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Specs: ASUS TUF: i7-11370H, 16GB, RTX 3060, 512GB 144Hz $1099.99 MAINGEAR: i7-10750H, 16GB, RTX 2060 Max-Perf, 1TB NVMe, 144Hz $1194.99, w/ coupon $1135.25 Lenovo: Ryzen 7-4800H, 16GB, RTX 2060, 512GB, 144Hz $1149.00, fckn Open Box Pls if you can suggest other pcs that are definitively better, my budget is $1200. and even that'll break the bank. Out of the three I want to know which has the most performance and best sub nuclear reactor temps, that's all (mostly) I care about. Colour Accuracy (sRBG, fuck adobe) is somewhat important to me cause it may impose on my ability to shitpost on discords. ((I do semi-professional logos on the side sometimes)) I don't plan to play many triple A titles. Any info/help is welcome! thanks in adv.

V.10 PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($170.00) Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($115.00) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($85.00) Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($100.00) Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 1 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card ($365.00) Case: Cougar MX330-G Air ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.00) Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($80.00) Monitor: Asus VP249QGR 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor ($160.00) Keyboard: Redragon K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($40.00) Total: $1182.00 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-15 09:04 EDT-0400 OLDER VERSIONS

Hey guys, I really want to build a gaming PC and my budget is $1200 tax in CAD. it is pretty hard for me to choose the parts since I am limited to parts to choose from and I don't have extensive knowledge on PC parts. It would be great if someone could help me out. Thank you

I am trying to build a good gaming pc at around $1200.00 USD. I am very new to this and have really no idea where to start.

Hello everyone, i am trying to build a pc with a $1200 CAD budget, i have been looking at some parts and i have made a list of some that i like. I want your thoughts on this parts list. (I took these prices off of newegg.ca and they are current prices with sales) MSI GeForce GTX 970 DirectX 12 GTX 970 4GD5T OC 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support G-SYNC Support Video Card Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 88W BX80646I54690K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 EVGA 600B 600W 80Plus Bronze Power Supply NZXT Phantom 240 Mid Tower Chassis WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (I know this is a bit much but i want more upgrading headroom) (Im also wondering if i should spend like 120 on a windows cd or buy a cd-key for around 50-60 bucks on something like the reddit cd-key swap) Thank you for helping me out i wish you a good night or day i dont know PcPartPicker List: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($315.00 @ Canada Computers) Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Canada Computers) Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.99 @ Canada Computers) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Canada Computers) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($445.00 @ Canada Computers) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Canada Computers) Total: $1228.95 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-05 13:07 EST-0500

What do you guys think about this build for 1440p, 60 fps gaming? Also, would you rather get an i5 or i7 for mainly gaming and light video editing as well? I plan to get this build and keep it for around 3 years before upgrading anything. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8fqzVn Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8fqzVn/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.99 @ B&H) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ B&H) Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($313.98 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.99 @ Adorama) Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC) Total: $1207.02 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-14 21:25 EDT-0400

1. Budget I would like to spend US$1100 but am willing to go up to about $1200 2. Aim VERY IMPORTANT: I want this computer to last four years or more, secondly at the moment I don't know much about over-clocking and am not sure how it will affect my 4 year goal. I plan to use this computer for mostly gaming but I will also be using this as a productivity computer. Productivity is nothing intensive and I will be playing games such as: borderlands 2, the witcher 3, and CS:GO. In addition, I already have a 240GB SSD and a 1TB HD so don't include them in the price. Lastly, I personally want to get Intel CPU and Nvidia graphics. 3. Monitors I am planning to run a 24-27in monitor(not sure, whatever the normal size is) as well as a smaller monitor for references. 4. Peripherals I have a keyboard and mouse as well as a headset. I will need to buy a monitor and windows but that is not included in the $1200 budget. 5. Why are you upgrading? My previous computer was a 5 year old iMac and that worked fine but the logic board recently failed and it would cost over $1000 to replace. 6. Questions Is it worth to get the new skylake processor for the added DDR4 vs. DDR3 and more up to date motherboard? If I'm not going skylake, what are the advantages and disadvantages of xeon vs. i7? If I don't over-clock, will having a base clock of 3.4GHz or 4.0GHz make a huge difference for me? ATX or Micro ATX, do I lose much in the transition or is it ok for what I want to go micro? Should I even consider i5? 7. What I have so far Skylake PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KRXrbv Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KRXrbv/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($373.98 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.74 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($162.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($343.98 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1156.67 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-01 18:20 EDT-0400 Xeon PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c7ZMWZ Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c7ZMWZ/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.43 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($654.98 @ Newegg) Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Fire Red MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($83.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1214.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-01 18:18 EDT-0400 Intel i7 PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4KqYD3 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4KqYD3/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Best Buy) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.74 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($343.98 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($93.98 @ Newegg) Total: $1061.64 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-01 18:23 EDT-0400

Hello LinusTechTips Forums! I come to you guys and girls with a question, my friend is looking to build a gaming PC, around the £800 mark but he is willing to go a bit over if necessary. Would you be able to help us out? We are basing it around Linus's $1500 build, which is about £930, and we're wondering what updates you guys could add to this build in respects to hardware? We already have the Graphics card down, a GTX 960, and all the peripherals to go with it. what would you guys recommend for the rest? Thanks!

