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Hello there I'll have about 1500 to start on this.

I am going to be gaming mostly on this, but I would like to edit. I am in need of just a tower build. To start, I would have around 1500USD. I have a keyboard and mouse, just looking for help building tower. If within budget, I'll like to water cool.

****PC Build Request Form****

Budget & Currency: 1500USD

Peripherals & Monitor: NA

Games: Kotk & Pubg. Steam games

Software: windows 10/Vegas/c4d/pro tools

Aesthetics: would like glass case, but I can upgrade later, just looking for functional PC atm, aesthetics can come later.

Rebates/Promos: na

Details: Intel I7 based

When: looking to buy parts over time, but if you can find a good prebuild as well, might hop on that for a good price.

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Any specific reason you choose Intel over AMD here?

C4D is shown to be better on AMD's ryzen lineup, as well as SV is only a minute or two behind in most cases on render time with AMD. I use pro tools on occasion for some of the synth sounds, so AMD is fine for it as well.

Come when you have the money ready, it makes it easier for us to give you a solid priced list. If you are buying parts over time new stuff will drop, and prices are ALWAYS fluctuating.

On the flip.

What other games?
And any preffered/needed monitor? (size/res.)
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I am more familiar with Intel compared to ryzen and I trust Intel more. Have not played with Ryzen, so I am not sure on it long term. I just need a build so I can work towards that. To be honest, I plan on buying most the parts next week sometime. No monitor needed, I have my TV and that is 1080p

Anything on Battlenet as well. I'm deeply rooted Into the WoW community
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There's really no reason to get anything higher end than a GTX 1050Ti if you're using a TV. Intel as requested, though I'd definitely recommend a Ryzen CPU instead of i7. R5 1600 will cost less than i7, perform very similarly in games, and will be better for multithreaded applications like C4D, Sony Vegas, Adobe applications, etc.

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Nice new 1440p monitor, GTX 1080 will kick ass at 1440p, and you have SLI support. You could spend an extra $10 for the 850W version of the same PSU if you wanted, but it's not necessary. R5 will handle games at 1440p perfectly well, and any multithreaded work you'll be doing. Stock cooler with Ryzen will be fine, and you can upgrade the cooler later to improve aesthetics if you want.
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