heymrdj
Diamond Member
Thread that started this: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2433248
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
The PC is my workstation. Important parts are gaming, and running Server 2012 R2 for Hyper-V. I use this for my studies and experiments. I dual boot Server 2012R2 for work with Windows 8.1 (and soon 10) for play. Windows 8.1 is the main OS, 2012R2 is a VHDX I boot to.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Thinking 1300-1500$
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
No fanboyisms. I've had a Pentium 4 rig, a Core 2 Duo rig, Turion rig, AMD X2 rig, and currently my AMD X6 1090 rig I'm looking to replace. Whatever is the best bang for buck for what I need to use it for. First and foremost workstation capabilities, secondly as a gaming machine.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
I currently have a Samsung 830 Pro 256GB SSD, I think that will be just fine to continue to use as a boot drive. Also an Antec Earthwatts 650W PSU, I figure that will continue to work fine.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
None
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
Currently running dual 1920x1080 screens. Only using one in gaming. Will probably use two for gaming with the upgrade, Euro Truck Simulator 2 being my current main game. Waiting on Just Cause 3 as my next PC title.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
I know everyone hates ranges but hoping sometime in the next half of the year, probably around September or so. Not really looking for exact prices at this time as I am parts recommendations.
10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
No, I have Windows 8.1, Office 2013 ect.
I built my current workstation in 2008 (upgraded processors in 2010). It's an AMD 1090T, 32GB RAM, AMD 5870, MSI mainboard system. Ran it for years for virtualization experiments and of course gaming. But now ETS2 has a new update with an updated graphics engine, and the 5870 can't hardly keep up on medium on a single screen, let alone moving into the 2-4 screens it supports. What's most important to me is small size (I basically have a kitchen table to work from, yay apartment living), cooler temps, and stability. I will not be overclocking, and I would prefer to hopefully have a nice neat chassis this time, instead of a horribly oversized and messy chassis that I have now in the Antec 900. My plan is to store my two drives in the main chassis (1 2.5" SSD and 1 3.5" SATA drive I use to store ISO's and other large files I work with during experiements), while having a PCI-E card with ESATA or ESAS to go to an external chassis holding my 8-12 SATA work drives that I use for experiments.
Priorities:
Cool running and stable.
Decent graphics to run Indie titles at 1920x1080 on two screens, doesn't have to be max quality.
Neat small chassis that accepts a regular size PCI-E graphics card, and at least one other PCI-E 8x card.
Needs to support at least 32GB of RAM, more is a bonus. My experiments are RAM and I/O constrained, not CPU in the slightest. It's the gaming that could use a better CPU.
So basically I'm looking for budgetary balance. I'm not a guy that will throw 400$ to get 2% increased pixles. I need to aim this more at small workstation than I do gaming might. So AT help please!! I haven't built a rig in 7 years, and I'm lost when I hit up Newegg.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
The PC is my workstation. Important parts are gaming, and running Server 2012 R2 for Hyper-V. I use this for my studies and experiments. I dual boot Server 2012R2 for work with Windows 8.1 (and soon 10) for play. Windows 8.1 is the main OS, 2012R2 is a VHDX I boot to.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Thinking 1300-1500$
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
No fanboyisms. I've had a Pentium 4 rig, a Core 2 Duo rig, Turion rig, AMD X2 rig, and currently my AMD X6 1090 rig I'm looking to replace. Whatever is the best bang for buck for what I need to use it for. First and foremost workstation capabilities, secondly as a gaming machine.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
I currently have a Samsung 830 Pro 256GB SSD, I think that will be just fine to continue to use as a boot drive. Also an Antec Earthwatts 650W PSU, I figure that will continue to work fine.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
None
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
Currently running dual 1920x1080 screens. Only using one in gaming. Will probably use two for gaming with the upgrade, Euro Truck Simulator 2 being my current main game. Waiting on Just Cause 3 as my next PC title.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
I know everyone hates ranges but hoping sometime in the next half of the year, probably around September or so. Not really looking for exact prices at this time as I am parts recommendations.
10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
No, I have Windows 8.1, Office 2013 ect.
I built my current workstation in 2008 (upgraded processors in 2010). It's an AMD 1090T, 32GB RAM, AMD 5870, MSI mainboard system. Ran it for years for virtualization experiments and of course gaming. But now ETS2 has a new update with an updated graphics engine, and the 5870 can't hardly keep up on medium on a single screen, let alone moving into the 2-4 screens it supports. What's most important to me is small size (I basically have a kitchen table to work from, yay apartment living), cooler temps, and stability. I will not be overclocking, and I would prefer to hopefully have a nice neat chassis this time, instead of a horribly oversized and messy chassis that I have now in the Antec 900. My plan is to store my two drives in the main chassis (1 2.5" SSD and 1 3.5" SATA drive I use to store ISO's and other large files I work with during experiements), while having a PCI-E card with ESATA or ESAS to go to an external chassis holding my 8-12 SATA work drives that I use for experiments.
Priorities:
Cool running and stable.
Decent graphics to run Indie titles at 1920x1080 on two screens, doesn't have to be max quality.
Neat small chassis that accepts a regular size PCI-E graphics card, and at least one other PCI-E 8x card.
Needs to support at least 32GB of RAM, more is a bonus. My experiments are RAM and I/O constrained, not CPU in the slightest. It's the gaming that could use a better CPU.
So basically I'm looking for budgetary balance. I'm not a guy that will throw 400$ to get 2% increased pixles. I need to aim this more at small workstation than I do gaming might. So AT help please!! I haven't built a rig in 7 years, and I'm lost when I hit up Newegg.