This is my first ever build. I intend to play games on 1080p with settings maxed out and some low-end content creation. I also intend to mildly overclock my components. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($218.95 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($89.90 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($120.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ NCIX US) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($177.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 970 4GB XLR8 Video Card ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($96.98 @ Newegg) Total: $1212.68 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-05 18:10 EDT-0400

My original budget was $2000, but life happens and I've had to cut that down dramatically. Now I'm at $1200 (USD) maximum budget before tax and rebates. Lower is better. This is my first actual build. I've educated myself a lot (thanks in large part to LTT) since I started learning a couple of years ago, but I'm looking for seasoned builders to have a look. My goals for this build are: * Excellent performance in games at 1080p on a single monitor for the next few years * Reliable performance for occasional audio/video editing * Can handle the crushing weight of Chrome with a bunch of open tabs/apps * MOBO supports overclocking and 2x SLI for future upgrades * Going for a blue and black theme Must Haves and No-Gos: * Gotta have an i5 * Gotta have an NVIDIA GPU (I've had mixed results with my current 7670m) * Gotta have an SSD boot drive * AC Wireless is a must * Don't want a 970. Even if it somehow fit in the budget the whole VRAM thing makes me skittish for future upgrades to resolutions >1080p... The feedback I've gotten is that it's nothing to worry about. I agree if all I'm looking at is 1080p on a single monitor, but what if I upgrade down the line and to multiple monitors at higher resolutions? I think I'd rather upgrade to a current card in 3-5 years than add in a second 970 and risk dealing with a performance hit for accessing that extra 500MB. So there. Does anyone have suggestions to reduce this price without major sacrifices? I know there's cheaper drives out there, but I'm wary of lower quality. Thanks for taking a look! PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.56 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.88 @ OutletPC) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.00 @ NCIX US) Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($45.98 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($132.87 @ OutletPC) Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($159.99 @ B&H) Total: $1111.12 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-05 10:49 EST-0500

Hello again everybody, I'm building a PC to take with me to LAN Parties and this is what I have, but I'm not too sure about the case. I need for it to be portable so I can take it where ever the party is being hosted. What do you think? If you're going to make any changes, the budget is $1200 USD. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3I1mY Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3I1mY/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3I1mY/benchmarks/ CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($181.98 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ NCIX US) Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center) Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US) Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case ($79.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US) Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Cooler Master Blade Master 40.8 CFM 80mm Fan ($8.98 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: Cooler Master Blade Master 40.8 CFM 80mm Fan ($8.98 @ OutletPC) Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.99 @ B&H) Headphones: Cooler Master CM Storm Pulse-R Headset ($79.25 @ Amazon) Total: $1195.50 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-11 13:34 EDT-0400)

Need total for the pc part picker to be under $1200 needs to include a pc that can run CSGO and Minecraft at 144fps+ on medium to high settings and include a good 144Hz monitor keep the stuff that is already in their 2 things the headset i want and the keyboard i want thanks so much http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GyPNWZ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ USE THIS TO BUILD IT AND REPOST IT PLEASE USE THE BUILD I ALREADY STARTED AND ADD YOUR IDEAS UNDER $1200 REMEMBER PLEASE THANKS SO MUCH I LOVE LINUS SO MUCH

Hey Guys, this is my first post on the forums so hopefully this will be a good experience! This is my first gaming build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TripleHelix/saved/kCrD4D I didn't really know much about how to do this so I just threw some stuff together and that is what I go (it ran much better than it seems like it might). I want to be able to push 3, 1080p monitors and possibly recycle some parts if I can from the old rig. If I can't its nbd but it would be nice. I am going to use this PC to do audio editing (I won't need a sound card), programing (PHP,Cpp,HTML, etcetc), and gaming. I'll be playing games like BF4, TF2, Dota2, and what ever games come out that peak my interest. I'd love to hear what you guys think I should build! I'll post pics when I'm done! Thanks!

I have $1200 saved up and want to build a pc that i can expand in the future. I want a gaming pc but also want the ability to do small amounts of video edditing and adobe programs (Photoshop, illustrator, Flash, ect.) If someone could help me out and come up with a list of parts i would be very thankfull. side note, the $1200 bugget does not need to include OS or peripherals.