New to computers and want to build my own system

[WaffleBoss419]

I am looking for something that is around 600 USD$ and I want to play games at decent settings and use it for school work and my engineering classes. this is just tower, not anything else but I will want 2 1080p monitors and decent other peripherals. Right now i am using a Gateway laptop and i havent even tried to use my engineering programs it has an i5 2430m quad core @2.4GHz with intel HD Graphics 3000 I just want comments with systems that i can build and not for people to build then send me. please help me and comment if you have any comments.

[themctipers]

probably not doable if its "beefy"

[Skiiwee29]

Welcome to the LTT forums!!!

 

Beefy at 600 USD will be a tough feat, but we will give it a go. 

[Alexcalibur]

Here is something that I have come up with

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/J3g68K
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/J3g68K/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($34.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($18.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $615.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 21:52 EDT-0400

[Skiiwee29]

Here is about the closest you will get with 2 1080p monitors.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 22.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 22.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $674.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 21:57 EDT-0400

[DrM]

6 minutes ago, IskanderEXC said:

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($18.98 @ Newegg) 

i wouldnt really trust that psu. its worth it to spend slighly more to get a quality one.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/kbRdD8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/kbRdD8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)

GPU: MSI RX 470 ($175.91) jet.com w/ $30 promo TRIPLE15
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $597.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 21:58 EDT-0400

[Skiiwee29]

you guys are all missing the dual monitor in your setup that he says he needs. None of the setups include extra peripherals such as keyboard or mouse either. 

[WaffleBoss419]

13 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

Welcome to the LTT forums!!!

 

Beefy at 600 USD will be a tough feat, but we will give it a go. 

 

It needs to be able to run AutoDesk Inventer 2017

 

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, WaffleBoss419 said:

It needs to be able to run AutoDesk Inventer 2017

 

For 600$, your not going to be getting a dual monitor setup out of the gate. Even at a bare bones setup with dual monitors its around 700$ This does not include anything other than the computer setup and monitors. No extra peripherals. 

[WaffleBoss419]

Just now, legacy99 said:

For 600$, your not going to be getting a dual monitor setup out of the gate. Even at a bare bones setup with dual monitors its around 700$

 

i just need the tower for 600 but i will take monitor and other peripheral suggestions

[Zyndo]

45 minutes ago, WaffleBoss419 said:

I am looking for something that is around 600 USD$ and I want to play games at decent settings and use it for school work and my engineering classes. this is just tower, not anything else but I will want 2 1080p monitors and decent other peripherals. Right now i am using a Gateway laptop and i havent even tried to use my engineering programs it has an i5 2430m quad core @2.4GHz with intel HD Graphics 3000 I just want comments with systems that i can build and not for people to build then send me. please help me and comment if you have any comments.

What sort of workload does your engineering class/career come with? Some advanced level rendering or drafting style programs can benefit hugely from having a much stronger CPU like an i7 and increased RAM capacity. Based on your workload, I would recommend this PC. You could even probably get that GPU (or any other 950) for cheaper if you buy used. I broke budget by a little bit, but you could make up that difference just by buying 1 monitor for now, and then getting another later. Or make it up by buying a 950 used, or by getting a cheaper case, or just spend the extra 50 bucks. It'll be worth it for the I7 if you have CPU intensive engineering programs.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4fkNPs

[stconquest]

Third time posting this, it must be the day of $600 builds.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ B&H)
Case: Xion XON-350_BK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($30.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR3-92-WT 24.4 CFM  92mm Fan  ($3.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $604.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 21:06 EDT-0400

[Alexcalibur]

1 hour ago, DrM said:

i wouldnt really trust that psu. its worth it to spend slighly more to get a quality one.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/kbRdD8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/kbRdD8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)

GPU: MSI RX 470 ($175.91) jet.com w/ $30 promo TRIPLE15
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $597.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 21:58 EDT-0400

A CX 450 isn't much better lol

[DrM]

1 minute ago, IskanderEXC said:

A CX 450 isn't much better lol

its a cx grey (based on the old rm series and not cx greens), so its tier 3. the evga 430W is tier 6

 

 

[WaffleBoss419]

8 hours ago, Zyndo said:

What sort of workload does your engineering class/career come with? Some advanced level rendering or drafting style programs can benefit hugely from having a much stronger CPU like an i7 and increased RAM capacity. Based on your workload, I would recommend this PC. You could even probably get that GPU (or any other 950) for cheaper if you buy used. I broke budget by a little bit, but you could make up that difference just by buying 1 monitor for now, and then getting another later. Or make it up by buying a 950 used, or by getting a cheaper case, or just spend the extra 50 bucks. It'll be worth it for the I7 if you have CPU intensive engineering programs.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4fkNPs

 

Here is the system requirements for the software.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-Autodesk-Inventor-2017-products.html

[stconquest]

1 hour ago, WaffleBoss419 said:

Here is the system requirements for the software.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-Autodesk-Inventor-2017-products.html

Multi-core support for AI:  https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Support-for-multi-core-processors.html?_ga=1.104251648.1082192829.1471697979

 

Wow, someone actually has a benchmark utility for AI, not common for these software suites to have something like this:  http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-general-discussion/how-fast-is-your-inventor-pc-really/m-p/5950908/highlight/true#M573052

 

As @Zyndo recommended, I think the hyper threading of the i7 (or a Xeon) will be more of a benefit than a powerful GPU.  It all depends how many polygons you are trying to display. 

 

Many fast CPU cores, fast RAM in large capacities (8GB/16GB/32GB) sticks, and an SSD (to help save and load up projects faster) might be where you budget should be focused to start off.  I am reluctant to tell you to forego a GPU entirely and focus on the CPU side initially.  http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-general-discussion/graphics-card/td-p/2905172

 

A system like this will run AI, but depending on what kind of work you are doing, you might have a problem displaying (at reasonable rates) high polygon count projects on the integrated GPU.  You can save up for a discrete GPU and pop it in.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-350_BK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($30.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR3-92-WT 24.4 CFM  92mm Fan  ($3.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $561.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-20 09:50 EDT-0400

[Zyndo]

4 hours ago, WaffleBoss419 said:

Here is the system requirements for the software.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-Autodesk-Inventor-2017-products.html

Looking at these requirements It would only reaffirm my suggestion for your build. @stconquest has a decent one there as well (although ht has 2 RAM DIMMs when you should have only one on that motherboard) but it doesn't come with any GPU for proper gaming. You could do it on the iGPU but its going to be insufficient in many situations.