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 Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.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