- Aug 1, 2015
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Haven't build a new PC in 7 years. Still running a core 2 duo e8500 and not counting the HDD, my newest part is a Geforce GTX 460. I'm not completely up to date with the PC parts these days, but I have some idea. I was thinking about a CPU in the range Intel Core i5 4570 and a GPU along the lines of Radeon r9 380 4GB.
It's going to be for gaming and programming. For programming I would like to have 16GB of ram, but can do with 8 if it comes down to it. The way I work I have 2 monitors with 4 workspaces that have multiple web browsers/tabs and multiple instances of IDEs open.
SSD is not absolutely necessary and I will only take one if the budget allows it. A cheap one that is going to fail on me immediately is out of the question. I already have a relatively new 2TB HDD, windows 8.1 and and an optical drive that I can reuse. An aftermarket cooler is not necessary, because I'm not planning on Overclocking just yet. I can look for that myself if want to OC.
Any ideas for other components? Am I doing this completely wrong and is my budget realistic at all?
It's going to be for gaming and programming. For programming I would like to have 16GB of ram, but can do with 8 if it comes down to it. The way I work I have 2 monitors with 4 workspaces that have multiple web browsers/tabs and multiple instances of IDEs open.
SSD is not absolutely necessary and I will only take one if the budget allows it. A cheap one that is going to fail on me immediately is out of the question. I already have a relatively new 2TB HDD, windows 8.1 and and an optical drive that I can reuse. An aftermarket cooler is not necessary, because I'm not planning on Overclocking just yet. I can look for that myself if want to OC.
Any ideas for other components? Am I doing this completely wrong and is my budget realistic at all?
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