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I scored (or so I think) a base model M3 Pro 14" MBP for $1800 on a recent sale at Best Buy. I would prefer to find something cheaper. I'm considering a refurbished M2 Pro instead that I've found for $1600 on Apple's website. I don't know if I'd be missing out on features though. I tried so many different Windows laptops, but none fit the bill with build quality, speakers, screen, and overall non-gameriness. I prefer glossy screens over matte screens ideally OLED or Mini LED, and of course 120hz+ is a preferred option. I can find plenty of performant options from the Windows side but most fall short especially with speakers. In an ideal world, I'd love to occasionally pick up an eSports title like Rocket League and play on my 3440x1440 175hz OLED, but it seems thats wishful thinking. I've kind of given up the idea of gaming just because the MacBook Pro M2/M3 Pro are such compelling options. Also, why does no one offer a haptic trackpad in 2024? Diveboard trackpads are so BAD. I would really love some recommendations of video editing laptops around the $1600 mark that might be able to game. The feel of the latop is very important to me. Windows is fine I'm just very in the Apple ecosystem. Thanks!

I have an Asus M3400 AIO Comouter and I'm planning on giving this to some family as a hand-me-down. My cousins are planning to use it for College and High School work and one of them plans to use it for some light gaming on top of School work. They don't have ethernet or any wired connection whatsoever, but rely solely on wifi as they don't have the infrastructure to have that in their area. They plan to use it for doing some research online when they can and to type some files on word to have printed or to maybe send emails, etc. In addition, one of them would like to do some gaming on it as well in their free time. I'm not sure what kind of games they would like to potentially play on it, but they said they'd like to try and play some games on it. It comes with a keyboard and mouse, so they don't have to worry about buying one, and it looks to have a 90w charger, so their outlet can handle it and it won't be too power hungry for them. Would this Computer be a good fit for them?

Should I turn on Core Performance Boost for my Ryzen 9 5900X? I play light games like Roblox and Krunker. (Will get Minecraft soon.) Temps are normal at around 50-60c. Idk fps for Krunker, but for Roblox it depends. Some game I get 200-300 fps and some I get 500-600. I also do light photoshop for my friends YouTube channel and for my Roblox game. I have a Corsair H150i AIO, so yeah. I want to, but I need confirmation first.

Hi all, I am currently looking for a new notebook for about 1500€. I mostly use my laptop for work and sometimes for gaming. I was looking for something like this: - 32 gigs of RAM - i7 (or even i9) - 1 TB SSD - Windows 11 compatibilty - keyboard with backlighting But I realized that I don't know much about hardware, therefore I came here. What kind of graphics card do I need and what are other important features I am missing right now? It would be awesome if you could give me some suggestions for this notebook.

Whats up everyone! Just burning time and contemplating what/when to upgrade my pc. Originally an iBuyPower custom, but I upgraded the cooler, case and fans. intel i5 6600K, GTX 1060 6gb, MSI Z170A and 16gigs of 2800mhz ram. I would love to just unload $1500-$1800 ~ power supply, mobo, cpu, gpu, aio cooler and bigger m.2 (currently running 128gb and its the worst). What are some recommended upgrade paths? Wait for Ryzen 5k or Stick with intel 'because it just works'?

Budget (including currency): around $1300 USD Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly music production with Ableton 11, will be recording instruments in and using lots of plugins. Also maybe some light gaming (games like Plate-Up, Vampire Survivors, maybe emulation as well.) Other details already have a Windows key and an old tower (ATX) I'm currently making modifications to. This being my first PC I'm largely just guessing on what parts I need, and I have no idea what parts are ideal for music production as a main function. Here is a tentative parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/machugamusic/saved/# Hopefully that link works. Planning on purchasing parts soon after Xmas, any advice is greatly appreciated! Will add a picture of the tower as it is now. I cut out a hole at the top for more ventilation and am going to put a mesh in still and potentially more venting, planning on putting a fat fan in the front instead of any drives in the drive bay area. If any more info is needed I will happily try to provide!

