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[Rattler85]

It is time for me to build a new desktop. My limit is about $1500-1600 for a decent rig. Suggestions for a build are appreciated. I also am hoping to get at least 3 years out of it. I already have a mouse, keyboard and monitor. I might get some speakers for it as the internal ones on the monitor suck and seem to suck for all monitors with built in speakers.

My laptop is also getting old (my trusty hp probook 6360b). Suggestions for a build or a pre-made one. Price range would be about the same as the desktop max, but I would rather keep it around $1000.

Thanks and have a great day!

Edited by Rattler85, 26 November 2016 - 02:31 AM.

[Rattler85]

I ordered this : https://www.amazon.c...0?ie=UTF8&psc=1
this morning. It seemed like a pretty good deal.

[xWiredx]

As far as the laptop goes, it's not a bad machine, but you probably would have been better-served getting one of the newer ones with a Skylake i7 in it and the mobile GTX 1060. Not sure what the price difference would have been since Amazon shows it currently unavailable (thus no price shown).

As for desktop... something like this suit your fancy?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 760T Black V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1430.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-26 23:54 EST-0500

Speakers... $100 or so for a decent PC speaker kit (like the somewhat legendary Klipsch 2.1 set) is what I would spend unless you want to get -serious- about your sound. If you want to get serious, build a separate budget for it, and I'd start in the $250-500 range. I game on my studio rig, which is set with a Focusrite USB interface and Yamaha HS8 monitors, but I'd hardly recommend that, and honestly spending $120 or so for a headset is a much better idea (since not only then do you get some decent sound, but you can communicate in-game).

[Gremlich Johns]

Yes, pre-build using pcpartpicker.com!! great idea from xWiredx

[Napoleon_Blownapart]

on a side note. go into your speaker setting, enable loudness equalization and see if your sound is louder.

Edited by Gorantir, 29 November 2016 - 02:59 PM.

[mesmer]

Rattler85, on 26 November 2016 - 07:28 PM, said:

I ordered this : https://www.amazon.c...0?ie=UTF8&psc=1
this morning. It seemed like a pretty good deal.

Swap out that hard drive for a SSD as quickly as possible.

[Dragoon20005]

Rattler85, on 26 November 2016 - 02:29 AM, said:

It is time for me to build a new desktop. My limit is about $1500-1600 for a decent rig. Suggestions for a build are appreciated. I also am hoping to get at least 3 years out of it. I already have a mouse, keyboard and monitor. I might get some speakers for it as the internal ones on the monitor suck and seem to suck for all monitors with built in speakers. My laptop is also getting old (my trusty hp probook 6360b). Suggestions for a build or a pre-made one. Price range would be about the same as the desktop max, but I would rather keep it around $1000. Thanks and have a great day!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 120 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($82.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($120.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($594.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($107.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA G2L 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1555.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-29 23:29 EST-0500


for 1.6K budget

the build should at least fit a GTX1080

i omitted the OS but you can buy it from Kinguin.net

https://www.kinguin....sional-oem-key/

it around 30 dollars USD for the key and you are getting the Win 10 Pro edition.

you can download the ISO from Microsoft and use this key to activate.