- Jun 24, 2016
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Hey guys! So for the past few years, I have been using a Thinkpad for the activities mentioned in the title. I work with Java and some C++, lots of Autodesk applications, and some light gaming. Lately, the laptop has started to die on me and I would like to build a desktop as I have a few more years till going on to college.
I want to keep my budget as close to $800 as possible and I already have peripherals such as a keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc... Also, I have already purchased Windows 10 as well as other nontransferable software.
For many of the components, I was torn between i5 or i7, Asus or Gigabyte mobos, but in the end, I went with a Gigabyte micro ATX so I could fit two monitors on my desk (one for command prompt, the other notepad or whatever I use).
There is no video card selected because I am waiting for the release of the RX 480; obviously, I could've just gone with a GTX 750 Ti and be done with this all, but the price to performance of AMD's Polaris series is too (compelling?) Just to be clear, I do intend to overclock- hence the K series chip
Leave your comments, what I should add / remove / or change altogether. Thanks!
Here is my part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/brainstormplatform/saved/kCTdnQ
I want to keep my budget as close to $800 as possible and I already have peripherals such as a keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc... Also, I have already purchased Windows 10 as well as other nontransferable software.
For many of the components, I was torn between i5 or i7, Asus or Gigabyte mobos, but in the end, I went with a Gigabyte micro ATX so I could fit two monitors on my desk (one for command prompt, the other notepad or whatever I use).
There is no video card selected because I am waiting for the release of the RX 480; obviously, I could've just gone with a GTX 750 Ti and be done with this all, but the price to performance of AMD's Polaris series is too (compelling?) Just to be clear, I do intend to overclock- hence the K series chip
Leave your comments, what I should add / remove / or change altogether. Thanks!
Here is my part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/brainstormplatform/saved/kCTdnQ
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