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[SBE976]

Reaching out to everyone looking for some insight on a computer build or prebuilt. I am looking for the best workstation\gaming pc I can get for the $1,000-$1,400 budget I have. I do not have a preference on brand for CPU as this is my first computer. If I forgot to mention anything or any questions please let me know.

[Nocte]

What country? United States?

[Fluffybakon]

6 minutes ago, SBE976 said:

Reaching out to everyone looking for some insight on a computer build or prebuilt. I am looking for the best workstation\gaming pc I can get for the $1,000-$1,400 budget I have. I do not have a preference on brand for CPU as this is my first computer. If I forgot to mention anything or any questions please let me know.

At that price, you'll get a much better system building it yourself, lemme see if i can come up with anything in that price

 

-Lukas

[Nocte]

It's not really a great time for PCs due to RAM and GPU prices, but I found this 1080 for a nice price considering its current prices. Add a second stick of RAM later on to get dual channel 16GB. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($183.39 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($112.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($87.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.14 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.55 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($824.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1465.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-29 09:03 EST-0500

[Herman Mcpootis]

which country? need os/monitor/peripherals?

[BluJay614]

22 minutes ago, SBE976 said:

Reaching out to everyone looking for some insight on a computer build or prebuilt. I am looking for the best workstation\gaming pc I can get for the $1,000-$1,400 budget I have. I do not have a preference on brand for CPU as this is my first computer. If I forgot to mention anything or any questions please let me know.

What Country are you in? Also, is there anything specific you would like to see out of your build, like a color scheme or something small, large, or in between? Do you need a keyboard, mouse and monitor?

 

[SBE976]

I am in the US. for specifics in color scheme no preference, for size looking at mid tower since the beginning planning around the nzxt 340 because of it seeming to be a good value. no peripherals needed but if i build i will need a operating software. 

 

My biggest hurdle of confusion is do i go Ryzen or Intel? I realize Intel is better for gaming and Ryzen better for multitasking. I'm not to sure how much gaming will happen, but i enjoy PC gaming when i go to friends house and use their PC. 

 

For the value that Ryzen brings to the table i could get a higher end graphics card then with the intel

 

 

[SBE976]

i tried my hand at putting one together.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QhNhD8

 

Let me know what you think

[SBE976]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16883102271

OR

http://www.microcenter.com/product/496901/Gamer_Master_GMA2004M_Desktop_Computer

 

I'm torn and do not know which way to go. AMD or Intel This will be a workstation/gaming pc With the market the way it is on ddr & graphics cards i realize its not a good time to be getting into the PC world. however both these prebuilts seem like a good deal.

 

any help or advice is much appreciated

 

Thanks in advance