Any good pc builds for under 2000 $ ?

under 2k.... you can make a great computer for under 1K

You can get the best possible PC setup for under $2000, go crazy. Norwegian standard of living is high...

This is the computer I just built

You probably won't need i7 3770k and the CPU cooler if you aren't going to overclock. Replacing the CPU with an i5 3550 and the CPU cooler with the stock one will save you ~230$ (compared to my setup).

I picked an Intel SSD, but they are plenty more cheaper models. The M4 Crucial is going for around 100-120$ for 126GB and 200-250$ for 256GB. I would use this to install your OS + application over a HDD. (That would save you between 100-250$ compared to my setup.)

The motherboard I picked has a built-in wifi, but they are cheaper models of the same motherboard who offers built-in wifi. I picked the DELUXE because of how the I/O was configured. (This would save you around 100$.)

I picked 2x GTX 680 for my GPU, but it seems like the GTX 670 perform as good as the 680 and is about 150$ cheaper. You could always wait and get a GTX 660.

sith that money you can do what ever you want... 2k top is a really god top... with a 1k top PC you can play anything in mid-low...
buy a SSD as main drive

Seeing so many good Pc builds makes me think when will I be able to afford one :(

Spent $500 3 years ago and can still play games from diablo 3 to battlefield 3 on high
Look around you will find good deals

I did spend $200 on a nice monitor though- seperate

Found my newegg log

1 x COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

1 x ASRock M3A780GXH/128M AM3 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

1 x SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

1 x OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V / EPS12V Active PFC Power Supply

1 x AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor ADX250OCGQBOX

1 x Wintec AMPX 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 3AXH1333C9WS3GT

1 x HGST Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

1 x SAMSUNG 22X Half-Height DVD Writer Black IDE Model SH-S222A - OEM

I will probably build a new pc in another year but i built this in the summer of 2009 and its still kicking

You might want to check out reddit's subreddit, /r/buildapc they have some good advice and can help you finish your build.

Dell make shit machines but they're displays are amazing.

I run a WFP2408 and it's beautiful. 1900x1200x60 (16:10) native.

Dat Case.

Here is my suggestion.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8H9R

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8H9R/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8H9R/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)

CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H60 74.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ CompUSA)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($189.28 @ Mwave)

Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.98 @ NCIX US)

Hard Drive: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($128.99 @ Newegg)

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($507.55 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.98 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($138.98 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1513.72

(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-05-22 20:08 EDT-0400)

For $2000 you have a lot of options and whatever you build is going to be a beast. With my build I even left $500 for keyboard, monitors, and whatever else you need. There is even room to drop in another 680 should you ever need more power (and if that is anytime soon: wtf are you doing?).

2 thousand dollars? damn I'd go crazy with just half of it. You can't really go wrong with 2k dollars.

This was my useless, selfish and offtopic post of the day. Have a nice day.

2K? screw alienware. Alienware = Dell, Dell = Feces. You can build a killer pc for 2 grand USD. shop around and get good parts. i personally like fortybucksdown's build

wow sexy case

Don't get i7. Get i5. Just saying that:3. I prefer i5.

2k is plenty to build a kick ass PC. 1200 is prob enough, might even be able to get away with a bit less.

Get the i5 as it OC better than the newer one.---
Hyper 212 EVO heatsink---
GTX 670 is marginally weaker for a much better price

If you really want to spend $2000, you should try multi-monitor/SLI. That changes a few things.

So, after the current things ive decided, could anyone give me further reccomendations? Like RAM and Audio and outputs?

In otherwords, Bump!

Get RAM for 40$ without those tall heatspreaders. Speed doesn't matter at this point.

Depending on your OS, having too much RAM will be useless. Check the specs!

As for your CPU, I recommend AMD. Say what you will guys, I stand by the fact that AMD is cheaper than Intel and there's no quality difference - you pay for the name. Also the i7 is slowly evolving... not so long ago the best i7 was 2.3 GhZ.

I bought an AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @3.20 GhZ (total of 19.2 GhZ or so) and it only cost me 180 euros on Amazon. They're true cores by the way; each core is a standalone CPU. It's the black edition, which is meant to be overclocked. My only problem is that the fan that goes on the CPU (I don't remember the specific name :/) makes A LOT of noise. It could give you a headache.

You can also get the 1100T for slightly more GhZ or an eight-core. I honestly don't know much about CPUs, but the Bulldozer technology was installed on the newer AMD models, and I think there's already a newer technology being installed.

I wouldn't recommend liquid cooling. If there's a puncture in the cables, your whole PC is toast. Fans do their work fine, if you know how to install them (there's this whole intake/outtake thing).

Finally, the motherboard you linked to supports SLI/CrossFire, so you might wanna grab a second of that GPU.

My 2 cents are 2 sites:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/Special,6/Buyers-Guides,24/
They have complete buyers guides with options at the different prices ranges ($600,$1250,$2500) and update them every 3 months.
A good starting point is the system value comparison: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-benchmark-build-a-pc,3163.html

Depending on your level of experience of building and maintaining a computer build, the following serie of articles dating from 2007 to 2011 is rather interesting to read http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-benchmark-build-a-pc,3163.html

2000$? That's inefficient. Rather get one for 500-1000$ and you're fine for 4 years. Then you might buy a now one for 500-1000$. It will last another 4 years. If you buy one for 2k now, it'll last for maybe 6 years until it's outdated

This is always worth checking out, if only for reference:

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af150/The_FalconO6/CurrentLogicalPCBuyingGuide/Guide.png?tti

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BUMP!