Hello all! I'm looking to put together a new gaming PC with an approximately $1000 budget. I'd love to get advice and alternate options, if you have them!
Approximate Purchase Date: w/in 7 days
Budget Range: $1000 after shipping / rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, some development work, a limited amount of streaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon / Newegg, but not a strong preference
Location: Madison, WI
Parts Preferences: Intel CPUs
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Tower-only, already have Keyboard, Mouse, Monitors, Webcam, Speakers / Headset
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: The PSU on my 2013 build broke down, giving me a great excuse to upgrade (lemons->lemonade)
Current Parts List (will edit with suggestions) TOTAL = $1032.90
CPU - Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor
MOBO - Gigabyte - H370 AORUS Gaming 3 WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory - G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
HDD - Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
SSD - Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Case - Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU - Corsair - CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive - Asus - DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer
OS - Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Approximate Purchase Date: w/in 7 days
Budget Range: $1000 after shipping / rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, some development work, a limited amount of streaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon / Newegg, but not a strong preference
Location: Madison, WI
Parts Preferences: Intel CPUs
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Tower-only, already have Keyboard, Mouse, Monitors, Webcam, Speakers / Headset
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: The PSU on my 2013 build broke down, giving me a great excuse to upgrade (lemons->lemonade)
Current Parts List (will edit with suggestions) TOTAL = $1032.90
CPU - Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor
MOBO - Gigabyte - H370 AORUS Gaming 3 WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory - G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
HDD - Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
SSD - Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Case - Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU - Corsair - CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive - Asus - DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer
OS - Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
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