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600$-650$ work build

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mmozuras

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Work: software development.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
~600$ (actually - 2000lt, but I looked up prices both at newegg and at local shop), can go a little higher (up to 650$) if it's really worth it.
3) Where do you live?
Lithuania
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, RAM, HD, GPU, PSU, Case, DVD Drive
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Two 22"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Nothing specific
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 64bit


These are the parts I was thinking about:

115$ CPU: i3-530
87$ RAM: Kingston 4GB 1333Mhz
140$ HD: Kingston SSD V Series 64Gb
GPU: ?
PSU: ?
Case: ?
18$ DVD: LG 22X DVD Burner
 
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Software development? You'd be better off with a quad core processor than an SSD.

How much would (something similar to) the following cost you in Lithuania?

AMD Athlon II X4 630
MSI 880GM-E41
G.Skill 2x2GB DDR3 1333 dual channel kit
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB HDD
LG GH22NS40 SATA DVD Burner
(Optional) Sapphire Radeon HD 5450
Corsair CX430 430W PSU
Cooler Master Elite 310 ATX mid-tower case

Right now, over at NewEgg, the above system would cost around $450 without any combo deals, promotion codes, or other specials or sales prices.
 
I agree, if you are coding, being a code monkey, you are better off with a faster CPU. more ram wont help you, faster ram might.

an SSD can be useful, but not as much as a really good CPU. AMD might be your best bet.
 
"Faster" RAM only helps when you're overclocking the processor, as the added bandwidth that it provides increases your potential overclocking threshold.
 
Thanks for all the advice, I can't get Coolter Master Elite case here, so I'll probably go with Antec 300. And I'm still probably getting an SSD - don't need that much storage anyway, and from what I hear, it's a huge speed boost.
 
mmozuras said:
Thanks for all the advice, I can't get Coolter Master Elite case here, so I'll probably go with Antec 300. And I'm still probably getting an SSD - don't need that much storage anyway, and from what I hear, it's a huge speed boost.
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Its really not that much faster. opens up programs faster, but on average SSD is only about 2X as fast (many times slower, depending on files) and costs 40X as much.
 
Notleh said:
Its really not that much faster. opens up programs faster, but on average SSD is only about 2X as fast (many times slower, depending on files) and costs 40X as much.
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Sure, if you compare SSD to any other HDD, the cost seems atrocious. My question would be - which is better: a system for 600$ with an SSD, o a system for 600$ without an SSD? Because that's all that matters to me (especially, when I have a hard money limit set by the company). If I'll save hours of time per week (opening programs, projects, files, compiling, running unit tests - all that time adds up) with the first one, that's the system I want to have.
 
With your hard limit, it would be better to omit the SSD.

Most of the SSDs under $150 USD aren't that noticeably faster than a hard drive released within the past couple of years (with one or two 320GB to 500GB drive platters). Plus, many Windows installations, including a few "key" programs or games, normally exceed 30GB. Since this is for your job, you may suffer slowdown not from the programs on your computer, but also the network your system is connected to.
 
tiraides said:
With your hard limit, it would be better to omit the SSD.

Most of the SSDs under $150 USD aren't that noticeably faster than a hard drive released within the past couple of years (with one or two 320GB to 500GB drive platters). Plus, many Windows installations, including a few "key" programs or games, normally exceed 30GB. Since this is for your job, you may suffer slowdown not from the programs on your computer, but also the network your system is connected to.
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Alright, now I'm officially not sure ;)
So, SEA BARRACUDA 7200.12 250GB SATA2 8MB + little faster RAM + little faster CPU is better than an SSD?
 
No. Go with either the Western Digital WD5000AAKS or Samsung HD502HJ, as either drive contains one 500GB drive platter that's as fast as a last-gen Raptor. Again, a "faster" set of RAM only benefits you while you're overclocking, which you've said that you're not doing. And while a faster processor may help, if your programs aren't designed to utilize multiple cores, it may not matter much.

A decent SSD like the Intel X25-V won't give you much storage space, and depending what you end up choosing, you may not get that much of a noticeable performance boost.
 
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