This desktop with a Core i7-7700K and GeForce GTX 1080 is on sale for $1,450

One way to sidestep the inflated price tags attached to graphics cards is to buy a prebuilt system. It's not as fun as building your own, but you can potentially save a few bucks by going that route. If that's the direction you want to go, one such option is the ABS Bearcat Barrage with a Core i7-7700K processor and GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card tucked inside.

16GB DDR4-2400 RAM
240GB solid state drive
2TB hard drive
24X DVD burner
600W power suppy
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Keyboard and mouse

We did a quick price check on the individual components and came to roughly $1,850, including the cost of Windows 10, or $1,750 without. That's based on the GeForce GTX 1080's MSRP ($699).

The price gap lessens if you price search and take advantage of mail-in-rebates, but overall this is a solid collection of parts for the money.

You can grab this deal here.

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Paul has been playing PC games and raking his knuckles on computer hardware since the Commodore 64. He does not have any tattoos, but thinks it would be cool to get one that reads LOAD"*",8,1. In his off time, he rides motorcycles and wrestles alligators (only one of those is true).