Hello everyone,
I configured following PC (see below). As I don't have that many experience with PC's, I would appreciate your comments / suggestions.
My prerequisites
- not looking for the fastest PC, but should do the job (fluently) for a couple of years
- balance between cost and performance: the 1124 euro is really my max, preferrably a bit less
- small casing, therefore I selected a mini-PC (with a bit of a minimalistic look). I'm of course open for other options than the 304 mini ITX case
- silent system
- I'm mainly using standard applications, I'm definitely not a frequent gamer.
My main questions
- is this configuration a bit "balanced" in your opinion.
- memory: 8 GB or 16 GB. In my experience it is never bad to have some extra memory, therefore I selected 16 GB
- graphics card: do I need one? now I selected the GTX 1050, but as said, I rarely play games. Are there other (cheaper) options? If I decide not to put a graphics card now, is it easy to put one later (if I would like)?
- I've chosen a more expensive CPU cooler because of my prerequisite of having a silent PC
- With regard to the second HD: I'm still doubting whether I will go for a second HD in this PC or for a seperate NAS system
Thanks for your comments and advise
Bart
Case
FRACTAL DESIGN NODE 304 Mini ITX Case
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-7400 (3.0GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H110I-PLUS: Mini-ITX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 - DVI, HDMI, DP
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre European Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 120 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN PORT + Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi excluded on H110I-PLUS)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 - 6 DAY DELIVERY TO EUROPE (COUNTRY DEPENDANT)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Quantity
1
Price €1,124.00 including VAT and delivery
I configured following PC (see below). As I don't have that many experience with PC's, I would appreciate your comments / suggestions.
My prerequisites
- not looking for the fastest PC, but should do the job (fluently) for a couple of years
- balance between cost and performance: the 1124 euro is really my max, preferrably a bit less
- small casing, therefore I selected a mini-PC (with a bit of a minimalistic look). I'm of course open for other options than the 304 mini ITX case
- silent system
- I'm mainly using standard applications, I'm definitely not a frequent gamer.
My main questions
- is this configuration a bit "balanced" in your opinion.
- memory: 8 GB or 16 GB. In my experience it is never bad to have some extra memory, therefore I selected 16 GB
- graphics card: do I need one? now I selected the GTX 1050, but as said, I rarely play games. Are there other (cheaper) options? If I decide not to put a graphics card now, is it easy to put one later (if I would like)?
- I've chosen a more expensive CPU cooler because of my prerequisite of having a silent PC
- With regard to the second HD: I'm still doubting whether I will go for a second HD in this PC or for a seperate NAS system
Thanks for your comments and advise
Bart
Case
FRACTAL DESIGN NODE 304 Mini ITX Case
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-7400 (3.0GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H110I-PLUS: Mini-ITX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 - DVI, HDMI, DP
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre European Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 120 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN PORT + Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi excluded on H110I-PLUS)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 - 6 DAY DELIVERY TO EUROPE (COUNTRY DEPENDANT)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Quantity
1
Price €1,124.00 including VAT and delivery