Please help picking a gaming PC

PsyopGoat

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Hello all,

I'm looking to buy a gaming desktop PC and I'm wondering what manufacturer will give me the most bang for my buck. My budget is < $2000.

All my searches for reviews, discussions and such say building your own is the best way to go, but frankly I know little about computers and nothing about building them. I'd rather just buy one already done and I realize it will cost more.

I don't just want high stats with cheap supporting parts, so factoring in everything (including reliability and overall quality), which desktop manufacturer will give me the most for my money?

Thanks for any advice!

- Sean
 
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Gamer Paladin F950
1 x Case ( NZXT Phantom Full Tower Gaming Case - Black )
0 x Case Lighting ( None )
1 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( Advanced - iBUYPOWER Harmony SRS Sound Reduction System )
0 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( None )
1 x Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7 3970X Processor Extreme Edition (6x 3.50GHz/15MB L3) - Intel Core i7 3970X w/ Intel Performance Tuning Protection )
1 x iBUYPOWER PowerDrive ( PowerDrive Level 2 - Up to 20% Overclocking )
1 x Processor Cooling ( Corsair Hydro Series H60 Liquid CPU Cooling System - ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow) )
1 x Memory ( 32 GB [4 GB X8] DDR3-2133 Memory Module - G.Skill Ripjaws X )
1 x Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 - 4GB - SLI Mode...
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Gamer Paladin F950
1 x Case ( NZXT Phantom Full Tower Gaming Case - Black )
0 x Case Lighting ( None )
1 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( Advanced - iBUYPOWER Harmony SRS Sound Reduction System )
0 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( None )
1 x Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7 3970X Processor Extreme Edition (6x 3.50GHz/15MB L3) - Intel Core i7 3970X w/ Intel Performance Tuning Protection )
1 x iBUYPOWER PowerDrive ( PowerDrive Level 2 - Up to 20% Overclocking )
1 x Processor Cooling ( Corsair Hydro Series H60 Liquid CPU Cooling System - ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow) )
1 x Memory ( 32 GB [4 GB X8] DDR3-2133 Memory Module - G.Skill Ripjaws X )
1 x Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 - 4GB - SLI Mode (Dual Cards) )
1 x Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA )
1 x Free Stuff ( [FREE] Creative Labs Fatal1ty Gaming Headset - Free with Purchase of any system over $1399 )
1 x Free Stuff ( [FREE] - Razer Arctosa Gaming Keyboard - Free with purchase of Desktop over $1599 )
1 x Free Stuff ( [FREE Game Voucher] - Assassins Creed III - Free with purchase of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650Ti or above )
1 x Motherboard ( ASRock X79 Extreme11 -- 7x PCI-E x16, 10x SATA 6Gb/s, and 2x Gb LAN )
1 x Power Supply ( 1050 Watt - Corsair CMPSU-1050HX - Free Upgrade to 1200 Watt Corsair CMPSU-1200AX ($70 Savings) )
1 x Primary Hard Drive ( 480 GB Intel 520 SSD - Dual 480GB Drives (960GB Capacity) - RAID 0 High Performance )
1 x Data Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Dual 1TB Drives (2TB Capacity) - RAID 0 High Performance )
1 x Optical Drive ( [12X Blu-Ray] Pioneer BLU-RAY Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black )
0 x 2nd Optical Drive ( None )
0 x Flash Media Reader / Writer ( None )
1 x Meter Display ( AeroCool V12XT Touch Screen Fan, Temperature Control & HDD Working Display )
1 x Sound Card ( ASUS Xonar Essence STX )
1 x Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
1 x Operating System ( Windows 8 Pro + Office 2010 Trial [Free 60-Day !!!] - 64-bit )
1 x Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard )
1 x Mouse ( iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse - Blood Red )
1 x Monitor ( 27" LCD 1920x1080 -- ASUS VG278H 3D-Ready 120Hz - w/ 3W x2 Stereo Speakers )
1 x 2nd Monitor ( 27" LCD 1920x1080 -- ASUS VG278H 3D-Ready 120Hz - w/ 3W x2 Stereo Speakers )
1 x Speaker System ( Creative Inspire T6160 5.1 Speakers System w/ immersive multi-channel surround sound )
0 x Video Camera ( None )
0 x Case Engraving Service ( None )
1 x Warranty ( 3 Year Standard Warranty Service )
1 x Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) - No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )
 
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TheMohammadmo

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Yeah buying from websites that make it for you is more expensive. You can get the same stuff for easily 100 to 200 bucks cheaper. Use the website ubah recommended. Thats what the world uses for making their own custom desktops. Also there are many guides on youtube to help you out.