New gaming rig 800-900 budget, replacing Laptop

madkush

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Oct 28, 2013
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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)

Hi everyone! New to Tom's Hardware but hoping y'all can shed some light on this new build I've been wanting to undertake. The reason is because I have a great Alienware Laptop that I've been looking to sell and upgrade back onto a desktop but in order to sell it I need a working rig first :). The only real requirement is that it is a gaming rig first and foremost. I will be building primarily for new Battle Field 4 but I also play MMO's such as WoW and other FPS games that I'd like to see the pretty aspects of!

Budget Range: Around 800 would be ideal, but the cap is 900

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Working full time and Gaming in the offtime (working doesn't require massive system useage hence the importance of gaming)

Are you buying a monitor: No, HDMI/DMI monitors available



Parts to Upgrade: Only part not needed to purchase is HDD or SSD

Do you need to buy OS: Nope


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, amazon, but open to others

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Monterey, CA, USA

Parts Preferences: I'd like to build an intel PC

Overclocking: Maybe but i have no knowledge of how to do so safely

SLI or Crossfire: Mabye but don't plan on it

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1200

Additional Comments: nothing in particular

And Most Importantly, Want to have a good desktop PC ready for when I purchase BF4 in mid November and start playing with friends. Want it to be able to run smoothly :)
 

FastGunna

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Jun 25, 2013
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$800 With room to crossfire without changing any parts.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $775.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-28 20:06 EDT-0400)

$800 With a more powerful GPU but you would need to buy a new a higher wattage psu if you wanted to crossfire.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $774.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-28 20:12 EDT-0400)