Hi everyone,
I'm sure this has been asked before in a similar fashion, but I am thinking of getting a desktop, either by getting a base desktop and adding stuff or building it from scratch.
I have a laptop that has no screen and that has been giving some problems. I've been using it basically as a desktop, sometimes I move it and the screen around thought. So I thought a better investment would be a desktop - easier to maintain and upgrade.
The only complain I've had with it is the GPU and the really slow HDD.
CPU: i7-3517U
GPU: nvidia 635m
RAM: 6GB (2+4)
HDD: HTS54757
I want to use the computer to work and play some games. I don't like framerates bellow 30 fps (unstable are bad too) but I don't mind having the graphics low, so I'm pretty casual in terms of games.
I do a lot of programming of embedded systems so fast disk access can help and I can have multiple chrome tabs open, lots of PDFs, some with more than 1000 pages, while having a IDE open (sometimes pretty heavy on RAM, not even close to 3D rendering but Java based IDEs are sometimes hungry). And as the budget allows I would like to have 2 - 3 screens.
So it's not really needed a power house, but I like to have smooth multitask work and to not be pulling my hair with 10fps games even when lowering graphics.
What i've been considering, based on a suggestion build from a store ( this one https://www.globaldata.pt/shop/computador-global-workstation-advanced.html?options=cart)
CPU:
Any CPU is better than my laptop's so I was thinking i3 7300 at 169€.
Same number of cores, hyper-threading, checked and it's much better than my old i7-u.
GPU:
For now I've considered not having one and using the hd630 of the i3. It's actually better than my 635m so it would suffice until I have money for a good GPU. I was thinking gtx1050 (140-150€) which even so seems overkill.
Case:
The suggestion was Micro-ATX Cooler Master N200 N1 USB 3.0 at 43€. I don't know many diferences that the case brings besides forward ports and possible cooling upgrade.
Motherboard:
Motherboard MSI B250M Bazooka at 94€ micro-ATX. Since I am not gonna use more than 1 external GPU ever it seems like pretty much any will do.
This one has plenty of USB ports and seems to support enough expansion. My only problem is that I would need to use DVI and HDMI to have 2 screens (2 different types) until I get a GPU. But it seems better just with a bigger motherboard. But in reality I would not know how to choose besides choosing it compatible with the CPU.
RAM
This has a 4GB DDR4 budget RAM at 35€. I was considering either keeping it and adding another to have 8GB or buying instead a better 8GB ram also DDR4.
Storage
My final idea would be to have 1 SSD and 1 HDD. For now I would have just the HDD since I need the extra storage for that price. I hate how slow my HDD is. The suggestion on that build seems to be much better so it's fine for me
Western Digital 1TB (7200rpm) SATA III 64MB Blue 54€
Power supply
Cooler Master B500 ver.2 Bulk at 53€
I was told by a friend that he had a cooler master that was very unstable and that affected his i5 performance so I would probably would like another one.
So my questions in sumary are:
Should I maybe save for a i5 instead of the i3-7300?
What motherboard should I choose (is that one okay?)
What power supply should I choose? I was thinking a corsair 400-500w.
The RAM should I try to avoid kingston?
Thanks for reading and I hope I can find some help
I'm sure this has been asked before in a similar fashion, but I am thinking of getting a desktop, either by getting a base desktop and adding stuff or building it from scratch.
I have a laptop that has no screen and that has been giving some problems. I've been using it basically as a desktop, sometimes I move it and the screen around thought. So I thought a better investment would be a desktop - easier to maintain and upgrade.
The only complain I've had with it is the GPU and the really slow HDD.
CPU: i7-3517U
GPU: nvidia 635m
RAM: 6GB (2+4)
HDD: HTS54757
I want to use the computer to work and play some games. I don't like framerates bellow 30 fps (unstable are bad too) but I don't mind having the graphics low, so I'm pretty casual in terms of games.
I do a lot of programming of embedded systems so fast disk access can help and I can have multiple chrome tabs open, lots of PDFs, some with more than 1000 pages, while having a IDE open (sometimes pretty heavy on RAM, not even close to 3D rendering but Java based IDEs are sometimes hungry). And as the budget allows I would like to have 2 - 3 screens.
So it's not really needed a power house, but I like to have smooth multitask work and to not be pulling my hair with 10fps games even when lowering graphics.
What i've been considering, based on a suggestion build from a store ( this one https://www.globaldata.pt/shop/computador-global-workstation-advanced.html?options=cart)
CPU:
Any CPU is better than my laptop's so I was thinking i3 7300 at 169€.
Same number of cores, hyper-threading, checked and it's much better than my old i7-u.
GPU:
For now I've considered not having one and using the hd630 of the i3. It's actually better than my 635m so it would suffice until I have money for a good GPU. I was thinking gtx1050 (140-150€) which even so seems overkill.
Case:
The suggestion was Micro-ATX Cooler Master N200 N1 USB 3.0 at 43€. I don't know many diferences that the case brings besides forward ports and possible cooling upgrade.
Motherboard:
Motherboard MSI B250M Bazooka at 94€ micro-ATX. Since I am not gonna use more than 1 external GPU ever it seems like pretty much any will do.
This one has plenty of USB ports and seems to support enough expansion. My only problem is that I would need to use DVI and HDMI to have 2 screens (2 different types) until I get a GPU. But it seems better just with a bigger motherboard. But in reality I would not know how to choose besides choosing it compatible with the CPU.
RAM
This has a 4GB DDR4 budget RAM at 35€. I was considering either keeping it and adding another to have 8GB or buying instead a better 8GB ram also DDR4.
Storage
My final idea would be to have 1 SSD and 1 HDD. For now I would have just the HDD since I need the extra storage for that price. I hate how slow my HDD is. The suggestion on that build seems to be much better so it's fine for me
Western Digital 1TB (7200rpm) SATA III 64MB Blue 54€
Power supply
Cooler Master B500 ver.2 Bulk at 53€
I was told by a friend that he had a cooler master that was very unstable and that affected his i5 performance so I would probably would like another one.
So my questions in sumary are:
Should I maybe save for a i5 instead of the i3-7300?
What motherboard should I choose (is that one okay?)
What power supply should I choose? I was thinking a corsair 400-500w.
The RAM should I try to avoid kingston?
Thanks for reading and I hope I can find some help
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