Feedback on new development/VM build

[charrington]

This is what I've got specced out right now. Would welcome any feedback/suggestions. Note that I've not yet chosen a video card.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117629
CPU
E5-2620 V4 2.1 GHz
$434

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130927
Motherboard
MSI C236A Workstation LGA 1151 Intel C236 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
$159

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/c236a-workstation/CT9032483
$367
memory

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147466
Boot drive
M.2 SSD 256GB
$187.95

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817438055
Power
EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 220-P2-0650-X1 80+ PLATINUM 650W
$99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
Fan
$30

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
Rosewill CHALLENGER - Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$50

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147362
SSD
Samsung 850 Pro
$425

TOTAL (so far): $1752

 

[viewtyjoe]

Your CPU and motherboard aren't compatible. The E5-2620 v4 is a 2011 socket (presumably 2011-3 or whatever the haswell/broadwell version was) and your motherboard is 1151.

I'm not really for spending almost as much as your CPU costs on a SATA SSD, nor do I see the benefit of using an SSD for bulk storage when you're already investing in an NVMe drive for boot. Just get a mechanical hard drive and enjoy the cheaper price per GB while it lasts.

 

[charrington]

You're right. I had meant to spec this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1UH3Z95648&
CPU
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 SkyLake 3.5 GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1151 80W
$309

I wanted SSD for bulk because spinning drives are costing me time, and time is money. Plus, if I got a spinning drive, I'd have to get two and mirror (for reliability)

Your CPU and motherboard aren't compatible. The E5-2620 v4 is a 2011 socket (presumably 2011-3 or whatever the haswell/broadwell version was) and your motherboard is 1151.

I'm not really for spending almost as much as your CPU costs on a SATA SSD, nor do I see the benefit of using an SSD for bulk storage when you're already investing in an NVMe drive for boot. Just get a mechanical hard drive and enjoy the cheaper price per GB while it lasts.