Pretty much what Zih said. If you just get the motherboard, CPU, and RAM, you've got a functioning system, and can add the video card and SSD drive later. You can reuse the power supply too - I'd eventually replace it where it's an aging unit, but you don't have to right away.
New, continued question: I'm looking at getting the Xeon 1231v3 CPU. I've heard it requires Z97 or H97 boards, with Z97 being overclockable which is a pointless feature for Xeon.
Would it be a bad idea, if price is similar, to just go with Z97 to leave my options open to get a i5/i7 later? I don't imagine I'll upgrade again any time soon but are there any cons in going with a Z97 on a Xeon? Might as well if all else is equal, right?
Here's my new build pending the Mobo selection. Any advice on changes would be awesome. Just swapped CPU, Mobo and RAM at this point. If I can get away with just swapping those three I'll be stoked. And yes, I want 16GB. It's worth it to me.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Rj33Fd
I suppose I don't have a good reason other than the raving reviews for that CPU. Other than Xeon and ~$250 or less I don't really have a preference on the CPU. If there's something better for the buck I'm all ears. I don't even need to be spending what I am so any CPU more expensive isn't an option unfortunately. The jump to $320 is huge for me. Hell, I may not even buy anything after all if I can't find the money. I'm out of the loop so any info is good and appreciated.Any particular reason you went for the older platform? Just price/bang for the buck on the Xeon? 4c/8t for less than $300?
Hell, I may not even buy anything after all if I can't find the money. I'm out of the loop so any info is good and appreciated.
Any reason you have 500GB WD Blue drive on there? Seems like a poor value.
It's what I already have. I'm trying to piece together a better PC around my existing parts. I'll upgrade the crappy stuff eventually.
Soft launch?
I was talking about benchmarks and more specifically heat and OCing ability.
I was referring more to the June 29 release date and almost non-existant stock.
RX 480: I am disappoint.
The RX 480 cometh, and it brings death to the mighty GTX 970 with it.
Eh, with the RX 480's performance ending up below what it was hyped at, I don't think anyone who bought a GTX 970 when it was ~$250 on sale will be disappointed. In any case, the RX 480 will need to compete against the GTX 1060, which will release in the next month-ish. The RX 480 might not end up winning the price/performance battle for .
Why is that? It seems right in line with what AMD promised and still comes in at a price/performance ratio that's more attractive than anything in team green's offering at the $200USD price point.
The heatsink really does suck, you can see it here:
http://techreport.com/r.x/2016_6_22...nd_bare_for_centerfold/radeon_rx_480_bare.jpg
There was a better image I saw awhile back but I can't find it now.
No heatpipes either.
Bunch of reviews even noted how light the card is due to the smaller heatsink.
Fake edit: Found it -
http://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&p=1311616
I still wouldn't expect it to be an OC beast with a 6 pin though.