Need help building a LAN party computer

Ted Wilson · Nov 27, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jqnHrH

I'm trying to build small computer for my self, I've got a budget of ~$1000 and I'm going to use it for LAN parties.

I don't need an OS and a monitor, just the tower.

I also prefer nvidia graphics cards.

Alec Mowat · Nov 27, 2014

Why not go with Mini ITX instead of Micro ATX?
That PSU is super overkill.

Ted Wilson · Nov 28, 2014

Alec Mowat :

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d8wzWZ

how about this one?

flamefire999 · Nov 28, 2014

Ted Wilson :

That PC is only $500. Here's a build I made that's perfect for any game: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xr8JRB . It's got a GTX 970, an i5-4690k and an SSD. I kept the PSU in because it was a good price for 700w.

Alec Mowat · Nov 28, 2014

What's the purpose of a LAN party rig if you are using a full size ATX tower?

flamefire999 · Nov 28, 2014

I was just going off of the 2nd build he posted

mdocod · Nov 28, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Silverstone AR06 40.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H97I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.26 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100A Mini ITX Tower Case ($91.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($82.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1068.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-28 01:34 EST-0500

If you'd prefer to come in under budget, use this GPU instead:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n7602gd5ocitx

flamefire999 · Nov 28, 2014

mdocod :

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Zeon's for workstations and servers? And wouldn't it be better to get an i5 as they deliver more bang for the buck than i7's?

Alec Mowat · Nov 28, 2014

Xeon is mostly a rebadged i7. Your PC is a "workstation", and any computer that shares a service is a server.

flamefire999 · Nov 28, 2014

Alec Mowat :

By workstation I mean CPU intensive tasks such as 4k video/ picture editing and I meant a computer that's running a server for games and such.

mdocod · Nov 29, 2014

The CORE series and XEON E3 series come off the same assembly line. They are the same chips. The only difference is how they are marketed, and to whom they are marketed to. With that difference, comes a few capabilities of these chips that are toggled on or off depending on how they are sold.

A quad core 3.4ghz hyperthreaded Haswell is a quad core 3.4ghz hyperthreaded Haswell whether it has a Xeon nameplate or an i7 nameplate.

The E3 comes with ECC support enabled, and some models come with the iGPU disabled (like the 1231V3). That's the main differentiating factor in terms of features, otherwise their compute performance is the same as an equal clocked i7.

Alec Mowat · Nov 29, 2014

flamefire999 :

Makes 0 difference, Xeon is just a rebadged i7. There's no difference that would make one better/worse for a specific task. Same clock speed, same cache, same performance.
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/416/Intel_Core_i7_i7-4770_vs_Intel_Xeon_E3-1231_v3.html

It's .1 slower, uses less power and doesn't include the HD4000 (which you are not going to use anyway).
There's no difference in instruction sets that would make it better/worse for any specific task.

flamefire999 · Nov 29, 2014

Alec Mowat :

flamefire999 :

Makes 0 difference, Xeon is just a rebadged i7. There's no difference that would make one better/worse for a specific task. Same clock speed, same cache, same performance.
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/416/Intel_Core_i7_i7-4770_vs_Intel_Xeon_E3-1231_v3.html

It's .1 slower, uses less power and doesn't include the HD4000 (which you are not going to use anyway).
There's no difference in instruction sets that would make it better/worse for any specific task.

Ya I figured it out after I did a quick Google search.

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