Christmas PC Build

Tall44 · Nov 19, 2013

Hey guys, I plan to buy and build myself a gaming PC for Christmas, because I want to be able to play games with mods, and the best graphics.

My budget is around $850 after rebates and shipping;

I will be buying these parts around Black Friday;

I need an OS (Windows 7 or 8, which one?)

I will NOT need a monitor, I'll be using my Vizio TV (1080p) (for now, plan to upgrade in the future)

I'll be using this for gaming and homework/internet browsing;

I will be purchasing parts from Newegg and Amazon

I prefer intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI: In the future, not anywhere near now

I will mostly be playing games like Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout, and be using the Creation Kits to mod these games

I am not upgrading, just making a switch from consoles to PC.

Here is my build, please feel free to recommend better parts, as long as they fit the budget.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/258PG

I will update this later as right now I have "pressing matters to attend to".

tiny voices · Nov 19, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($290.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N900PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $920.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-19 19:56 EST-0500)

this is what you want to do. it is MUCH better and will perform ALOT better in games.

Micah713 · Dec 2, 2013

tiny voices :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($290.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N900PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $920.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-19 19:56 EST-0500)

this is what you want to do. it is MUCH better and will perform ALOT better in games.

Thats a good setup, but he can only spend $850, not $950, and Windows 8 is not very good unless you have a touchscreen monitor.

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