UHD (4k) Entertainment / Office PC

[Kuzmich]

Hi all !

 

Please take a look on the below build. Mind that I DON'T GAME. This PC is only for entertainment, office work and web-browsing. 

 

Mobo: Asus Maximus Gene (overkill now, but the below CPU comment explains)

CPU: Skylake Core i3 (with planned upgrade to overclockable Kabylake Core i7 in future)

CPU cooler: I guess anything would do 

GPU: just the Intel HD 530 onboard graphics. Planning AMD Arctic Islands in the future for gaming, maybe. 

Booting SSD: 256 GB Samsung 950 pro

HDD: a couple of WD Red 3 TB

 

Power supply: need an advice, I am looking for a very good one, safety is not something I want to skip on. 

RAM: please also advice. Would any DDR4 2400 mhz suffice? 

 

Looking forward for your comments.

 

[DavidTheWin]

Hi all !

 

Please take a look on the below build. Mind that I DON'T GAME. This PC is only for entertainment, office work and web-browsing. 

 

Mobo: Asus Maximus Gene (overkill now, but the below CPU comment explains)

CPU: Skylake Core i3 (with planned upgrade to overclockable Kabylake Core i7 in future)

CPU cooler: I guess anything would do 

GPU: just the Intel HD 530 onboard graphics. Planning AMD Arctic Islands in the future for gaming, maybe. 

Booting SSD: 256 GB Samsung 950 pro

HDD: a couple of WD Red 3 TB

 

Power supply: need an advice, I am looking for a very good one, safety is not something I want to skip on. 

RAM: please also advice. Would any DDR4 2400 mhz suffice? 

 

Looking forward for your comments.

 

That board can only do 4k output at 24hz over HDMI which isn't great though if it's purely for media consumption then it would be fine for movies.

 

That RAM would be fine, I game at 4k 60fps with 16GB of DDR3 1600MHz. As for PSU, get any branded 80+ Gold/Platinum PSU around 5-600W or go 750W if you might SLI in the future.

[Kuzmich]

Thanks for input. 

 

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS-VIII-GENE/specifications/

ASUS says it - Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz 

[brob]

Hi all !

 

Please take a look on the below build. Mind that I DON'T GAME. This PC is only for entertainment, office work and web-browsing. 

 

Mobo: Asus Maximus Gene (overkill now, but the below CPU comment explains)

CPU: Skylake Core i3 (with planned upgrade to overclockable Kabylake Core i7 in future)

CPU cooler: I guess anything would do 

GPU: just the Intel HD 530 onboard graphics. Planning AMD Arctic Islands in the future for gaming, maybe. 

Booting SSD: 256 GB Samsung 950 pro

HDD: a couple of WD Red 3 TB

 

Power supply: need an advice, I am looking for a very good one, safety is not something I want to skip on. 

RAM: please also advice. Would any DDR4 2400 mhz suffice? 

 

Looking forward for your comments.

 

Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I would suggest forgetting about buying parts today in anticipation of a cpu upgrade a year from now. A lot of things happen tech wise in 12 months.

 

So, go with a decent H170 now. In a year's time you can take a look at what is actually available and decide what would be best.

 

I would suggest something like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($115.99 @ Directron)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.50 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($47.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($197.99 @ B&H)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($127.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($127.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.60 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.60 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $809.65

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