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Hi,
I'm going to be putting together a desktop for work. Ideally I'd like a 3 monitor setup (center being the main with left and right as secondary displays) on a desk mount, but I could work with 2. My budget is approximately $1500 for everything. I'm very comfortable building computers, but I haven't had the need to build one in some time so I'm not up to date on the current bang-for-your-buck trends.
I'm open to suggestions on all components, particularly the CPU/motherboard/RAM as I'm not sure what's good these days.
Reliability is key. I don't necessarily need the fastest - just fast & reliable is much better.
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EDIT - latest build, getting ready to order
Ok, here's my 'final' list:
Case $130 Corsair 600T http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139007
Displays $459 3x Acer 23" IPS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009483
DVD $18 LG http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136259
HDD $140 2x WD 1TB Blue http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822236339
PSU $58 Corsair CX600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139028
Speakers $30 Logitech X-140 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121002
Keyboard $90 Logitech Illuminated http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823126194 (I can't find another one that has the same type of keys, I really like the feeling of this style of keyboard)
Mouse $30 Logitech M500 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826104328
External enclosure for backup HDD $23 Rosewill http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817173042
RAM $96 2x 8GB Crucial Ballistix http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148655
SSD $135 Samsung 840 Pro 128GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820147192
Graphics $155 Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814202004 (compatible with EyeFinity, and I'm using monitors that have DVI/HDMI so this should have enough connections as it has 2x DVI and 1x HDMI)
CPU/Mobo Combo $320 Haswell i5-4670K + MSI Z87-G45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...=Combo.1352786
UPS $145 CyberPower 1350VA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16842102070
Misc
$35 Rosewill 90 piece tool kit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16899261004
$25 TrendNet impact punch down tool http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16899888402
$18 Adata 16GB USB drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9SIA1K60FC8162
Total, shipped, with all discounts is $1910. $45 in MIRs.
I have to order this today, would appreciate any last minute suggestions or changes or whatever. Thanks for all the help so far. Mainly I just want to make sure the 3 monitors and the graphics card will work smooth together.
I'm going to be putting together a desktop for work. Ideally I'd like a 3 monitor setup (center being the main with left and right as secondary displays) on a desk mount, but I could work with 2. My budget is approximately $1500 for everything. I'm very comfortable building computers, but I haven't had the need to build one in some time so I'm not up to date on the current bang-for-your-buck trends.
I'm open to suggestions on all components, particularly the CPU/motherboard/RAM as I'm not sure what's good these days.
Reliability is key. I don't necessarily need the fastest - just fast & reliable is much better.
----------------------------------
EDIT - latest build, getting ready to order
Ok, here's my 'final' list:
Case $130 Corsair 600T http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139007
Displays $459 3x Acer 23" IPS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009483
DVD $18 LG http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136259
HDD $140 2x WD 1TB Blue http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822236339
PSU $58 Corsair CX600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139028
Speakers $30 Logitech X-140 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121002
Keyboard $90 Logitech Illuminated http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823126194 (I can't find another one that has the same type of keys, I really like the feeling of this style of keyboard)
Mouse $30 Logitech M500 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826104328
External enclosure for backup HDD $23 Rosewill http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817173042
RAM $96 2x 8GB Crucial Ballistix http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148655
SSD $135 Samsung 840 Pro 128GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820147192
Graphics $155 Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814202004 (compatible with EyeFinity, and I'm using monitors that have DVI/HDMI so this should have enough connections as it has 2x DVI and 1x HDMI)
CPU/Mobo Combo $320 Haswell i5-4670K + MSI Z87-G45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...=Combo.1352786
UPS $145 CyberPower 1350VA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16842102070
Misc
$35 Rosewill 90 piece tool kit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16899261004
$25 TrendNet impact punch down tool http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16899888402
$18 Adata 16GB USB drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9SIA1K60FC8162
Total, shipped, with all discounts is $1910. $45 in MIRs.
I have to order this today, would appreciate any last minute suggestions or changes or whatever. Thanks for all the help so far. Mainly I just want to make sure the 3 monitors and the graphics card will work smooth together.
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