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Budget Workstation Help

Trav_X
By Trav_X
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Looking for help building a budget workstation PC. My requirements for a workstation are basically

 

- 6+ CPU Cores

- A decent GPU that can game at 2560x1080 60hz

- Probably around $500-600

 

Im thinking the best way to do this would be on the used market. Looking at older Xeons and i7 Enthusiast lineup, like E5-2670 and i7-3930k. I'm thinking I could pick up something like a E5-1650 and a R9 380X or something to do this. Here are some parts lists I've made. Wondering if anyone has any input on the older CPUs and if you've seen good deals yourself. I've also considered buying an old workstation or server and adding in my own parts.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Trav_X/saved/PFVBmG

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Trav_X/saved/4tLycf

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Trav_X/saved/KqK7P6

 

You can check out my PCPP account since I have a lot of Saved Builds. 

MSI GE72 Apache Pro-242 - (5700HQ : 970M : 16gb RAM : 17.3" : Win10 : 1TB HDD : Razer Anansi : Some mouse) - hooked up to a 34UM58-P (WFHD) in dual screen

 

iPad Air 2 (for school)

iPhone 6

Xbox One Forza 6 Limited Edition Blue

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