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Hi everyone, I'm fairly new to the pc building business and am not completely informed on how to determine if a pre-built is good or not. I am looking for a budget pre-built gaming rig for starting my upgrade to pc gaming. It needs to be under $800 USD or under $900 with a monitor. Also, I want to be able to upgrade it in the future, and I would like it to have a white and blue theme. I hope it doesn't sound like I want you guys to do all my dirty work for me, but I'm terrible at deciding if a pre-built system is quality or not. But, more info to help the search, my most played games are GTA V (or any other sandbox/open-world games) and mmorpg's. Thank you very much in advance and hope I'm not asking too much.

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Easy solution. Build it yourself, takes 1-2 hours + windows install

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dtpLgL
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dtpLgL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($125.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 4GB Dual Video Card  ($209.98 @ Directron) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus - VS228T-P 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $905.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-17 21:43 EDT-0400

 

 

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CPU i7-4770K OC @ 4.3GHz | COOLING Cryorig M9i (review| MOTHERBOARD ASUS Z87-PROGPU Gigabyte 1650 Super Windforce OC | RAM  16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 MHzSSD Samsung 860 Evo 512GB | HDD Toshiba 3TB 7200RPMPSU EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750WCASE  NZXT H230 | HEADPHONES  Sony WH-1000XM3  | KEYBOARD Corsair STRAFE - Cherry MX Brown | MOUSE  Logitech G602 MONITOR LG 34UM58-P 34" Ultrawide

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OTHER TECH I OWN:

MacBook Pro 16" [M1 Pro/32GB/1TB] | 2022 Volkswagen GTI | iPhone 14 Pro | Sony a6000 | Apple Watch Series 8 45mm | 2018 MBP 15" | Lenovo Flex 3 [i7-5500U, HD5500 (fastest on the forum), 8GB RAM, 256GB Samsung 840 Evo] | PS5, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch [Home Theater setup] | DJI Phantom 3 Standard | AirPods 2 | Jaybird Freedom (two pairs) & X2 [long story, PM if you want to know why I have 3 pairs of Jaybirds]

 

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2 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

Easy solution. Build it yourself, takes 1-2 hours + windows install

That's also a problem and why I'm looking at pre-builds. I've never assembled a pc, and with the small town I'm in (Population 6,700), I doubt I'd find good help. I don't feel comfortable building it myself solely off of internet guides, especially on my own. This would be my first real rig, and I don't want it messed up with a mistake caused by a rookie mistake since I am inexperienced. My next rig after this one when I am more serious I will for sure be building myself, but for now I'm just wanting to get a start into pc gaming.

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7 minutes ago, T_Steelers said:

My next rig after this one when I am more serious I will for sure be building myself, but for now I'm just wanting to get a start into pc gaming.

It's always better to learn how to do things yourself. ESPECIALLY when

7 minutes ago, T_Steelers said:

I doubt I'd find good help

If there is nobody to help you, understanding how to fix/replace parts of your rig is imperative!

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CPU i5-13600k | COOLING Corsair H150i Elite Capellix 360mm (White) | MOTHERBOARD Gigabyte Z690 Aero G DDR4 | GPU Gigabyte RTX 3070 Vision OC (White) | RAM  16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB (White)SSD Samsung 980 Pro 1TB | PSU ASUS STRIX 850W (White)CASE  Phanteks G360a (White) | HEADPHONES  Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro | KEYBOARD Zoom75 (KTT Strawberry w/ GMK British Racing Green keycaps) | MOUSE  Cooler Master MM711 (White) MONITOR HP X32 1440p 165hz IPS

 

WORK RIG "OVERPRICED BRICK"

Mac Studio (M2 Ultra / 128GB / 1TB) | HEADPHONES  AirPods Pro 2 | KEYBOARD Logitech MX Mechanical Mini | MOUSE  Logitech MX Master 3S MONITOR 2x Dell 4K 32"

 

SECONDARY RIG "ALCATRAZ"

CPU i7-4770K OC @ 4.3GHz | COOLING Cryorig M9i (review| MOTHERBOARD ASUS Z87-PROGPU Gigabyte 1650 Super Windforce OC | RAM  16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 MHzSSD Samsung 860 Evo 512GB | HDD Toshiba 3TB 7200RPMPSU EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750WCASE  NZXT H230 | HEADPHONES  Sony WH-1000XM3  | KEYBOARD Corsair STRAFE - Cherry MX Brown | MOUSE  Logitech G602 MONITOR LG 34UM58-P 34" Ultrawide

HOLA NIGHT THEMERS

GET YOUR ASS ON NIGHT THEME

OTHER TECH I OWN:

MacBook Pro 16" [M1 Pro/32GB/1TB] | 2022 Volkswagen GTI | iPhone 14 Pro | Sony a6000 | Apple Watch Series 8 45mm | 2018 MBP 15" | Lenovo Flex 3 [i7-5500U, HD5500 (fastest on the forum), 8GB RAM, 256GB Samsung 840 Evo] | PS5, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch [Home Theater setup] | DJI Phantom 3 Standard | AirPods 2 | Jaybird Freedom (two pairs) & X2 [long story, PM if you want to know why I have 3 pairs of Jaybirds]

 

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8 minutes ago, T_Steelers said:

That's also a problem and why I'm looking at pre-builds. I've never assembled a pc, and with the small town I'm in (Population 6,700), I doubt I'd find good help. I don't feel comfortable building it myself solely off of internet guides, especially on my own. This would be my first real rig, and I don't want it messed up with a mistake caused by a rookie mistake since I am inexperienced. My next rig after this one when I am more serious I will for sure be building myself, but for now I'm just wanting to get a start into pc gaming.

the rig i have now is my first and i actually learned from the interent xD it trully isnt hard but if your looking for a prebuilt then 1 sec ill send one

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