New PC build

[Matt77]

Well,
I'm trying to make a basic, inexpensive CADding PC. Here's what I've thought of so far:

AMD FX-6100 Processor
Komputerbay 16GB (2x 8GB) PC3-10600 10666 1333MHz DDR3 1333 DRAM
Gigabyte AMD 760G + SB710 Chipset DDR3 1333 AM3+ Micro ATX Motherboard
Force3D ATI Radeon HD5450 Video Graphics Card
Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500w
ASUS(PCE-N15) Wifi Card
Western Digital 1 TB WD Blue
NZXT Guardian Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Case 921RB-BL
Logitech Desktop MK120 Mouse and keyboard
Viewsonic's VA2448M-LED 24-Inch Monitor
Ubuntu


Any thoughts?

 

[PP Mguire]

What's your budget? If you are cading I would suggest Intel instead and 1600mhz RAM (keeping 16GB).

 

[Matt77]

Basically under $750 USD. I'm on a low budget qq

 

[PP Mguire]

You can build a 2500k based rig with a good 650w Corsair PSU and 560ti for 774 on Newegg. If we drop down the 560ti to a card not needed for gaming we can substitute my 500GB drive for a 1TB or use the 500 and add an SSD and your 16GB of RAM. Probably a 3570k too. Give me a minute to unload my car and I'll link you said parts if you're interested. Would probably under or around 750.

 

[Matt77]

Yea I'd appreciate it

 

[PP Mguire]

Ok, do you absolutely need the 1TB for space? I think a very good addition to a working computer would be an SSD for very fast loading times. Isn't necessary but I personally believe every computer should have one.

Is that NZXT your choice, or were you just going with cheap?

 

[Matt77]

I dont need the 1TB, I just like excess, but 500GB is fine

A SSD is good as well, but I'm going cheap

And the NZXT is cheap and looks nice. I like a fancy, shiny case

 

[PP Mguire]

It looks kind of like how I had my Raidmax back in 2003

Sorry it took so long to build this up, but I think this will be much faster than the 6100. Don't let those modules fool you.

CPU:
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-3450 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637I53450

RAM:
Newegg.com - Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model KVR16N11K2/16

Motherboard:
Newegg.com - MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

PSU:
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

SSD:
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128B/WW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

HDD:
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS-RK 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

GPU:
Newegg.com - ASUS EAH5450 SL/DI/512MD3/MG(LP) Radeon HD 5450 512MB 32-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card

Case:
Newegg.com - NZXT Guardian 921 RB 921RB-001-BL Black SECC steel chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Total price is $722 all on Newegg. Leaves you enough room for an optical drive IF you need one. I didn't think you would though since you are using Ubuntu. Flash drives FTW.

 

[Matt77]

Well, any cheaper CPU alternatives?
I can get 16GB ram for like $40
I dont need that big of a HDD, and you can cheap out on the case.
The graphics card should be a gig tho

 

[PP Mguire]

Well you said under 750, and that is under 750. What is the real budget?

Sure you can get slower 16GB of RAM for cheaper, but it's slower. There is a difference between going from say, DDR2 800, to DDR3 1333, then 1333 to 1600. After that, not much of a difference in speed besides benchmarks.

You can substitute the GPU for this one with 1GB of RAM.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150565