$900 to $1000 Gaming PC Build Help

MisterZugas

Distinguished
Sep 4, 2013
16
0
18,510
Approximate Purchase Date: October

Budget Range: $900 -$1000 after rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, 3D modeling

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NewEgg / TigerDirect

Country: United States

Parts Preferences: Intel Or AMD

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050

Additional Comments: Quiet PC
 

guggi4

Honorable
Jun 24, 2013
635
0
11,160
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek LOKI SD963 52.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.88 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $978.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-04 12:49 EDT-0400)

+16gb Ram for yor 3D modeling
+hd7950 will give you plenty performance at 1680x1050
+overclockable i5
+ssd for fast boot and programm starts

EDIT: changed case since it comes with more fans and a 2,5" for the ssd
 

ps3hacker12

Distinguished
If the software you use can take advantage of CUDA then:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.88 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $983.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-04 12:31 EDT-0400)
 
Solution
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zUKX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zUKX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zUKX/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($176.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec GX700 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.48 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $985.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-04 12:47 EDT-0400)
 

guggi4

Honorable
Jun 24, 2013
635
0
11,160


thanks for that case, didnt know this one ;)
since he want a quiet pc, i think the single fan 660ti isnt the best choice for him.
 

MisterZugas

Distinguished
Sep 4, 2013
16
0
18,510
Wow. Thanks for the quick response, guys. This will be my first build so much appreciated. I notice that all of the builds use a solid state drive. What is the reason for adding that ?
 

guggi4

Honorable
Jun 24, 2013
635
0
11,160
you want to put your system and the most important programms on it, you will notice a difference in performance like night and day, changed my slow laptop ssd to a not so fast samsung 840 basic, never had such a fast pc, except now my new tower with a ssd too ;) at your budget there is already room for a ssd since its basically more or less "luxury", but you dont need a faster cpu and the graphicscard is really fine for the resolution of the monitor. But if you want to save 100 bucks, just leave it away.
 

ps3hacker12

Distinguished


I simply added it for your 3D modelling uses, do you handle large, complex 3D models that take time to render out? Also does the software you use take advantage of CUDA?
 

MisterZugas

Distinguished
Sep 4, 2013
16
0
18,510


Ah, I see . I use Autodesk Maya and sometimes 3DS Max. I will have to do some research on CUDA. I have modeled a cars and some organic modeling.
 

MisterZugas

Distinguished
Sep 4, 2013
16
0
18,510


Thanks for the explanation. Good to know. Looks like I have some more research to do.
 

ps3hacker12

Distinguished
Well this is over budget, but you could remove the SSD and stick in another 1TB drive for RAID0:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($96.86 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.88 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1090.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-05 07:07 EDT-0400)

but maya supports 8 threads, hence the 4770K.
3DS Max does take advantage of CUDA hence the Nvidia card.

The 660Ti is the best value CUDA card for the mid budget range:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-760-review-gk104,3542-19.html

Ofcourse this is over budget, and some changes could easily be made to bring it under budget again :)
 

MisterZugas

Distinguished
Sep 4, 2013
16
0
18,510


Thanks ps3hacker12. I will use all of your suggestions to help me.