Hi all,
Looking to build (or custom purchase) my first PC, and have been spending months trying to figure out what I need. My issue is, I want a PC that never, and won't, lag in any normal usage. I don't game, and only lightly use a few IDEs for software development. Apart from that, it is just regular usage for web browsing, youtube and a few applications. I know that anything will probably cover me, but I want peace of mind that it won't ever lag or freeze, or in any way play up consistently. So I need advice (I think this is a side effect of having an old laptop as my daily driver, with a malfunctioning keyboard and trackpad, and every other power cycle freezes up!).
I want to drive a 29" widescreen curved monitor (I think 2560x1080p). I'm guessing I should go for an i5, but then I could get an FX-8320 for less, and that should be better at multitasking. GPU have no clue where is overkill and where isn't. I want one so I have enough horsepower for certain applications, and to smoothly drive that monitor. RAM, maybe 8GB (16GB?) of 1800/2133MHz? Looking for a 128/256GB SSD with 1TB HDD. Budget max £700, preferably much less.
In conclusion, I want a decent, fast home PC for as cheap as is reasonable. FYI, if you can fit a (similar) monitor into the budget, bonus points! Thanks for your time.
Kind regards,
Ben
Looking to build (or custom purchase) my first PC, and have been spending months trying to figure out what I need. My issue is, I want a PC that never, and won't, lag in any normal usage. I don't game, and only lightly use a few IDEs for software development. Apart from that, it is just regular usage for web browsing, youtube and a few applications. I know that anything will probably cover me, but I want peace of mind that it won't ever lag or freeze, or in any way play up consistently. So I need advice (I think this is a side effect of having an old laptop as my daily driver, with a malfunctioning keyboard and trackpad, and every other power cycle freezes up!).
I want to drive a 29" widescreen curved monitor (I think 2560x1080p). I'm guessing I should go for an i5, but then I could get an FX-8320 for less, and that should be better at multitasking. GPU have no clue where is overkill and where isn't. I want one so I have enough horsepower for certain applications, and to smoothly drive that monitor. RAM, maybe 8GB (16GB?) of 1800/2133MHz? Looking for a 128/256GB SSD with 1TB HDD. Budget max £700, preferably much less.
In conclusion, I want a decent, fast home PC for as cheap as is reasonable. FYI, if you can fit a (similar) monitor into the budget, bonus points! Thanks for your time.
Kind regards,
Ben