£1k budget work machine

mid_gen · 18 Nov 2015 at 15:56

stulid said:
You dont need a low profile cooler like that (also the smaller size = less surface area for heat dissipation) as the case will support chunky ones.

Now, Noctua certainly do do some lovely heatsinks with excellent acoustics and wonderfully simple mounting mechanisms.

True, I have a D15 which is great but pricey (and huge). This would probably be better.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/noctua-nh-u9b-se2-cpu-cooler-hs-018-nc.html

stulid · 18 Nov 2015 at 16:01

Ive had two of the slim ones in the past,

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/noct...lim-cpu-cooler-with-nf-f12-fan-hs-025-nc.html

Can not say anything negative about it apart from of course the fan colour, but with a non windowed case that doesnt matter.

Craig321 · 18 Nov 2015 at 17:02

I'm not after anything fancy in terms of cooling as this won't be overclocked. As long as it cools it sufficiently and isn't noisy then I'll be happy. Can I not buy an OEM cooler separately?

Thanks for pointing out potential compatibility issues with the Hyper btw, I will find something else and update.

Quartz · 18 Nov 2015 at 17:10

Craig321 said:
I've been given the go ahead to spec out a new machine for myself at work. Budget is around £1k, but the boss will of course be happy with anything below

Do we need to include an OS? What about peripherals? Are there any ergonomic factors that need to be considered? What physical size should the system be?

Requirements:
Run 3-4 screens (whether that means one card that can take that many screens or multiple cheaper cards).

What resolution will the screens be? Running 4x 4K is very different from running 4x 1080p.

Heaviest graphical work I'll do is Photoshop.

How heavy will your use of Photoshop be? Will GPU acceleration be required?

Craig321 · 18 Nov 2015 at 17:13

Quartz said:
Do we need to include an OS? What about peripherals? Are there any ergonomic factors that need to be considered? What physical size should the system be?

No OS needed, we are a MS partner and no space issues, it can be a normal sized tower.

Quartz said:
What resolution will the screens be? Running 4x 4K is very different from running 4x 1080p.

Mentioned in post 4, they are 1080p screens, 24".

Quartz said:
How heavy will your use of Photoshop be? Will GPU acceleration be required?

Yep, I would like GPU acceleration- even my laptop does that at the moment and makes a noticeable difference to the stuff I do. While what I do in PS isn't particularly intensive, it goes help having the GPU to back it up.