$1,000 Office build

[dizmo]

New office build, system will be used for spreadsheet work (on the 4k monitor in portrait), and web browsing.

 

My main three areas where I think there might be improvements are:

• Video source. Is there a card that simply gives me the inputs I need and either a very small amount of video memory (like 256mb) or none at all for less?
  I can order from the US if the price turns out to be cheaper.
• I'm assuming 4k gives me a lot more real estate when it comes to spreadsheets, yes?
• Would a Celeron get bogged down with ~50 tabs open? They're about $25ish cheaper than the Pentiums.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($79.75 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($43.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6790 1GB Video Card  ($79.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Dell P2214H 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($0.00)
Monitor: Dell P2214H 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($0.00)
Monitor: Acer B286HK ymjdpprz 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($525.99 @ PC Canada)
Total: $912.15

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

You don't need that gpu, just use the igpu.

 

Id personally get a dell p2715q. Ive used a few of them, and they look great, and are probably cheaper.

[NTDaws]

I would replace that cpu with a i5 6400.

[NTDaws]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

You don't need that gpu, just use the igpu.

 

Id personally get a dell p2715q. Ive used a few of them, and they look great, and are probably cheaper.

he has 3 monitors and he made not have enough video inputs.

[Matias_Chambers]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

I would replace that cpu with a i5 6400.

Not really necessary for  spreadsheets. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

he has 3 monitors and he made not have enough video inputs.

THen id get a board with 3 video outputs(i think you need 170. \)

 

Probs also get a i3 and 16gb of ram if  you can

[NTDaws]

Just now, Matias_Chambers said:

Not really necessary for  spreadsheets. 

I know but it's helps to have more cores, especially when you have 100 tabs open

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

he has 3 monitors and he made not have enough video inputs.

https://ark.intel.com/products/88179/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G4400-3M-Cache-3_30-GHz

 

# of Displays Supported ‡

3

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

https://ark.intel.com/products/88179/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G4400-3M-Cache-3_30-GHz

 

# of Displays Supported ‡

3

but the motherboard doesn't have to have the connectors to let you use them

 

ALso all chipsets but q170 and z170 limit you to 2 video outputs on the igpu.

[NTDaws]

6 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

https://ark.intel.com/products/88179/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G4400-3M-Cache-3_30-GHz

 

# of Displays Supported ‡

3

i mean on the board

[dizmo]

Ok, did some tweaks and by switching boards I also saved $8 on the RAM. Hurrah.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($79.75 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.90 @ Vuugo)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Dell P2214H 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($0.00)
Monitor: Dell P2214H 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($0.00)
Monitor: Acer B286HK ymjdpprz 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($525.99 @ PC Canada)
Total: $868.11

 

37 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

You don't need that gpu, just use the igpu.

 

Id personally get a dell p2715q. Ive used a few of them, and they look great, and are probably cheaper.

Sadly they're more expensive.

34 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

I would replace that cpu with a i5 6400.

Way overkill. I know for sure I can use a Pentium, and potentially even a Celeron.

32 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

THen id get a board with 3 video outputs(i think you need 170. \)

 

Probs also get a i3 and 16gb of ram if  you can

Didn't even think of that! Thanks, I completely forgot about VGA. As most people should by now.

I don't think an i3 is necessary, and right now I can open around 40+ tabs with 4GB of RAM, so I think 8GB should suffice, especially since none will have video playing.

30 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

but the motherboard doesn't have to have the connectors to let you use them

 

ALso all chipsets but q170 and z170 limit you to 2 video outputs on the igpu.

IIRC B150 also has 3 pipelines.