PC Build Motherboard

[stl522013]

I am putting a PC Build together for a friend. I am not sure what motherboard to get him. His budget is $900. I want to put a Hyper 212 on it. And I am thinking about going with a Xeon E3 1241 V3, and then get an SSD. He already has RAM sticks, so no, I did not forget the RAM. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tQwLNG

 

[Zerk2012]

Buy a higher quality power supply the CX series are not very good. are you sure his memory will work?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PRC7bv
Your going to need to add a 120mm side fan as intake and another one for the top blowing out or you will have heat issues with that video card.
I would switch to a i5 4690K processor before buying the slower server one for gaming.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WvmX7P

 

[Archaic59]

I am putting a PC Build together for a friend. I am not sure what motherboard to get him. His budget is $900. I want to put a Hyper 212 on it. And I am thinking about going with a Xeon E3 1241 V3, and then get an SSD. He already has RAM sticks, so no, I did not forget the RAM. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tQwLNG

You desperately need a better power supply than Corsair CX series.
With i7 and Hyper 212-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($40.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $986.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-02 19:11 EDT-0400
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With Xeon-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($40.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $854.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-02 19:09 EDT-0400

 

[stl522013]

The reason I said the Xeon instead of the 4690K, it is essentially the 4690K with a bigger either L2 or L3 cache, I forget, and hyperthreading. Same clock rate. Same architecture. And only like $260.

 

[stl522013]

Zerk, does the case not have enough fans? Cause that is just what I picked, it was cheap, and it looked good. And Cooler Master makes good cases.

 

[Zerk2012]

The reason I said the Xeon instead of the 4690K, it is essentially the 4690K with a bigger either L2 or L3 cache, I forget, and hyperthreading. Same clock rate. Same architecture. And only like $260.

That cant be overclocked.
You will need to add the 2 from my earlier post I would also consider switching to a GTX 970 they put out less heat.

 

[stl522013]

Archaic, my friend doesn't plan on over clocking, do you think you could maybe get the build you made with the 4790 that is closer to $900? And again. He isn't planning on over clocking, so the mobo just has to be good, but not necessarily for overclocking. Thanks.

 

[Archaic59]

Archaic, my friend doesn't plan on over clocking, do you think you could maybe get the build you made with the 4790 that is closer to $900? And again. He isn't planning on over clocking, so the mobo just has to be good, but not necessarily for overclocking. Thanks.

Stick with Xeon if not overclocking. Don't need Hyper 212 either. If you get 4790 (non K) you'll be paying extra $30 for iGPU that you don't need. 4790 can use same H97 board as Xeon.
- 4790 turbo = 4.0Ghz. $295
- Xeon turbo = 3.9Ghz. $264
- 4790K turbo = 4.4Ghz. $329

 

[stl522013]

Do I need an $80 mobo if I am going with the Xeon?

 

[Archaic59]

It's about the cheapest H97 board besides anniversary edition which is about $67. If you want to use older H81 chipset or something else you're on your own.

 

[stl522013]

Is there anything wrong with an H81?

 

[Archaic59]

Is there anything wrong with an H81?

I always recommend current generation boards that have newest tech and features.