PIMP MY CUSTOM Work PC 3K USD Budget

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I Plan To Have A Custom Workstation PC Built.

However, I have no clue as to what components to use in the custom built. I have an idea as to what I would ideally want my PC to do.

I'm going for the career path of Architectural Engineering/Programming so I would require a PC that would be able to handle major workloads, and allow for multiple large programs to be running at once, smoothly. Most importantly I would like the PC to be able to execute this, FAST! (Minimal to no lag)

Would you please recommend parts (PSU,Hard Drive, RAM, SSD, CPU, Video Card, Mother drive, Graphics Card, and Air Cooling) specifically for the custom PC I'm looking for, and a list of compatible pc cases. Price range would for me be around 2-3k USD.

Any additional information on running Raid 5 with the SSD and what would be better for this pc built, (water cooling loops or air cooling) would be much appreciated! Thanks! :)

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Do you know what programs you are going to use? Some programs will perform better on certain technologies.

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Nope, I'm planning ahead but don't know which programs or software I will be working with. Going to start off with minor programs such as Wing IDE and Python, to get a feel for basic programming, and then more advanced programs/software as I enter University.

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I'd like to get other people's opinions on this, but here's a build that you can think about.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CFC3Mp

If you're not doing any sort of gaming, you may want to look into some workstation stuff. It may be feasible at this budget.

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heres mine.

ALL storage, with OS, and monitor under $3k

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3TFcP6

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Couple things I could talk about, but mainly it's this.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/coolmax-power-supply-zu1000b

No. REALLY bad quality stuff comes from coolmax.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TtXQMp
Pretty much a data crunching machine. The case should work, based on a quick browse on the internet but please someone correct it if it's now gonna work.

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Not a bad $800 build or so, but OP has a much larger budget.

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I like it a lot, but I am curious to see how much horse power the titan x has and at what price point.

I am also thinking that he should wait for NVMe drives so that he can have more bandwidth.

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I would prob choose the final parts around Next November so the parts would be cheaper and more room to work with.

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If the components are perfect for the PC im looking for, but a tad higher than my budget, I wouldn't mind negotiating the price haha. Looking for quality that would last a good solid 5 years.

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Thx for the list of components but would you guys add an explanation beside each part explaining why you chose it and how it would benefit the PC overall and the experience when using such part, Thx! :)

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Seems i copied the wrong link
This one should work though: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X33qXL
And the printscreen just to be sure: http://prntscr.com/6hwks6
For a total of 2860.87$. Again, a data crunching machine. The WS board due to it being very high quality with lots of connectivity, the xeon is a just a data crunching machine, non ecc ram was picked because of the price difference and i don't think you'll need ecc ram for programming.

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Are there any other compatible cases? Thinking of something like a Cool Master
Storm Stryker

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Might work. From what I read, all SSI CEB motherboards should go into a case that has E-ATX support

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Are you completely set on all those SSDs? Because (as sayed in a recent tek) raid is not as reliable as NAS, personally I would cut down the amount of SSD storage, maybe 1TB? And use the rest of the money to buy a NAS enclosure and a few good quality NAS HDD. It is in theory a bit slower, but you will have far more storage and 1TB of local storage is more than enough for all current projects, and you can have external backups making it safer from loss if you ever have a problem with your local machine. You could also set it up for access from other machines so if you need to access your stuff from other machines you can easily.

Only other thing I would say is, is that RAM ECC? Because I would personality want ECC and if you already have a xeon in your spec then it would be a waste to not use ECC