- Sep 4, 2017
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Hi everyone!
I know that budget futureproof is almost an oxymoron, but I would like to squeeze as much performance as I can with my limited amount of money and pray my PC lasts me 7 years. I'm currently using a Lenovo Thinkpad T460s i7-6600U, but likewise, I want it to last me ~7 years (as my brother's old Thinkpad did), hence I'm looking to build a desktop to do most of my work/game on it and use my laptop only when I'm in my university.
I'm looking to casual game (Dota2 mainly, definitely not any PUBG kind of games), watch HD movies and multitask a lot, which involves opening and browsing ~100+ tabs (for research and youtube; yea I'm a bit crazy). Building a PC on my own has been on my bucketlist for a long long time, so I'm quite excited yet nervous and I really hope I don't screw this up big time. The OCD/ perfectionist in me wants everything to be well... Perfect.
My friend suggests that an i3-7100 @3.9GHz is good enough for me given that I don't do any video rendering. However, I am open to suggestions to break my bank a bit more to acquire an i5-7600K or even an i7-7700k (though I need a really good reason to splurge on this). Hoping to keep this build somewhat futureproof and upgrade part by part when necessary.
Approximate Purchase Date: By end of this month.
Budget Range: <$1500 (unless there is a good reason to exceed budget)
System Usage from Most Important to Least Important: Casual Gaming, Internet Browsing (Multitask, ~100+ tabs open), Watching/Streaming HD Movies, Work and Study
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: Yes
Do you need to buy OS: Might not (trying leech from university IT department)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No real preference, though I think it might not apply to me since I'm staying in Singapore. But might consider international shipping if cheaper than local dealers.
Location: Singapore ><
Parts Preferences: Heard Intel is better than AMD, so I guess Intel? But definitely open to suggestions and advice. No other preferences to other parts, except it has to be worth the money
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Haven't bought one
Additional Comments: Games wise, I mainly play Dota2.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I don't have a desktop as of now, and I am looking to build one to reduce the workload on my Lenovo Thinkpad T460s (i7-6600U) laptop and make it last as long as possible (~7years). I also want to build one for the experience, and see for myself the difference between gaming/ performance/ work/ multitasking on my laptop (with Intel HD520 graphics) versus a decent desktop that has a dedicated GPU. Sorry if my requirements and budget are kinda vague. I'm really open to suggestions if they are worth the money.
Thank you so so so much for your advice and time!
Best Regards,
Lionel, a broke engineering student who wants to study medicine
PS: Anyone knows how to change my UserID? I signed up through my Facebook account and it used my email which I created in primary school (hence the 007 ><)
I know that budget futureproof is almost an oxymoron, but I would like to squeeze as much performance as I can with my limited amount of money and pray my PC lasts me 7 years. I'm currently using a Lenovo Thinkpad T460s i7-6600U, but likewise, I want it to last me ~7 years (as my brother's old Thinkpad did), hence I'm looking to build a desktop to do most of my work/game on it and use my laptop only when I'm in my university.
I'm looking to casual game (Dota2 mainly, definitely not any PUBG kind of games), watch HD movies and multitask a lot, which involves opening and browsing ~100+ tabs (for research and youtube; yea I'm a bit crazy). Building a PC on my own has been on my bucketlist for a long long time, so I'm quite excited yet nervous and I really hope I don't screw this up big time. The OCD/ perfectionist in me wants everything to be well... Perfect.
My friend suggests that an i3-7100 @3.9GHz is good enough for me given that I don't do any video rendering. However, I am open to suggestions to break my bank a bit more to acquire an i5-7600K or even an i7-7700k (though I need a really good reason to splurge on this). Hoping to keep this build somewhat futureproof and upgrade part by part when necessary.
Approximate Purchase Date: By end of this month.
Budget Range: <$1500 (unless there is a good reason to exceed budget)
System Usage from Most Important to Least Important: Casual Gaming, Internet Browsing (Multitask, ~100+ tabs open), Watching/Streaming HD Movies, Work and Study
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: Yes
Do you need to buy OS: Might not (trying leech from university IT department)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No real preference, though I think it might not apply to me since I'm staying in Singapore. But might consider international shipping if cheaper than local dealers.
Location: Singapore ><
Parts Preferences: Heard Intel is better than AMD, so I guess Intel? But definitely open to suggestions and advice. No other preferences to other parts, except it has to be worth the money
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Haven't bought one
Additional Comments: Games wise, I mainly play Dota2.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I don't have a desktop as of now, and I am looking to build one to reduce the workload on my Lenovo Thinkpad T460s (i7-6600U) laptop and make it last as long as possible (~7years). I also want to build one for the experience, and see for myself the difference between gaming/ performance/ work/ multitasking on my laptop (with Intel HD520 graphics) versus a decent desktop that has a dedicated GPU. Sorry if my requirements and budget are kinda vague. I'm really open to suggestions if they are worth the money.
Thank you so so so much for your advice and time!
Best Regards,
Lionel, a broke engineering student who wants to study medicine
PS: Anyone knows how to change my UserID? I signed up through my Facebook account and it used my email which I created in primary school (hence the 007 ><)
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