Making a computer for my sister - Suggestions wanted.

[Omar Khan]

Hey there Tom's Hardware Community =D

I am making a computer for my older sister. This will mainly be used for programming, graphical design and other various engineering software that is somewhat computer intensive. She will not be gaming but may need to play minesweeper at a really high frame rate lol, but she does use 3-D CAD.

Any suggestions or things I may need to look out for. This is my first time building on a micro board, so anything to look out for on that is most welcome.

Thanks you Sincerely!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pfWMrH

 

[nikoli707]

knowing exactly what program shes is using for graphical design would help. amd gpus usually rule in things like cs6, 3ds max, or maya.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($190.11 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N900PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.59 @ OutletPC)
Total: $819.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 20:55 EST-0500