[Equipment Configurations] Advice for New Desktop
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Would it be possible to get the newegg list updated? several items are out of stock. Thanks!
Get a better SSD. That is the bottom of the barrel (re: cheap) Sandisk with poor performance and suspect reliability. Do yourself a favor and get a Samsung or Crucial SSD. Much better drives performance and reliability wise. And get the M.2 NVME variety instead of the SATA III 2.5" if possible. It will cost a few dollars more but an NVME drive is 4 to 5 times faster than a SATA III drive. You never want to scrimp on your drives.
Other than that I don't see any red flags there.
Other than that I don't see any red flags there.
We just purchased EasyWorship this past weekend and are getting the build for a PC together. I'm hoping someone here can tell me if my picks are good. Obviously if I can save some $ that would be better.
[b]CPU [/b]
Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor
[b]CPU Cooler[/b]
Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
[b]Motherboard[/b]
MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
[b]Memory [/b]
G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
[b]Storage [/b]
SanDisk - SSD PLUS 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
[b]Video Card [/b]
EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB SC GAMING Video Card
[b]Case [/b]
Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
[b]Power Supply[/b]
EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
[b]Optical Drive[/b]
Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
[b]CPU [/b]
Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor
[b]CPU Cooler[/b]
Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
[b]Motherboard[/b]
MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
[b]Memory [/b]
G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
[b]Storage [/b]
SanDisk - SSD PLUS 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
[b]Video Card [/b]
EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB SC GAMING Video Card
[b]Case [/b]
Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
[b]Power Supply[/b]
EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
[b]Optical Drive[/b]
Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
The minimum card for this system should be the NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1050, but the 1060 or 1070 would be a good upgrade. All of the GTX cards support 3 - 4 independent screens.
You might look at the i5-8600K It's a 6 core processor that can clock up to 4.5 GHz. Pretty good bang for the buck.
I also recommend going with an NVMe SSD
Here's a link to a parts list. https://secure.newegg.com/Wishlist/SharedWishlistDetail?ID=1C28PaQ4yCp7TP7wGEQ7vw%3d%3d&&cm_mmc=snc-email-_-sr-_-wishlist-1C28PaQ4yCp7TP7wGEQ7vw%3d%3d-_-01/11/2019]EasyWorship Newegg Parts List
You might look at the i5-8600K It's a 6 core processor that can clock up to 4.5 GHz. Pretty good bang for the buck.
I also recommend going with an NVMe SSD
Here's a link to a parts list. https://secure.newegg.com/Wishlist/SharedWishlistDetail?ID=1C28PaQ4yCp7TP7wGEQ7vw%3d%3d&&cm_mmc=snc-email-_-sr-_-wishlist-1C28PaQ4yCp7TP7wGEQ7vw%3d%3d-_-01/11/2019]EasyWorship Newegg Parts List
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Our church just recently purchased EasyWorship 7, and now our next challenge to purchase a desktop with sufficient power for projection to three different destinations (operator, congregation, foldback) i.e. triple output, at 1080p resolution.
From the system requirements, we understand that we need at least an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or higher graphics card and a 3.2 GHz Intel i7, if we want to achieve 4K. However, since 1080p is only approximately "2K", but we do need triple output, we're not sure how to proceed.
Currently, we're looking at the range of i5 (8400, 8500, 8600) and i7 8700, with a GTX 1080. Would anyone be able to comment on whether we should scale up/down?
Dominic