Building new development PC - $600

[nitinjainec]

Approximate Purchase Date: First week of November 2015

Budget Range: 40000 INR (aprox. 600 USD)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Programming, developing apps, running multiple instances of different IDEs Eclipse, Android Studio, running android emulator, debugging and testing apps.

Are you buying a monitor: No (BenQ EW2440L)

Parts to Upgrade: CPU, MoBo, RAM, HD, PSU and Cabinet

Do you need to buy OS: No (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: https://www.flipkart.com and http://www.amazon.in/

Location: Delhi, India

Parts Preferences: Intel i7 CPU

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: None

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current HP Pavillion DV6-1355dx is too slow during compilation and while loading IDE and emulator.

Below is list which I have selected after going through different posts on TH

CPU: I7-4790 (Rs 25,000)
http://www.flipkart.com/intel-i7-4790-processor/p/itmdyzqrz3bgz2du?pid=PSRDYY77VAWBHSG3&ref=L%3A-1436699970228105306&srno=p_2&query=I7-4790&otracker=from-search

MoBo: Asus H97-Pro (Rs 10,298)
http://www.flipkart.com/asus-h97-pro-motherboard/p/itmdz86yqsnbucyv?pid=MBDDZ86PQD2DPU6G&ref=L%3A-4628537737084580792&srno=p_2&query=Asus+H97-Pro&otracker=from-search

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x8 GB DDR3 1600MHz (Rs 9,499)
http://www.flipkart.com/corsair-vengeance-ddr3-16-gb-2-x-8gb-pc-cmz16gx3m2a1600c10/p/itmeay9graufnwnn?pid=RAMEAY9G6J4WTYV7&ref=L%3A8383805170992236519&srno=p_1&query=Corsair+Vengeance+2x8+GB+DDR3+1600MHz&otracker=from-search

HD: Samsung 850 EVO 120GB SSD (2.5") (Rs 4,999)
http://www.flipkart.com/samsung-850-evo-120-gb-ssd-internal-hard-drive-mz-75e120/p/itme33twghufrcst?pid=IHDE33TRMDMJ9BXG&ref=L%3A-2666921010245251583&srno=p_1&query=Samsung+850+EVO+120GB+SSD&otracker=from-search

PSU: Corsair VS450 450 Watts PSU (Rs. 2,700)
http://www.flipkart.com/corsair-vs450-450-watt-psu/p/itmdbfa3kaffmum3?pid=PSUDBF9ZBHSJVGJ8&ref=L%3A1999083349453718954&srno=p_1&query=Corsair+VS450+450+Watts+PSU&otracker=from-search

Cabinet: Corsair Carbide Series 300R (Rs 5,949)
http://www.amazon.in/Corsair-CC-9011014-WW-Carbide-Gaming-Black/dp/B006I2H0YS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1445397545&sr=8-1&keywords=Corsair+Carbide+Series+300R

Above configuration is going over my budget to Rs 58,445. Need help in reducing the cost.

i) Is H97-Pro overkill as development machine? Should I buy ASUS B85M-G or Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H?
ii) Is 400W sufficient for above build? Will it be enough if I plan to add graphics card in future?
iii) Is it okay to use Cooler master Cabinet/PSU (Eliste 311/Thunder 450 Watts) instead of Corsair?
iv) As I will not be playing games, do I is still need to buy graphics card?
v) Do I need to buy extra fan?

Thanks for your time.

 

[Half Life]

i) yes, b85 more than enough as it fulfills the 3X3X3 needs (pcie gen 3; usb 3; sata 3); asus is costly, go with gigabyte/msi/asrock
ii) depends on what cards you plan to add; use the below for app. needs calculation; also, vs is a bad series, go with CX series in tehe same make
http://powersupplycalculator.net/
iii) yes, you are wasting over 10% of your budget on a cabinet, which need less to say, is unjustified; stick to something in the 2k-3k range
iv) No, games and 3D/video are the key uses of a card
v) yes, and a good heat sink as well; I have a tx3 evo myself for my i7 build

some addl. info:
- i7 4790 is not 25k; it is 20 - 21k if you shop in-stores rather than online;
- there is not many who encourage 16 GB; 8 is good enough for most of real world needs; video processing/virtualization is only where so much ram helps;
- increase the boot ssd drive to at least 250 gb; 100 gb vanishes in a jiffy
- I would recommend a graphics card, may be gtx 750 ti/950 or ati 260x just for watching movies, etc

 

[nitinjainec]

i) yes, b85 more than enough as it fulfills the 3X3X3 needs (pcie gen 3; usb 3; sata 3); asus is costly, go with gigabyte/msi/asrock
ii) depends on what cards you plan to add; use the below for app. needs calculation; also, vs is a bad series, go with CX series in tehe same make
http://powersupplycalculator.net/
iii) yes, you are wasting over 10% of your budget on a cabinet, which need less to say, is unjustified; stick to something in the 2k-3k range
iv) No, games and 3D/video are the key uses of a card
v) yes, and a good heat sink as well; I have a tx3 evo myself for my i7 build

some addl. info:
- i7 4790 is not 25k; it is 20 - 21k if you shop in-stores rather than online;
- there is not many who encourage 16 GB; 8 is good enough for most of real world needs; video processing/virtualization is only where so much ram helps;
- increase the boot ssd drive to at least 250 gb; 100 gb vanishes in a jiffy
- I would recommend a graphics card, may be gtx 750 ti/950 or ati 260x just for watching movies, etc

Thanks for your reply.

Based on your suggestion I made following changes:

i) Gigabyte B85M-D3H Motherboard
ii) Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti 2 GB Graphics Card (Not now may be 6 months later)
iii) Corsair CX430 430 Watts PSU.
iv) Cooler Master Elite 311 Cabinet
v) Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO Cooler

Also, I will buy it from local store so I can expect at least 5% deduction in overall cost. Online link was just for reference.
Let me know if you have any other suggestion. Thanks.

 

[PCHelper]

The i5 6600K with its HD Graphics 530 outperforms the out-performs the I7 4790's HD 4600. So, you might want to look into that. Even without any Graphics Card, the i5 6600k performs better than the i7 4790's in all recent games. Plus it has support for DDR4 which is going to get big in near future. So you get decent performance in games, graphics based apps a without the need for a dedicated GPU

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/skylake-intel-core-i7-6700k-core-i5-6600k,4252-9.html
http://www.trustedreviews.com/intel-skylake-review-core-i7-6700k-and-core-i5-6600k-review-gaming-benchmarks-performance-page-4#tr-review-summary

The i5 6600K is also available for as lower than Rs 20k and is over-clock-able.

 

[PCHelper]

If you decide to DDR4+ I5 6th Gen route, here is a good configuration :

Processor -> i5 6600K (Rs 19,850)

Mobo -> Gigabyte H170M-D3H (Rs 10,800)

RAM -> G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 SERIES ,16GB DDR4 (Rs 10,000)

SSD -> Samsung 850 EVO 120 GB (Rs 4,990)

PSU -> Seasonic S12II 520 Watts PSU (Rs 5,500)

Cabinet -> Corsair Carbide Series 300R (Rs 5,949)

Total : Rs 57,089

The reason I changed the PSU to a Seasonic is because the VS series of PSU's from Corsair is absolute garbage. They are not meant for high-performance usage. The Seasonic S12II is perfect for your programming needs and will last years.

You should be able to find the parts at a lower price at your local hardware store.

 

[Half Life]

sounds good, good luck