Just the machine, no monitors or performance
I got stuck on CPUs because he's going to be gaming mainly but he will be using it for normal use like notetaking, maybe rendering.
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/bjcvP6
Feel free to help in any way
Probably something like that, maybe skylake if the i7 prices aren't too crazy
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/qM8wxr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/qM8wxr/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($365.00 @ PLE Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card ($449.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1243.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-02 12:07 AEDT+1100
He prefers Nvidia for GPU
I was kinda sad myself as I use the R9 390 myself.
Well tell him that nvidia hates freedom and is going to cost him more in the long run if he gets an adaptive sync display, and that their current architecture doesn't look to fully support DX12/Vulkan for the future.
I will... but, 8GB of ram... I mean games are starting to come out requiring 8gb of ram.
I think we should aim for 16GB if possible.
Nice build though, not sure about xenons in a gaming or workstation scenario
Also SDD boot drive and HDD for games would be ideal, preferably SDD large enough to store favorite games.
I ask for a CPU and I get shown up..
;__;
I'm not too sure about server grade CPUs
Would it really be worth it
The Xeon e3-1231-V3 is basicly just a i7-4771 without an igpu and therefor cheaper.
They are totaly fine for gaming etc,
Alright, I'll work with the CPU given. Thanks guys.
On this topic, anyone know any good wifi cards?
I got to this to try and accommodate the Boot drive and 16GB of ram
Yes I am aware of the USB 3.0 header issue, I may fix it if I can fit the budget...
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/tGqyGX
You could fit in the SSD and all that if you dropped down to a 380 over a 390, if he only has a 1080p display the 390 is overkill anyways
So, any good network cards you know off and does the xeon come with a CPU cooler or will I need an aftermarket one...
it comes with a cooler but a shitty one. a 212 evo does great for cheap.
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2
if you want something quiet go noctua or be silent
The Cooler Master 212 evo goes for about 50ish aud which you can basically get a low end water cooler at that price. Go Deepcool.
THe stock cooler from the Xeon is not that bad at all exaly.
There are a few types of stock cooler from Intel. The ones that come with the Xeon seems to be the better version of the i5,i7 stock Intel cooler.
grab a 212 evo heatsink.
they are silent and worth the investment, if your located in Tasmania or a cold part of Victoria then your all good with the stock xeon cooler.
also checkout umart for the entire build, they had some cheap ram last week, 8gb is just enough... a 16gb kit is worth the extra 50 bucks.
Yes they are diffrent, and better. ☺