• Budget:
1200-1500 USD ideally.
• Resolution:
1080p or 1440p (If you think that is the better priceerformance ratio)
I honestly don’t know if I could tell the difference. I don’t think I played on a 1440p monitor.
• System Purpose:
Accounting WFH and for WoW (mostly 5 man mythic pluses and LFR)
• If a gaming system, what games and settings are desired?
I’d like to play near max, but I am not sure what my budget would allow.
• Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc)
Ideally I would like to record myself playing, but I don’t know how intensive that would be on the system.
• Do you plan to overclock?
Not immediately. I never overclocked my previous i5-2500k.
• Country
New Hampshire, USA.
*Microcenter is about 2 hrs away, but in MA. Rather not have to pay sales tax.
• Preferred Stores / Sites
No preference; whatever is the best price.
• Parts that can be reused:
I have no parts from the previous computer.
• Do you need an OS?
Yes. I guess I would prefer Windows, since that is what I am most familiar with. Open to recommendations!
• Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)?
ALL THESE NOT INCLUDED BUDGET
Monitors:
I do need two monitors as I need to look at multiple excel workbooks at one time for school and work. I am not sure how intensive it would be to keep open a few tabs for youtube, music, etc plus discord. Pretty lost on the intensity of negative effects that would have on in game play.
Headset:
I do need a headset with a mic. When I did play, I found a wired one to be annoying, so I’d prefer wireless. If there is a good wired headset, I could just put it on for the higher keys and deal with it. Not a dealbreaker.
Keyboard:
A keyboard recommendation would be nice. Preferably with a wrist pad. I have one of the razer keyboards but it’s about 8 years old, one key is missing/broken, and maybe I just need a new keyboard. I still like my Naga mouse.
Speakers:
I didn’t think about speakers, but do this matter if I just plan to play with a headset on for like 90 percent of the time? The desktop will be in a common area for a while, so unfortunately can’t be blasting music.
Thanks!
Edit:
There is this build (that someone was kind enough to do) that is a bit over budget but includes the OS and a headset.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 Blue 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory
SSD: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card
Tower: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular
ATX Power Supply
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Case Fan: Corsair AF120 (2018) 52 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack
Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset
Total Price: $1595
I have never dealt with AMD and only Intel processors. Is the difference pretty negligible with a similar Intel processor? Any recommendations?
Thanks