Hello, after much head scratching I have come up with what I think should be a good business machine for my wee business at home. Would appreciate some feedback on a couple of items. Machine runs a couple of servers used to create web sites which totally slows my existing PC to a crawl - it is only 2.5 Mhz
Reasoning for choices -
Case has front mic/headphones,
4690 processor can be overclocked slightly if I ever need to,
Hyperx 1600 few bangs per buck for bigger/faster RAM,
Don't play games anyway,
M.2 SSD drive well why not, huge bangs for bucks,
450 W power unit - I have existing data HDD's to add,
USB 3.1 - a bit of future proofing,
Windows 10 Pro - would prefer 7 Pro but difficulty working with SSD.
The one question I have in my mind is the cooling fans. If I ever want to overclock the CPU a little which seems to be a doddle looking at the ASUS Motherboard specs (simply tick one of a choice of overclocking options) would I need to purchase a better fan set up or would standard fan still manage. If not I would purchase now but I feel it may just be overkill.
Thanks in anticipation,
Kenny
Case
SHARKOON BD28 GAMING CASE (Green LED)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690K (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97-P: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2150MB/R, 1260MB/W)
1[SUP]st[/SUP] DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
2 PORT (2 x TYPE A) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) Professional DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1
Reasoning for choices -
Case has front mic/headphones,
4690 processor can be overclocked slightly if I ever need to,
Hyperx 1600 few bangs per buck for bigger/faster RAM,
Don't play games anyway,
M.2 SSD drive well why not, huge bangs for bucks,
450 W power unit - I have existing data HDD's to add,
USB 3.1 - a bit of future proofing,
Windows 10 Pro - would prefer 7 Pro but difficulty working with SSD.
The one question I have in my mind is the cooling fans. If I ever want to overclock the CPU a little which seems to be a doddle looking at the ASUS Motherboard specs (simply tick one of a choice of overclocking options) would I need to purchase a better fan set up or would standard fan still manage. If not I would purchase now but I feel it may just be overkill.
Thanks in anticipation,
Kenny
Case
SHARKOON BD28 GAMING CASE (Green LED)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690K (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97-P: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2150MB/R, 1260MB/W)
1[SUP]st[/SUP] DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
2 PORT (2 x TYPE A) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) Professional DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1