Hello all. This is my first serious PC purchase. I want to play some videogames (it's been years since I've had a PC good enough to play games on!) and I'm also looking to get into running visuals through projectors and screens at events. For this purpose I'll be using a program called Resolume. I've opted for the smallest case I can for added portability.
I've done a bunch of research and this is what I've settled on. Just posting here in case anyone has anything I didn't consider. The £750 is already pushing my budget, so I'd be looking to spend not much more than this if any.
Case - COOLERMASTER ELITE 130 CASE
CPU - Intel® CoreTM i3 Quad Core Processor i3-8350K (4.00GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard - ASUS® PRIME H310i PLUS R2.0: Mini-ITX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
RAM - 8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (1 x 8GB) (I've started low on this so I can upgrade it down the line)
GPU - 6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660
Storage - 480GB ADATA SU650 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
Cooling - Noctua NH-L9i Low Profile, Super Quiet CPU Cooler
I chose the CPU on the basis that I've read that Resolume more often puts heavy loads onto fewer cores, so it's better to have fewer cores at higher speeds. Is this sensible? And I'm not 100% sure whether AMD or Intel will work better for my purpose.
I'll likely be using my laptop in warm environments for long periods of time. I wasn't sure whether to opt for air cooling or the equivalent price water cooling (Coolermaster Masterliquid Lite 120) but I was worried that if I'm transporting it often a knock may cause the water cooler to leak. Is this concern founded? Will a water cooler work significantly better?
Thanks in advance! Super excited for my new PC.
I've done a bunch of research and this is what I've settled on. Just posting here in case anyone has anything I didn't consider. The £750 is already pushing my budget, so I'd be looking to spend not much more than this if any.
Case - COOLERMASTER ELITE 130 CASE
CPU - Intel® CoreTM i3 Quad Core Processor i3-8350K (4.00GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard - ASUS® PRIME H310i PLUS R2.0: Mini-ITX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
RAM - 8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (1 x 8GB) (I've started low on this so I can upgrade it down the line)
GPU - 6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660
Storage - 480GB ADATA SU650 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
Cooling - Noctua NH-L9i Low Profile, Super Quiet CPU Cooler
I chose the CPU on the basis that I've read that Resolume more often puts heavy loads onto fewer cores, so it's better to have fewer cores at higher speeds. Is this sensible? And I'm not 100% sure whether AMD or Intel will work better for my purpose.
I'll likely be using my laptop in warm environments for long periods of time. I wasn't sure whether to opt for air cooling or the equivalent price water cooling (Coolermaster Masterliquid Lite 120) but I was worried that if I'm transporting it often a knock may cause the water cooler to leak. Is this concern founded? Will a water cooler work significantly better?
Thanks in advance! Super excited for my new PC.