$500-$600 CAD Build

[mpsparrow]

Looking at building a $500-$600 CAD build. The main goal of the build is for working. I do tons of programming, remote desktop, SSH, lots of copying back and forth from NAS. That sort of thing. I currently use a laptop hooked up to two monitors (17" and 23"). The main problem is that the laptop is bogged down because of all the stuff I throw at it.

 

The build doesn't need to be beautiful or anything, I don't care if the colours match or not. 16GB and a quad core processor would be a must. A graphics card isn't really needed as I do zero gaming. I also don't need any OS or any peripherals. Only a PC. I am also willing to buy second hand parts off of ebay.ca if that would make the build better. Looking for some guidance!

 

 

 

 

[Mark77]

A Sandy or Ivy Bridge mobo, i5-2400 or i5-2500 (k) CPU, RAM (even if you have to buy brand new).  If you stick to the embedded graphics you could probably re-use an old power supply if you have one kicking around.  I don't see a problem getting that gear together in Canada for well under $600. 

[antisleep]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/BbvVcc

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.21 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($75.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.93 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $598.60

 

Not sure which storage to pick tbh. It's $460 without the SSD & HDD.

[Mug]

This is $520 and fits your specs:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/rsYrr7

 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/rsYrr7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/rsYrr7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.21 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $519.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-08 23:26 EDT-0400

 

[stconquest]

This needs storage:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($398.25 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($75.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply  ($33.60 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: ARCTIC Arctic F9 43.0 CFM  92mm Fan  ($4.99 @ NCIX)  <<Rear Exhaust
Total: $613.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-08 23:33 EDT-0400

 

You can go into the used market for Sandy Bridge 8 core Xeons:  http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2650-360-2053-2GHz-20MB-8GT-s-SR0KQ-CPU-Server-Processor-/291837479936?hash=item43f2de8c00:g:PboAAOSwimdXo7J7

 

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2680-SR0KH-2-70GHz-Socket-2011-20MB-Sandy-Bridge-EP-CPU-/351801063155?hash=item51e8fa36f3:g:J6QAAOSwygJXhk2Y

 

You will need a GPU with these and the 2011 motherboards are not cheap:  http://www.ebay.ca/itm/HP-Z420-Workstation-Motherboard-LGA-2011-Socket-619557-001-/172286191994?hash=item281d0ea97a:g:XqYAAOSwENxXmRgY#viTabs_0

 

ECC memory is usually more expensive too.

[mpsparrow]

8 minutes ago, Mark77 said:

A Sandy or Ivy Bridge mobo, i5-2400 or i5-2500 (k) CPU, RAM (even if you have to buy brand new).  If you stick to the embedded graphics you could probably re-use an old power supply if you have one kicking around.  I don't see a problem getting that gear together in Canada for well under $600. 

I don't see why embedded graphics wouldn't hold up. I have used embedded graphics on all other desktops that I have made and they work great.

 

9 minutes ago, antisleep said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/BbvVcc

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.21 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($75.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.93 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $598.60

Nice, I like that.

 

11 minutes ago, Mug said:

This is $520 and fits your specs:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/rsYrr7

I like that as well. The only thing is I would need to add a 1TB hard drive probably to be able to store all my stuff.

[mpsparrow]

After some more research and looking through your suggestions I think I am going to go with this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($256.95 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $600.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-09 14:40 EDT-0400

 

I like the fact that I can have a 240GB ssd and 1TB hard drive. The ssd will help speed up the computer which will be nice. The only thing I changed is that I went from two 8GB sticks of ram to one 16GB to leave me the option of upgrading in the future if needed. There is also room available to add a GPU later on if I want to.