Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question but here goes. I currently have a Dell PC that’s maybe 2.5 years old, it’s an i5 Quad Core with 8gb ram. I found a great deal on this PC how do any of the experts here think it would do?

Operating system: Windows 10 Home 64, [23]

Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-8700 (3.2 GHz base frequency, up to 4.6 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 12 MB cache, 6 cores), [17]

Graphics: Integrated: Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Memory: 12 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (1 x 4 GB, 1 x 8 GB)

Maximum memory: Upgradeable to 32 GB

Memory slots: 2 UDIMM

Storage: 1 TB 7200 rpm SATA, [13]

Secondary storage: 16 GB Intel® Optane™ Memory for storage acceleration, [12]

Flash cache: 16 GB

310 W internal power supply

External I/O Ports

1 headphone/microphone combo; 1 USB 3.1 Type-C™ Gen 1; 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1, [11], 4 USB 2.0; 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1

Expansion slots

1 PCIe x1; 1 PCIe x16; 2 M.2

Thanks guys

It'll do just fine. Better than fine.

The system will do just great! However, I will consider to use dedicated gaphic card instead of integrated on board one. Same thing with sound card (either internal or external).

I would suggest:
 
_ dedicated Graphic card
- 500 GB + SSD for System and programs
- Audio interface
 
Cheers

I'm curious.... I have always used a dedicated graphics card but, I have friends that swear by the Intel integrated graphics. Supposedly, a DAW doesn't require a lot of graphics horsepower?

rodreb
I'm curious.... I have always used a dedicated graphics card but, I have friends that swear by the Intel integrated graphics. Supposedly, a DAW doesn't require a lot of graphics horsepower?

I always use the integrated card on my main DAW PC and it's absolutely fine. If anything, it makes things simpler; my laptop has both the internal Intel graphics and a NVidia card, and I ended up having to disable the NVidia card for Sonar/CbB due to issues with some plugins.
 
Unless you've got something that specifically takes advantage of the graphics card's capabilities (or you're doing video/movie work too), I don't see any real advantage in a dedicated graphics card, and you always run the risk of introducing possible driver incompatibilities.

I've found a simple, silent video card does take some of the pressure off the CPU on older machines. However, the latest CPU's should cope just fine with integrated graphics. A dedicated audio interface is almost a given though.

rodreb
I'm curious.... I have always used a dedicated graphics card but, I have friends that swear by the Intel integrated graphics. Supposedly, a DAW doesn't require a lot of graphics horsepower?

I did not mean the horse power. It's about the potential conflict & bottle neck in hardware design. Onboard graphics (not all, but many of them) tend give you more potential conflict & data workflow problem in chipset level than dedicated graphic cards. Your milleage may vary, some people did not have any problem with onboard graphics, that's good for them. However, I've seen many people had problem with their powerfull DAW (crackle noises, high latency, etc) when they use integrated graphic (all in one moptherboard). That's why it's advisable to use dedicated graphic card if possible to avoid those potential problem that will cause bottle neck in your powerfull system. By advisable, I did not mean mandatory obligation, just an opinion to keep in mind.

My graphic card has an output for second monitor. The integrated Graphic on my board doesn't.
 
cheers :) 

stm113cw
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question but here goes. I currently have a Dell PC that’s maybe 2.5 years old, it’s an i5 Quad Core with 8gb ram. I found a great deal on this PC how do any of the experts here think it would

Nice specs. Mind sharing where you got the great deal?