Building i3-4130 non-gaming system

dagoldman · Dec 14, 2013

I would appreciate any incompatibilities noticed, bottlenece noticed, any other advice about the configuration.

Approximate Purchase Date: December, 2013

Budget Range: $400 to $800?

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Windows XP or Windows 7
- Web surfing - General use - Some software development (mostly use ubuntu PC for this)

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, OS, speakers, optical drives, graphics cards.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg and amazon

Country: US

Parts Preferences:

***** CPU - Intel Core i3-4130 - 4th Generation - LGA 1150 - BX80646I34130 - 22 nm Haswell 54W - Intel Graphics 4400

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116946
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i3-4130-FCLGA-Processor-BX80646I34130/dp/B00EUUKVXM/

******* MOBO - Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP - LGA 1150 - DVI / VGA / HDMI - SATA 6Gb/s - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4th-Gen Intel Core i7 / i5/ i3 - DDR3 1600 / 1333 - Non-ECC

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128590
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-1150-CrossFireX-Motherboard-GA-Z87-D3HP/dp/B00CU4L4M2

****** RAM - Crucial 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) - CT51264BA1339 - 1.5 V - 9 latency

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148346
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC3-10600-Unbuffered-240-Pin-CT51264BA1339/dp/B0036VO632

Note: I gave up on getting ECC RAM because of lack of support in most consumer motherboards, and preference for intel CPU.

Note: My understanding is very minimal benefit for 1600 vs 1333.

***** POWER - SeaSonic 80 Plus SS-350ET - 350W ATX12V - V2.31 - OEM - 24 pin connector

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151077
http://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-SS-350ET-Bronze-Active-Supply/dp/B00BRDUL58

***** CASE - NZXT S210-001 - Black Aluminum Brush / Plastic - ATX Mid Tower

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146075
http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Technologies-Source-210-Black/dp/tech-data/B005869A7K

******* Hard disk - Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W00YU4026
http://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No. Do not do gaming.

Monitor Resolution: 1680 x 1050 (two monitors)

Additional Comments: I would like a quiet, reliable, and fast PC for general (non-gaming) use. I have some low-power graphics cards that I can use.

Thanks,
Daniel

AMD Radeon · Dec 14, 2013

it is miniITX build with i3 4130

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.73 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($35.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $359.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-14 19:10 EST-0500)

dagoldman · Dec 14, 2013

Thanks for responding.
I would rather stick with mid-tower case and ATX motherboard.
It seems safer to have more room, and I need space for optical drives.
I had no idea of PCPartPicker. That helped a lot.
I switched the case, the previous case did not have USB 3 ports on the front, PCPartPicker told me.
Here is the current configuration, if anyone has any suggestions:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($40.17 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $476.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-15 00:02 EST-0500)

Thanks,
Daniel

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