Hi, I'm new here, been subscribed to LTT on YouTube for a few years, first time I've come to the forum looking for advice! I'm attempting to build a FrankenRig for my living room, my main PC is in my office upstairs, well, right in front of me now, and I wanted something for the living room for YouTube, Emails, Internet browsing, and some light gaming. I managed to get a bargain on a motherboard, CPU and RAM combo, I already had an SSD, Case, 650W Fully Modular PSU, Monitor (that needs replacing, more on that later), good speakers, peripherals and some other bits (after bricking my DH61WW board - because of BIOS Updates!, with a Core i3-2100 and 8GB of DDR3 RAM, it was pitifuly slow anyway!) I got a cheap Gigabyte Q170M-C, with a Core i5-6500 (that I can upgrade later to an i7-7700k if I have the cash, but I need to prioritise, and that means GPU and Monitor) and 8GB of DDR 4 (on a single stick, I'll probably get a matching Crucial stick to populate 2 of 4 the slots to upgrade to 16GB) I'm after suggestions for a decent (preferably Nvidia as I'm more familiar with them, but I'm not willing to rule out an AMD) Graphics Card. Prices are extortionate these days, so I'd like to get one that'll be decent for gaming, but I'm not bothered with RTX or Raytracing in general as my main PC has that covered. 4+ GB of GDDR4 or 5 is pretty much a minimum (I'm willing to go lower for a good deal), I'm not sure if I have a spare 8-Pin connector on my PSU (It's fully modular, so I may be able to pick up a cable for a Corsair HW 650?) so running the power from the PCI-e 3.0 lane is preferred. I'm not sure what would be considered a bottleneck, I mean, it's not likely I'll be installing and RTX 4090! I'd need a new monitor too, as the one I have is 900p! I'm aiming for 1080p or 1440p with a monitor that has the correct ports for the GPU. Something in the 22"-28" range would be perfect, I'm not after super-high refresh rates or 1ms response times, just a reasonably priced, quality monitor that pairs nicely with the specced GPU. So what do you guys think would be a good cost/performance GPU and monitor, without (preferably) taking power directly from the PSU (just the PCI-e lane), that I can play some games on, nothing really heavy, maybe a bit of Civilization V, Dawn of War series, Chaos Gate: Daemonhunters (if even possible, but it's not a deal-breaker), Space Hulk: Deathwing - Enhanced Edition, Deus Ex series, some of the Total War games, some FPS's and TPS's, some RPG's/MMORPG's, that ballpark. I'm not bothered about simulations, sports games (football, basketball, etc.), MOBA's, E-Sports or "casual" games. Thanks everyone who reads this and has some suggestions. Components prices are insane in the UK right now, so I need to be careful with what I buy. Matt.

Budget (including currency): $1200 Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: most likely used for rendering and working on CAD (computer assisted design) models.I usually have two monitors plugged in (32"+24") and thinking about getting a third. This will also most likely be hooked up to a 4k TV via HDMI. would like to build a modest true mid tier rig that would handle most of these tasks. 3-D modeling > Gaming+Streaming YES: Autocad, Revit, Rhino, Vectorworks, V-Ray, Keyshot, Lumion, Adobe Suites (ID,Illus,Photo mostly) NO: video encoding, heavy gaming (like AAA games are fun but meh not really a huge gamer, like I'll check out a game but that's about it) MAYBE: very VERY light gaming (mostly free games like LFD2, LOL), Streaming, Virtual Reality Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Current running: (8 years old) CPU: i7-3770k GPU: Gigabyte Radeon 7870 HD (2GB) RAM: 8GB 1333 (2x4GB) STOR: 512gb crucial (SSD) + 7200RPM WD 2TB Black Option 1: (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MdjYFG) CPU: R5 3600 GPU: RTX 2060 S (8gb) RAM: 32GB 3200 cl14 (4x8gb) STOR: 512gb ADATA XPG (NVME) + 7200RPM WD 2TB Black would like to experience this pcie 4.0 stuff and would like to have a small upgrade pathway if possible. I know there is no such thing as future proofing but if there is a good option in this budget I'm all for ideas. Much thanks!

