Looking to buy a quality prebuilt gaming desktop

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ShafeDogg

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I am looking to buy a quality prebuilt gaming desktop, but I am unsure of a few things. Where should I buy from, and what brands are trusted most? I'm not a huge fan of Dell (not pleased by their service in the past). I've heard great things about Newegg, but I've never used them before. I'd rather buy prebuilt than build my own. I'm not too concerned about price, but I'm looking to spend about $2,500 to around $3,000 at most. I'd like similar stats to the ones listed below, but I'm most concerned about quality.

CPU: At least i7-6800K
GPU: At least GeForce GTX 1080 (or Ti) x1
RAM: At least 32GB DDR4-2400 (faster the better)
HDD: At least 3-4TB
SSD: At least ~500GB
PSU: At least 80+ Gold
Motherboard: Quality gaming board
Cooling: Fans preferred, liquid acceptable
Case/lighting: Any
OS: Any

Any help is much appreciated! Please let me know if any other information is needed.
 
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There is no listing of the brand and model of power supply, you need to know exactly what that is.

Also from the pictures they are using a $30-40 keyboard and mouse combo in a $2,400 system which is silly.

For that much I'd go to one of the higher end PC builders, Digital Storm, Origin, Falcon Northwest, Xidax. iBuyPower and Cyberpower have lower quality construction and use cheaper components.
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rhysiam

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For that sort of budget though on a gaming PC you really want a 1080ti.

Also, do you actually need the overpriced HEDT platform (6800K/6850K), which is actually slower in gaming than the cheaper i7 7700K? It doesn't matter if you've got a 60hz monitor, but if you're getting a 144hz or higher display, the 7700K will net you more FPS.

Why don't you go to someone like iBuyPower and customise yourself a rig?

I just put together a 7700K rig with a 1080ti, high end closed loop liquid cooler, upgraded to a good PSU 500GB SSD, 4TB HDD, all for under $2.5K. There's loads of choices so take your time and pick what you like. Loads of their suggested PSUs are pretty terrible, so that's the one thing to watch. Get yourself a decent PSU, and then the rest of the build should be fine.
You won't be able to get a big air cooler - they can't ship them attached (for good reason), but that'll be the same wherever you buy a pre-built.

That'd be my suggestion.

Don't go the overpriced 6800K unless you have a good reason.
 
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There is no listing of the brand and model of power supply, you need to know exactly what that is.

Also from the pictures they are using a $30-40 keyboard and mouse combo in a $2,400 system which is silly.

For that much I'd go to one of the higher end PC builders, Digital Storm, Origin, Falcon Northwest, Xidax. iBuyPower and Cyberpower have lower quality construction and use cheaper components.
 
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