If I were to design a system on a 2K budget I personally would go for a set-up similar to these 2. (just to give a idea of what could be done) Below you will find lists for both a amd processor system and a intel processor system that both should cost below 2K if you buy all the parts separate and assemble yourself. I chose these components for decent gaming ability and upgrade ability.
amd system:
- Corsair Obsidian Series 900D [Black w/ Side Window Panel]
- Stock Chassis Fans
- 860W Corsair AX860 Platinum Power Supply Unit (Dual SLI Compatible)
- ASUS M5A97 (AMD 970 Chipset) (ATX Form Factor, 4 DIMMS, 2 PCI Expansion Slots)
- AMD® Bulldozer FX-8320 Vishera (3.50GHz) (32nm, 8MB L3 cache) AM3+ Socket (Eight-Core CPU)
- NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 750Ti (2GB) GDDR5 (Includes PhysX) SuperClocked EVGA Edition or NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 780 (3GB) GDDR5 (Includes PhysX)
- 1TB (w/ 8GB SSD Memory) 5400RPM Seagate Hybrid 64MB Cache (SATA III - 6GB/s) (SKU - HDD008)
- 24x DVD Writer/Reader + 48x CD Writer/Reader or Blu-Ray Player + DVD Writer/Reader
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO [High Performance CPU Cooler - 120mm Fan] or Corsair H100i Liquid CPU Cooler [with 240mm Radiator]
- 8GB DDR3 1600MHz (4GBx2 DIMMS) Corsair Vengeance Series (High-Performance) - Default
- High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
- ASUS (VE276Q) 27” LCD (16:9) Widescreen Gaming Monitor (Black) (2ms response time)
intel system:
- Corsair Obsidian Series 900D [Black w/ Side Window Panel]
- Stock Chassis Fans
- 860W Corsair AX860 Platinum Power Supply Unit (Dual SLI Compatible)
- ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (Intel Z87 Chipset) (ATX Form Factor, 4 DIMMS, 4 PCI Expansion Slots) + TUF Thermal Armor/Radar
- Intel® Core i7-4770K (3.50-3.90GHz) (22nm, 8MB cache) (Quad-Core CPU)
- NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 750Ti (2GB) GDDR5 (Includes PhysX) SuperClocked EVGA Edition or NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 780 (3GB) GDDR5 (Includes PhysX)
- 1TB (w/ 8GB SSD Memory) 5400RPM Seagate Hybrid 64MB Cache (SATA III - 6GB/s) (SKU - HDD008)
- 24x DVD Writer/Reader + 48x CD Writer/Reader or Blu-Ray Player + DVD Writer/Reader
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO [High Performance CPU Cooler - 120mm Fan] or Corsair H100i Liquid CPU Cooler [with 240mm Radiator etc.]
- 16GB DDR3 1600MHz (8GBx2 DIMMS) Corsair Vengeance Series - Default
- High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
- ASUS (VE276Q) 27” LCD (16:9) Widescreen Gaming Monitor (Black) (2ms response time)
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