Workstation Build Evaluation

vibeit · November 28, 2016

15 hours ago, brob said:

Good thinking.

Thanks

Energycore · November 29, 2016

23 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Not sure about that, someone with more knowledge should able to answer it for me @Energycore @Comic_Sans_MS @Starelementpoke @STRMfrmXMN

How about EVGA 500b or 430w?

300W is probably cutting it close for a Workstation.

23 hours ago, vibeit said:

As much as possible I don't want to exceed $1000, this whole build costs 1207.28 in PCPartpicker. I think my absolute max price will be $1200.

You're in luck, I'm here to make you a great ass build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 11 LP Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.80 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: *EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.68 @ My Choice Software)
Monitor: Acer KN242HYL 23.8" 60Hz Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer KN242HYL 23.8" 60Hz Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Mouse: Logitech G302 Daedalus Prime Moba Wired Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)
UPS: APC BE550G UPS ($59.95 @ B&H)
Total: $1062.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 23:30 EST-0500

I chose:

The Xeon 1231 v3 because it's a full 8 threads capable processor and only just behind the newest gen stuff.

The Arctic Freezer 11 LP because it's a cheap and capable little cooler that will cool your non-OC CPU silently.

16GB of RAM because unless you're editing 4K video, you won't need more, but you can still upgrade to 16GB more if you feel like you need it.

The WD Green drive because it's more silent than a 7200RPM drive, and can still do pretty good speeds in spite of its slower platter speed.

The GTX 1050 because you only just need some massively parallel Floating Point power in your system (OC it and you should reach 1.9GHz without ever compromising its stability).

The EVGA 600B because you won't pull a lot of power out of this system and is still an OK PSU

2 Acer KN242HYL because they're the cheapest 23.8"+ IPS monitors

And finally, the Logitech G302 Daedalus Moba because if you do programming, you'll love to have a bunch of macros.

Whadd'ya think?