Hi everyone.
Well my trusty PC of 4 years is on its last legs and I just got a tax rebate, so time to get a new one!
I don't know too much when it comes to this which is why I'm asking for suggestions. I have around 1k to spend. However I do want to buy a second monitor and perhaps a keyboard, although the latter isn't necessary.
Usage:
General gaming. It would be great to play Elder Scrolls Online at ultra high in 1920x1080. My current pc can barely manage medium textures.. -_-
I may want to take some work home in the future. I use Patran / Nastran as finite element packages as an engineer. Patran is graphics intensive so should be fine if playing ESO is fine. Nastrans performance comes from the processor and ram.
I'd assume 8gb ram is fine for my needs but I'd like the option to upgrade to 16 in the future. For the case, I was thinking mid tower, window would be cool but not necessary and preferably a fan at the top because it will have to be somewhat near the wall at the back of the pc. Also does it matter if the airflow is clear? I think I've seen a case where the hardrive etc is out of the way of the airflow and it was split into compartments. Not sure if that helps or not, but it seemed a cool idea to me!
Sorry if there's any typos. Wrote this on my phone!
Cheers!
Well my trusty PC of 4 years is on its last legs and I just got a tax rebate, so time to get a new one!
I don't know too much when it comes to this which is why I'm asking for suggestions. I have around 1k to spend. However I do want to buy a second monitor and perhaps a keyboard, although the latter isn't necessary.
Usage:
General gaming. It would be great to play Elder Scrolls Online at ultra high in 1920x1080. My current pc can barely manage medium textures.. -_-
I may want to take some work home in the future. I use Patran / Nastran as finite element packages as an engineer. Patran is graphics intensive so should be fine if playing ESO is fine. Nastrans performance comes from the processor and ram.
I'd assume 8gb ram is fine for my needs but I'd like the option to upgrade to 16 in the future. For the case, I was thinking mid tower, window would be cool but not necessary and preferably a fan at the top because it will have to be somewhat near the wall at the back of the pc. Also does it matter if the airflow is clear? I think I've seen a case where the hardrive etc is out of the way of the airflow and it was split into compartments. Not sure if that helps or not, but it seemed a cool idea to me!
Sorry if there's any typos. Wrote this on my phone!
Cheers!