- Dec 5, 2013
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Hello,
I'm building my first system in the near future since the semester is about over. I've done a fair amount of research thus far to piece together a system which came out to roughly $1000. Ideally I'd like to bring the cost down while maintaining a fair level of quality and performance. I already own a monitor and sound system so those don't need to be considered. At the moment I'm confident I've put together a solid system but I feel it's more than likely a build on serious overkill. The idea was to have enough performance capability to carry the system into the next 3-5 years.
PC Purposes:
Gaming - High settings. I'm not looking to game on insane ultra resolutions. I just want it to look good and run smoothly. 60fps would be fine as I currently get about 25-30 on my other tower. Games such as BF4 (more of a benchmark to build with in mind), World of Tanks, Dead Space, Borderlands, and Mass Effect are the games I have in mind. I don't plan to use more than 2 monitors in the foreseeable future.
Everyday Use: Internet, word processing, etc.
MATLAB/Solidworks/Ansys: My laptop can run matlab and solid works relatively well but larger calculations do stall it a bit. Solidworks also works but it does freeze for a couple of seconds too frequently.
This is the system I've put together:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2eW0k
You will notice I have not picked out a case. I haven't any idea which case would fit the rig. As far as cases go though I don't want anything fancy. A clean conservative look with good air flow for as little money as possible. Also, I am thinking of dropping the SSD to either fund something else or just save money entirely.
I've looked at Newegg's prebuilt systems and noticed that they tend to use the 6th gen Nvidia cards. I'm not well informed on the previous gen cards as I've only been comparing the non-reference 7 series cards. The point is I'm hesitant to buy a pre-built system since for about the same cost I get the parts I've chosen with newer tech. Newer tech isn't really a primary concern as long as the system meets expectations. Also, I'm planning installing everything myself including the processor unless I can be convinced otherwise. I've heard it's a very tricky and risky thing to do.
Thank you for reading and I appreciate any help.
-Andrew.
I'm building my first system in the near future since the semester is about over. I've done a fair amount of research thus far to piece together a system which came out to roughly $1000. Ideally I'd like to bring the cost down while maintaining a fair level of quality and performance. I already own a monitor and sound system so those don't need to be considered. At the moment I'm confident I've put together a solid system but I feel it's more than likely a build on serious overkill. The idea was to have enough performance capability to carry the system into the next 3-5 years.
PC Purposes:
Gaming - High settings. I'm not looking to game on insane ultra resolutions. I just want it to look good and run smoothly. 60fps would be fine as I currently get about 25-30 on my other tower. Games such as BF4 (more of a benchmark to build with in mind), World of Tanks, Dead Space, Borderlands, and Mass Effect are the games I have in mind. I don't plan to use more than 2 monitors in the foreseeable future.
Everyday Use: Internet, word processing, etc.
MATLAB/Solidworks/Ansys: My laptop can run matlab and solid works relatively well but larger calculations do stall it a bit. Solidworks also works but it does freeze for a couple of seconds too frequently.
This is the system I've put together:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2eW0k
You will notice I have not picked out a case. I haven't any idea which case would fit the rig. As far as cases go though I don't want anything fancy. A clean conservative look with good air flow for as little money as possible. Also, I am thinking of dropping the SSD to either fund something else or just save money entirely.
I've looked at Newegg's prebuilt systems and noticed that they tend to use the 6th gen Nvidia cards. I'm not well informed on the previous gen cards as I've only been comparing the non-reference 7 series cards. The point is I'm hesitant to buy a pre-built system since for about the same cost I get the parts I've chosen with newer tech. Newer tech isn't really a primary concern as long as the system meets expectations. Also, I'm planning installing everything myself including the processor unless I can be convinced otherwise. I've heard it's a very tricky and risky thing to do.
Thank you for reading and I appreciate any help.
-Andrew.
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