Browsing for a new Gaming PC. Any Recommendations?

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I am coming across a bit of money in a few months, so I am in the market for a up to date PC. I primary would use the system to surf the internet, however, I want enough power behind it to game if necessary. I don't need a monitor because I would have this bad boy to serve as my monitor. This monitor naturally means that the PC must have a HDMI out for video and audio.
 
First you need to pick a budget, and then we can all go hit up PC part picker for ya :p
 
I would love to try your monitor (Sony HMZT1 720p). At only 720p, you're not asking much out of your system, resolution wise, to run a game so you got that going for ya. But yes, decide your budget and we will help you spend it! :D

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Just saw your 2k budget. That will get you a nice setup, especially if you don't need a monitor.

Off the top of my head I would look at:
3770k Processor
16g of ram
240g SSD
2TB storage drive
SLI mobo z77
850w PSU
Optical/Bluray drive combo
GTX780 graphics card
aftermarket air cooling for CPU
Get a nice mechanical keyboard.
Get a mouse to your fit your needs.

That's where I would start anyways.
 
Just to be clear, are you happy to build your own or are you looking for a ready made one?
 
Pako
I would love to try your monitor (Sony HMZT1 720p). At only 720p, you're not asking much out of your system, resolution wise, to run a game so you got that going for ya. But yes, decide your budget and we will help you spend it! :D

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Just saw your 2k budget. That will get you a nice setup, especially if you don't need a monitor.

Off the top of my head I would look at:
3770k Processor
16g of ram
240g SSD
2TB storage drive
SLI mobo z77
850w PSU
Optical/Bluray drive combo
GTX780 graphics card
aftermarket air cooling for CPU
Get a nice mechanical keyboard.
Get a mouse to your fit your needs.

That's where I would start anyways.
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If he stays on a 720p monitor, he probably only needs a $600-700 build to play games perfectly fine on that kind of resolution. Like a GTX660 or an HD7850 would work fine on that resolution.

I think he either needs to choose to spend the full 2k for a 1080p/1440p set-up, or to stay at 720p and spend max $600 or so on a machine.

If you do decide to get a new monitor, get AMD's newest card, the R9-290X. Comes at a GTX780 price and beats the crap out of it. It also outperforms nVidia's $1,000 Titan card. With such a big budget, I'd say you really would want the new AMD card.
 
Sanji Himura
I have no experience in building PCs if that is what you are asking.
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I didn't either before I built my first one ;)

It sounds daunting if you don't know a lot about computers going in, but I highly recommend it. It's not all that difficult these days, it's almsot like putting together shiny (and really expensive) lego.
 
Noob616
I didn't either before I built my first one ;)

It sounds daunting if you don't know a lot about computers going in, but I highly recommend it. It's not all that difficult these days, it's almsot like putting together shiny (and really expensive) lego.
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It isn't putting the parts together that is the hard part. The hard part for me is applying the thermal paste since I don't have steady hands.
 
Sanji Himura
It isn't putting the parts together that is the hard part. The hard part for me is applying the thermal paste since I don't have steady hands.
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That's not so bad. Just put a small bit in the middle and let gravity do the rest.
 
Sanji Himura
The hard part for me is applying the thermal paste since I don't have steady hands.
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Standard CPU coolers come with thermal paste pre-applied, just slap the heatsink on the CPU and you're away laughing. Aftermarket coolers require a small dot or line (depending on the processor and thermal compound) on the centre of the CPU lid - steady hands are most certainly not required :)
 

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