Work Colleague 1.1K Pc Spec

[andyfrost01]

So my work colleague is looking to buy a new pc.
Budget is around 1.1k can go up to 1.2k with peripherals and monitor.
Not heavily focused on gaming but more a smart powerful work station.
Needs to look not over the top (e.g. loads of leds) but a have a clean look.
Needs to be intel based, as this price range hopefully a i7 and a 250gb ssd.

Thank you in advance, i know you guys can come up with some excellent specs.

 

[stulid]

Does he need an OS?

 

[William-Mathew]

Something like this maybe(someone correct me if I am wrong):
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 4820K 3.70GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74820K) £245.99
1 x LG Flatron 25UM65-P 25" WideScreen Super-Wide LED Monitor £199.99
1 x GeIL EVO Potenza 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Red (GPR416GB2666C15QC) £199.99
1 x Gigabyte X99-UD4 Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £167.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova B2 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Hybrid Modular Power Supply (110-B2-0750-VR) £71.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R7 250 Boost 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Card £62.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Cherry Black CyMotion Expert (USB/PS2) Keyboard - Black £19.99
1 x ASUS UT415 Wired Mouse - White £10.99
Total : £1,230.76 (includes shipping : £19.10).



It will not be the best for gaming but will be very powerful. Could go down to Z97 for better gaming.

 

[William-Mathew]

Or YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x LG Flatron 25UM65-P 25" WideScreen Super-Wide LED Monitor £199.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK Black Edition Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX21C11BRK2/16-OC) £137.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R7 265 Dual-X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova B2 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Hybrid Modular Power Supply (110-B2-0750-VR) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Cherry Black CyMotion Expert (USB/PS2) Keyboard - Black £19.99
1 x ASUS UT415 Wired Mouse - White £10.99
Total : £1,241.76 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Chose that motherboard because of THIS: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631511

 

[lee32uk]

Something like this maybe(someone correct me if I am wrong):
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 4820K 3.70GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74820K) £245.99
1 x LG Flatron 25UM65-P 25" WideScreen Super-Wide LED Monitor £199.99
1 x GeIL EVO Potenza 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Red (GPR416GB2666C15QC) £199.99
1 x Gigabyte X99-UD4 Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £167.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova B2 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Hybrid Modular Power Supply (110-B2-0750-VR) £71.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R7 250 Boost 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Card £62.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Cherry Black CyMotion Expert (USB/PS2) Keyboard - Black £19.99
1 x ASUS UT415 Wired Mouse - White £10.99
Total : £1,230.76 (includes shipping : £19.10).



It will not be the best for gaming but will be very powerful. Could go down to Z97 for better gaming.

Wrong cpu. That one won't work with that board or DDR4 Ram. You need the 5820K Haswell-E cpu.

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £367.98
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2414H 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Midnight Grey £199.99
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM (77XPH6DV6KVX) £179.99
1 x Avexir Core White Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331108G-2CIW) - White Light £129.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
Total : £1,234.31 (includes shipping : £13.75).




Just leave this here

Register the board (so you get a 5 year warranty) and you can also upgrade the board within 3 years - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631511

IPS monitor with fully adjustable stand.

 

[Doomedspeed]

What type of programs will he be using? Any specific ones regularly?

Its all good saying "he needs an i7" but we do know what hardware suits certain software too, he may even be better off with a Xeon.. Or he may need 32gb of RAM...

 

[andyfrost01]

Hi all thanks your such a quick response, i was only thinking a i7, open to ideas. Unsure on if he uses particular programs, he said he does a lot of multitasking.

 

[Doomedspeed]

Hi all thanks your such a quick response, i was only thinking a i7, open to ideas. Unsure on if he uses particular programs, he said he does a lot of multitasking.

(sorry if this sounds rude, i don't mean it too) Its hard to give other ideas if we don't know what he's using it for.

Multitasking could be rendering 3 videos at once, while doing some animation or it could just be listening to music while playing a game and on facebook..

Those are too completely different scenario's, one needing a PC costing like £1.5k-£2k and the other £500-£600..

Workstations normally imply he is doing something design based, either animation, simulation, CAD or video editing.. Do you know if this is the case?