developer desktop build

[Bondy3]

Hello,

 

I was thinking about buying a *shiver* pre-built desktop for dev work and some video editing work,  (budget is around $1200 USD

 

also been playing around in PCPartPicker, and I cant decide on what to do (so here for advice)

 

can someone build me a desktop (no periferals, but include the OS) that is in the $1200 price range that would be awesome for dev work and video editing work, (but not necessarily for gaming)

 

thanks

[Starelementpoke]

8 minutes ago, Bondy3 said:

Hello,

 

I was thinking about buying a *shiver* pre-built desktop for dev work and some video editing work,  (budget is around $1200 USD

 

also been playing around in PCPartPicker, and I cant decide on what to do (so here for advice)

 

can someone build me a desktop (no periferals, but include the OS) that is in the $1200 price range that would be awesome for dev work and video editing work, (but not necessarily for gaming)

 

thanks

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($189.75 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($303.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1217.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 19:38 EDT-0400

[Bondy3]

I forgot to mention, I will not be over-clocking at all.  so no need for a K or an X CPU

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, Bondy3 said:

I forgot to mention, I will not be over-clocking at all.  so no need for a K or an X CPU

 

3 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($189.75 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($303.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1217.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 19:38 EDT-0400

 

[The Flying Sloth]

1 minute ago, Bondy3 said:

I forgot to mention, I will not be over-clocking at all.  so no need for a K or an X CPU

You could always get your OS off reddit, that way you can save some cash and get another SSD or the like

[PCgamer324]

3 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($189.75 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($303.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1217.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 19:38 EDT-0400

OP should note that many of these components are last gen; its worth considering i7 68/9XX CPUs and an RX 480 in place of the 390 (faster and cheaper)  RX 480 is due mid june so I'd say its worth the wait

[Bondy3]

1 minute ago, The Flying Sloth said:

You could always get your OS off reddit, that way you can save some cash and get another SSD or the like

yeah I was throwing around the idea of just not registering windows 10 (I have to use windows)

[.:MARK:.]

2 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($189.75 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($303.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1217.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 19:38 EDT-0400

You don't need a 6 core for dev work TBH, you also don't need 2011 socket.

Small C drive SSD for dev work is terrible, get much bigger.

A high end video card like that is just not needed.

[Bondy3]

2 minutes ago, PCgamer324 said:

OP should note that many of these components are last gen; its worth considering i7 68/9XX CPUs and an RX 480 in place of the 390 (faster and cheaper)

im fine with last gen, but I want a good bang for the buck and want something I wont need to replace for a while

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, PCgamer324 said:

OP should note that many of these components are last gen; its worth considering i7 68/9XX CPUs and an RX 480 in place of the 390 (faster and cheaper)

He can get the 480 if he wants to. I'm making this list under the assumption he's buying now and needs it now. As for the 68/9xx cpus, again, he can get them if he wants them. You should know, the 6800k is a $100 more pricey than the 5820k however,

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, .:MARK:. said:

You don't need a 6 core for dev work TBH, you also don't need 2011 socket.

Small C drive SSD for dev work is terrible, get much bigger.

A high end video card like that is just not needed.

Well I don't know what dev. work entails, so if you can do better be my guest. I just make these things under what I know and infer from that.

[Bondy3]

2 minutes ago, .:MARK:. said:

You don't need a 6 core for dev work TBH, you also don't need 2011 socket.

Small C drive SSD for dev work is terrible, get much bigger.

A high end video card like that is just not needed.

I actually was thinking about getting a xeon instead of an i7,

Also a 256gb or larger SSD,  but its easy to tweak parts lists.

 

Agreed about the no high end video card.  I wont be using it at all

[.:MARK:.]

1 minute ago, Bondy3 said:

I actually was thinking about getting a xeon instead of an i7,

Also a 256gb or larger SSD,  but its easy to tweak parts lists.

 

Agreed about the no high end video card.  I wont be using it at all

What dev work will you be doing?

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, Bondy3 said:

I actually was thinking about getting a xeon instead of an i7,

Also a 256gb or larger SSD,  but its easy to tweak parts lists.

 

Agreed about the no high end video card.  I wont be using it at all

Eh, like I said, no clue what dev. work entails. More of my forte lays in video editing/rendering, gaming, and similar.

