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Cokeman
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So I came across a guy who spent 2 grand on a mini tower PC for his girlfriend and he only got a GTX 760.  https://pcpartpicker.com/b/csccCJ  I facepalmed so hard. Great looking build and nice of him to do that, but 99% of people who spend $2,000 on a PC get a R9 290X or a GTX 780 ti. So have you seen any builds where someone has spent a ton of money for not all that great of a build.

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i7+GTX 760=logic :P

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The sad thing is this was supposed to be for gaming xD

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The sad thing is this was supposed to be for gaming xD

Great looking build but how did he spend that on a mini tower?

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you guys are laughing at his video card.. im laughing at his $2000 computer with a micro atx motherboard

CPU: i5 25000 3.3 GHz             Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V-LK          Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB           Display: Samsung SD24 24" 1080p          

GPU: EVGA GTX 660 SC 2 GB     Sound: Razer Kraken pro                            PSU: Rosewill 630 watt                    Storage 1: 128 GB Adata XPG SX900 SSD

Case: Rosewill Challenger       CPU Cooler: Corsair h80i                    Mouse: Corsair M65                                   Storage 2: Seagate 2 TB HDD

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Great looking build but how did he spend that on a mini tower?

It's only a hundred...

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you guys are laughing at his video card.. im laughing at his $2000 computer with a micro atx motherboard

Me to

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Ill tell you where he went wrong. H100i and not oveclocking. And a 3TB WD black.

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you guys are laughing at his video card.. im laughing at his $2000 computer with a micro atx motherboard

Oh I am too. I'm just laughing harder at the CPU and the GPU.

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It's only a hundred...

Not the case itself I mean a mini tower build

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you guys are laughing at his video card.. im laughing at his $2000 computer with a micro atx motherboard

 

Why laugh at it? what if he wanted it to be small?

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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Why would anyone do this? Just get a full damn rig. I'm pissed at my mid tower case for being so small and I'm thinking of going full tower!

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drusso5 [2 Builds] 4 points 2 months ago
 

What ever makes the girl smile doesn't matter how much money you can save. :D

 
 
 
Rajenator 3 points 1 month ago
 

Nice build! +1

 
 
 
MylesRawr [1 Build] 3 points 1 month ago
 

Fantastic build, good job on the pictures too. +1

 
 
 
eugenius [2 Builds] 3 points 1 month ago
 

absolutely a +1, looks almost identical to my build :) Let me know how the wireless card works for you.

These comments are what's making me truly sad...

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my pc is a fail it started with a prebuilt

My Rig  

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksY

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 15:33 EDT-0400Build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303263-the-dell-from-hell/#entry4121100 

Phone Compassion Spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EN6s426gyxqPloIqT4wQ7Y7yovkkQy_5B3djVN-N-R8/edit#gid=0


Gta V Pc Online Crew http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/344773-unofficial-linus-tech-tips-gta-v-crew-pc/

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Why laugh at it? what if he wanted it to be small?

for $2000 no one wants a micro atx motherboard. Maybe if your on a budget but no one wants a micro atx when you can get a full tower and atx motherboard for $2000

CPU: i5 25000 3.3 GHz             Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V-LK          Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB           Display: Samsung SD24 24" 1080p          

GPU: EVGA GTX 660 SC 2 GB     Sound: Razer Kraken pro                            PSU: Rosewill 630 watt                    Storage 1: 128 GB Adata XPG SX900 SSD

Case: Rosewill Challenger       CPU Cooler: Corsair h80i                    Mouse: Corsair M65                                   Storage 2: Seagate 2 TB HDD

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And he way overspent on that SSD

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These comments are what's making me truly sad...

Those people just see the $2000 price tag LOL

CPU: i5 25000 3.3 GHz             Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V-LK          Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB           Display: Samsung SD24 24" 1080p          

GPU: EVGA GTX 660 SC 2 GB     Sound: Razer Kraken pro                            PSU: Rosewill 630 watt                    Storage 1: 128 GB Adata XPG SX900 SSD

Case: Rosewill Challenger       CPU Cooler: Corsair h80i                    Mouse: Corsair M65                                   Storage 2: Seagate 2 TB HDD

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for $2000 no one wants a micro atx motherboard. Maybe if your on a budget but no one wants a micro atx when you can get a full tower and atx motherboard for $2000

AND a 760. Like I said he should have gotten a 780 ti

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AND a 760. Like I said he should have gotten a 780 ti

An AMD 290x or at least a 280x would have been nice

CPU: i5 25000 3.3 GHz             Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V-LK          Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB           Display: Samsung SD24 24" 1080p          

GPU: EVGA GTX 660 SC 2 GB     Sound: Razer Kraken pro                            PSU: Rosewill 630 watt                    Storage 1: 128 GB Adata XPG SX900 SSD

Case: Rosewill Challenger       CPU Cooler: Corsair h80i                    Mouse: Corsair M65                                   Storage 2: Seagate 2 TB HDD

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An AMD 290x or at least a 280x would have been nice

 

Those two also, or a 780

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AND a 760. Like I said he should have gotten a 780 ti

or at least a 780 or 290(x)

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what? he means the whole build.

Yeah I figured that out. :P

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