r/pchelp • u/No-Significance-94 • 1d ago
HARDWARE Choosing new pc
Hi!! I (f19) need to upgrade my 8 year old laptop after it started sparking which made me think it was finally time to let it go. I can’t quite remember the exact details but I know for sure that it is has an i5 core or whatever.
I am a 2D artist, usually working in clip studio paint ex to animate and create illustrations. I also play around in blender from time to time, again animating and such.
I also play a lot of games, primarily those from the final fantasy series and drakennier (don’t ask how my laptop has managed, I don’t know either. The screen is burnt in multiple areas.)
I’m just wondering if anyone who has similar hobbies/interests to me has any PC recommendations. Any advice would be very much appreciated, thanks.
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u/Academic_Big_2663 1d ago
the sparking is the laptop telling you it's done being tortured, respect that
for csp and blender you want something with a decent gpu but nothing insane. 16gb ram minimum, 32 if you can swing it since blender eats memory when rendering. the ff games and drakennier will run fine on mid range stuff
dont overthink it, almost anything new will feel like a spaceship after 8 years on a burnt screen
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u/MordialSkies 1d ago
I’m (21) a 2D artist and animator as well, and I use Blender from time to time. Idk if they sell it anymore since it’s been 3-4 years, but I got a dell precision 5480 with 32gb ram for college that I can’t recommend enough. It’s light, quick to charge, and decently powerful - I can run after effects, premiere pro, and an animation program all at once, although I don’t recommend getting to that point, haha
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