Hi! I just finished my first semester back to college for 3D Modeling digital art, and my current laptop isn't working for the software we're learning. I've been going through forums and reading articles and the consensus seems to be that building a desktop would be my best bet. I'm a little nervous about it, I don't want it to be too much hassle. I do have some experience fixing/upgrading a Dell I had from 2005-2014.
Approximate Purchase Date: Sooner the better, hope to have it running before summer school starts on June 19th
Budget Range: $600 - $1200
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Maya, Other 3D modeling software, Photoshop, Illustrator, maybe After Effects, Graphic design
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: none
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Other: Wireless Adapter
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 or higher
Additional Comments: Should I consider pre-built? I don’t want too much hassle, and I maybe even might like a laptop. On the other hand, a desktop would be easier to upgrade.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current laptop can’t do animation or textures in Maya (crashes), and slows way down with more complex filters or intense operations in Photoshop. Also laptop display is too small, too glossy, and just poor in general. I might want to upgrade it for professional work eventually.
(Current laptop: HP Envy TouchSmart 15-j152nr Notebook PC. i5, 8GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 4600)
Any tips for first timers would definitely be appreciated. Thank you!
Approximate Purchase Date: Sooner the better, hope to have it running before summer school starts on June 19th
Budget Range: $600 - $1200
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Maya, Other 3D modeling software, Photoshop, Illustrator, maybe After Effects, Graphic design
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: none
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Other: Wireless Adapter
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 or higher
Additional Comments: Should I consider pre-built? I don’t want too much hassle, and I maybe even might like a laptop. On the other hand, a desktop would be easier to upgrade.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current laptop can’t do animation or textures in Maya (crashes), and slows way down with more complex filters or intense operations in Photoshop. Also laptop display is too small, too glossy, and just poor in general. I might want to upgrade it for professional work eventually.
(Current laptop: HP Envy TouchSmart 15-j152nr Notebook PC. i5, 8GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 4600)
Any tips for first timers would definitely be appreciated. Thank you!
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