My boyfriend asked for a computer build for podcasting and light gaming for Christmas. He specifically wants a custom build desktop and I wasn’t able to talk him out of going this route. We’re starting from zero so I’d need to get a tower, monitor, keyboard, mouse, mic, webcam, etc. Trying to keep it under $1300ish for the package.

What kind of specs should I target to future proof the system for podcasting in case this becomes a serious hobby for him? I’ve built hundreds of PCs in my lifetime but never had to consider audio/video production. Also curious if anyone has advice for the podcasting equipment.

Thanks ahead of time.

  • yeehaw@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    I’m just gonna suggest RAID is a bad idea. For gaming, it’s going to hurt performance if you’re just after redundancy. Raid is not a backup. Use backup software for that.

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      8 months ago

      Could go with multiple drives and restrict RAID to a pair of drives used specifically for recording. But that’s not exactly a cheap way to do it…