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EvanRB
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Hey, My name is Evan and I am fairly new to PC building and just pc gaming in general. I have been doing "soft" pc gaming for about a year and a half now (playing games like MC, G-MOD and older games that my all to under powered pc can handle) but as of now I have come into about 4 thousand dollars that I really want to use to get a gaming pc/work station. I have a proper desk already that will be able to fit any size pc and monitor. All I need help with is the pieces. I am not very knowledgeable about about this sort of thing so If anyone can help me with the parts I need I would appreciate it very much. If you suggest a part please leave a amazon/newegg link so I can view the part also please leave the price of the item.

 

The format for suggesting a part would look something like this

 

Name of Part:(I.e CPU, GPU, sound card ect...)

 

Price:

 

Link: 

 

Thank you in advance for your guys advice. I hope to join the big leagues of pc gaming now :)

 

 

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Welcome to the Forum, EvanRB.

 

Most PC builders these days use the site PCPartPicker. Since you're asking about dollars I'll use the US version of the site.
I can then give you the link to the build and we can see how much other posters disagree with me.

 

Ok, going to make a list.

Sig under construction.

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You don't need $4000 for any sort of gaming PC

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XrWP99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XrWP99/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.94 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($81.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($91.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($368.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($113.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1288.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-12 02:25 EST-0500

System: Thinkpad T460

 

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You don't need $4000 for any sort of gaming PC

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XrWP99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XrWP99/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.94 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($81.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($91.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($368.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($113.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1288.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-12 02:25 EST-0500

 

NINJA I SAY!

But if you have the most overkill build now it'll last for years!

Sig under construction.

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I agree with SpeedyV you don't really need $4000 kickass gaming pc. If your into light gaming an i5 and gtx 970 will do you justice. And if you ever decide to play Crysis or Far Cry those specs will give you lots of headroom.

P.S How does one come across $4000. I picked a 5 cent coin yesterday, thats all.

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I agree with SpeedyV you don't really need $4000 kickass gaming pc. If your into light gaming an i5 and gtx 970 will do you justice. And if you ever decide to play Crysis or Far Cry those specs will give you lots of headroom.

P.S How does one come across $4000. I picked a 5 cent coin yesterday, thats all.

xD I have just revived a bonus from work. Lets say I was very happy when it came. :)

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