Do you accept the challenge? $1500 Desktop Build

[holheartedly]

Hey guys,

I'm looking to build a desktop and buy a monitor within my max budget of $1300 (SUPER max is $1500)

I plan on using it for...
-3D Modeling: Solidworks
-Calculations: Labview and Matlab
-Gaming: Battlefield series, Starcraft series, etc

If you can, please help me structure a build that is able to fulfill my needs but at the same time not break my wallet.

Besides the desktop, I would need a monitor.
For the monitor, I was am planning on spending a MAX of $300. I am torn between getting two decent monitors (total cost would be $300) or one nice monitor.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DCBmK8

 

[qwerty987123]

you've put the wrong link on the actual one is to the left of the cpu

 

[plywrlw]

Your link doesn't work. This would be a good single monitor build. A 250gb ssd like the mx100 would be a nice addition

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($328.99 @ Directron)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($380.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1380.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 18:04 EST-0500

 

[holheartedly]

you've put the wrong link on the actual one is to the left of the cpu

I have updated with the right link. sorry about that

 

[holheartedly]

Your link doesn't work. This would be a good single monitor build. A 250gb ssd like the mx100 would be a nice addition

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($328.99 @ Directron)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($380.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1380.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 18:04 EST-0500

It seems like a lot of people like BenQ. I have never heard of them until now.
Are there any other monitors you would recommend?

 

[mdocod]

CPU: E3-1231 V3 ~$250 (superbiiz)
HSF: Arctic Freezer 13 CO ~$40 (superbiiz)
MOBO: ASRock Rack C226M WS ~$180 (superbiiz)
RAM: 2 X 8GB ECC DDR3 UDIMM's ( KVR16LE11/8 ) ~$160 (superbiiz)
GPU: FirePro W5100 ~$335 (BH Photo)
SSD: Toshiba Q Pro 256GB ~$125 (Amazon)
Storage: WD 1TB SE WD1002F9YZ ~$80 (Newegg)
PSU: Antec TruePower Classic 550W ~$80 (Amazon)
Case: Corsair 350D ~$90 (Amazon)

~$1340

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Do not use a gaming GPU (geforce or radeon) for solidworks. The performance and support is utter trash. FirePro is the best value for openGL performance in SolidWorks. The W5100 will have the same visual quality in games as an R7 260, nothing special, but it can play any game made just fine.

If you want more visual quality in games than an R7 260 can keep up with, make the following changes:

CPU: E3-1220 V3 ~$200 (superbiiz)
HSF: SilverStone AR02 ~$30 (Amazon)
MOBO: ASRock Rack C226M WS ~$180 (superbiiz)
RAM: 2 X 8GB ECC DDR3 UDIMM's ( KVR16LE11/8 ) ~$160 (superbiiz)
GPU: FirePro W7100 ~$650 (BH Photo)
SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB ~$105 (Amazon)
Storage: WD 1TB SE WD1002F9YZ ~$80 (Newegg)
PSU: Antec TruePower Classic 550W ~$80 (Amazon)
Case: CM N200 ~$45 (Newegg)

~$1530

The W7100, is for all intents and purposes, an R9 285 with 8GB VRAM. It will comfortably run modern games at nice (1080P-high) visual quality settings. You could run a solidworks viewport with complex models at 4K with this GPU comfortably.