800$ Gaming Setup

gwmmanchester14 · Jun 26, 2013

Looking for help building an 800& gaming setup. Will be used 90% of the time for gaming, would like to run most games at high on good FPS. Needs to include Monitor, OS, Keyboard, and Mouse. Mouse and Keyboard dont really matter.

mastrom101 · Jun 27, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.79 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($126.00 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-201 Wired Standard Keyboard ($5.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Gear Head MP2650BLU Wireless Optical Mouse ($11.76 @ Amazon)
Total: $799.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-27 00:59 EDT-0400)

gwmmanchester14 · Jun 27, 2013

mastrom101 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.79 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($126.00 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-201 Wired Standard Keyboard ($5.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Gear Head MP2650BLU Wireless Optical Mouse ($11.76 @ Amazon)
Total: $799.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-27 00:59 EDT-0400)

If i am planning to overclock would i need an efter market cooler? Im new to this so would putting it together and stuff be hard

mastrom101 · Jun 27, 2013

gwmmanchester14 :

mastrom101 :

If i am planning to overclock would i need an efter market cooler? Im new to this so would putting it together and stuff be hard

1. For a mild overclock, the stock cooler is fine. Anything more than that will require an aftermarket CPU cooler. If you're on a tight budget, the Hyper 212 Evo is a good choice.
2. Building a PC is not difficult. I chose parts that would allow for a relatively straightforward building process.

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