First PC, $2500 - $3000

[diomedes480]

Approximate Purchase Date: Any time.

Budget Range: $2500-$3000 (would prefer lower end)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Primarily playing video games and surfing the web.

Parts Not Required: Speakers, Mouse.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No idea.

Country: U.S.

Parts Preferences: NVIDIA for sure, anything else is a mystery to me.

Overclocking: Maybe.

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (What do these mean? Does SLI mean multiple cards?)

Monitor Resolution: 4K would be ideal.

Additional Comments: Brand new to desktop PC's. I've been using an Asus gaming laptop for a few years now, but the age is starting to show. I have no idea at all at what to look for, and if I should even try to build one. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[tenderous]

PC Building is pretty easy, youtube tutorials provide plenty of help and you can always ask this forum if you need additional help.

"SLI" and "Crossfire" refer to using two or more of the same video card on a single motherboard, provided the motherboard and your power supply can support it.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HmYZ6h -should handle 4k gaming pretty well

One thing to note, if you can live with 1080p gaming the overall build can be much cheaper, likely less than $1000

Update: Remember to use an HDMI cable with at least 18Gbps bandwith. Anything less and it will only run at 30hz.

 

[ager]

Hello..for me thats the best build..since you give these money go for this killer pc and u wont be dissapointed! Its future proof..it has everything that you want and u can do a lot more things than gaming too.. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/ager/saved/#view=txPCmG

 

[axlrose]

So many possible answers here with such a great budget. I'll throw my two cents in on a few items.

I'd start with what processor you want. Skylake is the newest batch. That's the way I'd go with that budget, but others may say to go with the best of the previous generation instead. That's kind of a big deciding factor. Do you want to get cutting edge or save a little to get the best of the last generation?

Also, I think if you are looking at 4k, then you are looking at a 980ti.

Once you narrow down a gpu then that's a big part of your budget. From there then you start looking at boards that fit your cpu chipset and then match it with the board you want. This is like buying a car. You can go as cheap or as expensive as you want. It depends on the features you want. Do you want the ability to go sli (dual cards)? What quality onboard sound do you want? Quality of internet routing? Watercooling ability? Amount of ram? EATX? ATX? Mini? Micro?

So many options to consider, but there's a little help on a few parts. Other can chime in on ram and psu's etc.

Have fun!