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I am looking to build a new desktop for my home for around $800. I want it for regular use (certain database programs, microsoft office etc.) and maximum BOINC crunching capacity. What components would you guys get to make this?
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A good place to look would be pcpartpicker.com look at the completed builds and see what would fit your budget.
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If you are not going to game on it, then more of the budget can be put on the CPU than GPU. If energy efficiency is important, go with Intel and choose as many cores as you can afford (yes, hyperthreading is your expensive friend) . Will you overclock, make sure you spend $40 bucks on a solid CPU cooler and a stable motherboard & PSU (choose one that's at least 80+ Bronze certified to be sure to get something with good enough parts).
----------------------------------------If you want to run CEP2, remember that it is very disk-intensive. I run it on a RAM-disk to spare my SSD and mechanical disk from wear. But lots of RAM costs more of course. If energy efficency/bill is not that important, then go for an AMD 8350/8320(OC'd) to save quite a lot on the platform with CPU and motherboard. The following prices are rough estimates converted from non-US prices (probably cheaper in US): AMD FX 8350 around $200 Motherboard around $100 - $150 CPU Cooler (for OverClockAbility) : $40-$60 DDR3 RAM 16GB : $100-$150 PSU : $100 SSD 256GB : $100 Mechanical storage drive: 3TB ~ $100 This sums up to: $740 - $860 But this is without GPU so if you are not going to game on it you can simply grab a cheap GPU.  Join The International Team: https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/team/viewTeamInfo.do?teamId=CK9RP1BKX1 AMD TR2990WX @ PBO, 64GB Quad 3200MHz 14-17-17-17-1T, RX6900XT @ Stock AMD 3800X @ PBO AMD 2700X @ 4GHz |
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noderaser
Senior Cruncher United States Joined: Jun 6, 2006 Post Count: 297 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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If you are not going to game on it, then more of the budget can be put on the CPU than GPU. If you are looking for maximum BOINC throughput, GPU computing is absolutely the way to go. Finding the best GPU depends on the project you want to see the best return at, since the competing technologies and software implementations mean that different projects will be able to leverage various cards in different ways. WCG doesn't currently have any GPU apps running, so that decision depends on the project you're most interested in helping. But this is without GPU so if you are not going to game on it you can simply grab a cheap GPU. However, if GPU computing is not really something you can afford at this point (it's really easy to add later) then modern integrated graphics are more than sufficient for most users. And, most mainstream chips these days have an integrated GPU; so long as you pick a motherboard that supports iGPU, you don't need any additional parts. ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by noderaser at Nov 2, 2015 1:43:54 AM] |
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