$1200 Multimedia and Productivity PC

For content creation the Intel Core i5-14500 is one of the best price to performance CPUs currently available as it offers a decent number of cores for its price and comes with integrated Intel HD graphics which boasts an additional hardware codec that being Intel Quicksync.

In regards to the motherboard, the Asus Prime B760-Plus motherboard chosen is a decent pick, but most importantly, features 3x M.2 SSD slots for storage variety and a dedicated thunderbolt port on the rear IO.

32GBs of white DDR5 RAM will provide the system with great aesthetics and the sufficient capacity for the desired programs and applications that are going to be used and leaves room for a future upgrade if required.

The GPU chosen is the RTX 4060TI 16GB variant, this GPU is very capable for AI, 3D modeling, and other CUDA related productivity tasks.

1.5TB of storage will give us a decent starting point for this build as the 512gb nvme SSD will be used as the main boot drive and the other 1TB nvme SSD as a scratch drive.

Our PSU of choice is none other than the MSI MPG A650GF 650W. This unit is a quality and highly reviewed PSU that has more than enough wattage for an i5 and a RTX 4060Ti.

Lastly for the case we have the Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower as this case is easy to build in, comes with 3x 140mm fans, and provides plenty of airflow and great aesthetics.