Hello I could use some help deciding what components to buy for my new build on a budget of 1500 € - including PC, display, peripherials I will use it mainly for graphic design, video editing, visualization, music production and probably some light gaming. The list of components I was looking at with EU prices in my country: CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 3700X - 299,00 € GPU: Asus TUF GeForce GTX 1660 Super O6G (TUF3) - 283,30 € Asus DUAL-GTX1660S-O6G-EVO - 254,60 € Asus Dual GeForce RTX 2060 O6G EVO - 365,80 € GIGABYTE RTX 2060 GAMING OC PRO 6G WHITE - 369,00 € Sapphire Radeon PULSE RX 5600 XT 6G - 284,54 € MOBO: ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PLUS - 197,00 € RAM: KINGSTON HYPERX PREDATOR RGB 16GB KIT (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHZ / CL16 - 98,42 € Crucial Ballistix RGB, DDR4, DIMM, 3600 MHz, 16 GB (2x 8 GB kit), CL16, WHITE - 107,20 € STORAGE - HDD: Seagate BarraCuda HDD 1 TB - 41,40 € Seagate BarraCuda HDD 2 TB - 58,67 € STORAGE - NVME: SAMSUNG 500GB SSD 970 EVO - 87,97 € SEAGATE BARRACUDA 510 SSD 500GB - 93,90 € Kingston KC2000, SSD, 500GB - 110,58 € PSU: BitFenix Formula 80 Plus Gold 650W - 71,90 € EVGA 650 GQ Power Supply - 72,94 € EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G+ - 88,84 € SEASONIC FOCUS PLUS 650W - 73,06 € CASE: brands like - BE QUIET!, COOLER MASTER, CORSAIR, FRACTAL DESIGN, NZXT (must have tempered side glass and fans) Display: at least 27" and curved (I was looking at AOC as I have good experience with that brand) Could you please help me decide which parts would work the best together for what I need and also fit the budget? If you have any other part recommendations, feel free to comment, I appreciate any advice! Thanks!!!

Hello everyone, I'm planning out a pc for my friend and I did not know if a Ryzen & 3700X internal gpu can support his 1440p monitor. Preferably at around 120 fps. he play's really light games such as Minecraft, Terraria and so on. I'm trying to save money by not getting a gpu. He also does not plan on getting into high graphics games anytime soon Also If you any other suggestion for a 800$ pc, please tell me thanks

I am trying to find a laptop where between $1000~$1200 USD where I can edit using mainly adobe photoshop and premiere and a bit of light gaming (not the triple A games). I prefer if the laptop has a good RGB and is lightweight.

Hey community, I'm looking to switch out my chromebook, the current desktop companion, to something with a little kick. I'd like to be able to play some Overwatch and Diablo 3 on this machine but it's primary function is going to be word processing, so battery life is important to me. I can manage a little bit of weight but with portability obviously lighter weights are desired. I'd like 1080p, touch screen not necessary, and at least 500gigs storage. Most of my data is on the "cloud" anyway. 256 SSD would work fine, too. Anyway, if anyone here is familiar with laptops which hit some or all of these AND here's the real kicker, are less than 750, please offer me suggestions. Thanks three million. Chris

Hello everyone, I am currently planning a new build, and need some help with some of the components. My budget is 1850$ maximum, and as low as possible that meets my requirements. I am located in the US (west coast) and am upgrading from a mid 2012 MacBook pro 13. This system will be used for light gaming, such as rocket league, overwatch, but also some heavier titles, such as Fallout 4 and Skyrim. The budget needs to include monitor(s), and everything else not in parts list. I need a windows 10 key as well. The parts list is here. I don't have ethernet at my house, so I need to use a wireless adapter. Final thing: I really like ultrawide monitors, and would love to either use this one (60hz version) or this one (75hz version) 350$. I would be okay with a single or dual monitor setup, though. ACTUAL PART LIST

