System for Comp Science at Uni?

bmi92

bmi92

bmi92

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Hey guys.

With any luck I will be starting my Bsc in Computer Science at Loughborough in September and I'm trying to plan ahead for everything I need. Obviously (Well I expect, will find out on my visit day) that there will be computer labs there with "good" enough computers to complete any assignments etc but I'm wondering what type of system I would need.

There seems to be quite a bit of AI/Graphics coding in the second year, following a first year that just seems like lots of programming.

So I'm thinking, will I need a good system to be able to code AI/Graphics etc?

(I basically made this thread so someone says yes and I justify spending £1000 on a new system)

Thanks guys
Ben
 
Fallen god said:
I think it would be abit better if your built the PC yourself, you could get something better maybe a i5 build and its a lot of fun to build a pc and I even put that ive built a pc on my personal statment when i was applying to university 2 years ago and it was like a talking point XD.
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I've built my PC before, and can't be bothered with the hassle again to be honest. If any part breaks, its an individual RMA etc. I'd rather just buy the whole package this time for the sake of being hassle free (or so I hope).
 
Thanks man. A bit OT for GH, but what is the course actually like? Is it endless hours sat behind a PC writing code? What sort of contact time shall I expect in my first year etc?
 
Yeah was thinking of getting two screens just for general use, and if it has obvious benefits whilst working I would be crazy not to. Do you guys think I should get one after my exams, or wait until August? What big releases are incoming?
 
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