Long time Lurker/Drooler, now with $2.5k!

Longivity means picking your own parts like mobo/psu and etc, so vanquish can't be that.

quiet is not really possbile, I can bs you and tell you to get the noise package but really you need to decide if you want quiet or performance, both can't go and to get true quiet we need to go lc and custom fans and etc, which is all out of your budget.

Most of your noise will come from the gpu fan or the cpu cooler when under full load.

It does not matter if I stick 2000 horse power engine in my race car if the max it need/can use is 1000 horse power engine, in other works a 1080 is great but if your monitor is 1080p or 1440p then congrats you have wasted your money.

That brings me to this point, you want your money's worth in performance? Then build your pc around what your monitor needs.

Now you also mentioned something about digital design, what does that mean actually? for certain things more cores is better while in gaming 4 cores is the sweet spot. Also more cores = more $$

For gaming pc once we figured out what your monitor needs then we build a pc that can max that monitor in games, after that we recommend a gpu upgrade every 2 to 3 years to keep the system maxing the games on your monitor, after 6 years or so its time for a new pc.

So first figure out what monitor you want, Go here and look at the specs, look at Resolution, Panel Type, Response Time, Viewing Angles and Refresh Rate, and then look at the rest.

then you should want an ips panel monitor but you have to decide what resolution you want (1080p, 1440p or 4k), if you choose 4k you are choosing sli or titan. then you also need to pic if you want 60hz or 120/144hz monitor, once you have figured those out, then go look at the monitor.

Once we figured out your monitor then we can figure out what you need to run that monitor.

Edited by DST4ME - 30 Sep 2016 at 11:30pm

Ok if you know you want 1440p then we can config a pc for that.



Click Image To Go To Configuration Page

Bit of info:

1. Do not install Mcafee , instead get a lighter better anti virus like ESET ( number 3 on the list ) Or any other good light Anti Virus will do.



2. The warranty here is 3 year labor and 1 year parts so if you want higher part warranty be sure to raise the warranty level to the desired level.


Or you can go vanquish, not my cup of tea, I like to know exactly what parts I'm getting and I'm not crazy about the cooler either. Ticket Number: 1497884

Edited by DST4ME - 01 Oct 2016 at 2:39am

Many thanks DST. Appreciate you taking the time to handhold rubes like me.

Snake, it's incredible here. We have been living here for a month in the North. People are warm and friendly, especially when you try to speak their native tongue- Bali has a separate language from Indonesia- and we have a home for about $20 a day. While many gringos come here and spend 20x that, a few beers, good food and accommodations are very budget friendly.
When we want to surf or get radical we just drive a few hours south. Hell of a flight, but very worth it and I hope you are able to swing it sometime.

I pulled the trigger yesterday! Went with Slade because I liked the minimalist design. Thanks everyone and happy thanksgiving!
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