Hi LTT forum. This is one of my first post here. And I need your help. I am a student from The Netherlands and i really need help with choosing a laptop. I have some specs in mind and I just need help finding the right one with the right price. So the sepcs must be: 13 to 14 inch display 8gb RAM (minimum) i5 (preferably 7th generation) 256 GB SSD (Or more) Under 2.5 kg Dedicated graphics if possible. Just to run some light games when not in collage. I hope you guys can help me find the right laptop.

[EDIT] I’ve changed a few things. I also want to know of some in-case lighting options. Preferably blue or purple. I’ve never built a gaming pc before, only older 2000s computers. Just entering realm of gaming. Is this a good build? I’m looking for a white/blue asthetic, but staying close to the $1000 price tag. (Keyboard, mice, and headset, are all just chosen asthetic wise for now, just want some feedback on them too.) Is there anything else that I would need? Computer Configuration: Graphics Card https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01JHQT1SE/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1508968986&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=gtx+1060+white&dpPl=1&dpID=51mMMnpdxtL&ref=plSrch Motherboard https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01NGTYV2Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509015458&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=prime+z270-a&dpPl=1&dpID=51RFHtfG5zL&ref=plSrch Storage/Hard Drive HHD https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013HNYV42/?tag=pcpapi-20&th=1&psc=1 SSD https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M9B2VB7/?tag=pcpapi-20 Power Supply https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00K85X2AW/ref=psdcmw_1161760_t1_B01FYDU8X6 Fans https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00KB8CB9O?psc=1&th=1 (2) Memory/Ram (I know it’s, I’m looking for a different one.) https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01F7POFA8?psc=1&th=1 Case https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HDUVMBU/?tag=pcpapi-20 Processor/CPU https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XKWT8J4/?tag=pcpapi-20 Peripherals Keyboard/Mouse https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00W3E6YV0/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1508881265&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=white+gaming+pc&dpPl=1&dpID=41G0EfMN4iL&ref=plSrch Headphones https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B015WKYI50/ref=psdcmw_3015405011_t1_B01MUI0TN6 (2) Monitor https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01J4F6Y7Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=150877185cng%2Bmonitor&dpPl=1&d1&sr=8-3&pi=Aurved%2BgamiC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=4k%2BpID=51QB3Z7yNjL&ref=plSrch&th=1&psc=1 Much thanks for any feedback!

hello all, I was hoping I could get some insight into a particular laptop choice. I need to buy a new laptop as mine is undergoing a slow death. I however have a little eclectic mix of needs. I will be going off to college in about a year so I am looking at something relatively portable for then. I also got an early taste for taking notes on a laptop/tablet hybrid back in like 2007 as part of my schools technology initiative. As laptops with real pens kind of disappeared for a while, I haven't had a real chance to do so since but would like it for college as I know it makes me more organized (with onenote) and efficient. so I am mainly looking at 2 in 1s with decent pen support. However I am going to be studying mechanical engineering so I will need to use solidworks (CAD program) at least somewhat. I would also not mind doing some light gaming (probably nothing more than the remastered skyrim) if I happen to have time. So I have been looking at 15inch models as they tend to have discrete graphics cards. so I have been mainly looking at the just updated 15in spectre x360 which comes with the just released quad core i7-8550u as well as 16gb ram, and nvidia geforce mx150 (with 2gb gddr5) the other competitor I've mainly seen is the Lenovo yoga 720 15 in which surprisingly has a quad core i7-7700hq and an nvdia gtx1050 (with 2gb gddr5) packed in there with equivalent ram options. any particular thoughts between these two or other options? Or are some of my assumptions wrong and I should be looking elsewhere? Lastly is it worth waiting till Intel releases its 8th Gen in the hq package size before making a choice? sorry for the somewhat long winded explanation but would welcome some help

