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Hi! im planning to buy my first gaming rig. and i can't choose if i will puchase a gaming laptop or i will buy parts and build my own pc. some says building a PC is easy but im a total newbie at building one. so im scared that i might break some parts during building. what do you guys think?

By the way my budget is 2500 CA$ or 2000 US$.

 

Can you give me also a set up for this budget thanks!

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Hi! im planning to buy my first gaming rig. and i can't choose if i will puchase a gaming laptop or i will buy parts and build my own pc. some says building a PC is easy but im a total newbie at building one. so im scared that i might break some parts during building. what do you guys think?

By the way my budget is 2500 CA$ or 2000 US$.

 

Can you give me also a set up for this budget thanks!

build your own. way better than a laptop.

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I would recommend just building your own PC. And with that budget you can go with a pretty powerful rig. 

 

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Definitely build your own.  You get more for your money.

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uhm can i ask you guys what type of parts should i get? like what motherboard , RAM , GPU  like that. sorry if wrong xD

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uhm can i ask you guys what type of parts should i get? like what motherboard , RAM , GPU  like that. sorry if wrong xD

It depends what you plan on doing? Just gaming? editing?

 

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If you are going around places and still wanna play games, go with laptop. if not, build your own pc. it's super easy, even a 5 year old or a 65 year old can do it. what do you wanna do? gaming? edeting? what parts do you need? do you need peripherals? monitor? do you wanna get OS from Reddit? (personally i don't like those, but it's a great way if you're in a budget) Do you want speakers, headset? etc..

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It depends what you plan on doing? Just gaming? editing?

Just Gaming.

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If you are going around places and still wanna play games, go with laptop. if not, build your own pc. it's super easy, even a 5 year old or a 65 year old can do it. what do you wanna do? gaming? edeting? what parts do you need? do you need peripherals? monitor? do you wanna get OS from Reddit? (personally i don't like those, but it's a great way if you're in a budget) Do you want speakers, headset? etc..

Just Gaming , i really like collecting gaming peripherals like mouse and keyboards. 

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Just Gaming , i really like collecting gaming peripherals like mouse and keyboards. 

Do you wanna spend premium right now, or upgrade it later down the line (i.e. getting cheap KB/Mouse combo right now, then save up for premium KB, Mouse)? Are you going to overclock?

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To play devils advocate. You might need a laptop for like college or something, depending on your specific needs and if you'll be sitting down at one spot all day or not.

 

You could also go with a $1700 Desktop + $400 chromebook/surface, if that would suite you better.

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Also, for $2000, you can get a pretty bitchin X99 build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TrGTf7

but that's without any peripherals, or drop down to Z97 and get http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WDqzrH with a few hundred dollars to spend on peripherals and an OS and the like.

 

(shamelessly stolen from @byalexandr 's signature.)

 

(sorry for double post, would edit, but I don't know if you get ping'd with @ notifications added in edits)

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Also, for $2000, you can get a pretty bitchin X99 build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TrGTf7

but that's without any peripherals, or drop down to Z97 and get http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WDqzrH with a few hundred dollars to spend on peripherals and an OS and the like.

 

(shamelessly stolen from @byalexandr 's signature.)

 

(sorry for double post, would edit, but I don't know if you get ping'd with @ notifications added in edits)

Peripherals is excluded at 2000 US$  

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Also, for $2000, you can get a pretty bitchin X99 build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TrGTf7

but that's without any peripherals, or drop down to Z97 and get http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WDqzrH with a few hundred dollars to spend on peripherals and an OS and the like.

 

(shamelessly stolen from @byalexandr 's signature.)

 

(sorry for double post, would edit, but I don't know if you get ping'd with @ notifications added in edits)

Hey, it's okay to steal it if you think it's bitchin' xD

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Peripherals is excluded at 2000 US$  

I think my $2000 PC in my signature will do you a lot better than a laptop at the same price.

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To play devils advocate. You might need a laptop for like college or something, depending on your specific needs and if you'll be sitting down at one spot all day or not.

 

You could also go with a $1700 Desktop + $400 chromebook/surface, if that would suite you better.

True, but if you can wait, building now or sometime soon, then getting an ultrabook at Black Friday, is great. that's what I did before.

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Just Gaming , i really like collecting gaming peripherals like mouse and keyboards. 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CN9R3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CN9R3C/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY CS1211 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($82.51 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($91.75 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer G247HYL bmidx 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  ($143.99 @ NCIX US) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.21 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Mionix NAOS 7000 Wired Optical Mouse  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Audio-Technica M50x Headphones  ($169.00 @ Adorama) 
Speakers: Mackie CR4 28W 2ch Speakers  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Modmic 4.0 ($50.00)
Total: $1950.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-12 20:58 EDT-0400
 
How's this for a build? idk if you really need and will use the features of the MoBo if not just go for a cheaper Gaming 3 from Gigabyte or MSI. If you are going for competitive gaming (i.e. CS:GO) go for a 1ms 120 Hz TN monitor.
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Peripherals is excluded at 2000 US$  

If I were you, just spend around $1500 MAX on building the PC, then save the $500 for an ultrabook on Cyber Monday/Black Friday. you won't get much boost on gaming if you go from a $1500 to $2000, if you are going to render and edit then yeah, go ahead. that would be worth it. if not, just go for a high performing $1500 PC.

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