New builder looking for help with my first gaming PC. Looking to spend $2k> but my budget is flexible.
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Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do)
Yes.
What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.
Mostly online gaming, possibly with some twitch streaming, HD movies, and day trading mixed in.
If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings)
I want to be able to play games like PUBattlegrounds, Battlefield, and games coming out in the near future at max settings with 50+ frames at 1440p and games like CSGO with max settings at 144+ fps.
What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?
Preferably under $2000 including the OS and monitor. But I can be convinced to spend a little more.
In what country are you purchasing your parts?
US and A!!
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Provide any additional details you wish below.
I'm not completely set on any of the specific components listed. If there is anything I can save money on while still getting the performance I want then I'll gladly edit the build with your suggestions. Another thing to note is this message from PC part picker: "The motherboard M.2 slot #0 shares bandwidth with a SATA 6.0 Gb/s port. When the M.2 slot is populated, one SATA 6Gb/s port is disabled". I'm pretty clueless when it comes to hardware so can anyone tell me if this will have an impact on my ability to use this build or upgrade it in the future? Or does the motherboard still have more than enough slots for me to use?
Appreciate any and all advice, thanks.
Posted May 3, 2017, 10:04 PM UTC · edited
One thing I forgot to mention in this post is that I want to be able to hook up a second monitor that will just be used for browsing, not gaming. Again, I'm totally clueless about hardware... can I just use my cheap 1080 Dell monitor alongside the 1440p monitor listed?
Yeah you can, your chosen GPU has 3 DP, 1 HDMI and 1 DVI outputs. Does the price of the second monitor need to be included in the $2000?
I have a cheap Dell 24" 1920x1080 monitor I just figured I'd use this as the second one, and use the 1440 one listed for gaming.