Hello to anyone who reads this!
I'm looking to build my first PC. I feel like it's a pretty straight forward task, I've watched a couple of full build videos and definitely think I can tackle this. At the moment though, I know nothing about selecting the best components to make a PC.
I'm primarily using my computer for work/school. I'm in grad school and I work in research so it's nothing extremely intensive, however I do keep tons of applications and browser windows open at the same time. I'd like to be able to multitask without my computer lagging, if possible.
For the gaming side, I'm not a huge PC gamer (console noob, I know, I know). I do like the occasional mmorpg though. I'd like to be able to play things like WoW, Diablo 3, FFXIV. Not necessarily getting 50 FPS at 1080p, but being able to run them on at least moderate settings would be pleasant.
I'd like to keep the build as cost efficient as possible, but would put a limit at $500. I don't need an OS, my college sells them to students for something like $8, so I've got that covered. I have a display, keyboard, mouse, etc. Need wifi.
Tl;dr - Please help me assemble parts for a computer that won't lag up if I have several programs/windows open at once doing work, with the option of playing an mmorpg now and then on at least medium settings. Cheaper is better, $500 is my cutoff.
Thanks in advance for any help. I have no preference of AMD/Intel or anything like that. I'd like the PC to have room to upgrade in the future, so I can add to it as I go along, if that helps keep costs low at this point. Darn being in student loan debt and deciding to go back to grad school.
I'm looking to build my first PC. I feel like it's a pretty straight forward task, I've watched a couple of full build videos and definitely think I can tackle this. At the moment though, I know nothing about selecting the best components to make a PC.
I'm primarily using my computer for work/school. I'm in grad school and I work in research so it's nothing extremely intensive, however I do keep tons of applications and browser windows open at the same time. I'd like to be able to multitask without my computer lagging, if possible.
For the gaming side, I'm not a huge PC gamer (console noob, I know, I know). I do like the occasional mmorpg though. I'd like to be able to play things like WoW, Diablo 3, FFXIV. Not necessarily getting 50 FPS at 1080p, but being able to run them on at least moderate settings would be pleasant.
I'd like to keep the build as cost efficient as possible, but would put a limit at $500. I don't need an OS, my college sells them to students for something like $8, so I've got that covered. I have a display, keyboard, mouse, etc. Need wifi.
Tl;dr - Please help me assemble parts for a computer that won't lag up if I have several programs/windows open at once doing work, with the option of playing an mmorpg now and then on at least medium settings. Cheaper is better, $500 is my cutoff.
Thanks in advance for any help. I have no preference of AMD/Intel or anything like that. I'd like the PC to have room to upgrade in the future, so I can add to it as I go along, if that helps keep costs low at this point. Darn being in student loan debt and deciding to go back to grad school.
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