Hi everyone
We have set up a recommended specification for a desktop PC for 2017. The PC will cost an estimate of R 18 000 (based on sources like Takealot) and will last you for the 3 years of your studies.
I recommend you search for the best price from various sources.
The specification can be found below:
- Intel Core i5-7500 CPU (1151)
- Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 Motherboard
- Kingston Value 8GB DDR4-2133 Kit – CL15, 1.2V x2
- MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OC
- Seagate Barracuda 3.5″ 1TB SATA6G (64MB)
- Cooler Master Elite 311 Chassis – Black/Silver (ATX,USB3.0,Win)
- Cooler Master B Series V2 500W
- LG 22″ 22MP58VQ IPS Monitor
- standard mouse & keyboard
CPU:
- 4 physical cores
- 4 threads
- 3.5GHz clock speed
Motherboard:
- SATA slots x4
- 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
- Support for DDR4 3200(O.C.) /3000(O.C.) /2800(O.C.) /2666(O.C.) /2400(O.C.) /2133 MHz memory modules
- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode) (for the graphics card)
Memory: 16GB DDR4 RAM
Storage: 1TB SATA6G Hard drive
Display: 22″ full HD monitor
Mouse & keyboard: standard
Graphics card:
- Boost / Base Core Clock: 1759 MHz / 1544 MHz
- Memory Clock Speed: 8008 MHz
- Memory: 3GB GDDR5
Power supply:
- 500w
- Connectors
- CPU 4+4 Pin x 1
- PCI-e 6+2 Pin x 2 (for the graphics card)
- SATA x4 (for hdd)
- Peripheral 4 Pin x 3
Case:
- length: 250mm+ (to fit graphics card)
- 120mm fan placements x2 (1 for front, 1 for rear)
- Must fit accompanying power supply
- Must fit accompanying motherboard