$2000 to spend on a gaming PC

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What is the best gaming PC and the best gaming laptop i can get for $2000 ?

Posted on Tuesday, 10th January 2012

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CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K ~$235
3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo), Quad Core, unlocked multiplier, 6MB L3 Cache
CPU Cooling: XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 Universal CPU Water Cooling Kit ~$139
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 Motherboard $135
Intel Z68, DDR3 2000, SATA3, USB 3.0, 2-Way SLI and Crossfire (x8/x8).
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD7970 3GB ~$699
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz Low Profile 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 ~$110
SSD: Intel 320 Series 120GB SSD ~$189
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500GB ST500DM002 ~$79 (until HDD prices settle)
DVD: Samsung SH-B123A 12X Blu-ray ~$79
Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced with window panel ~$125
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 850W ~$169
Total: Approx. $1880

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Quote from ~Basic on the 10th of January 2012:

What is the best gaming PC and the best gaming laptop i can get for $2000 ?

If you're going to get a gaming rig and spend $2000, you might as well get a desktop...

Posted on Tuesday, 10th January 2012

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so many threads on this already

Posted on Tuesday, 10th January 2012

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Posted on Tuesday, 10th January 2012

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I got a great one for 1.2K and It gets 1000FPS constant i7 3.4 ghz. Dont Overspend If you dont need to dude.

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Specifications are as follows.

CASE - Corsair Obsidian 650D - Stealth Modded.

PSU - Silverstone Strider 850w GOLD

MOBO - Asus P8Z68-V

CPU - Intel Core i7-2600k - 4.5ghz (Temps are very low, could go higher with ease)

RAM - Corsair Vengeance 8gb (2x4Gb) 1600Mhz C8

HDD1 - Corsair Force 3 120Gb SSD [OS]

HDD2 - Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 2Tb [DATA]

ODD - Silverstone Slim DVDrw

GPU - EVGA GTX-580 1536Mb FW Hydro Copper 2

OS - MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit

COOLING - Koolance water cooling

CPU
Koolance CPU-370

RES
Koolance 60mm x 240mm Reservoir, inc top, fillport and base

PUMP
Koolance PMP-400

RAD
Koolance 3x120mm Radiator

RAD
Koolance 2x120mm Radiator

COOL
Koolance Liquid Coolant UV green

TUBE
Koolance ½" Tubing

FAN
Bitfenix Spectre green LED 120mm Fan

Bitfenix Connect Green LED Strip

will sell you this, pm me for pics etc.

Posted on Tuesday, 10th January 2012