Considering Purchasing a Refurbished Workstation

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ActiveTrader07

The following is one PC that I am considering. I was thinking I would add the same video (Quadro K600, purchased from Ebay) to support 3 monitors and 1080P HDTV. All monitors and TV are DVI outputs so I will need the appropriate adapters or cables.

Any advice on this PC or any comparable PC $600 - $650ish would be appreciated.
 
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ActiveTrader07 said:
The following is one PC that I am considering. I was thinking I would add the same video (Quadro K600, purchased from Ebay) to support 3 monitors and 1080P HDTV. All monitors and TV are DVI outputs so I will need the appropriate adapters or cables.
Any advice on this PC or any comparable PC $600 - $650ish would be appreciated.
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Good choice to go refurb. Look for intel xeon quad core 4th gen or better. Many on craigslist or ebay for around $150-300, even dual cpu for 8 core. Don't buy off brands, stick to solid industry workstations dell, hp or lenovo, they're lease returns from corp.
 
ActiveTrader07 said:
The following is one PC that I am considering. I was thinking I would add the same video (Quadro K600, purchased from Ebay) to support 3 monitors and 1080P HDTV. All monitors and TV are DVI outputs so I will need the appropriate adapters or cables.

Any advice on this PC or any comparable PC $600 - $650ish would be appreciated.
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Check Newegg for HP Z440. Best bet in your price range.
 
ActiveTrader07 said:
NeweggBusiness has a
HP Z440 Workstation
E5-2667 v3 3.20GHz 8-Cores
8GB DDR4
NVIDIA Quadro K600
128GB SSD
1TB HDD Windows 10 Professional
Price: $594

Is this a decent price?
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Decent price? Yes. That CPU has a passmark score of ~16000, which is very good for the money. Assuming 8GB RAM is adequate (likely is), but if you want to be safe on the RAM, suggest looking for one with 16 GB. (Adding an additional 8GB of ECC RAM to an 8GB rig is NOT a "no-brainer".. individual 8GB ECC RAM sticks are hardly available anywhere. So if you think you might actually need 16GB RAM, buy a rig with it included.)
 
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Scataphagos said:
Decent price? Yes. That CPU has a passmark score of ~16000, which is very good for the money. Assuming 8GB RAM is adequate (likely is), but if you want to be safe on the RAM, suggest looking for one with 16 GB. (Adding an additional 8GB of ECC RAM to an 8GB rig is NOT a "no-brainer".. hardly available anywhere. So if you think you might actually need 16GB RAM, buy a rig with it included.)
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Thanks for the tip about the RAM. I will buy one with 16GB RAM installed.

I have installed video cards before so I assume the additional video is easy to install? Any other advice before making a purhase?
 
ActiveTrader07 said:
Thanks for the tip about the RAM. I will buy one with 16GB RAM installed.

I have installed video cards before so I assume the additional video is easy to install? Any other advice before making a purhase?
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Odds are, the refurb computer will not have the video card of your choice. Not to worry if you end up "shelving" it.... they're generally not worth much $$ used.
 
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Odds are, the refurb computer will not have the video card of your choice. Not to worry if you end up "shelving" the video card that comes with the rig.... they're generally not worth much $$ used.
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It comes with a Quadro K600 and I was going purchased an additional one from Ebay for about $20. Or any other suggestions?
 
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