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September 29, 2013 11:38:52 AM

My spending limit is $1100 for my first gaming PC, if anyone could help me find the best for the price range, it would be much appreciated.

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September 29, 2013 11:53:49 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.98 @ PCM)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($175.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($101.11 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $1125.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-29 14:51 EDT-0400)

Here is the Intel build I came up with.

The CPU is the new Haswell architecture and has awesome per-core performance which will allow you to run the best games, plus the socket will be around for a while due to Haswell being in it's infancy.

The CPU Cooler is a good match for budget and efficiency.

The memory will allow you to utilize the dual channel architecture of your motherboard.

I got you a good sized SSD to store your operating system and any programs that require quick reading of the hard drive (not necessarily games). The HDD is where you will store the bulk of your data. I would suggest putting games there because the bulk of your game will be loaded from the HDD to RAM and won't be going back and forth between the hard drive constantly (to save room on your SSD).

The video card will handle modern and upcoming games on high/ultra.

I got you a full tower because the biggest rule in gaming is COOLING. If you system overheats you have an $1100 pile of burnt metal. The full tower will allow for maximum airflow.

The PSU is a Tier 2a PSU (high quality on a budget).

I also put an optical drive and an operating system on.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.54 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.98 @ PCM)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card ($285.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($101.11 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $1076.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-29 15:05 EDT-0400)

Here is the AMD build I came up with.

The main differences are the CPU will be a bit slower per core, but it has more cores to work with (which games are moving towards) so it isn't going to give you a noticeable slow down versus the i7-4770k.

The GPU (the most important piece) is WAY better and will give you a very noticeable difference in gaming performance versus the 7870 GHz edition.

Plus, it's under your budget of $1100 versus the Intel being 1% over your budget.
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September 29, 2013 2:34:49 PM

thepinkanator95 said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks Where is the monitor?

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.98 @ PCM)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($175.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($101.11 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $1125.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-29 14:51 EDT-0400)

Here is the Intel build I came up with.

The CPU is the new Haswell architecture and has awesome per-core performance which will allow you to run the best games, plus the socket will be around for a while due to Haswell being in it's infancy.

The CPU Cooler is a good match for budget and efficiency.

The memory will allow you to utilize the dual channel architecture of your motherboard.

I got you a good sized SSD to store your operating system and any programs that require quick reading of the hard drive (not necessarily games). The HDD is where you will store the bulk of your data. I would suggest putting games there because the bulk of your game will be loaded from the HDD to RAM and won't be going back and forth between the hard drive constantly (to save room on your SSD).

The video card will handle modern and upcoming games on high/ultra.

I got you a full tower because the biggest rule in gaming is COOLING. If you system overheats you have an $1100 pile of burnt metal. The full tower will allow for maximum airflow.

The PSU is a Tier 2a PSU (high quality on a budget).

I also put an optical drive and an operating system on.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.54 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.98 @ PCM)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card ($285.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($101.11 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $1076.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-29 15:05 EDT-0400)

Here is the AMD build I came up with.

The main differences are the CPU will be a bit slower per core, but it has more cores to work with (which games are moving towards) so it isn't going to give you a noticeable slow down versus the i7-4770k.

The GPU (the most important piece) is WAY better and will give you a very noticeable difference in gaming performance versus the 7870 GHz edition.

Plus, it's under your budget of $1100 versus the Intel being 1% over your budget.


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September 29, 2013 3:51:39 PM

Ryan Faretta said:
thepinkanator95 said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks Where is the monitor?

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.98 @ PCM)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($175.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($101.11 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $1125.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-29 14:51 EDT-0400)

Here is the Intel build I came up with.

The CPU is the new Haswell architecture and has awesome per-core performance which will allow you to run the best games, plus the socket will be around for a while due to Haswell being in it's infancy.

The CPU Cooler is a good match for budget and efficiency.

The memory will allow you to utilize the dual channel architecture of your motherboard.

I got you a good sized SSD to store your operating system and any programs that require quick reading of the hard drive (not necessarily games). The HDD is where you will store the bulk of your data. I would suggest putting games there because the bulk of your game will be loaded from the HDD to RAM and won't be going back and forth between the hard drive constantly (to save room on your SSD).

The video card will handle modern and upcoming games on high/ultra.

I got you a full tower because the biggest rule in gaming is COOLING. If you system overheats you have an $1100 pile of burnt metal. The full tower will allow for maximum airflow.

The PSU is a Tier 2a PSU (high quality on a budget).

I also put an optical drive and an operating system on.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.54 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.98 @ PCM)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card ($285.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($101.11 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $1076.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-29 15:05 EDT-0400)

Here is the AMD build I came up with.

The main differences are the CPU will be a bit slower per core, but it has more cores to work with (which games are moving towards) so it isn't going to give you a noticeable slow down versus the i7-4770k.

The GPU (the most important piece) is WAY better and will give you a very noticeable difference in gaming performance versus the 7870 GHz edition.

Plus, it's under your budget of $1100 versus the Intel being 1% over your budget.




I downgraded the CPU to an i5 on the Intel build to include a monitor. Still has a performance comparable to the i7, just will require an upgrade sooner than the i7.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.98 @ PCM)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($175.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($101.11 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.88 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1134.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-29 18:39 EDT-0400)

For the AMD build I slightly downgraded your GPU to a Radeon model with performance that competes with Nvidia's 760 GPU series. This GPU will play your games on high/ultra settings, but won't last as long as the one I had earlier.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.54 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.98 @ PCM)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($101.11 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.88 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1095.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-29 18:49 EDT-0400)

Just as a note, make sure you ask for a monitor in the build next time. When you want a build, it is assumed you want the computer only and you will use an old monitor.
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