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Hello, I am interested in building a good gaming PC(mostly been playing OW and Civ6) and since black Friday and cyber Monday are coming up, I thought now is the best time to build/ upgrade one. Now for my budget I have around $1,700 USD and am willing to spend it all on the PC but I would to prefer to keep it as low as possible. I also have two computers both of which I have provided links to on the bottom(the lenovo is the main PC I use for gaming/quick searching which has the RX 470 in it), both of which I still use(the gateway is used for watching streams/ YouTube for a long time). Along with the two PCs I also have two monitors(again listed below). The reason I would like to upgrade/ build a PC is due to a few factors, one of which is that the case for the lenovo is a barely a fit for my GPU which as a result makes one of the motherboard wires hit one of the fans every time I do any demanding thing with it. Along with the fact that I have to set priority in task manager for the games that I play otherwise I get jumpy frames(Especially in OW) even on low settings, which restricts me from quickly searching/ responding to people in other app. Lastly I'm not sure if I was very informative or clear with what I want, so as a quick recap I would like you wonderful people to help me improve my gaming experience/ setup and use parts form other PCs if needed(I might use the spare PC as a streaming PC) and/ or give me tips on what I could do to improve my setup.

 

 

PC(s)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4P03F95864

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113171

Graphics card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137024&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Video+Cards+-+AMD%2FATI-_-N82E16814137024&gclid=CjwKEAiAmdXBBRD0hZCVkYHTl20SJACWsZj9FvSKv1Xh46FY0tV6ghJJLOCQKGjGMsPFsfXR-ya3lRoC-Zfw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Monitor(s)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BZNDOO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/HP-2310m-Full-Widescreen-Monitor/dp/B003I84KH0

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Here is one that will handle everything you throw it in. Comes at $1681 before rebate

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Newegg) (high end 6700k)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.88 @ OutletPC) (a nice black cooler that does its job well)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($130.98 @ Newegg) (red with cool LED)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) (red too)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.75 @ OutletPC) (high quality)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card  ($639.99 @ B&H) (red)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($128.99 @ Newegg) (has red text for more red)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1620.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-23 15:00 EST-0500

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I wouldn't bother looking at build parts now. Wait until Black Friday, and then do a build.

It's kind of ass backwards to choose parts now and hope they go on sale.

 

Welcome to the forum! :)

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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Here is a white and blue build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB TURBO Video Card  ($579.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1637.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-23 15:04 EST-0500

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2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I wouldn't bother looking at build parts now. Wait until Black Friday, and then do a build.

It's kind of ass backwards to choose parts now and hope they go on sale.

 

Welcome to the forum! :)

Agreed, but even for a 1700 budget he can still fit a 1080 and a 6700k even if they do not go on sale

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5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Agreed, but even for a 1700 budget he can still fit a 1080 and a 6700k even if they do not go on sale

Some form of 1080 will go on sale. It's just a matter of which.

There will likely be bundles with i7's included, but again, we wouldn't know which.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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So as far as I saw/ understand you guys are saying better to wait for Black Friday then get the parts/build a PC(that are hopefully going to be on sale) and not touch the pieces of junk that I call computers and build a new one that I can have for a long time.

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