Master of Ossus
Junior Member
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
This is to be my new primary PC. Office productivity, content creation (including video editing), multitasking, and web-browsing are the primary considerations on a 4K television (already own) and two secondary 1080 monitors (do not own). The idea is to use the 4K TV only for video editing/viewing, and the 1080p monitors are to be used for gaming and office productivity.
If a 4K video solution is not realistic at this price range, then I will drop that and accept 2x1080p monitors. I would prefer near-silent operation when performing basic office productivity tasks. Secondary considerations are to be given to gaming performance, but some noise is acceptable during gaming or even very heavy video editing. I do not expect a 4K gaming experience.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
~$1800, but this will have to cover dual monitors, as well. (Want recommendations on monitors, too).
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
United States.
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
N/A
I'm happy to mix-and-match vendors: amazon, newegg, tigerdirect, fry's, MicroCenter, etc.
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
N/A
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
A friend has offered me a Thor v2 (case) and my choice of three power supplies: Rosewill Tachyon 650W, Seasonic Platinum 660W, and Rosewill Fortress 450W. These offer Platinum efficiency. However, I am not emotionally invested in these: I will buy another case/PS if the build requires it or if people contraindicate these options and will use these only to save money/free up money for other components.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I will take recommendations, here. I'm not going to leave 10%+ performance on the table for free if that will help my computing experience, but I have no experience with this.
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
Ideally I would like to drive 1x4K monitor + 2x1080 monitors. The 4K would be used solely for video editing/viewing, with the 1080 monitors being for office tasks and gaming.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Target date for all parts on-site: 5/2.
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
N/A. I already have these.
This is to be my new primary PC. Office productivity, content creation (including video editing), multitasking, and web-browsing are the primary considerations on a 4K television (already own) and two secondary 1080 monitors (do not own). The idea is to use the 4K TV only for video editing/viewing, and the 1080p monitors are to be used for gaming and office productivity.
If a 4K video solution is not realistic at this price range, then I will drop that and accept 2x1080p monitors. I would prefer near-silent operation when performing basic office productivity tasks. Secondary considerations are to be given to gaming performance, but some noise is acceptable during gaming or even very heavy video editing. I do not expect a 4K gaming experience.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
~$1800, but this will have to cover dual monitors, as well. (Want recommendations on monitors, too).
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
United States.
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
N/A
I'm happy to mix-and-match vendors: amazon, newegg, tigerdirect, fry's, MicroCenter, etc.
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
N/A
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
A friend has offered me a Thor v2 (case) and my choice of three power supplies: Rosewill Tachyon 650W, Seasonic Platinum 660W, and Rosewill Fortress 450W. These offer Platinum efficiency. However, I am not emotionally invested in these: I will buy another case/PS if the build requires it or if people contraindicate these options and will use these only to save money/free up money for other components.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I will take recommendations, here. I'm not going to leave 10%+ performance on the table for free if that will help my computing experience, but I have no experience with this.
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
Ideally I would like to drive 1x4K monitor + 2x1080 monitors. The 4K would be used solely for video editing/viewing, with the 1080 monitors being for office tasks and gaming.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Target date for all parts on-site: 5/2.
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
N/A. I already have these.
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