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Oct 10 2016 09:45am
Hey all, looking to break down and buy a gaming desktop. I don't have the know-how or patience to build my own and I'm just looking to buy a fully build desktop strictly for gaming and streaming. Any recommendations with a 2500$ budget? Really looking for top of the line here.
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Oct 10 2016 09:52am
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Oct 10 2016 10:14am
Quote (yupitsmeh @ 10 Oct 2016 09:52)
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It will have to be shipped, I live in wyoming so the closest place for pickup would probably be denver.
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Oct 10 2016 12:28pm
Budget:
More specific use (what games, what programs):
Planned time until purchase:
Do you need an Operating System?:
Do you have any specific preferred components?:
Do you need a wireless card?:
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?:
Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?:
Zip code/location? (Shipping costs):
Any color scheme?:

Do we can make a build fitting you.
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Oct 10 2016 01:20pm
Quote (ZwiX @ 10 Oct 2016 12:28)
Budget:
More specific use (what games, what programs):
Planned time until purchase:
Do you need an Operating System?:
Do you have any specific preferred components?:
Do you need a wireless card?:
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?:
Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?:
Zip code/location? (Shipping costs):
Any color scheme?:

Do we can make a build fitting you.


I play quite a few different games, starcraft 2/Diablo 3/ league of legends, etc. Would like to me able to stream at the highest video settings, really looking for overkill so I won't have to get a new machine for a while.
Preferred components would be atleast a gtx 1080.
Yes I need a wireless card.
I don't understand what overclocking is to be honest.
I have a monitor mouse and keyboard but will be getting a 2nd 24" down the road.
zip code is 82520.
Color scheme red and green
I'll be purchasing this is about 2 months.

edit: to be clear my budget is 2500 for just the desktop setup without any accessories

This post was edited by NitemareBear on Oct 10 2016 01:20pm
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Oct 10 2016 06:27pm
Well since you're just buying something premade with your budget then look for a desktop that has all of this:

Gtx 1080 or 1070 (at 2500 youll probably find SLI set ups (as in 2 cards), which is also fine). (or a titan x pascal, if any premades exist with this :P )
i7 6700k or 6800k
16 gigs of ram. no specs about ram matter.
at least a 250gig ssd.

and thats it. just make sure the processor isnt anything different. Although if you lower your budget, you can look for an i5 6600k or a single 1070/1080.

If you change your mind and want to build one, there are plenty of resources and people here would be willing to help. ^_^
past telling you what I just told you though, none of us have a custom builder to recommend because we all obviously build our own to save us tons of money and to have some fun :]

also also, once you get your rig, i'd be willing to walk you through some overclocking. via video chat or whatever. with my help itll take you just a few minutes. the motherboard may also have an auto-overclocker and I even think some companies that sell PCs will overclock for you.

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Oct 11 2016 12:22am
Quote (Rapture @ 10 Oct 2016 18:27)
Well since you're just buying something premade with your budget then look for a desktop that has all of this:

Gtx 1080 or 1070 (at 2500 youll probably find SLI set ups (as in 2 cards), which is also fine). (or a titan x pascal, if any premades exist with this :P )
i7 6700k or 6800k
16 gigs of ram. no specs about ram matter.
at least a 250gig ssd.

and thats it. just make sure the processor isnt anything different. Although if you lower your budget, you can look for an i5 6600k or a single 1070/1080.

If you change your mind and want to build one, there are plenty of resources and people here would be willing to help. ^_^
past telling you what I just told you though, none of us have a custom builder to recommend because we all obviously build our own to save us tons of money and to have some fun :]

also also, once you get your rig, i'd be willing to walk you through some overclocking. via video chat or whatever. with my help itll take you just a few minutes. the motherboard may also have an auto-overclocker and I even think some companies that sell PCs will overclock for you.


Thanks for the detailed response! Yeah I noticed the same process and graphics card were in just about every setup I was looking at in that price range :-P Good to know that that is what I should expect for that price range so I know I'm not getting screwed over :-D Thanks for all the help everyone :-)
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Oct 11 2016 03:29am
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/KLvbpb

I was looking around for prebuild system like ibuypower.
But seems like you get 20% less for the value.

please do this build :drool:
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Oct 11 2016 03:38am
http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Gamer-Paladin-D859
You can make changes to make the total 2593$. involving PSU, GPU, motherboard, storage.

you will still get a less powerful CPU and RAM for 200$ more.
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Oct 11 2016 05:11am
Ghot told me the NCIX can build you the PC for an extra 50$ at checkout

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/yVYQyf

Quad Channel 32GB RAM was lacking. So its 2666MHz, the price is quite decent tho
They had none wireless AC cards of my liking tho.

Get a 30$ windows 10 key here: https://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key/

Total everything with assembling included. Just under 2500$
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