First gaming PC build 1000-1300

tyrhine · May 26, 2013

hey everyone, I'm pretty new to the DIY building of computers but I created a list of parts from new egg that fits my price range. Its going to be mainly used as a gaming device and I'm posting this to see if anyone can make any improvements or help with possible better parts for a lower cost to this list.

here is my list.

Case aza gen 9000 -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517020

Mother board MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130686

Processor Intel Core i5-3570K --- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Video Card GTX 660 Ti GC 3GB --http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162119

Memory CORSAIR XMS 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800
x2 --http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233385

Hard Drive -- Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

Blue ray player -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136252

And whatever power supply I end up running. Some advice on this build before I spend 1,119$ would be great

I don't need a fully built game machine but I would like to still play games with graphics on high or ulta if possible for this price range.

ksham · May 26, 2013

Do you plan to overclock?

Someone Somewhere · May 26, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.69 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza Genesis 9000 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.94 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1124.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-26 04:32 EDT-0400)

Unfortunately I haven't work out how to tell it not recommend Microcenter, so the total should be $1164.53.

You don't really need that pricey a case.

ksham · May 26, 2013

@Someone Somewhere: if you registered for an account, you can filter a list in your profile. Otherwise, if you're a guest, when you're in the "Choose a <something>" pages, there is a Price Filters on the right side (second section). Click the show merchants link and select the merchants you want. Default is All.

Someone Somewhere · May 26, 2013

It doesn't show until I actually hit the "BBCode Markup button"; it ignores Microcenter until then. I intend to get an account at some point, but haven't been bothered.

ksham · May 26, 2013

Select the "Your Preferred Merchant List" on the BBCode Markup modal.

Someone Somewhere · May 26, 2013

Ah - thanks. I had tried that and the certain merchants only bit, but not together. Now, can I give you a best answer...

tyrhine · May 26, 2013

ksham :

Someone Somewhere :

list looks pretty solid thanks for the help I know about the case but I figured I'd treat myself

tyrhine · May 26, 2013

ksham :

I'm really not sure, I'd like to learn how to do this but me being very new to the game I will have to save that for later

ksham · May 26, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($103.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($322.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $1197.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

You can upgrade to a Radeon HD 7970 or a Radeon HD 7970 GHz and still keep within your $1300 budget. But the above would be more price/performance effective. The HD 7970 is about 20% better than the HD 7950. And the HD 7970 GHz is about 35% better than the HD 7950. I wasn't sure if you really want to max out $1300 so I kept it lower.

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