Home office/Media build w/ multiple displays

nihildriven

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Hello all!

First off, thanks for looking at my thread - I really appreciate any help!

I'm looking to build myself a PC in the next week or so. Here's what I'd like to do with it:

I'd like to run three monitors and a television - either the TV, or the three monitors, but not necessarily both at once. The computer should be able to handle pretty hefty loads from utorrent and bitkinex while simultaneously running a browser, musicbee, autodesk inventor pro, autodesk 3dsmax, SPSS, and a slew of other office programs across three displays.

How much power do I need from a processor and GPU? Should I be looking at gaming machines, or would something cheaper do?

I'd really like to get away (excluding monitors) for less than $750 if that's possible.
 
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What GPU you need will depend on what inputs your monitors use. This build uses an R7 250X that has one DVI, one HDMI, and one Display Port output.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec VSK-4000 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.98...
What GPU you need will depend on what inputs your monitors use. This build uses an R7 250X that has one DVI, one HDMI, and one Display Port output.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec VSK-4000 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $723.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 16:35 EDT-0400
 
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Dblkk

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also, if you want to download stream and all that with no problems, your going to have to do better than an integrated motherboard Ethernet card. Unless you opt for like the asus hero/formula with dual gigabyte Ethernet connections.