x99 system for less than $650

[HalfOfALifeLeft]

Is it possible to create an x99 system for less than $650 US? I plan to build a system and I would love to take advantage of the x99 benefits, but I am currently on a budget and my current laptop is broken. I don't need good graphics as I intend to use this for basic work station tasks, just something with HDMI so I can run my monitor. I Also plan to be upgrading in about a year. Waiting is not an option as my current laptop is broken, like I said before. (out of warranty for almost 2 years now, would cost more to fix than the laptop was worth) Thanks for any advice you can offer. -HalfALifeLeft

[Enderman]

Not much point in buying X99 with ryzen here already...

[Noirgheos]

2 minutes ago, HalfOfALifeLeft said:

Is it possible to create an x99 system for less than $650 US? I plan to build a system and I would love to take advantage of the x99 benefits, but I am currently on a budget and my current laptop is broken. I don't need good graphics as I intend to use this for basic work station tasks, just something with HDMI so I can run my monitor. I Also plan to be upgrading in about a year. Waiting is not an option as my current laptop is broken, like I said before. (out of warranty for almost 2 years now, would cost more to fix than the laptop was worth) Thanks for any advice you can offer. -HalfALifeLeft

Just do a Ryzen build if you want the benefits of X99 and are on a budget.

[HalfOfALifeLeft]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

Not much point in buying X99 with ryzen here already...

 

Just now, Noirgheos said:

Just do a Ryzen build if you want the benefits of X99 and are on a budget.

But would ryzen be cheaper than x99 in a $650 dollar build? Cheapest available ryzen CPU is still $330 and with the rest of the system costs, will it be cheaper?

[Droidbot]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($47.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GT 430 1GB Video Card  ($21.53 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowless) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $605.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-09 20:27 EST-0500

 

$50 left over for investing into something you want.

[nobiggieBIG]

Just now, HalfOfALifeLeft said:

 

But would ryzen be cheaper than x99 in a $650 dollar build? Cheapest available ryzen CPU is still $330 and with the rest of the system costs, will it be cheaper?

cheapest x99 cpu is i think 500$

[Noirgheos]

Just now, HalfOfALifeLeft said:

 

But would ryzen be cheaper than x99 in a $650 dollar build? Cheapest available ryzen CPU is still $330 and with the rest of the system costs, will it be cheaper?

Try finding an X99 CPU for less than $330, or an X99 board for less than $150.

[nobiggieBIG]

Just now, Droidbot said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($47.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GT 430 1GB Video Card  ($21.53 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowless) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $605.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-09 20:27 EST-0500

 

$50 left over for investing into something you want.

how about just spend $20 and get a 1050

[Droidbot]

Just now, nobiggieBIG said:

how about just spend $20 and get a 1050

what? he isn't doing any graphical work by the sound of it, the 430 is just to get it to actually boot to the desktop

[DeltaGames]

1 minute ago, HalfOfALifeLeft said:

 

But would ryzen be cheaper than x99 in a $650 dollar build? Cheapest available ryzen CPU is still $330 and with the rest of the system costs, will it be cheaper?

Without a GPU, yes. The only thing you want to pay attention to is if there are Intel specific technologies that help in your workflow. Not sure what the specific use case is other than

 

6 minutes ago, HalfOfALifeLeft said:

basic work station tasks

so I'll leave the investigation up to you.

[HalfOfALifeLeft]

Just now, nobiggieBIG said:

cheapest x99 cpu is i think 500$

 

Just now, Noirgheos said:

Try finding an X99 CPU for less than $330, or an X99 board for less than $150.

I meant compatible with the LGA 2011-3 socket, that was my bad. But I see that ryzen can be cheaper.

 

1 minute ago, nobiggieBIG said:

how about just spend $20 and get a 1050

$40 for a 1050? last I checked the cheapest they went was 90.

[DeltaGames]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

what? he isn't doing any graphical work by the sound of it, the 430 is just to get it to actually boot to the desktop

you don't need a GPU to boot a system...

[nobiggieBIG]

Just now, HalfOfALifeLeft said:

 

 

$40 for a 1050? last I checked the cheapest they went was 90.

no i mean on the whole budget? if he has a extra $50 so 50+20=70-90=20

[HalfOfALifeLeft]

3 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

$50 left over for investing into something you want.

those 50 bucks went into the case lol. #s340Life

[Droidbot]

Just now, DeltaGames said:

you don't need a GPU to boot a system...

ryzen has no igp and you want to actually be able to use most programs.. one would assume it won't work on the default MS display driver

[HalfOfALifeLeft]

Just now, nobiggieBIG said:

no i mean on the whole budget? if he has a extra $50 so 50+20=70-90=20

ah, my bad. I misunderstood.

[DeltaGames]

Just now, Droidbot said:

ryzen has no igp

whoops i forgot...sorry

[HalfOfALifeLeft]

Just now, Droidbot said:

ryzen has no igp and you want to actually be able to use most programs.. one would assume it won't work on the default MS display driver

I would think that you needed an output for a monitor, unless you want to truly be using the PC blind.

[Ithanul]

Yep, there is ways to do so if you don't mind buying 2nd hand and browsing forums.

 

It how I managed to nab two used x99 systems.  Well, one equals over a grand but that with all parts but a chip that can hit 4.8GHz.  The other was $130 for the CPU and $125 for the board.  Note though, that CPU is a Xeon E5-2670V3 ES model.

[HalfOfALifeLeft]

Just now, Ithanul said:

Yep, there is ways to do so if you don't mind buying 2nd hand and browsing forums.

 

It how I managed to nab two used x99 systems.  Well, one equals over a grand but that with all parts but a chip that can hit 4.8GHz.  The other was $130 for the CPU and $125 for the board.  Note though, that CPU is a Xeon E5-2670V3 ES model.

I personally don't trust 2nd hand parts. Three times I was sold a part that claimed "slightly used." both died the day after and I couldn't contact the sellers.

[Ithanul]

3 minutes ago, HalfOfALifeLeft said:

I personally don't trust 2nd hand parts. Three times I was sold a part that claimed "slightly used." both died the day after and I couldn't contact the sellers.

Reason I only buy from people that have a good amount of rep points (home forum uses a rep system).  TPU which is another forum uses another site to track sells and buyer rep.

 

Most of my parts are 2nd hand: PSU, SSDs, CPUs (all of them are 2nd hand), GPUs (all of them are 2nd hand).

I think the last thing I bought new was DDR4 RAM.

[HalfOfALifeLeft]

2 minutes ago, Ithanul said:

Reason I only buy from people that have a good amount of rep points (home forum uses a rep system).  TPU which is another forum uses another site to track sells and buyer rep.

 

Most of my parts are 2nd hand: PSU, SSDs, CPUs (all of them are 2nd hand), GPUs (all of them are 2nd hand).

I think the last thing I bought new was DDR4 RAM.

I guess thats true, I'll look into that I guess.