Building a Budget Gaming PC $800

rebornupright · Oct 4, 2013

My budget for my new gaming PC is going to be around $800. That will be for just the tower. Things like the monitor, speakers, keyboard, and mouse will all be handled outside the realm of this build. I broadcast games online and render HD videos, as well as play fairly graphically intense games.

Despite what I said earlier, if you have any suggestions for good deals on monitors in particular let me know.

I don't really have any particular necessities. It can slightly exceed the budget if need-be. Thanks!

smorizio · Oct 4, 2013

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1KVOV
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1KVOV/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1KVOV/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $743.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-04 20:44 EDT-0400)

smorizio · Oct 4, 2013

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1KVQG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1KVQG/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1KVQG/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $780.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-04 20:45 EDT-0400)

smorizio · Oct 4, 2013

faster gpu in the other build.

realchaos · Oct 4, 2013

I would rather go for this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($97.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.46 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($272.29 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $799.68
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-04 21:14 EDT-0400)

-Slightly more expensive RAM, but you won't have to deal with MIR on the Vengeance ram. If you want to save an extra $8 and deal with the MIR, then grab that RAM instead.
-An ATX motherboard. No point of mATX board in an ATX case.
-Better quality psu.
-Removed SSD for a MUCH stronger gpu.

jdwii · Oct 4, 2013

Case: 59.99$ (COOLER MASTER HAF series RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
Power Supply: 59.99$ (Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W Continuous @40°C,80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Single 12V Rail, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7,i5" Power Supply)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200
Ram: 64.99$ (G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-8GAB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231550
Board: 139.99$ (ASRock 990FX Extreme4 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157266
Hard Drive: 59.99$ (Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
CPU: 159.99$ (AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8320FRHKBOX)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285
Heat-Sink: 29.99$ (COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible with Intel 1366/1155/775 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
GPU: 219.99$ (SAPPHIRE 100352-3L Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202026
Total: 795$

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