Hello, basically, what I'm looking for is a set-up for a cheap rig, that I would just be using for basic things.
Basic, to me is:
VMWare Player
Programming IDEs
Blender/Photoshop
Browsing the internet
Using Skype, basic things like this.
So, like I said, I'm just looking for a decent set-up, that's fairly cheap. I'm trying to replace my old laptop with this, as I don't travel with my laptop much anymore as it is. If you guys could recommend some decent set-ups for the stated uses that'd be awesome. I'd also be fine with pre-built machines if need be. Thanks for all and any help.
How cheap?
You still need a price range.
A decent cheap rig could mean $400 or below, like this
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Q13j[/url]
To some people $500 is cheap, $800 to others, hell $1200 can even be a 'basic' build.
Gotta give a price range.
I'd say my price range is anywhere from 300-500 US dollars.
How much RAM, and what type of processor would you think a PC like this would need?
[QUOTE=xExigent;42558430]I'd say my price range is anywhere from 300-500 US dollars.
How much RAM, and what type of processor would you think a PC like this would need?[/QUOTE]
Depends on how heavily you'll be editing and the degeee of modelling you'll be doing.
For that price, this is probably the best I could think of.
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Q5Cv[/url]
For a real modelling / workstation computer you'd need a bit more money.
If anyone else has any ideas chime in though
I'm not seriously into modelling, but I'd like to know how to do it a bit. Nothing intensive. I'd mostly be programming, using photoshop, and browsing the internet with it.
[QUOTE=Catscratch;42559813]Depends on how heavily you'll be editing and the degeee of modelling you'll be doing.
For that price, this is probably the best I could think of.
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Q5Cv[/url]
For a real modelling / workstation computer you'd need a bit more money.
If anyone else has any ideas chime in though[/QUOTE]
Throw in a 1 TB WD caviar blue drive since it's actually cheaper for whatever reason. [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex[/url]
Well there ya go.
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Q7Xs[/url]
For a sub-500 workstation that's the best you can probably get.
[QUOTE=flayne;42560294]Throw in a 1 TB WD caviar blue drive since it's actually cheaper for whatever reason. [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex[/url][/QUOTE]
The 350GB drive is probably more expensive because the supply/demand of them is shrinking, I doubt they're being manufactured by WD anymore.
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.