Hi all! I'm in the market for a new laptop, and I'm completely lost as to what I should be buying. I do mostly photo editing, but I want the power to play games at comfortable frames. So my requirements are as follows: A 4k screen with accurate colors Dedicated gpu (better than 1050 preferably) Semi-decent battery life Semi professional looking I'm looking at the Dell XPS laptops, but at this point I'm not too sure

I'm checking my local KSL Classifieds (my equivalent to Craigslist) for used graphics cards deals. Anything can be better than the crappy Radeon HD 3000 graphics on my motherboard. I've narrowed it down to these three cards: GTX 770 for $100 R9 270x for $75 R7 265 (basically a R9 270) for $60 (Possibly a GTX 750 for $50) Which one of these cards would y'all recommend? I'm looking at doing light gaming (Minecraft and Openspades, no Crysis or Minesweeper here) and some game development (using a Unity-like engine). Keep in mind that I'm running Linux so it would be a little bit harder than usual to overclock any of these cards. Thanks for your feedback!

I acquired my parents' old PC when they upgraded and am assessing the viability of making slight upgrades to make it worth keeping around for a media center PC capable of light gaming. The intent is to give it to a cousin who wants to play Fortnite and Minecraft with his friends on PC. The weakest part of the PC is the dual-core Athlon A6-5400K which, though boosts properly to around 3.7GHz, spikes to 100% when launching Edge browser. The motherboard has a free PCIe Gen 2 x16 slot and a six-pin PCIe power connector, so adding a GPU is an option. I am assuming that I buy all parts secondhand. Questions: Is adding a GPU worth it or would it be hopelessly bottlenecked by the CPU? If not, what GPUs should I look at getting that would offer reasonable performance at 720p or 1080p in the main titles (Fortnite and Minecraft) over PCIe Gen 2? My main thoughts would be something like a GTX 660, 960, or 1050. If I were to look at a processor upgrade, what should I look at that fits in the FM2 socket with a reasonable TDP? Additional Information: Motherboard: Elitegroup ECS A75F2-A2. Not sure if it supports more that 8GB of RAM. In fact, I can't find any more information about it online or on Elitegroup's site. PSU: Antec 380W Thank you for any suggestions and all of your help!

Hello Everyone, I am starting to work on the plans for a new build for a roommate. Currently, she has gained an interest in playing World of Warcraft, at the moment when she wants to game she has been using my computer. She has said that she would like to get her own PC and has asked my opinion on various ones she has seen at Walmart, Bestbuy, etc.. I have been honest with her and told her the ones she has shown me have been complete garbage, and overpriced. I have offered to help her pick out the pieces for a build and help her set it all up. I am hoping people here can share any insights they may have on the hardware that I have selected as well as any recommendations when it comes to World of Warcraft. Parts: CPU Ryzen 5 1600 Motherboard MSI - B350 Tomahawk Memory Team - Dark 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) Storage Main drive Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 SSD Extra Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB Video Card GTX 980 ti I will need to double check as its an old card I have in storage Power Supply Corsair 650 watts 80 + bronze Case Fans 4 x Corsair - CO-9050016-BLED 120mm Case Fractal Design - Focus G ATX mid tower (Mystic red) If there are any comments or suggestions please let me know. Thank you, Dhumes05

I bought this little setup for $150 to function as a home computer. (Mostly for my daughter to use.) https://pcpartpicker.com/user/trevb0t/saved/dzvTBm I am aware I need an SSD as well. I'll be getting one shortly. Obviously it's no beast of a machine, but my wife and kid like to play Sims 4, LoL, WoW, Overwatch and similar titles. I've found some decent looking used GPUs in the $50 range on ebay. I understand the general rules on buying used, and recognize these are potentially mining cards. I'm just curious: would this thing be game-able? Some GPUs I'm looking at are the: FirePro S7000 RX 460 R9 270X Obviously none of these are powerhouses by modern standards, but would the performance increase be significant?

