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edgar101084
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Hello! :-)

I have just currently bought 2 LG 34" UM95

Monitors. I'm looking into buying a 3rd one in spring time. My question is this.

At the moment I'm on a $1000 budget.

Should I invest in a laptop that can operate both my monitors, and possibly a 3rd one?

OR...

Should I invest in building a desktop PC instead?

I'm on a $1,000 budget right now wether I go with a laptop or Desktop.

Which is best to invest in???

If Laptop, can I get recommendations please?

If Desktop, help on building one or just buying one.

I'm aware I'll need to buy a GPU that displays 3 monitors. Thanks

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A laptop may struggle with 3 monitors on it, a desktop would be better for that but a desktop is less portable... I call desktop.

 

For desktop, what are you going to use it for? Do you need peripherals? Do you need OS?

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Get a desktop... More powa!

On a $1,000 budget what do you recommend?

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Hello! :-)

I have just currently bought 2 LG 34" UM95

Monitors. I'm looking into buying a 3rd one in spring time. My question is this.

At the moment I'm on a $1000 budget.

Should I invest in a laptop that can operate both my monitors, and possibly a 3rd one?

OR...

Should I invest in building a desktop PC instead?

I'm on a $1,000 budget right now wether I go with a laptop or Desktop.

Which is best to invest in???

If Laptop, can I get recommendations please?

If Desktop, help on building one or just buying one.

I'm aware I'll need to buy a GPU that displays 3 monitors. Thanks

I'd go Desktop. I don't know or understand why you're going to spend that much on monitors if you don't have the horsepower to push it. You'd be better off saving more for a desktop.

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Well for $100 you'll get a better desk top compared to a laptop

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On a $1,000 budget what do you recommend?

Let me look on pc part picker... But i would look at build guides first... Any color preferences that you would want?

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A laptop may struggle with 3 monitors on it, a desktop would be better for that but a desktop is less portable... I call desktop.

For desktop, what are you going to use it for? Do you need peripherals? Do you need OS?

Peripherals?

A little gaming. But not heavy, just a once or twice week thing.

More for graphic design

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Definitely a desktop, if you only care about speed. Recommendations:

CPU: i5-4690k or i5 6600k

GPU: AMD R9 390

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Let me look on pc part picker... But i would look at build guides first... Any color preferences that you would want?

Surprise me lol

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Peripherals?

A little gaming. But not heavy, just a once or twice week thing.

More for graphic design

Peripherals = Mouse, keyboard, headphones, that kind of thing

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Definitely a desktop, if you only care about speed. Recommendations:

CPU: i5-4690k or i5 6600k

GPU: AMD R9 390

So can u just the parts I need?

Or should I buy a prebuilt pc

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Peripherals = Mouse, keyboard, headphones, that kind of thing

Uuum...

I'm good on mouse & keyboard

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You should build the pc yourself.

  • CPU:I5 4690k
  • any CPU-Cooler you like
  • motherboard: any z97 board
  • RAM:8GB DDR3 1600
  • Graphics card:MD R9 390
  • 1TB HDD
  • Case:Any case you like, that supports ATX, the GPU(length) and your cooler (hight)
  • PSU: Corsair 600/650W
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Well here you go (subject to change)

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card  ($198.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($65.03 @ Amazon) 
Total: $989.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-07 12:07 EDT-0400

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That´s an easy Question.

 

Desktop

 

More Power for the Money, Upgradable ectect.

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Well here you go (subject to change)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.89 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($95.45 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card ($198.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case ($65.03 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Silverstone 600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($117.99 @ Directron)

Total: $989.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-07 12:07 EDT-0400

Can I connect 2 or monitors to the GPU?

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You could connect... 4 in total. The card has 2 Dual-link DVI, 1 HDMI and 1 DisplayPort.

Also Wii the GPU run good with my monitors..

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You could connect... 4 in total. The card has 2 Dual-link DVI, 1 HDMI and 1 DisplayPort.

R u able to email me how to build this, according to your expertise in building and the parts you chose?

I've never built a PC b4

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