Hi, I'm a Junior in high school looking to pursue computer science as a career. Right now, I only need a desktop, but when I go off to college, I'll need a laptop to take notes with and also code. I've been thinking about building a good desktop computer and then buying a Mac laptop since it's Unix-based.
I was looking at this computer build: https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/wkmPxr/excellent-gaming-build, but once you factor in a mechanical keyboard and two monitors, it gets a bit pricey. The games I play are Overwatch, CS:GO, and Team Fortress 2, and I run them all with fps configs in order to maximize frame rate. The monitors I'm looking at are a 144Hz BenQ ($350) + any normal 60Hz monitor for multitasking (~$100). Two monitors make a world of difference when programming, and I've heard really good things about 144Hz (I've never used one before). I'm still deciding on a Cherry MX Brown keyboard, but I'm guessing that it will cost me upwards of $100.
So once you put all of that together, it's roughly $1800 just for the desktop. If you have a different build that would give me (~200 fps) on the lowest settings, then feel free to suggest! The more money I save, the better. But to recap, right now I'm considering to build a desktop, and buying a Mac laptop a couple months before I go to college. This brings me to my final question. Do you think I'll come off as a spoiled brat even though I'll be paying for all of this myself using money that I've saved from jobs? And they're not dumb jobs where your parent pays you $5 to clean the bathroom or take out the trash. I don't want to be known as the spoiled kid whose parents are filthy rich (they aren't) and just buy their kid anything. From my research, this is would be the best setup for a computer science major that plays video games, but I really don't want to be seen as spoiled. I don't know if having two computers would be normal for a college student, but I'm hoping that one of you can give me some input on that.
Final question(s): Should I order and build this PC now and get a Mac laptop before I go off to college or do something else? If you think that the desktop build and Mac laptop is good for a computer science major / gamer, what would you change about the build, if anything? Thanks for any help, I appreciate it a lot!
I was looking at this computer build: https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/wkmPxr/excellent-gaming-build, but once you factor in a mechanical keyboard and two monitors, it gets a bit pricey. The games I play are Overwatch, CS:GO, and Team Fortress 2, and I run them all with fps configs in order to maximize frame rate. The monitors I'm looking at are a 144Hz BenQ ($350) + any normal 60Hz monitor for multitasking (~$100). Two monitors make a world of difference when programming, and I've heard really good things about 144Hz (I've never used one before). I'm still deciding on a Cherry MX Brown keyboard, but I'm guessing that it will cost me upwards of $100.
So once you put all of that together, it's roughly $1800 just for the desktop. If you have a different build that would give me (~200 fps) on the lowest settings, then feel free to suggest! The more money I save, the better. But to recap, right now I'm considering to build a desktop, and buying a Mac laptop a couple months before I go to college. This brings me to my final question. Do you think I'll come off as a spoiled brat even though I'll be paying for all of this myself using money that I've saved from jobs? And they're not dumb jobs where your parent pays you $5 to clean the bathroom or take out the trash. I don't want to be known as the spoiled kid whose parents are filthy rich (they aren't) and just buy their kid anything. From my research, this is would be the best setup for a computer science major that plays video games, but I really don't want to be seen as spoiled. I don't know if having two computers would be normal for a college student, but I'm hoping that one of you can give me some input on that.
Final question(s): Should I order and build this PC now and get a Mac laptop before I go off to college or do something else? If you think that the desktop build and Mac laptop is good for a computer science major / gamer, what would you change about the build, if anything? Thanks for any help, I appreciate it a lot!
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