Budget, productivity build to run dual 4k displays - help / advice on build?

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Hello all, had a great thread going day before yesterday to come up with the build below, would love feedback on it. The goal is to get to a $1000 desktop that can run dual 4k displays, that is a power work / productivity machine (I don't do gaming, or 3d rendering, etc.).

Based on discussion, it looks like I don't need a discrete gpu, because the graphics capability on the i7-5820k will be sufficient (saved the $150 on the separate GPU and upgraded CPU).

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/tsigerson/saved/xkDdnQ

Would love another round of feedback, a couple of additional questions I have:


- Is the ASRock X99M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard the best to use

- Will the cpu be generating a ton of heat that I need to worry about? PCpartpicker came up with a compatibility issue that said I needed to upgrade cooling, which I did by using Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler.

- On the cooling, I would prefer to have a quieter machine, so will the cooling generate sound as well, and should I consider a different case than the Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case

Thanks so much for any and all feedback!

 
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Okay, I've had a read through your other thread and your requirements.

I would argue strongly that you don't need a 6 core CPU. I know you want to work the computer hard, but Excel, PPT, web-browsing, etc, etc, just won't push your system that hard.
You want 16GB of RAM to ensure you can have a heap of programs open without issues
You absolutely want an SSD
You want to be able to get 2 displayport connections for 2 4K@60 displays.

Here's my suggestion:
This GPU is $100 and has 2 mini Displayport outputs: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150719
It'll run 2 4K@60 displays. You could try and get one from the onboard graphics and one from a slightly cheaper GPU, but some motherboards don't support both...
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I'm not sure you've been given the best advice there.

The Intel Extreme processors, like the 5820K you've picked, don't have onboard GPUs, so you will need a discrete card.

On top of that, when you say "power work / productivity", what specific programs are you using? There's not that many programs which would benefit from the 6 cores you get by stepping up to a extreme processor.

There's a pretty poor PSU there, and a small SSD.

Do you mind starting again. What programs and kind of work will you be doing on the PC? I'm pretty sure we can do heaps better for your budget.
 
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rhysiam, thanks so much for your reply. see the link to the original post, and then my initial ask below. I am not doing anything computing wise that truly requires that power (3d rendering, high performance gaming, etc.). I basically want a souped up machine for work (i'm in finance, I'm on excel all day, with like 30 instances of chrome, excel, word, ppt open at any given time and other background applications), that can run dual 4k monitors easily, but doesn't need to be at gaming speed. any and all advice would be awesome, or maybe a prelim build from pcpartpicker, anything would be appreciated

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2760789/productivity-dual-monitor-build-suggestions-key-components.html

Hello All,

First time poster, looking to put together a build for an office "power user". I'm not doing gaming on the machine, or high end video rendering / editing, but I'm consistently running multiple programs, and basically want a fast system with great display and ability to hook up great audio.

Looking for "audiophile" sound, I think I'm going to accomplish that via an external DAC ($200), and connect to Audioengine A5+B Powered Book Shelf Speakers, and a pair of high end heahphones. I wonder if an internal sound card would accomplish / be additive to the DAC.

Ideally:
- fast processer
- 16gb ram
- 128gb - 256gb boot ssd
- 1tb disk drive
- video card that can power 2, 28 inch 4k monitors, but don't need at gaming speed
- Relatively quiet
- budget, can this be accomplished for $1000 (not including all the audio stuff and monitors), or what should I be looking at?

Any and all help / guidance would be greatly appreciated!
 
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5820K
http://ark.intel.com/products/82932/Intel-Core-i7-5820K-Processor-15M-Cache-up-to-3_60-GHz
5775C
http://ark.intel.com/products/88040/Intel-Core-i7-5775C-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_70-GHz
5675C
http://ark.intel.com/products/88095/Intel-Core-i5-5675C-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_60-GHz

Note that this will reduce power issues to a degree, as you're dropping from 140W processor (5820) to 65W. And at that point, the power supply in your parts list should be fine.

While it might cost a bit more now...I greatly prefer a USB-based DVD player. It's pretty darn common these days that we use the DVD once, and once only...to install Windows. OK, I don't game; so, occasionally for doing that. But still, not at all often. I don't think USB drives are going to be any much slower (assuming USB 3); DVD transfer speeds just aren't all that high. And a USB drive can be moved about as needed, and used on multiple systems.
 
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Okay, I've had a read through your other thread and your requirements.

I would argue strongly that you don't need a 6 core CPU. I know you want to work the computer hard, but Excel, PPT, web-browsing, etc, etc, just won't push your system that hard.
You want 16GB of RAM to ensure you can have a heap of programs open without issues
You absolutely want an SSD
You want to be able to get 2 displayport connections for 2 4K@60 displays.

Here's my suggestion:
This GPU is $100 and has 2 mini Displayport outputs: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150719
It'll run 2 4K@60 displays. You could try and get one from the onboard graphics and one from a slightly cheaper GPU, but some motherboards don't support both onboard & discrete graphics at the same time and it's difficult to get confirmation of this.

From there, if you don't wan't to overclock get a Haswell Xeon E3 and a 1150 motherboard with the features you want.

If you do want to overclock - I don't think it's really worth it for you IMHO, but your call - you can either get a 4790K on a Z97 motherboard or wait a few days and try and get your hands on a brand-new i7 6700K on a Z170 motherboard. The latter will require more expensive DDR4 RAM. It *can* be theoretically faster, but for you uses it won't make a difference.

You have the rest of your build close. But swap out the PSU for this one: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1

You should have saved a bunch of money going this route, particularly with the Xeon build. I'd strongly advise a larger SSD, and possible all SSD storage if you can. How much space do you need? PPTs, spreadsheets and the like are tiny space-wise. A single 480-512GB SSD would very likely meet your needs. A 500GB 850 EVO is only $55 more than your current storage setup: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam
You can save $15 by going with the still-very-capable BX100 too: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct500bx100ssd1

That's going to be a really nice work rig IMHO.
 
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