Hey guys,
I'm currently exploring options for building 4-6 identical computers for an office type setting and I was looking for some advice on what parts to use. I have experience with building PCs, but generally that was going for the top of the line in my budget, and I'm having a bit more difficulty constraining myself to only what I need for this build and would appreciate any help/advice.
Approximate Purchase Date: Summer, August at the latest
Budget Range: As I'm purchasing multiple computers I'd like to keep each under $500, preferably before rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Office Work. NO GAMING, would like the computer to be able to support 2-3 monitors and not get bogged down easily.
Parts Not Required: Monitors/Keyboard/Mice will be taken care of later/otherwise. This is just for the towers.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ANY, pref newegg
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: I have more experience with Intel, but that is the point of this build, that I don't have enough experience with other parts.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: The bigger the better. Ideally I'd like it to be able to handle 2-1080 monitors in the end.
Additional Comments: As basic as it sounds, I'm not looking for power of flash, but cheap, efficient, but still strong under the hood that will last more than a couple years.
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As a starting block I'm taking the $500 gaming build from the front page, and I figure that's a good place to start.
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 925 $125
CPU Cooler
AMD boxed heatsink/fan $0
Motherboard
ASRock M3A770DE $60
RAM
G.Skill 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 (PC3 10600) Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNS $40
Graphics
[strike]Sapphire 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1 GB $170[/strike]
Could easily drop this to a 5570 for ~$65
Have heard 5570s have issues running 3 monitors. Anyone with more knowledge about this?
Hard Drive
[strike]Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD322GJ/U 320 GB SATA 3Gb/s $43[/strike]
Upgrade to 1TB, ~$55
Case
Xigmatek Asgard II B/O CPC-T45UE-U01 $30
Power
Antec EarthWatts Green EA380D 380 W $40
Optical
Lite-On 24x DVD Burner SATA iHAS 124-04 $19
Current Price~
[strike]$527[/strike]
$434
I'm currently exploring options for building 4-6 identical computers for an office type setting and I was looking for some advice on what parts to use. I have experience with building PCs, but generally that was going for the top of the line in my budget, and I'm having a bit more difficulty constraining myself to only what I need for this build and would appreciate any help/advice.
Approximate Purchase Date: Summer, August at the latest
Budget Range: As I'm purchasing multiple computers I'd like to keep each under $500, preferably before rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Office Work. NO GAMING, would like the computer to be able to support 2-3 monitors and not get bogged down easily.
Parts Not Required: Monitors/Keyboard/Mice will be taken care of later/otherwise. This is just for the towers.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ANY, pref newegg
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: I have more experience with Intel, but that is the point of this build, that I don't have enough experience with other parts.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: The bigger the better. Ideally I'd like it to be able to handle 2-1080 monitors in the end.
Additional Comments: As basic as it sounds, I'm not looking for power of flash, but cheap, efficient, but still strong under the hood that will last more than a couple years.
----------------------------------------------
As a starting block I'm taking the $500 gaming build from the front page, and I figure that's a good place to start.
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 925 $125
CPU Cooler
AMD boxed heatsink/fan $0
Motherboard
ASRock M3A770DE $60
RAM
G.Skill 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 (PC3 10600) Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNS $40
Graphics
[strike]Sapphire 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1 GB $170[/strike]
Could easily drop this to a 5570 for ~$65
Have heard 5570s have issues running 3 monitors. Anyone with more knowledge about this?
Hard Drive
[strike]Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD322GJ/U 320 GB SATA 3Gb/s $43[/strike]
Upgrade to 1TB, ~$55
Case
Xigmatek Asgard II B/O CPC-T45UE-U01 $30
Power
Antec EarthWatts Green EA380D 380 W $40
Optical
Lite-On 24x DVD Burner SATA iHAS 124-04 $19
Current Price~
[strike]$527[/strike]
$434