Darth Wilhelm

I like to think I'm not that demanding lol. I'd like to bite the bullet once, and let that last me a good long while. I don't play too many intensive games so I want something that'll last me like 4 or 5 years at minimum. My 2070s will have lasted me 4 years this summer.

I'm gonna say no. I would go with the opposite extreme, I think you should get a Chromebook.
 
Granted I don't know what you're doing at Uni, if you're using CAD or Solidworks, you will need more computing muscle. But if you aren't a Chromebook should do just fine.
 
A $300 chromebook would allow for a $900 PC which could move you up a GPU tier.

I'm gonna say no. I would go with the opposite extreme, I think you should get a Chromebook.
 
Granted I don't know what you're doing at Uni, if you're using CAD or Solidworks, you will need more computing muscle. But if you aren't a Chromebook should do just fine.
 
A $300 chromebook would allow for a $900 PC which could move you up a GPU tier.

Response to the Response to the Response:
 
People arguing about every tiny thing LMG does is more annoying than anything LMG does.

It's better to ask a friend or the internet for help than to kill your parts
 
Airflow is more important than aesthetics
 
Don't worry about going cheap on the case, you will most likely not need all the bells and whistles that come with a more expensive one,
 
Buy used when the next generation of parts is on the horizon
 
Don't cheap out on your power supply, at the same time don't go too expensive. Make certain to strike a balance.
 
Base you build on what you do, not what your friends are doing.
 
Don't expect to get all your answers from a forum, put in your own legwork first.
 
Turning it off and on again fixes 90% of problems, a liberal application of DuckDuckGo can solve the rest.
 
Prebuilts are a good start to PC gaming, and can act as a good foundation to upgrade from. Bear in mind this varies between brand and you'll have to do your research.
 
PC parts should not be an impulse purchase regardless of the price.
 
The dustier your PC the more it'll hate you. A clean PC is a happy PC, a happy PC is a fast PC.

NGL I learned so much history back then, like how Gandhi threatened to nuke the Brits if they didn't get out of India.

this is going to be controversial, but I would recommend a Chromebook. Mainly because they can be much cheaper than conventional laptops, while doing much of what you need to for school (I'm assuming that you're in elementary/high school not university where the power needs can be greater.) while allowing you to save money for a much better computer.
 
There are cheap ones for under $300
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-14-0-chromebook-intel-celeron-n3350-4gb-memory-32gb-emmc-grey/6425046.p?skuId=6425046
 
And you can take your $400 and put that towards a much more powerful computer later down the line, which has benefits like: upgradability, easier to maintain, and more power for every dollar spent.

this is going to be controversial, but I would recommend a Chromebook. Mainly because they can be much cheaper than conventional laptops, while doing much of what you need to for school (I'm assuming that you're in elementary/high school not university where the power needs can be greater.) while allowing you to save money for a much better computer.
 
There are cheap ones for under $300
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-14-0-chromebook-intel-celeron-n3350-4gb-memory-32gb-emmc-grey/6425046.p?skuId=6425046
 
And you can take your $400 and put that towards a much more powerful computer later down the line, which has benefits like: upgradability, easier to maintain, and more power for every dollar spent.

GOG has a ton of DOS games for free. Besides there are more DOS games that aren't free but should run just fine.
https://www.indiegamebundles.com/gog-12-free-classic-games-can-download-right-now/

LTT Folding Month 2020
 
Event Starts October, 12th (00:00 BST)
Ends November 15nd (23:59 GMT)
 
 
Sign up for the event here:
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This event will be eligible for F@H event badges.
This is the 3rd official folding month, and with that, silver badges will be awarded to people who have participated in both previous folding month events.
 
  
 
Please follow this thread to keep up to date!
 
Please read the whole of this post before asking any questions and use the links provided at the end for help and support!
 
 
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20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
These must be met DURING the event. Points produced before the start date do not count!
 
