This are the MINIMUM recommendations, You can upgrade if you wish.
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- CPU - 1.8GHz, 2 Cores (2.4GHz Future Proof)
- RAM - 2GB, 1333Mhz (4GB Future Proof)
- HDD - 250GB+, 5300 rpm
- Windows 7 32 bit (64-bit Future Proof)
- Motherboard that supports all these.
- Wireless or Ethernet
Gaming:
- CPU - 3 GHz + , 4 Cores (3.3 GHz for heavy gaming)
- Recommend AMD
- RAM 6GB 1600MHz Light gaming
- RAM 8GB 1600MHz Heavy
- HDD - 1TB 7200rpm
- Windows 7 64bit +
- Graphics Card depending on the games you’ll be playing.
- Motherboard that supports all these but also up-gradable(Future Proof)
- Multiple Fans or Liquid Cooling
- Ethernet connected (So you experience no packet losses for online gaming)
Editing Workstation:
- CPU 3.3GHz, + 4 Cores but with Hyper-threading from Intel
- RAM 12GB + , 1600MHz +
- HDD 2TB + with RAID, 7200 rpm +
- Windows 7 64bit +
- Graphics Card (Anything higher than AMD HD 7850 or equivalent with other 2GB VRAM)
- Motherboard that supports all these but also up-gradable (Future Proof)
- Multiple Fans or Liquid Cooling
- Ethernet connected (So you won't experience data loss or latency)
Note: SSD's is the best upgrade for any computer.