[SOLVED] New PC, need help

[elapulo44]

how much shoud I pay for this pc? can it support 4 monitors? or is it all really crap and old kit?

BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case + 120mm Corsair fan
AMD A10-7870K 4-core 3.9 GHz (Max Boost Clock 4.1GHz)
ARCTIC Alpine 64 Pro CPU fan
Asus A88XM-PLUS Motherboard
HyperX Savage 16 GB (2x8 GB) 2400 MHz DDR3
Sapphire AMD RX 480 OC Nitro 8 GB GDDR5 dual fan
Corsair CS750M ATX Semi Modular 80 Plus Gold 750W Power Supply

 

[Supahos]

I mean if you just want 4 monitors of Windows it'll be fine most games it won't go well due to the poor cpu

 

[elapulo44]

I mean if you just want 4 monitors of Windows it'll be fine most games it won't go well due to the poor cpu

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. It's not going to be used for gaming, it's for work...I have a macbook but it only supports up to 2 additional monitors...and i'm going to need 4 monitors to work with. would you recommend purchasing this for £450 or can you recommend something else?

 

[mdd1963]

Get something with an R5-1600 or better yet, R5-2600....;an Rx480 is fine for 1080P gaming...

(I'd assume this is a used system, as I can't imagine an OEM choosing a 750w PSU from Corsair....

 

[Supahos]

It's not aweful for that usage then. The 4 monitors part makes it hard to do a lot cheaper

 

[elapulo44]

These are all used systems, am starting up a business and and need to keep costs at a minimum :/

I have been told by the seller that these 3 computers support 4 monitors...is that correct...and out of the 4 which should I go for?



CPU: AMD FX-6300 6 Core 3.5ghz processor. Will handle any game with ease.

CPU COOLER: The highly rated Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212 CPU Cooler. Keeps cpu running cool even when cpu is stressed.

Asus motherboard

Graphics: Asus GTX 770. Predecessor to the GTX 970 and can handle most games at medium to high settings

RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600mhz RAM

1TB HDD 7200RPM

Corsair VS550 550W PSU


OR


CPU: i5-2500k quad core Intel processor 3.3ghz and 3.7ghz turbo. Can play all modern games without issue. As it's a K processor it can be easily overclocked and it is water-cooled so won't heat up when overclocking.

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68 Chipset motherboard. Best motherboard for this processor as it's got excellent overclocking capabilities.

RAM: Kingston 8GB DDR3 1600MHZ RAM

SSD: 128GB Samsung Evo 850. Best and fastest SSDs on the market

HDD: 500GB Western Digital HDD 7200 RPM

PSU: 950W Power Supply. Enough power for everything


OR


CPU: Intel core i5-3570k Quad core 3.4ghz processor. One of the best Intel processors to date and will play any modern games you throw at it

GPU: GTX 970 GIGABYTE G1 GAMING. 4GB DDR5. Similar performance to a GTX 1060 and will play any modern game at 1080p on high settings.

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V motherboard. Z77 chipset has the most to offer when it comes to customisation and overclocking options. Best chipset available for this processor.

RAM: 8GB DDR3 1866MHZ G-SKILLZ Ripjaws ram. Fast ram and plenty of it for any game

SSD: Brand new 240GB SSD. Patriot Burst with DRAM cache. Unlike the cheaper ones this has a dram cache for even faster speed.

PSU: OCZ 600W Modular PSU. High quality and more than enough juice to power this machine and any future upgrades.

 

[elapulo44]

Get something with an R5-1600 or better yet, R5-2600....;an Rx480 is fine for 1080P gaming...

(I'd assume this is a used system, as I can't imagine an OEM choosing a 750w PSU from Corsair....

All used systems, I'm sorry that i'm not educated enough in this field to understand you.

 

[elapulo44]

It's not aweful for that usage then. The 4 monitors part makes it hard to do a lot cheaper

Ok, great! What are your thoughts on the other three listed? Thanks

 

[Obakasama]

All the later three are significantly more powerful than the one you started with at the top.

But unless you're comfortable with PC maintenance, I would probably discard the i5-2500k build from consideration due to the water cooling aspect.

The i5-3570k is most powerful, but the question is does your software require that sort of power?

 

[elapulo44]

All the later three are significantly more powerful than the one you started with at the top.

But unless you're comfortable with PC maintenance, I would probably discard the i5-2500k build from consideration due to the water cooling aspect.

The i5-3570k is most powerful, but the question is does your software require that sort of power?

All I require software wise is Microsoft office and Internet, the issue i'm having is finding something not crazy expensive that supports 4 monitors as I need 1 screen to show news, 1 for excel, 2 for internet.

 

[Obakasama]

I think Supahos is correct with their take on the initial PC you mentioned; it will do the job. If it has storage parity, i.e. has an SSD, even better.

 

[elapulo44]

I think Supahos is correct with their take on the initial PC you mentioned; it will do the job. If it has storage parity, i.e. has an SSD, even better.

How much do you think I should be paying for it?

 

[Supahos]

Yeah you wouldn't notice much difference with a 9900k in Ms office. Is plenty strong for that

 

[Obakasama]

I wouldn't want to spend much more than £400 on it. But pricing can be difficult to gauge due to regional differences.