Spec advice needed - processing, monitors and Thunderbolt

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ECS_1

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Hi all

Just putting a spec together and have some concerns over two things.

1) it's for editing and video processing, not gaming, and my priorities are video rendering speed and file transfer speed, between various SSDs, HDDs and USB drives. I also would like thunderbolt, and the only motherboard i can find which offers this is:

ASUS® ProArt Z490-CREATOR 10G (LGA1200, Thunderbolt, USB 3.2, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready

Which is fine by me, but elsewhere there are options for USB and Thunderbolt, but none of the options given include the Thunderbolt. Are these front USB ports perhaps, and the thunderbolt will be at the back?

2) i have 2 x HP E241 monitors which perform well enough for me with my current PC, connected by DVI. I want these to connect to the new PC through their DisplayPort connectors. I will still be using my old PC for certain things, so I'm hoping I can use these monitors for both machines and simply swap between DVI>Displayport, without having to swap cables over every time i switch PCs, What graphics card will support dual displayport monitor connections?

thanks
 
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ECS_1

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Proposed spec here:
Case
PCS SPECTRUM RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 Ten-Core Processor i9-10850K (3.6GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ProArt Z490-CREATOR 10G (LGA1200, Thunderbolt, USB 3.2, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 Ti - DVI, HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Intel Optane Memory
16GB INTEL® M10 OPTANE MEMORY - USE WITH MECHANICAL HDD
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
50cm Blue LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 20 to 22 working days
 
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Martinr36

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ECS_1

Member
Hi - yes I read that, but my queries were specific, rather than general.

I think the monitor refresh rate is 60hz.

I ruled out AMD because, as I understand it, Thunderbolt is only available if you go down the intel route, file transfer speed is vital to me, and I was under the impression Thunderbolt was the fastest available.

Am I wrong about intel/Thunderbolt?

Thanks
 
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ECS_1

Member
Hi all

Am I right in thinking PCS don't do any of the AMD based Desktop PCs which support Thunderbolt 3?

Thks
 
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