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What is your budget and currency $1000
Do you need a monitor? No
Do you need a keyboard? No
Do you need a mouse? No
Do you need an operating system? No
What will you use the PC for? Gaming


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Will you overclock?
What monitor do you have?
What games will you play?
Aesthetics?

$700 in what? USD, AUD, CAD?
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Have a Dell S2716DG

Shooters
RPG

Does not have to be flossy

$700 USD

AS far as overclock i do not know much about that, so i would assume not.
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Keyring wrote Have a Dell S2716DG

Shooters
RPG

Does not have to be flossy

$700 USD

AS far as overclock i do not know much about that, so i would assume not.


What games in specific, some are more demanding then others.
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The R7 1700 is a placeholder for an R5 1600. You could maybe get one of the 4 core Ryzen chips if you wanted to save some money. More Ryzen CPUs will release mid April,worth the wait instead of getting a locked i5 IMO. Add an HDD when you have some more money. You could get a 3GB GTX 1060 if you want to save some money, but it's not a very good card, and the 6GB 1060 already isn't a great choice considering you have a 144Hz 1440p monitor.
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After doing some research i have bumped my budget to $1000 USD.
Seems like if i am going to put money into a build might as well make it worth the money.
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I'd still suggest waiting for new Ryzen chips, so 1700 as a placeholder for R5 1600 again. If you can't wait 2 weeks or so, an unlocked i5 will be a fine alternative;
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