Gaming PC For Under $1500?

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I know this thread is repetitive, but I need help.

Trying to buy a good PC and monitor for gaming,

I have about $1500 and I want to buy something all wrapped up together..

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Looking for this, all in 1 place preferably..

-Monitor
-Tower
-Keyboard and mouse maybe?

Once again, I know this thread comes up a lot and there are other places to find this info but it's so confusing.
 
One can build a kick ass gaming rig for around $700. 1440p is around $1200. The big hits are the monitor and GPU. But you know, wanna be a baller gotta spend.
 
Zefah said:
Wow... that has to be cheaper than even pricing out the parts individually, right?
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Depends on how much you value the "extras" and the quality of the components. If it's all good stuff it's a better deal, but they don't offer details on what sort of motherboard or PSU you are getting.
 
Clopsy said:
That RAM bit is untrue. He wasn't aware that was the base clock.
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Would still be nice to see what exactly the board is. Being a prebuilt, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see it be a low end H97 board despite the nice CPU. Same with the PSU, something that is sufficient but nothing more, and would need to be replaced if you want to overclock the CPU or the GPU.
 
Daingurse said:
Indeed, SSD is critical.
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Indubitably.

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Huge performance gains. I can't go back.
 
chaosblade said:
Would still be nice to see what exactly the board is. Being a prebuilt, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see it be a low end H97 board despite the nice CPU. Same with the PSU, something that is sufficient but nothing more, and would need to be replaced if you want to overclock the CPU or the GPU.
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If that were the case, still easily worth $1000.
 
Zefah said:
Wow... that has to be cheaper than even pricing out the parts individually, right?
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Yes.

Cheapest parts for CPU+GPU+RAM+HDD from pcpartpicker is ~ $1033

Missing is Motherboard, PSU, Case.

Going custom built will cost him more but it will also last longer but unfortunately that is not the route he is willing to take.
 
Title Fight said:
I know this thread is repetitive, but I need help.

Trying to buy a good PC and monitor for gaming,

I have about $1500 and I want to buy something all wrapped up together..

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Looking for this, all in 1 place preferably..

-Monitor
-Tower
-Keyboard and mouse maybe?

Once again, I know this thread comes up a lot and there are other places to find this info but it's so confusing.
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Once you come up with a list for your proposed build, I suggest posting it here and getting feedback from experienced pc builders. They will point you in the direction of better prices, improvements for your bang per buck, etc:

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc

This is a good website to pick your PC parts. It lists down prices for each part online and also lets you sort through the components to generate a list:

http://pcpartpicker.com/

edit: oh sorry. Don't want to build? Well, for $1500 you can for sure get a good rig. Just keep in mind that you're paying more just so people can assembly it for you.
 
chaosblade said:
Would still be nice to see what exactly the board is. Being a prebuilt, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see it be a low end H97 board despite the nice CPU. Same with the PSU, something that is sufficient but nothing more, and would need to be replaced if you want to overclock the CPU or the GPU.
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H97 boards don't even support that CPU. It requires an x99 board.
 
elelunicy said:
H97 boards don't even support that CPU. It requires an x99 board.
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That's true, I haven't followed CPUs in at least a year so I didn't know it was Haswell-E. X99 is more likely to be a better board by default since it's intended to be a more premium product.

As long as the PSU isn't trash it wouldn't be a bad buy. I wouldn't buy it over other alternatives but that's just because I wouldn't buy an HP even if it was half the price.
 
Actually, I lied. Digital Storm used to be a good choice 5 years ago, but now it seems like just buying a prebuilt is better. Unless you are planning on overclocking and want future updatability, but OP doesn't seem like they would care much for either.
 
Clopsy said:
HP has a pretty good deal if you're okay with a $250 mail-in rebate.

HP Envy Phoenix 850se: i7-5820K Processor Hexa-Core CPU 16GB DDR4 2133 Memory 2TB Hard Drive GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 ($1829 - 30% w/ coupon code FIREWORK30 - $250 Rebate = $1030.99)
found via /r/buildapcsales
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That's plain amazing, and almost makes me feel bad that I want to build a computer with very specific requirements (like low power and small form factor) that will end up at the same price. Otherwise, I'd totally jump on this deal, then maybe even buy a better motherboard or case, and still save money...
 
veloxStrix said:
There is literally no reason not to go with a Digital Storm or some other type of boutique PC builder.

This is around 1300 dollars and guaranteed to be high quality.
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There are so many reasons not to go with a boutique PC builder and just build your own computer, but that's a discussion for another thread.

That said, the HP is a sweet deal price/specs. Downside being they most likely use a shit custom-made motherboard and purpose-built PSU, so don't expect to overclock at all or have any reasonable ability to upgrade.
 
chaosblade said:
Would still be nice to see what exactly the board is. Being a prebuilt, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see it be a low end H97 board despite the nice CPU. Same with the PSU, something that is sufficient but nothing more, and would need to be replaced if you want to overclock the CPU or the GPU.
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If remotely interested in that he wouldn't be purchasing prebuilt.

Most pc gamers probably fall into the buy 1 cpu / 1 gpu then get a hole new computer 5 years later mindset.
 
victor.m said:
There are so many reasons not to go with a boutique PC builder and just build your own computer, but that's a discussion for another thread.

That said, the HP is a sweet deal price/specs. Downside being they most likely use a shit custom-made motherboard and purpose-built PSU, so don't expect to overclock at all or have any reasonable ability to upgrade.
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No reason not to use a boutique if you are refusing to build your own, that is. :P Obviously building your own is cheaper, more fun, and comes with a certain degree of pride at having made your own rig.
 
LOL...I just did a search. The prices for these pre built systems are ridiculous.


Doghouse has an $1800 gaming system that only has 4GB system ram and a 2GB 750ti.


Rippin people off for two hours of putting a system together.

1. 1080p 27" monitor is under $250
2. 4 GB GTX 960 also under $250 (all you need to game at 1080p most games averaging 50-60 fps)
3. 16 GB RAM...$100
4. 120gb SSD + 1 Tera HD $150
5. Operating System $80
6. Case $60
7. Mobo $90
8. Power supply $80
 
Sentient said:
You can swap the MOBO out for like $100ish bucks and it would still be a good deal.
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if it's possible to just gut out the system and use all the parts, it still would be a great deal.

We're talking about a 5820k and a 980, which together almost adds up to $1000.
 
Shengar said:
My PC don't have SSD, so that makes mine a trash? ;__;
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I won't sugarcoat it for you: You should light it on fire.

Or go on Slickdeals and wait for the next time they sell a 240gig SSD for $70. Seriously, SSDs are stupid good and a lot of the times stupid cheap.
 
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