Hey all, my intentions with this pc build is mostly to accommodate some hefty CAD goals (mostly SolidWorks, but I use Rhino and Fusion 360 too) and potentially some video editing. From what I've gathered in the few hours of Linus' videos I've watched that means I'm likely leaning more towards a workstation build but I also want to get some gaming out of it. Most of my gaming sticks to my PS4 but there are some things like Super Smash Bros games that I'd like to run on Dolphin. My current setup is whatever comes standard in these Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 laptops. It's listed as a gaming computer but that's just a lie, I can't run Smash on Dolphin with anything higher than 12 fps (kinda tough to count frames when they're not there to see) and local Rocket League games on Steam run back and forth between 15 fps and 48 fps, but never predictably. It handles CAD pretty well but only on a small scale. Single parts with simple features compute pretty quickly, but even just making a gear with 47 repeated features sent my laptop into shock for about a minute. Assemblies are okay if kept under 10 parts, but beyond that rendering/loading times take a severe dive. So I've done a bit of research, tell me what you think and how wrong I am: CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X (12-core/24 thread) GPU: NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X399-E GAMING AMD Ryzen Threadripper TR4 DDR4 M.2 U.2 X399 EATX HEDT Motherboard with onboard 802.11AC WiFi, USB 3.1 Gen2, and AURA Sync RGB Lighting (I don't know where the title starts or ends with this thing) RAM: 2x 8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX (DDR4) SSD: Samsung 860 EVO V-NAND 1TB PSU: EVGA 750 N1 Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition Cooling: A few fans from Noctua because of how quiet they are in reviews. I have not taken any thought to which keyboard to use (although I do like the feel of the keyboard on my Inspiron laptop) and I have this wonky, wireless, vertical ergonomic mouse from Anker that I'm a pretty big fan of. Last but not least, there's the whole monitor aspect of this rig. Try not to hate me for this: I don't mind running at 1080p and don't care for 4k graphics. That being said, I've done some design on a pair of inexpensive 32" TVs at 1080p and it made me very happy but I bought them used and they both died since then, very sad . I'm trying to keep the budget for this thing around $2000USD. The pc itself CANNOT exceed $2000 and I'm only looking to spend around $300 for the auxiliaries (keyboard, monitors, etc) but this price goal may be deranged, so let me know. Does this work? Does this not work? Please let me know. Thanks. P.S. I'm open to upgrading the rig in the future, but I want to get a solid base setup for now. Like I was talking about the gaming aspect of this computer, down the road I may purchase a more gaming-specific GPU, but for the initial build the P2000 checks off my task lists. Please give me suggestions for future upgrades as well. Since PCs and gaming are constantly evolving, I figure the rig will have to change every once in a while too.

Hello! My name is Charles, I'm 12 and is a currently trying to be a filmmaker and a editor, I use Vegas Pro 14 for my editing software, and whenever using effects, on my clips like... color correction, chroma key, transitions and many more have seem to lag a lot during preview, so I have to watch the footage frame by frame, and when rendering takes about 2-3 hours for 1080p 30fps footage, and when using warp stabalizer on my footage using pr since I don't have a steadicam yet for my dslr, it takes about 20 minutes for a 10 sec clip. I use a Sony Vaio Vpce series laptop, intel integrated graphics, 4gb ddr3 ram and an i3 370m. I am hoping to see if I can build a new pc mainly for visual editing and a little light gaming. MY CURRENT BUDGET: $1000-$1200 Programs I mainly want to use Premiere Pro CC and After Effects CC Vegas Pro 14 Photoshop CC Blender(maybe idk) Components I wish to have in the pc Cpu I7-8700k Noctua NH-U9S (I want to over clock to at least 4.8ghz) 16GB ram ddr3 ram Some type of m.2 ssd at least under 40 like the ADATA 128gb m.2 ssd Asus Z370-A Mother Board And any type of Gpu above the 1050ti or Radeon rx 580 something at least under 150 or I might just buy a used 1050ti ALL PRICES SHOULD BE IN CAD SINCE I LIVE IN CANADA!!!!!! Hope you can help me find the components I can get for my pc, thanks!

