Key to a good "build box"

simonsimons34 · November 23rd, 2012, 06:25 AM

So, I'm lookin into ways to allocate my donations received and realized I need a good build box. I will need to keep it cheep so no crazy 1k builds. But I need to keep it powerful like 16 core beast.. what's the reccomendations you guys have ? Ways you know to get free or cheap parts?

h4x0rj3ff · November 23rd, 2012, 10:26 AM

I'm currently trying to build mine (figure out hat I want) and thru tiger direct there parts seem really cheep. My build is currently like $1400 but that's with a couple of moniters.

Mehta23 · November 23rd, 2012, 12:12 PM

I don't really understand how you want to get a "cheap" 16 core build, but anything on Amazon , I added to my basket so I could see exactly how much things are increasing/decreasing in price.

PCpartpicker is good too.

simonsimons34 · November 23rd, 2012, 12:12 PM

I want cheap cause I'm totally broke

Mehta23 · November 23rd, 2012, 02:42 PM

So basically you want to built a powerful yet cost-effective computer?

I would think either Intel i3 or i5 2600k/3750k
Cheap Asus Motherboard like the P8Z77-V-LX
Decent COrsair/Seasonic/XFX PSU

If you need a graphics card, I think the nVIDIA 560TI is pretty definitive of "bang for buck".

I would think at least 4GB Corsair Vengeance RAM.

And then wrapped up in a CiT vantage case.

alostpacket · December 3rd, 2012, 06:26 PM

What are you building? AOSP? .NET projects?

If you are building AOSP/AOKP I think you're going to want an SSD, a decent Core i5, and MAMMOTHS amounts of RAM

simonsimons34 · December 5th, 2012, 05:51 AM

Aosp, cm, kernels my os in progress. I'll build just about everything. And run some simulations written in c