i have a budget of $1400.......

i want to have a top of the line pc. what kind of specs do you think i could i afford with this, and what games could it get me to run. any help is greatly appreciated

yes that is a great idea

get 8gb ram and then an SSD and an HDD of some kind.. and then you would be set 4 life

Good God that's double what I had for my build.

What MonsieurX wrote is great and would be very powerful.

But do you need a monitor and mouse and keyboard too?

Good God that's double what I had for my build.

What MonsieurX wrote is great and would be very powerful.

But do you need a monitor and mouse and keyboard too?

seanmcloughlin

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Good God that's double what I had for my build.

What MonsieurX wrote is great and would be very powerful.

But do you need a monitor and mouse and keyboard too?

bloomberg23

Lol, I don't even know of any 720p monitors most things are 1080p+

This is what I'm using right now, for $140, I couldn't recommend it more ViewSonic VX2250wm-LED Black 21.5"

Of course there are fancier options for a bit more money, you'd have to shop around though.

[QUOTE="bloomberg23"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Good God that's double what I had for my build.

What MonsieurX wrote is great and would be very powerful.

But do you need a monitor and mouse and keyboard too?

Masenkoe

Lol, I don't even know of any 720p monitors most things are 1080p+

This is what I'm using right now, for $140, I couldn't recommend it more ViewSonic VX2250wm-LED Black 21.5"

Of course there are fancier options for a bit more money, you'd have to shop around though.

Ha! I have that exact monitor! It's great. If you're looking for super accurate colors and amazing contrast, it leaves a bit to be desired, but for general use, it gets the job done. I'm thinking about getting another one, but I kind of want a 27".

As far as your budget goes Bloomberg, I just spent $1200 on a rig. I got:

i5 2500k gtx570 64 gig ssd 8 gigs of 1600mhz ram

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[QUOTE="bloomberg23"] actually i can use a hd monitor 720p minimum

Ripcurl530

Lol, I don't even know of any 720p monitors most things are 1080p+

This is what I'm using right now, for $140, I couldn't recommend it more ViewSonic VX2250wm-LED Black 21.5"

Of course there are fancier options for a bit more money, you'd have to shop around though.

Ha! I have that exact monitor! It's great. If you're looking for super accurate colors and amazing contrast, it leaves a bit to be desired, but for general use, it gets the job done. I'm thinking about getting another one, but I kind of want a 27".

As far as your budget goes Bloomberg, I just spent $1200 on a rig. I got:

i5 2500k gtx570 64 gig ssd 8 gigs of 1600mhz ram

and then all the other boring essentials: mobo, hard drive, keyboard, power supply, disc drive. I had to buy windows again, so that jacked up the price by $100. You can get a great rig for $1400. With that extra $200, I would have stepped up to the 680, as MonsieurX said above.