Hi!
I am hoping to make a Gaming/Workstation PC for around $500 and I need some advice. I'm a multimedia designer (it's basically a combination of graphic and web design, print layouts/information design, and basic video editing) so graphics is a priority.
Here are the details:
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Approximate Purchase Date: Within a month or two? I would prefer to get it within a month, but if there's a new part or something that's coming out that would be a better choice or would have a better price, I'm willing to wait. I'm not really in a rush to complete it yet.
Budget Range: Around $500 (hopefully it's enough) for CPU and $300 for 2 monitors (doesn't need to be the same size -- one can be smaller or have a mediocre display, since I'll most probably use the 2nd monitor for code work and all my design work on the 1st monitor). If it's not enough, I can shell out around $100 more? But only if it's necessary (or if it means a huge difference in performance, etc.)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: For work use and Gaming. Hoping that dual monitor support is possible with my budget?
Parts Not Required: I already have a keyboard, mouse and a Windows 7 OS.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I would like to try finding the parts locally first so if you have alternative suggestions per part, that would be great. But if it's necessary to purchase online, I have no preference as to which site to use. However, I would prefer if we stick to only 1 site so that it will only need to be ordered and shipped once/altogether. Customs here is a b**** so I'd like to avoid the hassle as much as possible.
Country: Philippines
Parts Preferences: None really, but I was hoping that I won't need to upgrade until after 2 or 3 years so I was thinking of maybe getting an i7 processor (or the AMD equivalent if the price difference is big, but if it's only like around $20, I'd go for the i7) instead of the i5.
Overclocking, and SLI or Crossfire: I'm not really that knowledgeable since this is the first time I'm building a PC from scratch so I don't really know how to answer. (I've usually just purchased laptops. The only thing I've done so far that's somewhat related is change the RAM of a really old PC for my dad.)
Monitor Resolution: The higher the better? Minimum 1900x1080 for my main monitor and then maybe 1600x900 for the second one--that is, only if it's possible. I don't mind a smaller resolution for the second monitor.
Additional Comments: I don't mind getting a smaller HDD if needed, however I would prefer to have programs installed on the PC itself. And since I will be using some large programs like Adobe CC, it can't be too small. But in terms of files (e.g. media like MP3s, videos, etc.), I have a couple of external HDDs so I don't really need much space for them.
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Thank you so much!
I am hoping to make a Gaming/Workstation PC for around $500 and I need some advice. I'm a multimedia designer (it's basically a combination of graphic and web design, print layouts/information design, and basic video editing) so graphics is a priority.
Here are the details:
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Approximate Purchase Date: Within a month or two? I would prefer to get it within a month, but if there's a new part or something that's coming out that would be a better choice or would have a better price, I'm willing to wait. I'm not really in a rush to complete it yet.
Budget Range: Around $500 (hopefully it's enough) for CPU and $300 for 2 monitors (doesn't need to be the same size -- one can be smaller or have a mediocre display, since I'll most probably use the 2nd monitor for code work and all my design work on the 1st monitor). If it's not enough, I can shell out around $100 more? But only if it's necessary (or if it means a huge difference in performance, etc.)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: For work use and Gaming. Hoping that dual monitor support is possible with my budget?
Parts Not Required: I already have a keyboard, mouse and a Windows 7 OS.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I would like to try finding the parts locally first so if you have alternative suggestions per part, that would be great. But if it's necessary to purchase online, I have no preference as to which site to use. However, I would prefer if we stick to only 1 site so that it will only need to be ordered and shipped once/altogether. Customs here is a b**** so I'd like to avoid the hassle as much as possible.
Country: Philippines
Parts Preferences: None really, but I was hoping that I won't need to upgrade until after 2 or 3 years so I was thinking of maybe getting an i7 processor (or the AMD equivalent if the price difference is big, but if it's only like around $20, I'd go for the i7) instead of the i5.
Overclocking, and SLI or Crossfire: I'm not really that knowledgeable since this is the first time I'm building a PC from scratch so I don't really know how to answer. (I've usually just purchased laptops. The only thing I've done so far that's somewhat related is change the RAM of a really old PC for my dad.)
Monitor Resolution: The higher the better? Minimum 1900x1080 for my main monitor and then maybe 1600x900 for the second one--that is, only if it's possible. I don't mind a smaller resolution for the second monitor.
Additional Comments: I don't mind getting a smaller HDD if needed, however I would prefer to have programs installed on the PC itself. And since I will be using some large programs like Adobe CC, it can't be too small. But in terms of files (e.g. media like MP3s, videos, etc.), I have a couple of external HDDs so I don't really need much space for them.
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Thank you so much!