Dual monitor small business PC for old geezer

[mrbond]

Hello all. No games here. Just looking to build a new PC for my small business. I built a PC a few years ago, so this will be my second. Dual monitors a must (22"). Mostly run IE with multiple windows open at one time. Might also have Quickbooks, Word, Excel, Acrobat Pro and Cisco VPN running. Want something that will run FAST, with no lag. Would a MB with on board video that supports dual monitors be sufficient? AMD or Intel? Will use W7 as OS.
Thanks

 

[Novuake]

I would suggest looking at an Intel Core I5 - 2500.

No I would not suggest that you use onboard graphics for a duel screen setup.

 

[flyboy86]

The most important thing we need to know before we can help you is what is your budget for this build? Also will you be reusing anything you already have?

 

[mrbond]

I'd like to keep it around $500-$600. Don't need monitors or input devices, but need everything else. I keep reading conflicting info about using the onboard graphics for dual monitors.

 

[4745454b]

I'd grab the cheapest eyefinity card you can find. Probably a 5570, might need to go as high as the 5670. It should say it supports eyefinity and it will have a display port. (DP) This way you can go up to 3 monitors if you need. And unlike onboard you won't have to worry about overloading it.

 

[flyboy86]

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103921
$100

MB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176
$65

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277
$33

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061
$40

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033
$40

GFX: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102875
$65

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
$50

DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151235
$23

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
$100

Total is $516

 

[mrbond]

Thanks flyboy. Is that PSU enough? GFX specs say it needs 400W.

 

[flyboy86]

I use this site to figure out how much power is needed.
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

says this system will draw less than 240 watts so you will be fine

Also used this psu in my dad's pc and it works great

 

[4745454b]

It's a good PSU, it won't have any issues. I'd try to get a better board. The 770s probably won't support BD if you want that as an upgrade path. I'd also look at a different CPU. That one doesn't have any L3 cache, so its really a mislabeled Athlon II.

 

[mrbond]

OK, lets say I want up the price to like $700 and do some minor video editing as well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130570

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073

And maybe this PSU, just to be sure:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371034


And more memory:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

How does that look?

I can see how this can quickly become an expensive hobby 🙂

 

[4745454b]

Looks fine. Video card or using onboard/Intel?

 

[mrbond]

I might try the onboard video first and then if it doesn't work, I can always add a video card. Just not sure if the onboard video will support 2 independent monitors. It has 3 video ports (VGA, DVI, and HDMI). If I connect monitors to 2 of the 3 ports, will that work?

 

[4745454b]

No clue. Read the manual and find out.

 

[Novuake]

I might try the onboard video first and then if it doesn't work, I can always add a video card. Just not sure if the onboard video will support 2 independent monitors. It has 3 video ports (VGA, DVI, and HDMI). If I connect monitors to 2 of the 3 ports, will that work?

No it wont. Only one port is active at a time. Unless its a board that I have never heard of...