Hey guys, new to the forum here. I am an engineering student that would like a sanity check/suggestions on my first build. Also, since it is my first build, if you have any tips for me, I’m all ears.
1. Budget & Location
I am based in the United States, and prices listed are in USD. My aim is to stay at or below $1000. I can go above if we can get significantly better performance for not much more. Also, even though I have it listed here (because I do need to purchase it), I am not actually including a Windows license in this budget.
2. Aim
I want to build a rig that I can do my engineering schoolwork on at home (mostly SolidWorks). While at school, I can use their computers, but they would get a little upset with me if I took those home...
I would also like to do some relatively light gaming (probably the most demanding game in my steam library is RIME). Lastly, I plan on getting back into AI development (tensorflow/Keras, and OpenCV) at some point down the line (though not immediately). As such, sticking to intel/nvidia would probably be better as they have been working very hard at supporting that kind of development.
3. Monitors
I have a single 1080p 144hz monitor at the moment. I don’t plan on upgrading anytime soon (space is tight). Don’t get me wrong, I would love an ultrawide or a second monitor (have three at work), just can’t do it right now.
4. Peripherals
Peripherals are not included in the budget. I already have keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
5. Why are you upgrading?
Part of it is that I have had this urge to build a pc that I have been trying to avoid for months now. I also run a Mac at home, and while I have no intention of giving that up, I would like a dedicated machine for each major group of operating systems. I am using a Raspberry Pi for Linux, obviously already have a mac for OSX, so that just leaves a Windows machine.
With the holidays coming up, I plan on waiting on Black Friday/cyber Monday deals before making any final purchasing decisions.
This is the build I was able to come up with (not sure how to insert the build right into the post)