MOBO & CPU - 2 monitors

[t0m3k]

Z97-HD3 with i3-4170, will this combo support 2 LCD monitors of 27" with a resolution of 1920x1080 (each)?

The motherboard has a VGA, DVI, and HDMI display outputs. 

The main purpose of the build is office use for buying cars off online auctions.

[DrM]

It will display to the 2 monitors no problem as long as they have DVI or HDMI inputs (avoid VGA at all costs *shudders*), but dont expect to run any thing more demanding than MS Word at 60Hz

[t0m3k]

It will only have 4 browser windows open, side by side.

[icey]

1 hour ago, t0m3k said:

Z97-HD3 with i3-4170, will this combo support 2 LCD monitors of 27" with a resolution of 1920x1080 (each)?

The motherboard has a VGA, DVI, and HDMI display outputs. 

The main purpose of the build is office use for buying cars off online auctions.

You shouldn't have any issues. As @DrM mentioned, don't expect too much!

[t0m3k]

Well, which GPU would you recommend if I were to get one?

I went with 16GB of RAM, should I just go with 8GB and allocate the money towards a dedicated GPU?

[DunePilot]

Shouldn't have an issue with the igpu. You could always pick up something cheap engineered for DX12.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600497128&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30

 

I like this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83WM4241&cm_re=EVGA_GeForce_GT_710-_-14-487-217-_-Product

[t0m3k]

This is not a gaming build. The auction websites use JAVA.

[DunePilot]

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4955#sp

 

1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
* The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.

1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz or 2560x1600@60Hz
* Support for HDMI 1.4a version.

Support for up to three displays at the same time

 

You're golden.

[t0m3k]

If I were to get a dedicated GPU, which one should I get (under $50)?

 

I'm thinking about few of these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%204814%20600007855%20600286742%204025&IsNodeId=1

[DunePilot]

39 minutes ago, t0m3k said:

If I were to get a dedicated GPU, which one should I get (under $50)?

 

I'm thinking about few of these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%204814%20600007855%20600286742%204025&IsNodeId=1

If you want a dedicated GPU then any of those would be ok. I personally like this one as mentioned above.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83WM4241&cm_re=EVGA_GeForce_GT_710-_-14-487-217-_-Product

 

Good price, looks great, performs great.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9993/nvidias-partners-rollout-geforce-gt-710-to-fight-integrated-graphics

 

I'd try the iGPU though first and see if you are happy with it. I honestly think it would run fine, if you want to though then that card above is a good option.

[t0m3k]

What about this one?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130813

[DunePilot]

Considerably worse for only $6 less.

Scroll halfway down the page and compare the benchmarks.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GT-710-vs-GeForce-GT-610

 

Higher clock speed	954 MHz	vs	810 MHz	Around 20% higher clock speed
Higher effective memory clock speed	1,800 MHz	vs	1,200 MHz	50% higher effective memory clock speed
Higher memory clock speed	900 MHz	vs	600 MHz	50% higher memory clock speed

[t0m3k]

Yes, I think I'll get the one you're recommending. I'll simply go with just 8GB of RAM and allocate the funds towards the GPU.