A computer with entry level art capabilities

[Boommer1]

I'm planning on building a rig that would be good for some entry level artwork and design, aside from a drawing tablet, what types of components would you guys recommend for a build like this i.e. (cpu, graphics, etc)

 

Appreciate the help.

[HKZeroFive]

Budget?

[Boommer1]

About $500 to maybe $600 tops, but typically the lower the better.

[Aditya_V]

Any processor will do the job as it is not very CPU intensive work.

 

I personally use an i5 4690 and do quite a bit of logo deigning and my CPU usage is never more than 30% to 40%.

 

You should be focusing on a really good Monitor something like an IPS Monitor with a response time of 5 ms or less.

Get a really good drawing tablet something like a Wacom.

 

I guess you should buy a Pentium 4520 or Core i3 6300 (LGA 1151) for future proofing so that you can upgrade later on if required.

 

Good Luck with your build!

[Aditya_V]

Also you need a minimum of 8 Gb RAM if you're gonna be using softwares like Adobe Illustrator. 

I personally use Adobe Illustrator and while designing on multiple artboards my RAM gets utilized really quickly.