the net are ones that are dying anyways.

[Lotus]

3 minutes ago, manikyath said:

i'd almost just recommend an FX8350 build and OCing the devil out of it, i'd dare to bet that ends up being faster than what OP is doing.

 

although, dont buy those second hand, most FX's i've seen flipped on the net are ones that are dying anyways.

 

My overclocked i7-920 at 3.94 GHz (same nehalem architecture, 4 cores instead of the 6 of the x5660) beat out the FX-9590 even in single-threaded performance by about 10% in synthetic benchmarks. That's not even as high of a clock speed as the westmere Xeons can get. X58 + x5660 is better and cheaper than any FX CPU in every way, as long as you're okay with going used.

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, Lotus said:

 

My overclocked i7-920 at 3.94 GHz (same nehalem architecture, 4 cores instead of the 6 of the x5660) beat out the FX-9590 even in single-threaded performance by about 10% in synthetic benchmarks. That's not even as high of a clock speed as the westmere Xeons can get. X58 + x5660 is better and cheaper than any FX CPU in every way, as long as you're okay with going used.

actually, i've been thinking, OP could look into buying second hand rack servers, a local company here is flipping a bunch of 8c/16t hp proliants for €80 each, if OP can find a similar deal and set up a frankensteined render farm he could do some crazy stuff for 400 bucks.

 

and gaming wise, proliants have two full height expansion slots

[GammaSurge]

25 minutes ago, Lotus said:

I know it's more expensive, but you're much better off with a consumer x58 board with a single socket so you can overclock. The stock clock speeds on LGA1366 chips were extremely conservative. It's not uncommon for a 2.9 GHz stock clock chip to hit 4.3 GHz with an overclock.

 

I'd spend the extra money to get a consumer x58 chipset and something like a Xeon X5660 which is 6 real cores with hyper threading. That way you get the single-threaded performance for gaming from overclocking, and the multi-threaded performance for workstation tasks from the many cores (and overclocking). Without overclocking, you're going to struggle in many games that demand good single-threaded performance. Also, remember that these are nehalem architecture, so overclocks are done via BCLK. The fact that they are multiplier limited is a non-issue.

Im on a strict budject