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So to anyone who has superior computer knowledge to myself (ie. everyone), the taxman has effectively prevented me from pissing an amount of money up the wall this year which, pending its return, will be turned into a PC. I haven't had a desktop for ages and while I think I understand what various parts do individually I have no idea if what they add up to will be right in bang for buck terms (ie not very future-proof or hilariously too powerful for what I need to do).
Main uses are work and gaming. For work I won't need to do much fancy stuff beyond word processing but I'd like to be able to manipulate (in a very basic way) my own photos/video and put together websites and such. For gaming... let's just say I won't be exploring any overclocking options but I want to fire up DoWII, Civ V, whatever Battlefield they're up to, SC2). I'm not against the idea of buying a Mac, but I flat-out can't afford one. Also, I hate them.
Any tips on specs I should be looking for and possible Sw33t DealsTM would be muchly appreciated!
ps. I already have a screen, input devices and so on. Looking to spend ~ a grand, though less of course would be nice.
Main uses are work and gaming. For work I won't need to do much fancy stuff beyond word processing but I'd like to be able to manipulate (in a very basic way) my own photos/video and put together websites and such. For gaming... let's just say I won't be exploring any overclocking options but I want to fire up DoWII, Civ V, whatever Battlefield they're up to, SC2). I'm not against the idea of buying a Mac, but I flat-out can't afford one. Also, I hate them.
Any tips on specs I should be looking for and possible Sw33t DealsTM would be muchly appreciated!
ps. I already have a screen, input devices and so on. Looking to spend ~ a grand, though less of course would be nice.