Desktop suggestions

College Life
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-I’m majoring in Mechanical engineering
-light to medium gaming

  • OS doesn’t matter to me
    -budget is $1300 max (including monitor)
    also suggestions on monitors? I want something pretty big with 2k or 4k resolution
    -(requirements from the college) 4 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive, CPU Intel compatible
  • Pre built and ready to buy. I don’t want to build my own for warranty reasons plus I’m uninformed about how to custom build my own.

Any questions feel free to ask
thanks guys :)>-

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have you picked out what you want to buy?

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What monitor size do you want?

What form factor do you want your desktop to be?

Are you buying preassembled, or assembling it yourself?

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This is what I’ve bought over the past month @MIN16QAKJ @hungryteenager

Desktop-
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SDA2N8Q?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00

Monitor- (2 of these)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CMKOVPQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

Laptop-
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00S44HXRW?colid=3LNOG2NM4M12X&coliid=I2V8IZZKYGX7L1&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl

Mouse-
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HWRJBM?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

Keyboard-
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004MF11MU/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3LNOG2NM4M12X&coliid=IF2JG1EUSSPUR&psc=1

Buying a cheap printer in the near future

I think the K450e and Zenbook will be plenty powerful for the engineering software I’ll be using in the upcoming years

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buy brother brand multi function laster printer. ( around $100) the in k is really cheap .

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resolution is really low for 27" monitor. I had the older 27" monitor with same resolution. you should of opt for higher resolution .

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I concur on the monitor. 27” with only HD resolution is not great. I’d either get a smaller monitor with that resolution or get something higher resolution. Either way, look for an IPS display. The colors are gorgeous and worth spending a bit extra for. If you want high res (over HD), look for an international seller on eBay. Way cheaper for the same panels as well-known US brands use.

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$1300 should be able to buy a great PC that can you any gaming you need. No worries you’ll be fine with above suggestions.

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@nanotechnology Definitely agree with you on the IPS. IPS and PLS are way better than TN panels. However, I’m still waiting for my AMOLED monitor :frowning:

Anyways, resolution depends on the buyer. For example, I’ve been using 720p up until the last couple years, so anything 900p and above is awesome to me. I’m actually using a 900p monitor right now. Mainly because it was free :stuck_out_tongue: