My last desktop build is 4.5 years old and starting to show it's age occasionally. It's not fast but largely still does the job, the odd hang when I have a lot of tabs open (in multiple browsers) had me thinking of more RAM, but it's a Mini-ITX build using SO-DIMMs, and rather than spend on a short term fix I figured it was better to use the money in an upgrade.
I couldn't quite find what I wanted, but as the machine decided not to post this morning, and seems intent to stay that way, it has forced the issue. I was thinking Intel this time, having found AMD to fit my desires previously.
The specs I pulled together, but didn't pull the trigger on were:
CPU: G3258 K (don't need much, no gaming, good bang for the buck and OC potential in future)
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H
RAM: 8GB of whatever's cheap (might go to 16GB)
SSD: 120GB Crucial MX100 or Samsung 850 EVO (will be paired with an HDD for storage)
CPU cooler: something fanless (noise level is important)
Case: undecided, smaller the better but quiet
Thinking M-ATX this time, partly for flexibility (see below), partly to help reduce noise (current machine needs Speedfan slowing everything down and it only just bearable).
The main reason for holding off is that I have a 30" 2560x1600 monitor that only accepts DVI-D (plus a 1080p 24"). The idea is I'll replac the 24" with a 30+" 4K thing at some point. None of the Intel boards seem to offer 2560 via DVI from their onboard gfx, let alone 4K (second monitor currently runs off an HD5450 which could do it, but it would mean two gfx cards when I go to 4K).
So, any thoughts on the spec and suggestions on better gfx support?
For comparison, my current specs are/were: Asus M4A88T-I/x2 240e/4GB
TIA
I couldn't quite find what I wanted, but as the machine decided not to post this morning, and seems intent to stay that way, it has forced the issue. I was thinking Intel this time, having found AMD to fit my desires previously.
The specs I pulled together, but didn't pull the trigger on were:
CPU: G3258 K (don't need much, no gaming, good bang for the buck and OC potential in future)
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H
RAM: 8GB of whatever's cheap (might go to 16GB)
SSD: 120GB Crucial MX100 or Samsung 850 EVO (will be paired with an HDD for storage)
CPU cooler: something fanless (noise level is important)
Case: undecided, smaller the better but quiet
Thinking M-ATX this time, partly for flexibility (see below), partly to help reduce noise (current machine needs Speedfan slowing everything down and it only just bearable).
The main reason for holding off is that I have a 30" 2560x1600 monitor that only accepts DVI-D (plus a 1080p 24"). The idea is I'll replac the 24" with a 30+" 4K thing at some point. None of the Intel boards seem to offer 2560 via DVI from their onboard gfx, let alone 4K (second monitor currently runs off an HD5450 which could do it, but it would mean two gfx cards when I go to 4K).
So, any thoughts on the spec and suggestions on better gfx support?
For comparison, my current specs are/were: Asus M4A88T-I/x2 240e/4GB
TIA
