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Hi everyone I'm looking to build a new PC from scratch but need some help choosing suitable parts. (Apologies for lengthy post, thought I'd give you all as much information as possible.)
Current PC is around 6 years old with some parts pushing the 8 year mark so I feel like it is time to build a new PC. Some parts are newer than others, I've upgraded parts during those 6-8 years but nothing major in a long time and I wanted to get into the habit of buying all the parts at the same time rather than upgrading when I needed to.
I'm looking to upgrade everything here including a new monitor and peripherals, I can wait another month or two for new peripherals if it means getting a better PC for the budget that I had in mind.
Approximate Purchase Date
Current PC is around 6 years old with some parts pushing the 8 year mark so I feel like it is time to build a new PC. Some parts are newer than others, I've upgraded parts during those 6-8 years but nothing major in a long time and I wanted to get into the habit of buying all the parts at the same time rather than upgrading when I needed to.
I'm looking to upgrade everything here including a new monitor and peripherals, I can wait another month or two for new peripherals if it means getting a better PC for the budget that I had in mind.
Approximate Purchase Date
- End of March (thought I'd decide on the parts early)
- The PC will mainly be for artwork (screen printed posters,graphic design work) using Photoshop and Illustrator with gaming as a secondary purpose. Tbh I don't game as much as I use to, probably 5 hours a week average (still playing through Witcher 3 expansions....yeah). Only games I'm interested in so far for this year are Kingdom Come and Sea of Thieves. As I said it's mainly for artwork.
- My budget is £1500 (can wait another month or two to get peripherals if it means getting a better PC, so maybe another £100-£200?).
- As this is a PC for mainly art purposes I'd like to get a good monitor (IPS because i need the colour accuracy) , only problem is that I don't know whether to get one big monitor (roughly 27inch) or to get two smaller monitors (roughly 24inch each). Surely if I get a bigger monitor I'd need a somewhat beefy gpu? I wasn't really sure what direction to go in so I am in need of some advice.
- I'm currently using a 22" and a 19" monitor/s at 1080p, I was thinking of going to 1440p, again I was hoping someone could tell me if I'm best sticking to 1080p, or going to 1440p or even 4k if that was a possibility/worth it for my intended purposes.
- Currently using an Intel CPU so I would like to stick with Intel if possible
- I like the look of the NZXT H440 case, but feel free to other other suggestions
- I would like to switch to the new M2 SSD's, again if it in my price range
- I have no problem overclocking if it would help me
- I already have an OS so there is no need to buy
- I'd like to future proof the new PC so that it will last for atleast 5 years