Building a "rig"

[Gareis]

My brother messaged me asking for my expertise, but I don't deal a lot with hardware.

He needs it for compiling, it won't be used for gaming.
Required:
A minimum of 8 gigs RAM
CPU
Motherboard
RAM
HDD
PSU
Case
He is open to integrated graphics.

$600-$700 budget.

I told him I didn't know much about GPU/CPU/MB mixin' n matchin' and that I would ask around.

Where should he start?

 

[Jad Chaar]

What is the price range? What games will he be playing? What programs will he be using?

 

[St1ckM4n]

Does he need monitor? OS? Keyboard/mouse?

 

[Gareis]

He has mouse, keyboard,monitor etc. He will most likely be running W7 or W8.

He has a $600 price budget, updated original thread with more details.

 

[Jad Chaar]

What games will he be playing? What programs will he be using?

 

[St1ckM4n]

I5 3570K, Z77 mobo, 8GB RAM, 500-1000GB HDD, generic case, 400W PSU ... should be doable for <$600.

 

[Jad Chaar]

I5 3570K, Z77 mobo, 8GB RAM, 500-1000GB HDD, generic case, 400W PSU ... should be doable for <$600.

I think he should wait for Haswell, he will benefit from the integrated graphics. Plus, he doesnt need a 3570K if he is just coding, overclock really doesnt effect those programs. I think he should up the RAM if he wants, compiling uses a lot of RAM. But if he was gaming, the K CPU is not a question.

 

[Gareis]

Thanks so much for the advice, we managed to put together a decent one

 

[hood6558]

Thanks so much for the advice, we managed to put together a decent one

What parts did you guys end up picking? Others with the same requirements may be interested to know, and that's the purpose of a forum, to spread knowledge and hopefully avoid asking/answering the same question repeatedly. Advice is free, but memories are long, so if you don't follow up on your posts, eventually nobody will be interested in answering.

 

[Jad Chaar]

Thanks so much for the advice, we managed to put together a decent one

Well, you didnt really answer my questions, but okay.

 

[St1ckM4n]

Well that escalated quickly...

 

[Jad Chaar]

Well that escalated quickly...

Yeah all of a sudden he isnt sure, then bam he has a pc lol.

 

[LinkedKube]

This happens quite often here, people asking for help even though they have their mind set on what they'll purchase eventually. Its like they want confirmation that they have a superior brain.

 

[stonarda]

AMD APU!! They are best for integrated graphics.