Hi Tom's community! I'm new here, I've don't quite a bit of programming work with computers and some CPU architecture design in college, but haven't actually put together my own desktop in almost 2 decades. I was wondering if I could get some input on the following component list, just to sanity check it and see if there are better ideas out there.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/keegreil/saved/3raK
And here's the details from the sticky post up top:
Approximate Purchase Date: this week
Budget Range: $510 max after shipping.
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
- office work / internet
- Steam OS (hardware must be linux friendly)
- streaming movies
- some light CAD work (hobby stuff)
- light gaming (Portal, Starcraft 2, flight simulators...). Don't need max settings, just want it to run smoothly on moderate but full resolution settings. Screen is 1920x1080.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: (as in, parts I have already?)
monitor/mouse/keyboard
80GB 2.5" SSD from laptop
300GB 2.5" HDD from older laptop
Do you need to buy OS: No (Can get student Windows 8 real cheap, and would like to dual boot with Steam OS)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon (I have free shipping with Amazon Prime and Shop Runner)
Location: Goldsboro, NC
Parts Preferences: Haswell CPU for power efficiency, prefer Nvidia GPU (always wanted to dabble in CUDA programming). Small, HTPC type case would be ideal.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, but may add a 17" 1920x1200 monitor from my old laptop as a second display. I don't need to game off of both at the same time or anything though.
Additional Comments: Quieter the better, but performance and budget constraints come first.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
Old laptop is having reliability issues, and isn't fast enough to play the games I'd like. Well to be fair, it does fine for a couple minutes, then overheats and throttles down the CPU to keep from melting. After that games are unplayable. Carolina summer is especially tough.
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links:
(PC Parts Picker link is above)
Core i3-4340
ASRock H87M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1GB
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB RAM
Silverstone ML04B HTPC Case
Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/keegreil/saved/3raK
And here's the details from the sticky post up top:
Approximate Purchase Date: this week
Budget Range: $510 max after shipping.
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
- office work / internet
- Steam OS (hardware must be linux friendly)
- streaming movies
- some light CAD work (hobby stuff)
- light gaming (Portal, Starcraft 2, flight simulators...). Don't need max settings, just want it to run smoothly on moderate but full resolution settings. Screen is 1920x1080.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: (as in, parts I have already?)
monitor/mouse/keyboard
80GB 2.5" SSD from laptop
300GB 2.5" HDD from older laptop
Do you need to buy OS: No (Can get student Windows 8 real cheap, and would like to dual boot with Steam OS)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon (I have free shipping with Amazon Prime and Shop Runner)
Location: Goldsboro, NC
Parts Preferences: Haswell CPU for power efficiency, prefer Nvidia GPU (always wanted to dabble in CUDA programming). Small, HTPC type case would be ideal.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, but may add a 17" 1920x1200 monitor from my old laptop as a second display. I don't need to game off of both at the same time or anything though.
Additional Comments: Quieter the better, but performance and budget constraints come first.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
Old laptop is having reliability issues, and isn't fast enough to play the games I'd like. Well to be fair, it does fine for a couple minutes, then overheats and throttles down the CPU to keep from melting. After that games are unplayable. Carolina summer is especially tough.
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links:
(PC Parts Picker link is above)
Core i3-4340
ASRock H87M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1GB
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB RAM
Silverstone ML04B HTPC Case
Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
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