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My coworker is buliding a PC.

It will be used for programming and some simple MAYA (3d modeling) work. He doesn't game very often. So does not need anything crazy. Budget is 1000 dollars.

This is what he came up with:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($182.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($91.81 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($284.74 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1161.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-22 11:00 EDT-0400


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It is a very quality build. If you are looking to save some money for the nearly the same performance & quality, here is what I think:

1) He can probably get away with a Gigabyte Z170 board and GTX 960.

2) The Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 are a bit overkill. If he is working from home/home office and run the computer 10 hours day/6 days week then I guess it would be worth it in long run.

3) Seagate is notorious among professional photographers/videographers. And avoid the 3TB model like plague. If this is a work computer I would get the Gigabyte Z170 board and GTX 960, save $150 for a WD black 2 TB harddrive.

4) here is what I would suggest if you are looking for more value for money ($211 saving plus another...
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It is a very quality build. If you are looking to save some money for the nearly the same performance & quality, here is what I think:

1) He can probably get away with a Gigabyte Z170 board and GTX 960.

2) The Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 are a bit overkill. If he is working from home/home office and run the computer 10 hours day/6 days week then I guess it would be worth it in long run.

3) Seagate is notorious among professional photographers/videographers. And avoid the 3TB model like plague. If this is a work computer I would get the Gigabyte Z170 board and GTX 960, save $150 for a WD black 2 TB harddrive.

4) here is what I would suggest if you are looking for more value for money ($211 saving plus another $100 from scaling down to 960 2GB)

Budget-wise you save $311 ($1461 vs $1100) and performance-wise you are not losing much.

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

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus E3-PRO V5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($118.82 @ B&H)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($129.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($91.81 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: GTX 960 2GB
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $950.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-22 11:18 EDT-0400
 
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