Price
You can find a good PC tower from brands like Acer, Asus, Dell or HP for between $500 and $600 that will prove useful for years for general use. The specs we'd suggest for a basic Windows 11 machine:
Intel Core i5 (13th- or 14th-gen) or AMD Ryzen 5 (7000 or 8000 series)
Default integrated graphics (such as Intel Iris or Arc or baseline AMD Radeon)
16GB of RAM or more
512GB or larger NVMe SSD drive
Four or more USB 3.2 or 4.0 ports with USB-C and USB-A formats (at least one or two on the front)
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless
At least one PCI-E (x16) expansion slot (for adding a video card)
Do you want to do some PC gaming, or do you spend time editing photos or videos? You'll want to level up the configuration with more RAM and better graphics options. Expect price points to be between $800 and $1,200 (or even more) if you go for a more bleeding-edge video card.
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