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Junko Zane

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This is what I've come up with so far:

MB: GIGABYTE Z170-HD3P
(€123)
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K
(€260)
RAM: undecided, either
2x Kingston 8GB DDR4 2666MHz CL15 HyperX Fury Black Series
(€116)
or
2x Kingston 8GB DDR4 2400MHz CL12 HyperX Savage Black
(€112)
GPU: Old GPU for now, high-end 14/16nm Nvidia or AMD GPU next year
HDD: Toshiba 3.5" 3TB SATA DT01ACA30
(€92)
Case: Cooler Master Midi Elite 361 RC-361-KKN1
(€29)
PSU: EUROCASE 650 WA, APFC, 14cm fan 80%eff
(€39)
Monitor: Philips 273V5QHAB/00
(€202)

=€861

Intended use: gaming, CAD, internet browsing, video and image editing.

No SSD yet because I need at least 1TB and those are still too expensive.
The CPU stays. As for everything else, I'm all ears. So would you replace something here? And which RAM option of the two is better?
 
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logainofhades
That PSU is not something I would recommend. Never heard of it. For what you want to do, this would be a better fit. Cad, and your video/image editing will benefit more from the extra threading.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€257.84 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€82.91 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€90.43 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€89.10 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case (€37.29 @ Amazon...
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That PSU is not something I would recommend. Never heard of it. For what you want to do, this would be a better fit. Cad, and your video/image editing will benefit more from the extra threading.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€257.84 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€82.91 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€90.43 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€89.10 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case (€37.29 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (€76.83 @ Mindfactory)
Monitor: Asus VE278H 27.0" Monitor (€209.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €844.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-14 22:24 CEST+0200
 
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Junko Zane

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1. I would totally buy a Xeon given it's basically an i7 for "i5 money", but Haswell is more than 2 years old now and I want the lastest and greatest, hence Skylake. I don't know of there will be such a Skylake Xeon with HT for this price or when it is going to come. I need a new PC now. Don't want to wait.

2. This is a budget build and I've never had a bad experience with cheap PSUs.

3. Why choose TN panel over AMVA?

 
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Skylake is not really that much better than Haswell, to justify the extra cost. It is the same situation that there was when Haswell was released vs Ivy. Skylake currently is not worth getting, over Haswell.

You never, ever, skimp on PSU. It is the single most important part of your system. You can get inexpensive, yet still quality units.

IPS monitors tend to not have the desired lower refresh rates, that are better for gaming.
 
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