New PC Build advise needed

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Spudman

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Hi Guys

I need some advise on a new PC I am building please.

I have build several PCs over the last 15 years, so know my way around components.

This is a personal PC to be used mostly for work applications.
I view images (not 3D or movie rendering) for work. This is normally done across multiple monitors.
I do not game actively anymore, but a game here or there will be nice.

Final plan is do run 3 x 27 inch screens.

Main idea behind PC is to be fast for work applications (unrar / unzip), startup, etc.

So, here is my initial build (Prices from Frontosa):

CPU Intel lga2011 haswell-e i7-5820K R4999
MOBO Asus X99 Delux/U3.1 R5399
RAM Corsair 8Gb x 4 kit DDR4 2400 Vengeance Lpx R4999
CPUCooler Corsair H110iGT hydro R1441
PSU Corsair AX860i R2525
CASE Corsair 780T R2033
GPU Sapphire TRi-X r9-390X oC edition R6299
SSD Samsung 512Gb 850 Pro series 2.5 R3999
HDD Western Digital Green 5Tb x 2 R4538
Screen Samsung s27C650D (x2) R9398
NGF2 SSD Kingston 240G NGFF ( M.2 ) SSD R3436
Optical LG GH24NS90 , 24x R280


This works out to about R49346 (ex vat) with R56254.44 vat inclusive

Any constructive ideas / advise?

Thanks!
 
The quoted system seems a little over the top for what you want to use it for and why do you also need a NGFF SSD? You could get away with a R10-15k budget excluding screens for a very decent work station.
 
giovannidc said:
The quoted system seems a little over the top for what you want to use it for and why do you also need a NGFF SSD? You could get away with a R10-15k budget excluding screens for a very decent work station.
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NGFF SSD is really a PCI-e SSD that is on board. about 3 times faster than normal SSD.
Idea was to do Windows install on NGFF and rest of software on SSD.

Let me perhaps clarify - some of our multi-slice datasets needs about 12 - 16GB of RAM to load into viewer / workstation software.
Also, at least two screen setup at HD setup is mandatory.
 
I feel that screen is a little on the low end scale of what is possible. Why not get a dell U2713HM? It has the best warranty of any screen I have ever come across, but mainly it has a higher resolution. 2560 x 1440 should give you much sharper images for your purposes, and its cheaper.
 
crysis said:
I feel that screen is a little on the low end scale of what is possible. Why not get a dell U2713HM? It has the best warranty of any screen I have ever come across, but mainly it has a higher resolution. 2560 x 1440 should give you much sharper images for your purposes, and its cheaper.
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Sure 2560 x 1440 is sharper, but not so sure about better priced?
Getting two 27 inch for R9398 ex vat. That is R4699 per screen.
The cheapest I could find the Dell at was R7K.

Also, I need the screens to operate in portrait mode. Can the Dell do that?

Thanks!
 
Spudman said:
Sure 2560 x 1440 is sharper, but not so sure about better priced?
Getting two 27 inch for R9398 ex vat. That is R4699 per screen.
The cheapest I could find the Dell at was R7K.

Also, I need the screens to operate in portrait mode. Can the Dell do that?

Thanks!
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Oh, didn't see that, thought it was priced each. The screens can indeed be swiveled. It has an excellent base design. I can't fault it in any way. And that warranty! They send you a new one next business day if there is any issues.
 
madrynn said:
Maybe PM me your address and where you leave your spare key...
and get insurance...
:P

If you are gonna spend like that, just double-check the m.2 SSD is the latest and greatest... and the mo'bo can handle it (it should).
Don't know what Kingston one you are getting, but the Samsung SM951 may be worth a looksee.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-hyperx-predator-480gb-m2-pcie-ssd,4113.html
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Yes, fully agree with the Samsung SM951.

I had problems getting hold of them in SA, but I see that Wootware now stocks it. Price is very comparable.

Samsung SM951 is definitely superior performance wise.

Thanks!
 
Anybody know who else stocks the Samsung SM951 locally?
 
Do you need 6 cores? For day to day computing the single threaded performance of a 4790k should be better due to the 4.4ghz boost (compared to 3.6 of the haswell e) for single threaded apps. Might be a consideration if you are not using heavily threaded programs. Could be used to fund those better screens, which I can guarantee you wont be disappointed with.
 
That sound toooo expensive for a day to day use, buying an i7 computer and upgrading it to your own specs will cost you less than 20k. But you need to make sure it meets your style and needs in terms of power, that’s it’s designed to be used how you want to use it.
 
crysis said:
Do you need 6 cores? For day to day computing the single threaded performance of a 4790k should be better due to the 4.4ghz boost (compared to 3.6 of the haswell e) for single threaded apps. Might be a consideration if you are not using heavily threaded programs. Could be used to fund those better screens, which I can guarantee you wont be disappointed with.
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Yes, looked into that.
The absolute price difference between the 4790k and 5820K is actually not so much - when taking into account the mobo and RAM costs.

I am leaning towards the higher definition monitors though.

What is the best place to purchase Dell monitors from?

Looking for 27'' models that must be able to rotate into portrait mode.
 
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