[Bondy3]

2 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Well I don't know what dev. work entails, so if you can do better be my guest. I just make these things under what I know and infer from that.

I should have specified.  I am sorry I wasn't more clear.

 

More cores = better

more memory = better

larger ssd for OS = better

storage other than main drive = meh

video card = meh

overclocking ability = meh

[Bondy3]

1 minute ago, .:MARK:. said:

What dev work will you be doing?

I do large calculations and number crunching for mathematical computations, (mostly multi-threaded)  stuff generally is bottlenecked by memory or number of cores.

[brob]

An i7-6700 should be more than enough for the described usage. I've included 32GB of memory to allow for multiple vm. A 512GB ssd should be enough storage, but hdd can be added if more is needed.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($297.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk X400 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($122.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 23.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($129.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1119.91
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 19:48 EDT-0400

[Bondy3]

1 minute ago, brob said:

An i7-6700 should be more than enough for the described usage. I've included 32GB of memory to allow for multiple vm. A 512GB ssd should be enough storage, but hdd can be added if more is needed.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($297.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk X400 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($122.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 23.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($129.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1119.91
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 19:48 EDT-0400

I like this build,  not sure how I feel about a 960 but I dont think I would have use for anything more so I guess its alright.

 

Why did no one recomend a Xeon and everyone is pointing in the direction of i7s?

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, Bondy3 said:

I like this build,  not sure how I feel about a 960 but I dont think I would have use for anything more so I guess its alright.

 

Why did no one recomend a Xeon and everyone is pointing in the direction of i7s?

Because the i7s tend to be more cost effective in the cores/threads to dollar ratio. Although, ECC ram might help you in your use case scenario no?

[.:MARK:.]

1 minute ago, Bondy3 said:

I do large calculations and number crunching for mathematical computations, (mostly multi-threaded)  stuff generally is bottlenecked by memory or number of cores.

Will you use any co-processors or compute acceleration components?

 

Perhaps you could look into workstation boards and an E5 Xeon.

Maybe ditch the high-end cards to afford a higher core-count.

Reason I suspected a larger SSD would be useful is for the huge IDEs these days and all the emulators for various platforms and virtualization needs.

[HPWebcamAble]

3 minutes ago, Bondy3 said:

Why did no one recomend a Xeon and everyone is pointing in the direction of i7s?

They're crazy

 

You should use a Xeon, but I don't know xeons very well so I'm not sure which one is best for this

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

They're crazy

 

You should use a Xeon, but I don't know xeons very well so I'm not sure which one is best for this

Remember, $1200 budget.

[Bondy3]

2 minutes ago, .:MARK:. said:

Will you use any co-processors or compute acceleration components?

 

Perhaps you could look into workstation boards and an E5 Xeon.

Maybe ditch the high-end cards to afford a higher core-count.

Reason I suspected a larger SSD would be useful is for the huge IDEs these days and all the emulators for various platforms and virtualization needs.

 

what about something like this?  (pre-built I know)

 

http://www.amazon.com/Precision-T7600-Workstation-Processors-Professional/dp/B01F1GM0IW/ref=sr_1_1?srs=14075375011&ie=UTF8&qid=1464911769&sr=8-1&keywords=128gb+%2B+ssd+%2B+2.6

[HPWebcamAble]

1 minute ago, Bondy3 said:

 

what about something like this?  (pre-built I know)

 

http://www.amazon.com/Precision-T7600-Workstation-Processors-Professional/dp/B01F1GM0IW/ref=sr_1_1?srs=14075375011&ie=UTF8&qid=1464911769&sr=8-1&keywords=128gb+%2B+ssd+%2B+2.6

Looks pretty good to me. You could build the same thing for less possibly, not sure though. Someone can stick it on PC Part Picker to check.

[Bondy3]

Just now, HPWebcamAble said:

Looks pretty good to me. You could build the same thing for less possibly, not sure though. Someone can stick it on PC Part Picker to check.

im not really sure how to part that thing out. but it looks really cool.  is it a good deal or a crap deal, I cant tell.  its what I Was looking at earlier today when I made this post (the pre built I mentioned)