G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core ProcessorĪsus B85M-G R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Secondly, will that effect heat dissipation terribly?
I lack the knowledge to do this myself and have already lost 2 nights of sleep (Monday and Wednesday, I did not sleep all night D:) So any and all help is greatly appreciated.ĮDIT: Considering even going down to Micro-ITX, my worry is: First off, if I can even manage to build it, big hands and all. To those of you that read this, and especially those taking the time to respond, thank you.
If the case has support for a 5.25" ODD, I do have one to use so that cost can be ignored. Some other optional stuff to consider putting in the case, but not a deal breaker: An optical disk drive for loading/installing software, and an SD card reader, both of which we can also just get on the side, but should likely be included in the cost. This is likely the only space we have for it, the electrical engineer prototypes above. IMPORTANT: It is likely that airflow will be extremely limited from the top, bottom, and two side panels as the location is under a right angle desk. It will also need to be able to house whatever cooling we use.Īnother Case I just recognized might work well is the Carbide Series® Air 240 High Airflow, we can drill out holes in the poly-carb sides to allow for venting if needed. Is it worth getting a Skylake CPU? As far as I know that entails newer RAM, and a newer MB, both of which are more expensive than the older gear.Ī couple fans, no big window needed(unless it's a really cool set up XD). but what's considered a heavy enough workload that I'd need an i7? I5's are said to be a prime choice for gaming and everyday use, with i7's being the best for heavy workloads. They also offer less power consumption, but prices vary and I'm not aware of their of processing power in regards to Solidworks rendering. Xeon chips (supposedly, and frankly let's just assume for the rest of this post that most of what I know is hearsay, not 100% factual) are good for workloads, but as far as I know require special socketed MBs and/or RAM. i3 Intel processors are likely out of the question, but that still leaves i5, i7, and even Xeon chips, never mind the subcategories of each one. I only barely understand Intel's categories, but again am open to AMD if they provide better quality at my price point. (Let's be honest, you probably knew I would ask about this too.) The CPU brings another set of trouble, with so many options these days.