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Ethilin
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Hello everyone!

For the past 4 months I have been working two jobs so that I can build a custom pc.

My budget is 700 dollars since this is going to be a linux machine and not for games.

The main OS will be Kali Linux since I am getting into Penetration Testing.

Any input is welcome,

Thanks!

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ok well for those $700 i would go for a nice CPU something like a I7 6700K because what you are doing will have more advantage of a good CPU rather then a good GPU, so pair it with something like a RX 480 or even a GTX 970 now that they have dropped, for the other parts im not sure but if you can something like i suggested would do you fine

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10 minutes ago, Ethilin said:

Hello everyone!

For the past 4 months I have been working two jobs so that I can build a custom pc.

My budget is 700 dollars since this is going to be a linux machine and not for games.

The main OS will be Kali Linux since I am getting into Penetration Testing.

Any input is welcome,

Thanks!

I would suggest getting a haswell core i7 4790K, as they seem to be much cheaper these days and build around that. It is not the latest but not a slouch either since you don't want to game anyways :). It would free up your budget and you could get something like a gtx 950/960 if you want to do some light gaming should the need arise. :)

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Thanks for the replies!

I will definitely go with the core i7 4790K.

I am currently stuck between getting an SSD or an HDD, what do you guys think?

 

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4 minutes ago, Ethilin said:

Thanks for the replies!

I will definitely go with the core i7 4790K.

I am currently stuck between getting an SSD or an HDD, what do you guys think?

 

If you have money for an SSD for all of the storage you would need go for an SSD if not then do both. 

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