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Question May need a new PC .... prebuilt?

Phaetos

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I would post this in the sub-forum, but the last activity there was around November of 2018.

My current PC I'm on ATM, just crapped a partial brick. Apparently every single USB port on the back of the MB died last night. The two front ports still work, so my keyboard, mouse and wireless headphones receiver are plugged in there, using a USB port multiplier thingy. I'm hoping I don't overload the front ports now.

Anyway, this current PC I built around 4 or 5 years ago, and upgraded minor things along the way. It's an old AMD quad-core with built-in video, can't remember which one.

I just don't feel like building my own anymore. I game a little, mostly Path of Exile and that type of thing(too old for twitchy shooters anymore), watch Amazon Prime, streaming stuff, etc. Nothing heavy anymore. I don't need the best of everything, but don't want totally cheaped out no-name budget builds either.

Budget? More than $500 less than $1000.

Go!
 
I ended up getting an IBuyPower rig from Costco. I7-9700k, ASRock Phantom Gaming 4 mobo, ASUS Rtx 2070, 240gb SSD (WD Green), 2TB Seagate HDD. Price wasn't bad, (on sale) performance seems very good. I've added a 1tb HP EX950 NVMe....that thing is lightning fast.
I also picked up a Seasonic Focus 750 watt PSU to replace the CWT unit they built the rig with. Haven't installed it yet.
 
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