Build the Perfect Gaming PC – Holiday Buyer’s Guide 2017

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2017 was a rough year for PC builders, so we've picked out three builds to start from at three budgets for your holiday shopping!
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Ryzen 3 1200
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8GB DDR4
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ASRock A320M-DGS
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ThermalTake V2 Plus w/450W PSU
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MSI GTX 1050 Ti
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Seagate FireCuda 1TB
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Windows 10 Home
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GAME NOW
Ryzen 5 1400
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16GB DDR4
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MSI B350 PC Mate
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EVGA B3 550W PSU
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ThermalTake Versa H21 SPCC
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MSI GeForce GTX 1070
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Crucial MX300 525GB SATA SSD
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Windows 10 Home
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Core i5 7500
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ASUS PRIME B250M-A
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GAME ON
Core i7 7800X
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32GB DDR4
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ASUS TUF X299 MARK 2
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SeaSonic 750W 80PLUS Gold PSU
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Corsair Carbide Clear 400C
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080
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Crucial MX300 525GB M.2 SSD
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Seagate Barracuda 4TB
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Windows 10 Home
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Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
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