I'm thinking about getting back into PC gaming. To make a long story short, I took my ancient Alienware to MicroCenter today to see what it would take to get it back in fighting shape. It's basically a lost cause. I'd have to replace everything but the case itself. The build we went over ended up costing about $1500, which is a bit above my current budget. I went home and started looking at pre-built systems under $1000, and I found this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0771BZY8Z/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0771BZY8Z/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
- AMD RYZEN 5 1400 4-Core 3.2 GHz (3.4 GHz Turbo) | 1 TB 7200RPM Hard Drive | A320 Micro-ATX Motherboard
- 16GB G. Skill Ripjaws Gaming Memory DDR4 2400 MHz with Heat Spreader (Not Generic Memory) | Windows 10 Home
- GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card | Video Output: Dual-link DVI, DisplayPort (version 1.4), HDMI | 5 x USB 3.0, 3 x USB 2.0