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Onyxius

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Hello Everyone,
My son is overseas in the army and will be coming home finally in about 5 months. He said he would like a really good gaming computer and is looking to spend $2k on it. His primary use will be playing games. Can you guys help me please?

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Dave
 
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HiTechObsessed

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Room to upgrade to whatever in the future, a couple hundred under budget, and will max out everything at 1080p for a long time:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.66 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($76.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked Video Card ($689.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.34 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1765.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 12:57 EDT-0400)

If you need peripherals, I can adjust as well.
 
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zemiak

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.66 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($155.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1999.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 13:36 EDT-0400)

I'm suggesting SLI if he is planning on using multiple monitors, if he is only using one monitor at 1080p, then he should do something similar to the build below:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.66 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($155.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($714.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1662.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 13:38 EDT-0400)
 
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Onyxius

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Awesome guys thank you, how about monitor, I'm not worried about keyboard and mouse, we can pick those up anywhere. He will need a monitor as well. Preferably over 17".
 
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With this kind of power I would actually do more than 1080p. Switching to a 290x, with a build capable of Crossfire in the future, I would go 1440p:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.66 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($76.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($549.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.34 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($154.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: QNIX QX2710 Matte 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($369.49 @ Newegg)
Total: $2049.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 16:04 EDT-0400)


EDIT: And about the CPU, at this budget, I would go for an i7. Won't do much extra good now, but will last longer once games start getting more and more threaded.
 
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RazerZ

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I would get a cheaper monitor and also get cheaper yet just as good components. For example the Caviar Black could be swapped for a Caviar Blue etc.

With the money saved he should be able to fit in a 780ti.
 
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The monitor is 1440p, and those aren't cheap. You can get a cheaper 1080p monitor, of course, but that's a waste at this kind of budget. The 290x and 780 Ti trade blows, with the 290x being over $100 cheaper. And the Caviar Black is MUCH faster than the Caviar Blue. Again, at a budget like this, why have a super fast system that takes a long time to search for files?
 
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Onyxius

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Thanks for the responses. He will be home in a couple weeks. He mentioned he may just go with a gaming laptop for the mobility aspect. Any suggestions for a gaming laptop?
 
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Customize a Sager laptop on GenTechPC.com. Best price to performance of any gaming laptop. Can get one with an 880m (roughly equal to a desktop GTX 760) for around $1,800. The 880m will get Ultra in most at 1080p. Sager has great quality as well
 
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