commercial 24hr system spec

Hobbsie · 12 Mar 2015 at 14:45

Hi all been asked to make a 24hr running pc for a commercial premises.
Its only going to be running powerpoint presentations and playing audio.
So it does not need to be gaming or quick really.
But it does have to be able to run 24hrs and reliable.
To be windows 7
They want to be able to raid 1 mirroring with 2+tb hdd's
Graphics to have dual vga (if such gpu exist's)?
If someone could help me spec a system id appriciate it.

thanks in advance

Hobbsie · 16 Mar 2015 at 14:16

hi thanks for info, i forogt the mention that it needs to be a rack mount pc or in a case that is laying down? i see ocuk dont sell these ;(

Hobbsie · 17 Mar 2015 at 10:22

ok my 1st attempt in speccing a pc please be gentle with me

Hope this will work?

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Hobbsie · 17 Mar 2015 at 10:36

hi thanks, im not 100% sure they run powerpoint all day i think its for a few hours a couple of times a day.
But do you think i need togo something like an i7?
Sorry never used intel before so its all new

Hobbsie · 17 Mar 2015 at 13:02

I like to use ocuk for everything, as you can tell im not tech guy when it comes to this, the main problem is it needs to sit in a rack so it need a sidways pc case.
This is why i went down build route.
As i tried the system configurator but wasnt sure if the game console or media centre cases would work?? silverstone milo HTPC is that something that will fit the bill?
The customer wants a to raid the hdd's hence why theres 2 (but never really played aorund with raid before)
If the HTPC is the type of case/size etc i need ill just go down the system configurator route on ocuk.

Thanks

edit: sorry for bad spelling.

Hobbsie · 17 Mar 2015 at 13:13

Would you reccomend in buying a pc and rack mounted case and swap it over? simplest thing i guess.

Hobbsie · 17 Mar 2015 at 13:26

cool thanks got the graphics card sorted as its 3 monitors going through a 1970's! kvm switch.
Only got 6u to play with in a 21u rack so that shouldnt b an issue at all.

thanks for info.