WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON...

> The Perfect $3K PC

> Conceptual Artistry

> Multiple 4K Streams

$3,000 Build Queries

First off let me say I am a huge fan of MPC as I have been reading for about four to five years. Now let me explain why I’m writing.

I am 27 years old and have been incarcerated in the MDOC since 2011. I say that to give you an idea of how much tech I have actually missed out on completely. Reading this mag is the only way I have been able to keep up with the times, even though I’m unable to experience it yet. Next August I am coming up for release and frankly, I am in need of some assistance.

I am looking to build a PC of my own that can handle intense gaming as well as streaming. I was strictly into MMOs, my go-to ones are Runescape and World of Warcraft, but I want to get into CS:GO, and League looks and sounds pretty epic.

For the rig, I wanted my budget, for just the tower, to be about $3,000 give or take. I don’t really have a preference of Intel or AMD, but I’m not going to lie-AMD is looking like the future. I also couldn’t really care less about RGB lighting, if you ask me it’s a waste of time, money, and space. The easier the build the better, as this will be my first complete build, and I would love it to be as future-proof as possible.

I really appreciate your time, assistance, and everything you do to keep MPC in print, so fellow nerds, like myself, have something to look forward to every month. Even if my letter doesn’t make it to print, I hope you could still find the time to reply and give me some advice, but if you ask me a $3,000(ish) gaming build based solely on performance instead of all that RGB crap would be interesting. Before closing, I would like to also thank everyone at MPC, because without all of you, I would still think my gateway is the bees knees.