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Looking to Build a Work PC that will last a 5-6 years - ~$1000

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October 14, 2014 10:32:24 PM

Need help on building a "primarily" work PC but occasional Internet gaming PC. My budget is roughly $1000. I have put together the specs below but I am unsure if all merges together and work together. My concerns are about the fans if needed and the power supply as well. And what about a SSD - are they really needed or is it more of a nice to have? Thanks to anyone that has advice...

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/K7VFCJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/K7VFCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.60 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 250X 2GB Video Card ($117.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1006.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 01:31 EDT-0400

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October 15, 2014 2:47:52 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C12P SE14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($98.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 M.2 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($116.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($98.21 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $966.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 05:45 EDT-0400

Smaller , higher quality case
Silent cpu cooler that will also create air flow over the mb .
M.2 SSD . Faster than a SATA drive
gold rated PSU for efficiency
lower latency RAM
No graphics card . The graphics system built in to the processor will be enough
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October 15, 2014 4:00:47 AM

What sort of work? Does it need the overclockable i7?

An SSD is a bit like cable TV, once you have it, you cannot live without it.
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October 15, 2014 11:58:19 AM

Outlander_04 said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C12P SE14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($98.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 M.2 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($116.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($98.21 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $966.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 05:45 EDT-0400

Smaller , higher quality case
Silent cpu cooler that will also create air flow over the mb .
M.2 SSD . Faster than a SATA drive
gold rated PSU for efficiency
lower latency RAM
No graphics card . The graphics system built in to the processor will be enough


Thanks for your response - the reason i added the graphics card is for dual monitor. Is there a better option or do I need a decent card for that?
Thank You!
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October 15, 2014 11:59:35 AM

DonkeyOatie said:
What sort of work? Does it need the overclockable i7?

An SSD is a bit like cable TV, once you have it, you cannot live without it.


The work is basic MS Office work and some DB work. Nothing fancy. Also some gaming like League of Legends or something like that..

I hear you about the SSD - I have a lot of individuals mention the same thing. Would love to give it a shot to see how it works....
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October 15, 2014 12:06:27 PM

SSD's make the whole experience better .
But SATA SSD's are now easily beaten for speed by M.2 SSD's . The chips on them are the same , but the connection speed is potentially 66% faster .
They are still a new technology and since they are only available on some motherboards many people havent realized the potential yet

The motherboard I listed I included because it has a good mix of expansion slots and the M.2 connector . It also has three video outputs . HDMI , DVI and VGA . Two monitors can be connected and run from the on board graphics depending on the connectors they use .
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