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My friend wants to get a desktop and his budget is $1200 usd max, He need a keyboard,  mouse and a headset! he will do a lot of gaming with it and he'll have multiple monitors setup. If you could reccommend a build it would be great thanks!

 

 

 

EDIT: No monitors are needed

He has 3 Monitors that take hdmi and 1920*1080

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So he needs monitors too? If so he might have to spend more then the said budget . Apparently good monitors can cost almost 1000$ alone. I'll say more when I'm back from church.

Someone told Luke and Linus at CES 2017 to "Unban the legend known as Jerakl" and that's about all I've got going for me. (It didn't work)

 

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Does he already have monitors? What resolution?

Or do we need to take the monitors into the budget?

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Does he already have monitors? What resolution?

Or do we need to take the monitors into the budget?

 

 

So he needs monitors too? If so he might have to spend more then the said budget . Apparently good monitors can cost almost 1000$ alone. I'll say more when I'm back from church.

Sorry I forgot to mention he already has monitors :P

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we need more info the info you gave us isn't very good

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you can get a smart AOC monitor for $200 roughly so how many is he gonna run 2-3 or what we need more info the info you gave us isn't very good

No monitors needed

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Sorry I forgot to mention he already has monitors :P

What resolution and how many? What kind of input do they take?

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What resolution and how many? What kind of input do they take?

3 monitors at 1920*1080 and they all take hdmi input

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Peripherals:

 


 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 


Headphones:  Audio-Technica ATH-T200 Headphones  ($29.95 @ Amazon) 

Total: $151.91

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 11:57 EDT-0400)

 

Rig:



 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($180.49 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  ASRock B85 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($73.47 @ OutletPC) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($449.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive:  LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1017.88

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 12:03 EDT-0400)

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Peripherals:
 
 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Headphones:  Audio-Technica ATH-T200 Headphones  ($29.95 @ Amazon) 
Total: $151.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 11:57 EDT-0400)
 
Rig:

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($180.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  ASRock B85 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($73.47 @ OutletPC) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($449.99 @ Newegg) 
Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive:  LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1017.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 12:03 EDT-0400)

 

He said this build looks quite nice!

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Here's an alternate AMD build

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n0yc

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n0yc/by_merchant/


 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($102.00 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($73.47 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($449.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($74.98 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Mouse: Razer ABYSSUS Wired Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 1400 Headset  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

 

Total: $1200.34

 

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 12:26 EDT-0400)

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Here's an alternate AMD build
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n0yc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n0yc/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($102.00 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($73.47 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($449.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($74.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Mouse: Razer ABYSSUS Wired Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 1400 Headset  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
 
Total: $1200.34
 
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 12:26 EDT-0400)

 

Now he's debating the intel and amd build

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He said he wants more bang for his buck :P

well if he had cheap peripherals then he could spend more on the PC!
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Sorry I forgot to mention he already has monitors :P

Mmmmk. I'll see what I can come up with. However, it will probably be like the already suggested builds. I however prefer to leave 100$ out of the budget for a chassis.

 

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Someone told Luke and Linus at CES 2017 to "Unban the legend known as Jerakl" and that's about all I've got going for me. (It didn't work)

 

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