Workstation Build under $2250

[cgartashish]

My old thread is almost dead and so I am posting this thread. I have selected few components for my PC. Please let me know if I should swap some components. I will keep on upgrading the system and hence I am very confused about a cabinet so please suggest me a good one.

 

And one more thing, the import duties are very high in India. I have to pay almost $ 150.00 as import duties and taxes for a product priced at $ 450.00. So, if there is another way to buy components eliminating this duties or atleast minimizing them. I hope it is legal, I would not go for any illegal procedures. Pardon me for being such naive. 

 

Here is my planned rig:

 

Processor:

Core i7 6800K

 

CPU Cooler:

Cooler Master Seidon 120V

 

MoBo:

MSI X99 SLI plus

 

RAM:

Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 ( I am short on budget so will install some more RAM later)

 

PSU:

Corsair RM1000

 

GPU:

Asus Geforce GTX 1070 Pascal Series 8 GB (Is there a GPU liquid cooler available for this card? or any way to get a cooler for this card? Please let me know)

 

HDD:

WD Black Edition 1 TB (Will also get a 500 GB SSD later, as said earlier, I am low on budget)

 

Cabinet:

NZXT Phantom 530 (Please let me know if any other cabinet is better than this in the same range, this will cost me around $ 135.00)

 

UPS:

APC 1.5 KVA BR1500G-IN (Is this a good UPS? I just need my ups to back me up for a few minutes so that I can shutdown my system properly, and I do heavy works like rendering so please

                                            expect full load, also is it pure sinewave? should I use a pure sinewave?)

 

Please guys, suggest me some options and let me know if you think this rig is good. Thanks again.

[19_blackie_73]

you don't need 1000W, 550W is enough.

for 1070 custom coolers you might have to wait a little bit more

[cgartashish]

14 minutes ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

you don't need 1000W, 550W is enough.

for 1070 custom coolers you might have to wait a little bit more

I am really confused on how to determine the power of psu so that i wont be lacking power even if i add additional gpus later. Can you help me here? and any suggestion about ups?? and thanks for your help

[Captain_WD]

16 hours ago, cgartashish said:

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Hi there

 

A suggestion from me: 

Consider adding a SSD at least for the OS now and go for a WD Blue instead of the WD Black (if you won't be doing anything intensively) as migrating the OS from a HDD to a SSD down the road hides a good amount of risks and possibilities of data corruption, driver and compatibility issues and you would probably need to reinstall the OS and all the software applications with it. If you get a cheaper and smaller SSD now you can easily clone it without these risks down the road when you get a larger one. 

 

Post back if you have any questions

 

Captain_WD.

[cgartashish]

11 hours ago, Captain_WD said:

Hi there

 

A suggestion from me: 

Consider adding a SSD at least for the OS now and go for a WD Blue instead of the WD Black (if you won't be doing anything intensively) as migrating the OS from a HDD to a SSD down the road hides a good amount of risks and possibilities of data corruption, driver and compatibility issues and you would probably need to reinstall the OS and all the software applications with it. If you get a cheaper and smaller SSD now you can easily clone it without these risks down the road when you get a larger one. 

 

Post back if you have any questions

 

Captain_WD.

Thanks a lot for your help and time

 

I am really tight on budget and will try to add an SSD for sure. I am planning to build this rig around November. Is it worth the wait? Will something new be coming down the streets? or should I start rigging it by the end of this month?

 

And one more thing. Any better Cabinet? so that it supports future upgrades. 

[Captain_WD]

On 15.07.2016 г. at 9:56 PM, cgartashish said:

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It depends on how fast you want this up and running. If you spot a good part for a good deal you can get it now, but the warranty on it will start from the moment of purchase so I suppose it would be a good idea to wait until you get everything together when it comes to the warranty. 

 

Unfortunately as a Western Digital representative I can't really comment or recommend other parts so you would have to wait for other people to chip in with their two cents on this.

 

Captain_WD.

[cgartashish]

@Captain_WD @19_blackie_73

 

I am confused whether to buy a used Xeon processor, say like, 2 years used. It is way cheaper and affordable for me. I can have like 14 cores at affordable price. Will a used CPU not perform well? or are there any chances of their breaking down sooner on heavy loads?

 

I am adding a link to Ebay.com, Please if you can suggest me a Xeon with good condition or trusted seller. I am from India so please check if they deliver in India. I can spend almost $600 on my CPU.

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&Socket%20Type=LGA%202011%2Dv3&_nkw=Xeon E5&_dcat=164&rt=nc&LH_ItemCondition=4&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

 

Please guys help. Thanks

[Captain_WD]

On 25.07.2016 г. at 8:38 PM, cgartashish said:

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The thing with second hand hardware is that you never know what will be the condition of the product. You are basically getting a cat in a bag when getting such second hand parts - it may last years or it may fail within months. 

Linus did a great video comparing an old and a new GPU and how they perform with one being heavily used for years and another one being brand new. You may get some tips from the video so check it out. 

 

 

Captain_WD.

[TenzoNakami]

On 26/07/2016 at 0:38 AM, cgartashish said:

@Captain_WD @19_blackie_73

 

I am confused whether to buy a used Xeon processor, say like, 2 years used. It is way cheaper and affordable for me. I can have like 14 cores at affordable price. Will a used CPU not perform well? or are there any chances of their breaking down sooner on heavy loads?

 

I am adding a link to Ebay.com, Please if you can suggest me a Xeon with good condition or trusted seller. I am from India so please check if they deliver in India. I can spend almost $600 on my CPU.

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&Socket%20Type=LGA%202011%2Dv3&_nkw=Xeon E5&_dcat=164&rt=nc&LH_ItemCondition=4&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

 

Please guys help. Thanks

Hi, my office just a few months ago start to throw out their server boxes, and there I went and took an x5460 and it's still crazily great (still overclockable like brand new too!) after 6 or 7 years running in a server box.

I've also been gambling with much used parts and most of them are still in healthy condition.

Like @Captain_WD said, I also discovered few parts that is failing in a months and few more in just a week. So buying used parts is totally gambling