Newbie build - thanks for all the knowledge on this site

[JOBBIE]

When I decided to build, I considered the “$500.00” budget build. The component investigation process quickly altered that perception. The new goal was between $600.00 & $700.00 for the “box”. I’m not a gamer but quickly learned the gamer box was best suited for Acad. A hint for other newbie builders, wait until Christmas shopping season, if you can. That schedule allowed my final build - below. It’s obvious I went over budget, but the result exceeded expectations.
I wish to thank everyone at Tom’s Hardware for the invaluable knowledge on this site.

“BOX” & MONITOR COST
Intel Core i5-6400 Skylake Processor 2.7GHz 8.0GT/s 6MB CPU $164.60
ASRock Intel Motherboard Z170A-X1/3.1 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 (Rebate) $59.99
GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 $69.99
Crucial MX300 2.5" 525GB SATA III 3-D Internal Solid State Drive $128.05
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card $109.99
SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold 650W (Tier 1) (Rebate) $79.99
LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter WH14NS40 $49.99
Corsair Carbide Series 200R Mid Tower ATX Computer Case (Rebate) $44.99
FINAL “BOX” AS-BUILT COST $707.59
Acer G257HU 25" 4ms HDMI Ultra Widescreen LED $229.99
FINAL SYSTEM AS-BUILT COST $937.58

 

[logainofhades]

You could have gotten a faster GTX 1050, for that price.

 

[JOBBIE]

Thanks for your comment.

I was originally looking at PNY Quadro K420 VCQK420-2GB-PB 2GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Workstation Video Card. This was the lowest acceptable true cad dedicated type card. I chose the GTX 750 Ti because it had [2] fans. I guess i'm heat paranoid, from all the internet attention placed on it. For the cad regeneration of 3D models in "realistic" mode it appears to be quite adequate.