best pc for $1500-$2000

[Austin.mccabe]

what would be the best pc for me to build for about $1750?(not including peripherals). I'm in the us and I'm looking for a gaming pc and light photo/video editing.

[Tedster]

Welcome to the Forum.

 

What's your location and what are you wanting to do with the computer?

[Schlager]

Can you provide more details such as :
1. Location ?

2. Budget including Monitor / Peripherals?

3. Main Purpose.

 

etc.

[blueballs]

i could sell you one =D

[Rayhaan Jiwani]

Check out my signature. It's $1750. You can tweak around with the specs for your own.

[hypnodog]

This build is for gaming, but can do some light video editing/rendering,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Beast Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($147.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($379.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($532.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($151.00 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1740.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-09 11:40 EDT-0400

@Austin.mccabe Don't forget to follow your own topics!

[pomaranc]

If is is gaming PC

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/96tknQ

Swap 980s for 970s if you want cheaper build.

[brob]

what would be the best pc for me to build for about $1750?

 

Like asking "What is the best screwdriver?".

 

So I presumed you wanted an excellent gaming system, no peripherals.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.75 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus H97-PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($107.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5"; Solid State Drive  ($379.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($528.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1569.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-09 12:28 EDT-0400

[Austin.mccabe]

If is is gaming PC

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/96tknQ

Swap 980s for 970s if you want cheaper build.

thank you I'm going to get this build but I might get a 180gb ssd instead of a 250gb.