Ok guys. I need advice. I am trying to keep my $1000 budget for a midrange gaming PC. I am somewhat familiar with computers, but still have alot to learn. I am a big DIY person, so building one yself does not intimidate me. I definitely do not want or need a top of the line gaming pc. However, I am a very impatient person when it comes to electronics. I like things to work instantly, as they should. I already have experience with cyberpower pc, as I had them build me a $1400 tower back in 2006 and hardly ever used it for gaming. The HDD crashed on it about a year ago and I sold it for cheap. But, Im hoping to change that as I am a gamer at heart and have had every video game system since the original nintendo and would love to get back into some HD gaming. I have previously enjoyed hunting games, 1st person shooters and racing games. I plan on getting a nice looking thin bezzeled 27 inch IPS monitor for my display(suggestions on this would also be appreciated). I have been playing with different options on cyberpower pc and can build the following for about $1000.
Here is what I think I want:
Case-CFI Taiji Full-Tower Gaming Case or Corsair C70 military green midtower
Processor-Intel i5 4570 3.2ghz
Motherboard-[CrossFireX] GIGABYTE Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Ultra Durable 4 Plus, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16 (1 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 2 PCIe x1 & 2 PCI
Memory-8 gb corsair vengeance 1600 DDR3
Video card-Nvidia GeForce 650- 1 gb
Sound card-Creative Labs SB Audigy SE PCI Sound Card
Power Supply-Corsair cx600
Cooling-multiple case fans and Cooler Master Seidon 120M Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator
Hard drives-
Primary-128GB ADATA SP900 SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 550 MB/s Read & 520 MB/s Write
Secondary-2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM
Optical drive-24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive
Operating system-Windows 7 or 8(need help deciding here as well)
I have pieced this same set together at Amazon for about the same price, but that would be me assembling it, loading windows and drivers, etc. And Cyber power also comes witha three year warranty and throws in a bunch of freebies(games, keyboard, mouse, wireless/blueooth card, headset). I have heard good and bad things about Cyberpower, but I didnt have any problems with them with my last purchase.
I have also looked at digital storm and ironside computers, but they dont come close on the price for the same specs.
If any of the parts do not seem to make sense please let me know. I am open to all suggestions and still have a lot to learn so please bare with me.
Here is what I think I want:
Case-CFI Taiji Full-Tower Gaming Case or Corsair C70 military green midtower
Processor-Intel i5 4570 3.2ghz
Motherboard-[CrossFireX] GIGABYTE Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Ultra Durable 4 Plus, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16 (1 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 2 PCIe x1 & 2 PCI
Memory-8 gb corsair vengeance 1600 DDR3
Video card-Nvidia GeForce 650- 1 gb
Sound card-Creative Labs SB Audigy SE PCI Sound Card
Power Supply-Corsair cx600
Cooling-multiple case fans and Cooler Master Seidon 120M Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator
Hard drives-
Primary-128GB ADATA SP900 SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 550 MB/s Read & 520 MB/s Write
Secondary-2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM
Optical drive-24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive
Operating system-Windows 7 or 8(need help deciding here as well)
I have pieced this same set together at Amazon for about the same price, but that would be me assembling it, loading windows and drivers, etc. And Cyber power also comes witha three year warranty and throws in a bunch of freebies(games, keyboard, mouse, wireless/blueooth card, headset). I have heard good and bad things about Cyberpower, but I didnt have any problems with them with my last purchase.
I have also looked at digital storm and ironside computers, but they dont come close on the price for the same specs.
If any of the parts do not seem to make sense please let me know. I am open to all suggestions and still have a lot to learn so please bare with me.