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I’m after a new system to replace my faithful workhorse of a machine that has lasted many years.
The main thing I want is reliability; I need something that just works day in day out. I haven’t really had the time to do much gaming over the last few years, but I like the idea of having a machine that could give it a good go.
Budget it £2-£3k. If there’s anything prebuilt that comes close, then that would save effort and time.
CPU – Whatever is good value for money given the budget. I’ve never regretted investing in this though.
CPU Cooler – I’ve always like closed loop watercooling, they seem to last well
Motherboard – Needs to include a WIFI NIC and wired ethernet and latest TPM. Lots of USB, ideally at least 6 x USB A ports minimum.
GPU – I currently have 2 4k displays, but ideally something that could cope with 4x 4K displays for general office duties and occasional gaming (not necessarily at 4k). I’m unsure how much to invest here, so something that is good value is probably the best bet
Memory – 64GB
SSD – Probably something around 2TB
HDD – Another 2TB for archiving photos etc
PSU – Something decent quality
Case – The more boring the better. Ideally no lights, just an anonymous box with accessible USB ports. Quiet is nice.
Case Fans – Do I need any? Do I need additional cooling for anything else?
Win 11 Pro License
The main thing I want is reliability; I need something that just works day in day out. I haven’t really had the time to do much gaming over the last few years, but I like the idea of having a machine that could give it a good go.
Budget it £2-£3k. If there’s anything prebuilt that comes close, then that would save effort and time.
CPU – Whatever is good value for money given the budget. I’ve never regretted investing in this though.
CPU Cooler – I’ve always like closed loop watercooling, they seem to last well
Motherboard – Needs to include a WIFI NIC and wired ethernet and latest TPM. Lots of USB, ideally at least 6 x USB A ports minimum.
GPU – I currently have 2 4k displays, but ideally something that could cope with 4x 4K displays for general office duties and occasional gaming (not necessarily at 4k). I’m unsure how much to invest here, so something that is good value is probably the best bet
Memory – 64GB
SSD – Probably something around 2TB
HDD – Another 2TB for archiving photos etc
PSU – Something decent quality
Case – The more boring the better. Ideally no lights, just an anonymous box with accessible USB ports. Quiet is nice.
Case Fans – Do I need any? Do I need additional cooling for anything else?
Win 11 Pro License
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