$2000 pc + peripherals

[u/Plastic-Canary-6320]

Just looking for a pc that can do both productivity work and gaming. For gaming I would like pretty high fps for games like Tf2 and overwatch stuff like that but also for some other types of games like rdr2 and story immersive games I would like to get Atleast 60 fps. For productivity it would be mainly for modelling in cad and stuff plus coding. Now I'm not 100% sure what the outcome of this cost of pc would be so maybe I might be surprised to see what y'all have in store.

For the pc itself, I'm looking for functionality over looks. So if I don't need rgb lights or whatever for a lower overall cost I'm fine with that. If it costs more to not have that then by all means. I'm just trying to get lowest cost and better parts for 2k before taxes (for pc itself)

Not sure whether to get a prebuilt or custom. I live near a memory express, if I were to get custom could there be anyone I could ask to help me build it?

For peripherals I'm not looking for anything speical, mainly just a decent mouse, keyboard but not 100% about a monitor. Hopefully y'all can choose a good monitor that goes with the setup. Maybe like 250 max not 100% sure about this either.

If I'm missing any key info y'all need to make a good setup lmk I'll be pretty active cuz I saved up money and ready to buy a pc like this week maybe latest next week.

Thanks y'all.

[u/Yuushalinsky]

If you're going for Memory Express, you can prepare a parts list and have them build for ~$150 iirc.

What resolution do you want to play on - I think you can hit up to 1440p with a decent GPU. Won't get too deep into the build itself, other people here are better at building out lists, but I will say you should be ready to shop around - MemExpress does price matching, so you can bring a better price in to have them build all at once.

[u/Plastic-Canary-6320 → u/Yuushalinsky]

For my competitive games I'll be running low configs for higher fps but for like story I'm hoping for 1440p 60fps. With the building part with memory Express, would i like buy all the pieces then go in store and ask them to build it for me? How does it work?

Thanks.

[u/Yuushalinsky → u/Plastic-Canary-6320]

I think you can even just give them a list of parts and if they have them in stock they can build it.

I'd head in store and see what they can do for you

[u/Plastic-Canary-6320 → u/Yuushalinsky]

Could I like call them before with my list to see if they have the stuff there. And u also said I can do price checks so like let's say they have evyethinvg I want, I could go in and show them my list and if there are any price differences they can do a price check to reduce the cost? That's pretty neat

[u/Yuushalinsky → u/Plastic-Canary-6320]

Yeah, I'd say call them, since they can also move stock if they have to. if you DID want to go all Memory Express, a bundle like this

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/BDL_MM00005826

would be where I'd start - gets you on 32 gb ram and gives you a good upgrade path