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I have been wanting a gaming pc for quite some time now. I have been doing a lot of research, and I don't think I am ready to physically build my own pc, so I decided to customize it on this website

http://www.magicmicro.com/

I'm still very unfamiliar to things like SLI v. Crossfire and overclocking.

Price: Under $1000

Use: Gaming (Skyrim, Battlefield, DayZ, minecraft)

Parts needed: monitor

Overclocking: Not familiar with it so not anytime soon

Country: US

Preference: I've been told by some friends that AMD products are not so good and to stay away from them

Notes: I also want to run a minecraft server. Would I need 16 gbs of ram to run the server and a mod like unbelievable shaders? I also don't know much about ivy and sandy bridge cpus.

Thank you
 
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slomo4sho


Under 1k, with monitor...


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($78.56 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($62.05 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.58 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($258.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill Challenger-U3 ATX Mid Tower Case...
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Friends seldom give good advice. The FX-8350 is probably best route for you.

Also, I understand that the first build may seem daunting but consider it a learning experience. There isn't much to the build beyond connecting components and installing an OS if you don't overclock. There is plenty of help for you if you run into any hurdles :)
 
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Not really. If you're gaming Intel would be a far better route than AMD would.

Here's what I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($167.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($287.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($107.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1074.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-09 01:47 EDT-0400)
 
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Under 1k, with monitor...


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($78.56 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($62.05 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.58 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($258.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill Challenger-U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $985.10


Since you are not overclocking, you can pickup a cooler down the line since AMD stock coolers are not all that great. I wasn't sure if you needed the OS as well in that price point. You can always pickup a SSD/CPU cooler if the OS wasn't in the budget.
 
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Yeah but if you're not overclocking then wouldn't that make the FX-8350 a wasted purchase anyways? If you're not overclocking you could get an Intel i5-4430 and save some money there.
 
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There are no locked versions of the FX series. Even when it isn't overclocked, the FX-8350 still provides the best performance out of the FX lineup. Considering that the OP wants to run a minecraft server, the extra cores would be useful.
 
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