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    Malzian's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Welsper59 View Post
    $1000 is a bit rough if you have preference on CPU brand (Intel vs AMD). If you're okay with AMD processors, you'll be able to hit that mark a lot easier though.

    Newegg has a combo deal going that's not bad at all: HERE Add on or adjust the cart as you think is needed. You can even switch out the GTX 1070 (which is a very powerful card) for something cheaper, like the RX480. Shipping is terrible though if you don't qualify for free shipping from them. Amazon would probably be better in that case, if shipping is a problem, as they both tend to have the same parts at around the same prices. You can always buy extra fans, if needed. Edit: Just noticed it doesn't have an OS. If you don't have one you can reuse (like if you don't have the CD-Key), you're gonna have to add one on. A cheap Windows 10 Home should be fine for most people.

    This is also assuming you're familiar with how to build a PC. It isn't difficult, but ideally you or someone else has at least some experience. There are guides and videos everywhere to figure it out with, if not.
    $868 with a GTX1070 included is actually a damned good deal considering that the card itself runs a little North of $400 on its own. Personally I'm running 2 GTX970s because I'm pushing 4K, but thinking of upgrading to a 1080 because SLI has been a major issue.

    The only upsides of the system I posted versus this one is that the ASUS comes pre-aasembled with Win 10 installed, double the RAM and a 1TB drive. The SSD is nice to have, but I prefer to use those only as system drives and have standard HDDs for the games due to the size of the games as well as reducing the amount of writes to the SSD which prolongs their lifespan.
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    Last edited by Malzian; 02-01-2017 at 06:55 AM.
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