Question Need help with first build.

[brjackson]

I currently have an "all-in-one" unit which will no longer turn on(potentially due to cooling fan issues). Turns out Worst Buy is not a great place to buy a computer after all.

Regardless, I need to build a machine that can behave as a security camera DVR. I plan to purchase a bunch of wireless IP cameras and have them upload to a FTP site that I will establish on my machine through my Local Area Network. However, I want it to have a HDMI output for a second monitor so that I can place the feed for all my security cameras on that monitor(which will be a large screen TV). A second, third, and fourth HDMI output would be great for running multiple monitors. Basically, the video card and Graphics Processing Unit need to both kick a$$ in this machine to run all these monitors. I know some general stuff about computers, but not which brand of this and which version of that is best. I would love to get all Solid State Drive, but have seen where people get about 20 gb of SSD to run their operating system, and then the rest is conventional memory. Seems like a cool idea to save money since I'm looking at storing LOTS of photos/videos from the cameras.

I'm not much for gaming as I use my PS4 for that. I just browse internet which is why the all-in-one has been sufficient up to now...plus I like the touchscreen.

I would like to stay around $500, but would be willing to go to $1,000 if necessary.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Turns out Worst Buy is not a great place to buy a computer after all.

LOL. Ya think? Someone's learning... sooner or later, you'll become an "enthusiast", build your own, and hang out here.

Anyways, I'm not really knowledgeable about DVRs, possibly someone else might chime in, but I will add here that there is (I think, a Gigabyte brand?) of GTX 1650, with multiple HDMI outputs. Like, I think three, not sure about four. I'm not sure that I'm aware of any video card with four HDMI 2.0 outputs.

However, there are plenty of video cards with one HDMI, and three DisplayPort, and even an additional DVI-D DL (?). Check out RX 570 cards. (You can convert DisplayPort to HDMI with an adapter dongle, it might have to be an Active Adapter, because the passive conversion of DP to HDMI requires internal TDMS support of the video card, and I don't think that there are enough to passively convert all of the DP to HDMI 2.0.

You could also buy DisplayPort (aka, "Gaming") monitors for desktop usage, and save the HDMI 2.0 port for the big-screen TV.

So, basically:
You want one HDMI 2.0, three DisplayPort, and optionally, one DVI-D, get an RX 570/580.

Also, I think that the GTX 1660 ti has one, some might have two, HDMI 2.0 ports, and like 2-3 DisplayPort outputs. I don't think that there are that many GTX 16-series cards with DVI-D outputs, though. (MSI Ventus GTX 1650 is one of them, maybe the Ventus 1660, not sure, have to look it up.)

Like I said, some of the Gigabyte GTX 1650 cards have multiple HDMI 2.0 outputs, I think up to three, and one DP, which can be daisy-chained, up to the bandwidth maximum.

Edit: Here's an RX 580 card (MSI), with 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort, and 1x DVI-D:

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Edit: And both of these Gigabyte GTX 1650 cards have 3x HDMI 2.0b, and 1x DisplayPort: (Edit to fix typo, I mean to type "3x HDMI")

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Are you a human?

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[mxnerd]

You should get a SSD for OS and a WD Purple Surveillance HDD for 24/7 DVR storage. DVR software almost always lets you specify where to store the videos.

DVR software will write a lot of data on SSD everyday if you don't change location for video files, the SSD drive probably will die a lot sooner than you expect.

If you are not going to install a lot of other software on C drive, you can get away with a 128GB drive., but don't try anything smaller. It does not make sense when SSD drives are so cheap nowadays.

 

[brjackson]

LOL. Ya think? Someone's learning... sooner or later, you'll become an "enthusiast", build your own, and hang out here.

Anyways, I'm not really knowledgeable about DVRs, possibly someone else might chime in, but I will add here that there is (I think, a Gigabyte brand?) of GTX 1650, with multiple HDMI outputs. Like, I think three, not sure about four. I'm not sure that I'm aware of any video card with four HDMI 2.0 outputs...

See new post below.

 

[brjackson]

You should get a SSD for OS and a WD Purple Surveillance HDD for 24/7 DVR storage. DVR software almost always lets you specify where to store the videos...

See new post below.

 

[brjackson]

Based on your recommendations, attached is a screenshot of the parts I have selected. The cooler needs some kind of an "adapter" to fit on the CPU, but other than that it looks good.

Do you recommend any changes to the setup?

 

[Muadib]

Based on your recommendations, attached is a screenshot of the parts I have selected. The cooler needs some kind of an "adapter" to fit on the CPU, but other than that it looks good.

Do you recommend any changes to the setup?

Newegg has the Ryzen 3600 for less than you are paying for the 2700. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=newegg+store+ryzen&_sacat=175673&_sop=12

 

[jhansman]

If that mobo will take an NVMe drive, I'd recommend it over your SSD pick for a boot drive. The speed difference is significant and you will know where the money went.