First build $800

[Dillon Leeper]

I want to build a pc for around $750-$800 but don't really know where to start for picking parts i just need for a workstation with a little bit of gaming could someone help ?

 

[CTurbo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.73 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $803.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 13:30 EST-0500

 

[jmsellars1]

The above looks like a good general workstation build, would help to know what programs you run though. For example if they're very RAM hungry you might need more RAM. Or if they don't utilise more than 4 threads an i5 would be better than a Xeon.

Any other preferences? Small? Quiet? You need much storage?