Need help with a build for Brother-in-Law (spreadsheets)

[deguzi]

I was wondering if anyone could help me plan out parts for a build needed by my brother-in-law.

 

He's a financing manager for the United Parcel Service and needs a PC at his home that can calculate large spreadsheets and formulas. (i assume that requires more ram than usual?) 

He'll be multi-tasking between tabs and programs, probably watch movies here and there, and his gaming needs are pretty minimal (online poker).

 

His budget is $1000, and wants to split $700 for the tower, and $300 for 2 monitors, peripherals and speakers.

 

Im unsure if AMD can handle the spreadsheet tasks or if an i3 or i5 is needed. My experience is zero to none with large spreadsheets so im not sure what processing power is needed. 

Any help is much appreciated.

 

[NumLock21]

Excel loves cores, the more the better.

[deguzi]

2 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

Excel loves cores, the more the better.

are we talking 8350 cores? or i7 hyperthreading?

[MtArk3]

I would go with a high end i5 or a mid-low end i7. I wouldn't feel right recommending AMD to anybody, given my past experiences.

[Brace]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LLy2gs

[tataklee]

7 minutes ago, deguziiii said:

I was wondering if anyone could help me plan out parts for a build needed by my brother-in-law.

 

He's a financing manager for the United Parcel Service and needs a PC at his home that can calculate large spreadsheets and formulas. (i assume that requires more ram than usual?) 

He'll be multi-tasking between tabs and programs, probably watch movies here and there, and his gaming needs are pretty minimal (online poker).

 

His budget is $1000, and wants to split $700 for the tower, and $300 for 2 monitors, peripherals and speakers.

 

Im unsure if AMD can handle the spreadsheet tasks or if an i3 or i5 is needed. My experience is zero to none with large spreadsheets so im not sure what processing power is needed. 

Any help is much appreciated.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data XPG SX930 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($136.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.00 @ Newegg) 
Total: $698.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 14:59 EDT-0400

 

A tad overkill, but since he uses it professionally the extra oomph certainly won't hurt. And the iGPU will be more than enough for online poker.

[elBarto]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6GkKCJ

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, tataklee said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data XPG SX930 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($136.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.00 @ Newegg) 
Total: $698.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 14:59 EDT-0400

 

A tad overkill, but since he uses it professionally the extra oomph certainly won't hurt. And the iGPU will be more than enough for online poker.

Tries to figure out how you did that

Doesn't see GPU

realizes thats how

[Joey No Salad]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T6BpZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T6BpZL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 120 91.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: PNY 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($116.54 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($195.49 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($86.95 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($89.28 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($88.80 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1084.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 15:04 EDT-0400

[Networking Wolf]

I would stay as far away from amd

[Brace]

2 minutes ago, Joey No Salad said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T6BpZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T6BpZL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 120 91.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: PNY 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($116.54 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($195.49 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($86.95 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($89.28 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($88.80 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1084.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 15:04 EDT-0400

This is fine but you could get it back under 1000$ if you downgraded from a 380X to something like a PNY 750ti

[NumLock21]

Just now, deguziiii said:

are we talking 8350 cores? or i7 hyperthreading?

Cores/Threads. The i7 has a superior architecture, so it should out perform that ancient fossil AMD FX

 

[Joey No Salad]

Just now, Jstone said:

I would stay as far away from amd

Why? AMD is fine. Just to clarify I prefer Intel, but xcel loves RAM and cores.... 

[Networking Wolf]

2 minutes ago, Joey No Salad said:

Why? AMD is fine. Just to clarify I prefer Intel, but xcel loves RAM and cores.... 

I have had a bunch of issues with AMD both their GPU and CPU's. They tend to heat up a lot more then I would like. I don't like to water cool my systems so I prefer to use aftermarket air coolers.  

[deguzi]

8 minutes ago, Joey No Salad said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T6BpZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T6BpZL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 120 91.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: PNY 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($116.54 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($195.49 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($86.95 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($89.28 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($88.80 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1084.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 15:04 EDT-0400

isnt 9590 a hot and power hungry cpu? energy efficiency is probably another important factor. 

Might subtract the GPU and get an i7..

[deguzi]

Just now, Jstone said:

I have had a bunch of issues with AMD both their GPU and CPU's. They tend to heat up a lot more then I would like. I don't like to water cool my systems so I prefer to use aftermarket air coolers.  

I somewhat agree. Plus my brother in law has no PC experience and would not like the thought of water cooling his PC. most likely, he'd like to stick with air cooling to put his mind at ease.

[NumLock21]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($116.24 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $962.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 15:31 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($86.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $939.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 15:36 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($351.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Z1 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $982.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 15:48 EDT-0400

[deguzi]

15 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($86.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $939.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 15:36 EDT-0400

thank you for including the OS. That is one very important thing i forgot to mention. Thanks so much