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I'm looking to build a PC for my daughter. PC would be used for graphic design, animation, and video editing, with some light gaming. I'm going to give her one of my GPUs, so I don't need to worry about that for now. (ASUS Strix GTX 980) I'm looking for a CPU and motherboard that would last a long time for her purposes. I would like to build a Ryzen system, as I know it's a great bang for buck productivity arch. I'm not sure what would be best, though. With new chips being as cheap as 350 to 400 compared to Intel's offerings. I just haven't kept up with newer tech. I run a 1090T in my rig.
I'm looking for suggestions to slowly build the PC. Starting off, she will have my old 22" dell 1680X1050 monitor but I'll upgrade her a a 34" 2-4K next year. Should I just get the latest MoBo, CPU, etc? Or would the first gen Ryzen boards have support for the newer CPUs. I'm just wondering what would a great system without breaking the bank. Right now, I'm looking to get a CPU, Mobo, then acquire more parts each month. If I start with a Higher end Ryzen now, I think, it would still be fine by Christmas time; when I give her the system. But again, I can't decide on what CPU/MoBo. I'm going to start the PC with 8GBs of RAM and it will run on win7 Pro. I'll put in 32GB or more later on, as well. I'm going to cool the CPU with my old Corsair H110 (might be a 115 I can't remember) and the GPU will just have the stock cooler. I might put some minor Overclocking on the CPU, if the cooler can handle it.
I'm going to get her a big case, but also not sure on that. I'd like a nice case that is black with an acrylic side panel. Going to etch her favorite bands into the acrylic by Christmas. The PSU I'm gonna go overkill with. Some 750W or higher Gold or platinum, depending on prices and what reviews say. I'll be buying the case soon. and starting from there.
I'm looking to build a PC for my daughter. PC would be used for graphic design, animation, and video editing, with some light gaming. I'm going to give her one of my GPUs, so I don't need to worry about that for now. (ASUS Strix GTX 980) I'm looking for a CPU and motherboard that would last a long time for her purposes. I would like to build a Ryzen system, as I know it's a great bang for buck productivity arch. I'm not sure what would be best, though. With new chips being as cheap as 350 to 400 compared to Intel's offerings. I just haven't kept up with newer tech. I run a 1090T in my rig.
I'm looking for suggestions to slowly build the PC. Starting off, she will have my old 22" dell 1680X1050 monitor but I'll upgrade her a a 34" 2-4K next year. Should I just get the latest MoBo, CPU, etc? Or would the first gen Ryzen boards have support for the newer CPUs. I'm just wondering what would a great system without breaking the bank. Right now, I'm looking to get a CPU, Mobo, then acquire more parts each month. If I start with a Higher end Ryzen now, I think, it would still be fine by Christmas time; when I give her the system. But again, I can't decide on what CPU/MoBo. I'm going to start the PC with 8GBs of RAM and it will run on win7 Pro. I'll put in 32GB or more later on, as well. I'm going to cool the CPU with my old Corsair H110 (might be a 115 I can't remember) and the GPU will just have the stock cooler. I might put some minor Overclocking on the CPU, if the cooler can handle it.
I'm going to get her a big case, but also not sure on that. I'd like a nice case that is black with an acrylic side panel. Going to etch her favorite bands into the acrylic by Christmas. The PSU I'm gonna go overkill with. Some 750W or higher Gold or platinum, depending on prices and what reviews say. I'll be buying the case soon. and starting from there.
