Up to $2000 business PC 2-4 displays, low power usage

[Jan Latta]

Budget Range:
up to $2000 for system (+ $1000 for display)

System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Mostly business use with at least dual better 4 monitors for trading
Often simple graphical and other office use
Occassionaly video authoring
Occassionaly simple gaming

Parts Not Required:
Peripherals (keyboard, mouse, printer)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
none

Country:
doesn't matter

Parts Preferences:
Intel based PC preferred

Overclocking:
not needed

SLI or Crossfire:
don't know

Monitor Resolution:
at least dual monitor array 23" 24", resolution at least 1920*1200
better 4 monitor array 23", resolution 1920*1200

Additional Comments:
Preferrably low power, intel based system, preferred SSD as system disk, SATA for data storage

Thank you for your advices.

Jan

 

[Andy11466]

you can get 4 23" screens for about 680.

and as for a normal simple gaming computer. Just get a 600watt Corsair.

$50 intel board, i5-sandy bridge
8gb ram
ssd

2000$ is a bit much for a simple gaming machine.

 

[Jan Latta]

I am not looking for a gaming PC, simple gaming just in case of silent water in the intraday trading. I need multitasking, fast responding system, stability and low power. Low power, fast drive and multiple monitor support are the most important factors for me. Usually price for a trading based PC start at $1200 and thet are not very power friendly.

 

[assasin32]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A85XMA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($78.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.83 @ NCIX US)
Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.97 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $434.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-19 05:51 EDT-0400)

I know you wanted an intel build but wanted to show you the amd A10 that can support 3 monitors. As for 4 monitor support I believe you add in another radeon card that supports eyefinity for that such as an 7750 or 7770 for example, though setups on that aren't my specialty and you should look into before you go building based on that advice.

This may work with it, not sure worth looking into. Also heard of someone using an i5 build with z77 mobo that had 3 video outlets like the mobo I listed.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102960

 

[Jan Latta]

Please give me your opinion to this selection.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-D3H ATX FM2 Motherboard ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 361 (Black) ATX Mini Tower Case ($39.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $430.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-21 12:48 EDT-0400)
+ LG blu-ray writer, HDD Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM and peripherals that I already have

I did lower my needs to just a set of two displays.
Here are my questions:
Is this configuration good enough to support two monitor set-up in HD?
Is there a need for 8GB ram when using with OS windows, or will be 4GB sufficient?
Some cheaper alternatives to the selected parts but still reliable?
What do you think will be and estimated power consumption of this configuration?

Sorry for any grammatical mistakes and thank you for your opinions.