Hello,
I currently have 2 desktops at home. They both run dual monitors, and are primarily used for lots of web browsing, heavy Excel, and connecting to my work within a Citrix environment. Both computers currently have 1 HDMI and 1 VGA for the monitor connections.
My downstairs unit is older, but performance is good for my needs, largely because I am able to use ethernet for internet and I don't think what we use it for overall is very taxing. It has an I5-6400T and 12GB RAM, and HDD
My upstairs unit has AMD Ryzen 5 3400G, 8GB RAM and HDD. It also has wireless AC, but I am in a large house and it is across the house and upstairs from the router. I am only getting about 4-5 MBPS download speeds.
So a couple questions:
1. Does HDMI and VGA provide different crispness to the monitors? In my brain it feels like 1 is less crisp, but I am not sure if it is in my head. It seems especially more noticeable when working inside the Citrix environment.
2. Will WIFI6 make a big difference on the upstairs computer since it can use both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz frequencies?
3. Would a dedicated GPU be beneficial in my use? Does it help with dual monitors/Citrix, etc? If so, how much memory would I want it to have?
We don't currently use the PCs for any games other than Roblox and Minecraft...but my son is 13 now, so I would imagine he may at some point.
We have tax free through tomorrow, trying to figure out if I want to buy a new desktop, and if so how much to spend. If I want to try to build my first custom build, or just buy some more RAM and a WIFI6 card and call it a day.
Thanks for any input and sorry for the novel.
Dan
I currently have 2 desktops at home. They both run dual monitors, and are primarily used for lots of web browsing, heavy Excel, and connecting to my work within a Citrix environment. Both computers currently have 1 HDMI and 1 VGA for the monitor connections.
My downstairs unit is older, but performance is good for my needs, largely because I am able to use ethernet for internet and I don't think what we use it for overall is very taxing. It has an I5-6400T and 12GB RAM, and HDD
My upstairs unit has AMD Ryzen 5 3400G, 8GB RAM and HDD. It also has wireless AC, but I am in a large house and it is across the house and upstairs from the router. I am only getting about 4-5 MBPS download speeds.
So a couple questions:
1. Does HDMI and VGA provide different crispness to the monitors? In my brain it feels like 1 is less crisp, but I am not sure if it is in my head. It seems especially more noticeable when working inside the Citrix environment.
2. Will WIFI6 make a big difference on the upstairs computer since it can use both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz frequencies?
3. Would a dedicated GPU be beneficial in my use? Does it help with dual monitors/Citrix, etc? If so, how much memory would I want it to have?
We don't currently use the PCs for any games other than Roblox and Minecraft...but my son is 13 now, so I would imagine he may at some point.
We have tax free through tomorrow, trying to figure out if I want to buy a new desktop, and if so how much to spend. If I want to try to build my first custom build, or just buy some more RAM and a WIFI6 card and call it a day.
Thanks for any input and sorry for the novel.
Dan
