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TheDrewzy

College Student Mulit-Purpose PC Around $1000

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

  • Gaming (Fallout 4, Overwatch, others), and audio work (ProTools and Logic) Would Prefer to have dual boot between OSX and Windows so I can run audio work in OSX.

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

  • $1000-1200

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

  • Next Week after Labor Day

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

  • tower, OS, keyboard, mouse

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

  • US. Tennessee but I'll be in Atlanta near a Microcenter this weekend

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

  • Monitor, 1080p60hz w/ 2HDMI and a VGA

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

  • No

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

  • SSD, maybe two hard drives for the dual boot?

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

  • Black, easy wiretucking

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

  • I think I can get Windows from my university

Posted Aug 29, 2016, 11:59 PM UTC

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