 
Prizes!!!
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Folding@home is a network of volunteer computers distributed around the world that aims to perform biomedical research with the single intent of helping to further understand and develop cures for a range of diseases such as; Alzheimer's, cancer, and Parkinson's. The exact research that is done is simulating the 'folding' of proteins in the body, this is important because the function of a protein id directly related to its physical shape. And this, when the protein is created in the body it needs to reshuffle its shape to get into the correct structure to perform its task. Many illnesses can be linked to faulty proteins in the body such as many cancers and neurological issues, along with a wide number of other general health concerns. This network if compared with the TOP500 list of supercomputers would outclass every single entry on the list, Folding@home is the world's fastest computing systems, with a speed of approximately 2.1 exaFLOPS. It is significantly faster than any compute system ever created and faster than even the fastest current such systems in the design phase.
 
If you are wondering what exactly has been done with all this computing power then you can check out the papers written by the scientists and researchers that use the folding network, I will warn you though many of them are very in depth reads and in turn this means they are often fairly technical.
https://foldingathome.org/papers-results/
 
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COVID-19
COVID-19 still remains a massive prority for Foldin@Home, we are here to continue to unite with the legion of other folders from around the globe who have taken up the fight against COVID-19.
 
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common across the world.  These viruses can cause mild symptoms ranging from a fever and cough to more serious conditions such as severe pneumonia, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. 
In December 2019, a new strain of coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2) was first identified in Wuhan City, China.  This virus has now spread to affect practically every human population on the planet. It is the largest health crisis seen in 100 years and a massive global concerted effort has been launched to find a cure, a vaccine or even the simplest form of treatment. And that is where folding@home comes in, partnered with The Covid Moonshot team; the folding network is being used to find existing drugs that could prove to be an effective treatment for the virus. 
 
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Please follow the guides below to help with set-up and troubleshooting. These are mostly older guides but are still quite useful for most things.
 
 

Basically.
The statement isn't necessarily true. If your monitor can't keep up with your GPU, V-sync will work. This applies to any monitor.

Thanks for the clarification!

Just finished the demo, love it.

UPDATE:
Thanks for the advice everyone!
 
Using it, I got my timespy score from 9770 to 10739.
 
I didn't touch the Core Voltage, I managed a 145mhz offset (with it consistently crashing at a 150mhz offset), and pushed my memory clocks with a 1300mhz offset with it crashing somewhere beyond 1350mhz.
Now I must do something about my CPU.

I largely play support/medic roles as I'm not really good as shooters and the ones I play don't make finding enemies easy.

That's from their weirdest PCIE devices vid.

GOG has a ton of DOS games for free on their store, that should be a good idea.

I would recommend;
 
Hell Let Loose: This is a hard-ish core tactical shooter set in WW2. I personally like its intense firefights.
Tomb Raider Reboot: Third person adventure/shooter. I like it's atmosphere and gameplay
Metro 2033: First shooter/horror game. I've only played the original, but the atmosphere is excellent and reading the book (PDF is free on the author's website) adds to the experience.
The Witcher (series): Third person/isometric(only the first) game: I like the excellent storytelling, and the gameplay works if not being perfect. I would recommend lowering your expectations for the first one as the graphics and gameplay haven't aged all that well. But the second and third are pretty good. [obligatory Praise Geraldo].
Just Cause 3: 3rd person shooter/demolition simulator: The game is gorgeous the destruction makes it even better.
Destiny 2: It's free, and there are 3 COD length campaigns that come with it.
SWAT 4: tactical SWAT shooter: I like the thought that goes into it as well as the SEF mod which is basically mandatory at this point.
There are a TON of free DOS games on GOG, I can't find them all in one place, but look for them.

I largely play support/medic roles as I'm not really good as shooters and the ones I play don't make finding enemies easy.

The Witcher 3: easily one of, if not THE best game I have ever played, and has over 100hrs of content. Bonus point if you play through 1 and 2 beforehand and then import your save.

Linux works OK for games these days and it's free, plus no Micro$oft telemetry

Origin isn't supported under Linux.

Steam can run on Linux.
Not sure about origin but I doubt it.
You can buy a legit Windows 10 Home key on amazon for ~$100