Looking for a good pc
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Frag Maniac
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If you mean a prebuilt, you're much better off building your own. Just ask for suggestions on parts, and watch some build videos. Newegg has a couple good ones that also cover OS and Driver install. Really, it's easier than operating and maintaining a PC.
Assembly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIF43-0mDk4
OS and Drivers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zAdwedmj1M
You're going to get better bang for buck buying the parts and building it yourself. Also, the volume build houses often rush through and make mistakes.
Assembly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIF43-0mDk4
OS and Drivers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zAdwedmj1M
You're going to get better bang for buck buying the parts and building it yourself. Also, the volume build houses often rush through and make mistakes.
Jonathan Tyer
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I totally agree with Frag, and there are multiple suggested builds based on budget (check out Paul's Hardware channel)
Frag Maniac
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There are other questions. I assume it's a 1080p display? But what brand do you prefer in GPUs? Most like Nvidia, and that budget is begging for a 1070, but mining has them at high prices and spotty availability right now.
We're also on the cusp of 8 threaded games and 8 core CPUs becoming more popular, but AMD and Intel's current 8 core prices are too high. I suggest you wait until Intel releases their budget platform 6 core next month. Hopefully by then 1070 prices will stabilize too.
We're also on the cusp of 8 threaded games and 8 core CPUs becoming more popular, but AMD and Intel's current 8 core prices are too high. I suggest you wait until Intel releases their budget platform 6 core next month. Hopefully by then 1070 prices will stabilize too.
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Some interesting deals of late on techbargain: https://www.techbargains.com/category/357/computers/desktops
i5-6400 + RX480 8GB
http://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/desktops-and-all-in-ones/ideacentre/y700/IdeaCentre-Y710-Cube/p/90FL0079US?irgwc=1&clickid=wkew%3AWyL-V%3A10pawewS4QTrVUkhSvhS9wzRXUM0&PID=11949&acid=ww:affiliate:bv0as6
i5-6400 GTX 1050Ti
http://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/desktops-and-all-in-ones/ideacentre/y700/ideacentre-Y700-34ISH/p/90DG002UUS?irgwc=1&clickid=wkew%3AWyL-V%3A10pawewS4QTrVUkhSvmx1wzRXUM0&PID=11949&acid=ww:affiliate:bv0as6
Top end of your budget:
i5-7400 GTX 1060 6GB
http://deals.dell.com/productdetail/fym?prg=1&VEN1=12578053-227502-879b97fc-e170-4263-89c9-9b540e9254f2&AID=227502&dgc=CJ&DGSeg=DHS&c=us&s=dhs&cid=198375&lid=45846&acd=12309198375458460&VEN3=104903764024571776
Seeing as how it is quite difficult to get ahold of a mid-range GPU, these are almost worth it on principle.
i5-6400 + RX480 8GB
http://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/desktops-and-all-in-ones/ideacentre/y700/IdeaCentre-Y710-Cube/p/90FL0079US?irgwc=1&clickid=wkew%3AWyL-V%3A10pawewS4QTrVUkhSvhS9wzRXUM0&PID=11949&acid=ww:affiliate:bv0as6
i5-6400 GTX 1050Ti
http://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/desktops-and-all-in-ones/ideacentre/y700/ideacentre-Y700-34ISH/p/90DG002UUS?irgwc=1&clickid=wkew%3AWyL-V%3A10pawewS4QTrVUkhSvmx1wzRXUM0&PID=11949&acid=ww:affiliate:bv0as6
Top end of your budget:
i5-7400 GTX 1060 6GB
http://deals.dell.com/productdetail/fym?prg=1&VEN1=12578053-227502-879b97fc-e170-4263-89c9-9b540e9254f2&AID=227502&dgc=CJ&DGSeg=DHS&c=us&s=dhs&cid=198375&lid=45846&acd=12309198375458460&VEN3=104903764024571776
Seeing as how it is quite difficult to get ahold of a mid-range GPU, these are almost worth it on principle.
Frag Maniac
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^The above only proves you're better off waiting. We're at an all time high of midrange GPU instability on both pricing and availability because of this mining craze.
That said, Alienware PCs aren't exactly the best value price wise either.
That said, Alienware PCs aren't exactly the best value price wise either.
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