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So I'm building a $700 (Without the OS) pc that is made for having a ton of stuff running at one time. I usually have over 20 Chrome tabs open and another light/moderately demanding program such as Photoshop. I build this computer in order to last for maybe 4 years, and I don't plan on upgrading during this period. Also, I don't care about any sort of graphics card because the integrated Intel graphics should be plenty for anything I could possibly be doing. I'd appreciate it if someone looked over the build to make any suggestions for change.
-Thanks, Chase
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ballerbiscuit/saved/qfkj4D
 
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I recommend this, but I would get a 120GB ssd and a 1TB regular hdd instead of a hybrid drive.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9LnLwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9LnLwP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9LnLwP/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1245 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($283.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid...
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I'll see what I can do, but any reason for that 360w gold PSU? You certainly can't OC with it and you have mobo and cpu for overclocking.

Edit: nevermind, read to quickly. I suppose if all you are going to do with this is photoshop then it'll be alright. As long as you are sure you won't need a graphics card.
 
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How much wattage would you suggest? The system is only supposed to pull 200W so I figured I could OC plenty. Is the estimated wattage on PCPartPicker incorrect?
 
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To be honest I've never seen people trying to OC on a photoshop build lol. Kinda throwing me off a bit :p

I guess it'll be ok if you've researched it. You will pull probably less than 200 at stock. Everything else looks good.
 
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I recommend this, but I would get a 120GB ssd and a 1TB regular hdd instead of a hybrid drive.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9LnLwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9LnLwP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9LnLwP/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1245 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($283.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 360W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $704.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-08 22:28 EDT-0400)


I would also get this Xeon instead of the one listed. It's newer and $4 cheaper. partpicker hasn't added it yet.

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?p=E3-1246V3B&c=fr&pid=e368cf6b6b784e9a9bade56aa1e7239af5ddafc831029e47761167b10f5f4772&gclid=CjkKEQjwk9CcBRDEopHmnZa5td8BEiQAr2BckEIKVfJtlwmm86zKccUEyF2JyFgU1FXBdfTGw8wIXZzw_wcB



300-350w is plenty for this system. If you are not familiar with those Xeons, they are basically i7 4770s. The 1246v3 in particular is almost the exact same chip except the Xeon runs at 100mhz faster base speed and will actually run cooler. It's igpu is a little better too. It's really just a better i7 for about $30 cheaper.
 
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I Like CT Turbo's Xeon build. If you're looking for a good mid range workstation CPU Xeons are the way to go. Only thing I'd change is to get a normal HDD and a separate SSD, and add a dedicated GPU ( doesn't need to be expensive, even a 7750 will do the job).
 
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They do have Intel HD integrated graphics, but it's not a bad idea to get a dedicated GPU to help reduce render times.
Click to expand...

That was in response to that inevitable "Xeons don't have integrated graphics" post I was waiting on. :)



I agree a video card will help, but it isn't entirely necessary. It's something that could easily be added later.
 
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Sorry for the late response but thanks for your help! I really appreciate it.
 
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