1600$ 4k workstation pc

[RealSpyKitty]

My mom asked me to build a workstation pc for her but I don't really know a lot about the 6 core CPU's, 1600$ is the pc budget and the the other is all ready excluded for a 4k monitor.

The pc will be mostly used for Photoshop, Illustrator.

Can you help me?

 

[HKZeroFive]

Does your mum use CUDA or OpenCL GPU acceleration for her workloads? Or is it entirely CPU dependent?

[RealSpyKitty]

8 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Does your mum use CUDA or OpenCL GPU acceleration for her workloads? Or is it entirely CPU dependent?

No she doesn't use GPU accelerated apps

[19_blackie_73]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($429.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Advanced C1 50.5 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($117.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($135.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP Edition Video Card  ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1650.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 05:35 EDT-0400

[RealSpyKitty]

I think you guys are going a bit over kill the i think  i7-5820K or i7-6700k better then i7-6800k because its like 600$ here in Israel... and the video card i think GTX 960 will do the job just fine since it dropped in price recently.

[HKZeroFive]

11 minutes ago, RealSpyKitty said:

No she doesn't use GPU accelerated apps

A simple 5820K hexacore CPU would do fine. Tailor the storage to her preference if it's not enough. The 750Ti is simply there because there's no iGPU in the CPU (although you could probably get away with a cheaper GPU). PSU may be ever so overkill since the build doesn't consume all that much power but you'd probably want to stick with a reliable PSU for a $1000 PC.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($225.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($70.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.00 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($70.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1062.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 05:39 EDT-0400

[RealSpyKitty]

We don't have Be Quit and Asus X99 A II here so i went with this build 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($154.85 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1307.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 06:43 EDT-0400

[Cavi]

I've heard that Corsair CX600M is not a reliable PSU (I wanted to pick it up myself but I've been told not do do it). I think that the EVGA Supernova G2 that was suggested will be a better choice. 

[RealSpyKitty]

Just now, Cavi said:

I've heard that Corsair CX600M is not a reliable PSU (I wanted to pick it up myself but I've been told not do do it). I think that the EVGA Supernova G2 that was suggested will be a better choice. 

The problem is we don't have here EVGA PSU

[Cavi]

5 minutes ago, RealSpyKitty said:

The problem is we don't have here EVGA PSU

Oh, ok. Do you have any Seasonic PSU where you live? I'm not an expert, but everyone says Seasonic PSU's are always a safe bet. 

[RealSpyKitty]

26 minutes ago, Cavi said:

Oh, ok. Do you have any Seasonic PSU where you live? I'm not an expert, but everyone says Seasonic PSU's are always a safe bet. 

Im from Israel and we  Seasonic  PSU's but they are for some reason 5+ years old lol

The most safe bet for me here is Corsair.

[Cavi]

4 minutes ago, RealSpyKitty said:

Im from Israel and we  Seasonic  PSU's but they are for some reason 5+ years old lol

The most safe bet for me here is Corsair.

Ok, I understand. Still, I think that there is something wrong with that PSU considering how many people told me not to buy it.