I work in a small company that needs a workstation that is always online, basically as a server.
Basically it will gather information from 5+ different POS, but it does not need to be online for the POS to work. It will also run excel every now and then.
Today we use my old gaming computer from 2012:
i5-3570K 3.40 GHz
8 GB RAM
Windows 7 Pro
256GB SSD - 400MB/s Read and write speed
NVIDIA GeForce GTX660
We are looking to buy a new one that can do the same job, without spending too much $ and without upgrading to an actual server (seems quite pricy compared to a computer).
I was thinking:
i5 or i7 Gen8
16GB Ram
256GB SSD
Size does not matter too much. Will be standing in a room that is about 24C / 75F all year round, maybe a bit cooler in the winter.
Any suggestions for maximum $1000?
Would a Dell OptiPlex series be plug and play? Ie. 7060
I don't really have any brand preferences and I could get it in parts, as long as one of my preferred suppliers has all those parts.
This post was edited by jaywalker on Mar 7 2019 06:47am