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Quiet office workstation + 4k

racerking
By racerking
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HI All,

 

I just purchased a new mac mini fully loaded to only find out I can't do 4k in 60hz.

 

All I want is a nice small form factor for work with a 1 TB SSD and able to process 4k 60hz for my Dell UP2414Q monitor.

 

Alienware offers a nice pc but only 512 SSD.

 

My question is what would you recommend? I'm thinking to just build a custom pc with really good fans and cooling but still very quiet.

 

The PC is mainly office work, email, and photo editing.

 

Thank you,

Anthony

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HI All,

 

I just purchased a new mac mini fully loaded to only find out I can't do 4k in 60hz.

 

All I want is a nice small form factor for work with a 1 TB SSD and able to process 4k 60hz for my Dell UP2414Q monitor.

 

Alienware offers a nice pc but only 512 SSD.

 

My question is what would you recommend? I'm thinking to just build a custom pc with really good fans and cooling but still very quiet.

 

The PC is mainly office work, email, and photo editing.

 

Thank you,

Anthony

 

If that's all you need, then just get a mini-ITX setup with a good air cooler.

The projects never end in my line of work.

CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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What is your budget?

What Job do you have?

Do you it to look pretty?

Because he had a hard drive.

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You'll need a good CPU cooelr and case fans like the ones from Noctua or bequiet.

 

The GPU and the PSU should be semi-passive to avoid additional noise. And as you already said, a SSD only, no HDDs.

who cares...

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($71.98 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Mwave)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case ($66.50 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.79 @ OutletPC)

Total: $308.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-05 14:51 EST-0500

I don't know which GPU yet but this is what I've got

Because he had a hard drive.

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