Hey folks! I'm having hard time finding a good laptop for me and would love some advice's from other "techie" guys. Long story short, I work and study (on weekends) as beginner IT specialist and looking for a nice all-rounder laptop for around 1000$ that could handle some programming, graphic creation, website making and from time to time light gaming like europa universalis 4 or star craft II. Oh and I'd really want laptop with thin bezels, they are my kink ^^. So far I have been considering: Lenovo IdeaPad 720-15IKBR [Link] Intel Core i7-8550U AMD Radeon RX 560M 8 Gb of RAM 256 SSD + HDD slot New Dell Inspiron 15 7000 [Link] Intel Core i7-8565U GeForce MX150 8 Gb of RAM 128GB M.2 SSD + 1TB HDD Asus Vivobook S15 [Link] Intel Core i7-8550U GeForce MX150 8 Gb of RAM 256GB M.2 SSD + 1TB HDD Buf of course I'm open for any other propositions. Hit me up with your opinions and ask for additional questions if you need! I'm not sure if I want better performance or more professional look. Also I'm looking for 15,6" display, no touch needed. Battery life over 4-5h would be nice. And not too tall, 25mm tops. I don't care about weight.

Hi, I am a retired casual gamer from Indonesia. Long story short(?) its has been 4 years since I'm taking a break from gaming and stuff because of work, but because the death of my 10 years old pc and 6 years old laptop after Thor zap my house a few weeks ago, I think it's time for me to find a new waifu and start a new journey toward the peak of life . . . *cough* *cough* Sorry, I'm just finished a chinese novel with chuunibyo elements so my head is still filled with some messy stuff. Ok continued. So, I have Budget around $2,000 USD or about Rp28.000.000 Rupiah to build a new waifu. But before that I have something to say, I am not a hardcore gamer but I'm still playing games like CS:GO , RF Online , COD , BF , Dota , OSU! , etc. And I'm not a hardcore Otaku too, I do some web browsing/gaming and some novel translating (just trying), or watching silly guy doing a silly thing on YouTube or watching a group of VTuber doing their best to become an Idol (lol) and I like watching movies (R18 included) too... . . . my appetite is not too big right? well... So, in my plan I hope that my build is just enough for my appetite but still have some leftover for late night snack. So what I need is : 1. A good Case with great airflow compatible with my mobo. 2. A good 24"/27" Widescreen-No-Curve 75hz , 120hz or 144hz IPS Monitor (I'm fine with a good 1920x1080 or 2560x1444, am not a picky eater). 3. A good PSU with the body parts as tough as the mariana trench's rock,... with a strong currents like the ocean currents,... with a quiet sound like a deep sea and glittered like a polished gold overlaid with silver light . . . (*cough* SeaSonic Gold/Platinum below 800 or 700 watts are good). 4. A good wired mechanical keyboard (clicky but not too clicky, emmmm not the blue one?). 5. A good wired Jerry, not too big not too small. (I'm not into S&M, my mind still as pure as 17 years old boy). 6. Since I don't need speaker, a good semi-open Headset are enough. Well, a closed one is not a problem though or just help me choose a good Headphone if you feels troublesome. 7. Emmm... maybe a good stick to install windows?. Alright, now you guys know my desire so, please satisfy my hunger . . . Saa~ The Heroes choosen by the IT Goddess, Prepare Yourself to Accept My Dark Flame Master Challenge!!! I Summon Thee . . . Chaotic Mechanical List!!! PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $166.89 @ Walmart Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $189.99 @ Best Buy Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $107.99 @ Newegg Storage Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $199.98 @ Amazon Storage Western Digital Black 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $176.99 @ Amazon Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB GAMING X Video Card $289.99 @ B&H Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $1141.83 Mail-in rebates -$10.00 Total $1131.83 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-14 14:51 EDT-0400