Hey all,
I'm a small business owner, and I've been told by our tech support that we'll have to update at least 1/2 of our desktop "fleet" (about 10x machines) so that we can get everything upgraded to Win10 by the end of the year. The last time we ordered PC's from this tech support company, my forebears overpaid a substantial amount, and I'd like to see if I can personally do better. I'm out of the hardware "loop" recently, so I don't really know what's a good deal vs. bad. I've had some really great advice here in the past when building my own personal gaming rigs, and I'm sure someone may hopefully come up with something that can get me started.
We are also changing some operational software - going with cloud-based online accounting/inventory/purchasing/invoicing, so all I'll really need is an internet surfing desktop that can push Win10 for a few years. We already have all peripheral elements (keyboards, mice, monitors, etc.). We also currently have all Intel CPU's, so I'd like to maintain the Intel chipset, with these minimum specs:
CPU: at least i5 +3.50Ghz
RAM: at least 8GB
Storage: at least 500GB HDD
Optics: I don't know - does anyone even use CD/DVD anymore? Can probably nix with a couple USB ports.
GPU: not standard, but I will have a couple of workstations with dual-monitors, so I think I'll need something cheap here simply for multiple output ports?
PSU: I'm open to spending a little more here if an argument can be made against future electrical usage expense
Case: We don't need anything fancy, but these desktops will likely get shoved under a desk & occasionally kicked with a steel-toe boot or something - and probably never cleaned out (I know, I know) - so I would prefer something more durable.
Hopefully that's enough info to get someone started - or if you know of a prebuilt that you want to recommend, I'm all ears there too. Thanks in advance for your kind help & support!
I'm a small business owner, and I've been told by our tech support that we'll have to update at least 1/2 of our desktop "fleet" (about 10x machines) so that we can get everything upgraded to Win10 by the end of the year. The last time we ordered PC's from this tech support company, my forebears overpaid a substantial amount, and I'd like to see if I can personally do better. I'm out of the hardware "loop" recently, so I don't really know what's a good deal vs. bad. I've had some really great advice here in the past when building my own personal gaming rigs, and I'm sure someone may hopefully come up with something that can get me started.
We are also changing some operational software - going with cloud-based online accounting/inventory/purchasing/invoicing, so all I'll really need is an internet surfing desktop that can push Win10 for a few years. We already have all peripheral elements (keyboards, mice, monitors, etc.). We also currently have all Intel CPU's, so I'd like to maintain the Intel chipset, with these minimum specs:
CPU: at least i5 +3.50Ghz
RAM: at least 8GB
Storage: at least 500GB HDD
Optics: I don't know - does anyone even use CD/DVD anymore? Can probably nix with a couple USB ports.
GPU: not standard, but I will have a couple of workstations with dual-monitors, so I think I'll need something cheap here simply for multiple output ports?
PSU: I'm open to spending a little more here if an argument can be made against future electrical usage expense
Case: We don't need anything fancy, but these desktops will likely get shoved under a desk & occasionally kicked with a steel-toe boot or something - and probably never cleaned out (I know, I know) - so I would prefer something more durable.
Hopefully that's enough info to get someone started - or if you know of a prebuilt that you want to recommend, I'm all ears there too. Thanks in advance for your kind help & support!