Input on a 1000$ budget workstation rig.

Ilnez · Jun 11, 2015

Coworker of mine is building a workstation rig. His budget is more or less a thousand, taxes in and shipped. He doesn't care to have a powerful graphics card, his main requirement was a hyperthreaded i7. Here's what I came up with:

CPU : i7-4790 http://www.ncix.com/detail/intel-core-i7-i7-4790-haswell-c9-96200-1349.htm

MOtherboard : ASROCK H97M http://www.ncix.com/detail/asrock-h97m-pro4-lga-1150-0a-97212-1349.htm

RAM: G.Skill DDR3-1600 http://www.ncix.com/detail/g-skill-ripjaws-x-f3-12800cl9d-8gbxl-8gb-ff-57953-1349.htm

256Gig Samsung SSD http://www.ncix.com/detail/samsung-850-evo-series-mz-75e250b-am-17-104175-1349.htm

Standard midrange case: http://www.ncix.com/detail/antec-one-mid-tower-gaming-atx-bf-67322.htm

He already has a 1TB hard drive at home and a 750W PSU. I haven't picked out a GPU because he currently plans to use his old one. That being said if anyone has suggestions for a good budget GPU please let me know.

So yeah, what do you guys think of this?

utgotye · Jun 11, 2015

Nothing wrong with that for a non-gamer.

Robert Cook · Jun 11, 2015

if he wants a cheap but good GPU he could get a 750ti, it is $130 and packs a real punch

Eximo · Jun 11, 2015

With a GPU in hand, swap for the Xeon 1231-V3. Slightly cheaper and still a quad core with hyperthreading. (Basically a slightly cheaper i7-4770)

Budget card with decent capabilities: GTX750

Ilnez · Jun 11, 2015

Yeah, figured you guys were thinking along the same lines as me. I offered the 750ti and he cringed a bit at the price. I'm guessing he really doesn't want to spend very much at all on a card, even one with as much value as the 750.

anoori9000 · Jun 11, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($372.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 87.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($156.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1019.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 17:43 EDT-0400

If he's willing to be a little over budget, get this. This CPU is a BEAST and also has 500GB of RAID SSDs. This will be able to handle all workstation needs.

If you cant go that far, get this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $760.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 17:46 EDT-0400

EDIT:

X99 Build not much over budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($372.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 87.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($156.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1006.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 17:47 EDT-0400

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