Guys would you help me build a PC my budget is 1k. this PC is going to be my 2nd PC and its not a gaming PC but rather to run my small LCD screens on my cockpit build.
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/intel-computers/
what about this
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4460 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97-E: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB HyperX FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 740 - DVI, HDMI, VGA - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 730 - DVI, HDMI, VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
120GB SAMSUNG 650 SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1
Why a Z97, why not get the latest ? A Z170 and an i5 6600
Intel Core i5-6600 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.3 GHz LGA 1151 65W BX80662I56600 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530 - Newegg.com
Why not a 900 series 4 GB video card ?
EVGA - Products - Graphics
A Samsung 650 ssd ? How old is that model ?
You want this.
SSD 850 PRO 2.5ā€¯ SATA III MZ-7KE256BW | Memory & Storage
or this
SSD 850 EVO 2.5" SATA III 250GB | Samsung Solid State Drives
Its not really a gaming PC its going to be used to run the visuals on my cockpit displays the small LCD you see in cockpits. So no great performance is needed for the 2nd PC.
But i'm stuck at what processor to get. You guys have alot more experience than me picking the correct hardware
You can build the PC here
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/intel-computers/
Let me know what you would choose my budget is 1k
Doesn`t matter if it`s not going to be a gaming PC, you still need a good video card for your purpose.
The items you picked out are old.
If you were to stick with a Z97, I`d get a 4690
Intel Core i5-4690 Haswell Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 84W BX80646I54690 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 - Newegg.com
and a 4GB 960
EVGA - Products - EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 2.0+ - 04G-P4-3967-KR
EVGA - Products - EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB GAMING - 04G-P4-3960-KR
Ok thanks i'll get that MB. I'll be putting my GRX780 in that MB anyway once i get my TITAN X. The reason i'm going for the old GPUs, is - my LCDs for my Cockpit are VGA outputs so need convertors. Display port are useless? Or are they for VGA?
You mean VGA input :)
You can use a Display Port to VGA adapter or cable to use the Display Port ports. Personally, I would use a cable.
Ok brilliant i'll go for a newer GPU and add my GTX780. Is it correct that the VGA input from a LCD wont work on the GPU DVI D
The connections on the GPU and Monitor must be the same or you can buy an adapter, example would be a DVI to HDMI.
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