Workstation and gaming PC

[TheGhzGuy]

Hello all! 

I have a friend of mine who wanted to develop video games with me, however, he doesn't have the computer to run the programs needed to build 3D based games in UE4 and such. He has a budget of 900 USD. I live near a Microcenter, so I can get discounts on CPUs and Motherboards. (i5 6600K for 209.99, for example) I have 16 GB of G.Skill 3000mhz RAM that I can sell to my friend for 30-40 USD. His parents are happy to buy Windows for him. He has a good monitor, a keyboard, and mouse. He does do some video editing as well, so an SSD+HDD combo is needed for mass storage. 

 

Hopefully I answered all of the questions. Thank you! 

[Hackentosher]

Why doesn't he build something off of old server components? Assuming he needs lots of RAM and CPU power...

[TheGhzGuy]

1 minute ago, Hackentosher said:

Why doesn't he build something off of old server components? Assuming he needs lots of RAM and CPU power...

That could work. I wonder how much an E2650 (or whatever it is) would help. 

[Starelementpoke]

27 minutes ago, TheGhzGuy said:

Hello all! 

I have a friend of mine who wanted to develop video games with me, however, he doesn't have the computer to run the programs needed to build 3D based games in UE4 and such. He has a budget of 900 USD. I live near a Microcenter, so I can get discounts on CPUs and Motherboards. (i5 6600K for 209.99, for example) I have 16 GB of G.Skill 3000mhz RAM that I can sell to my friend for 30-40 USD. His parents are happy to buy Windows for him. He has a good monitor, a keyboard, and mouse. He does do some video editing as well, so an SSD+HDD combo is needed for mass storage. 

 

Hopefully I answered all of the questions. Thank you! 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LYx4nn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LYx4nn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.97 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.95 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.70 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Ram ($35.00)
Total: $874.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-05 20:19 EDT-0400

You know the drill, AIB version of the card, feel free to switch it to the 1060, etc etc.

[Hackentosher]

1 minute ago, TheGhzGuy said:

That could work. I wonder how much an E2650 (or whatever it is) would help. 

e5-2670 v1 is about $70, but 2011 boards are expensive. Although, server boards with that socket are coming down in price as more come out of servers.

[TheGhzGuy]

Just now, Hackentosher said:

e5-2670 v1 is about $70, but 2011 boards are expensive. Although, server boards with that socket are coming down in price as more come out of servers.

I'll look into those. Thank you. 

[TheGhzGuy]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LYx4nn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LYx4nn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.97 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.95 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.70 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Ram ($35.00)
Total: $874.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-05 20:19 EDT-0400

You know the drill, AIB version of the card, feel free to switch it to the 1060, etc etc.

I'll keep the Xeon in mind. Thanks for the suggestion!