PC Build For Around $1100

Blizzard_

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Hey everyone!

This is the first time I'll be buying/building my own PC, however I've done my research and know a 'more-than-average' amount to do with PC hardware.

Despite my work getting my head around hardware, I am still struggling to come up with a list of components within/around my price range - I seem to either go way under or way over!

I have a budget of between $1000 and $1200 (Approx £620-£740), with the primary use of this PC as gaming. It would also be used for some VFX/Video editing, but as I mentioned its main use will be for gaming.

I'd love to be able to play some of the latest games at the highest quality possible within my budget, and currently enjoy things like BF3, Crysis 3, Minecraft (The most PC intensive game to date - for sure) and would like to be able to play BF4, the new assassins creed. This list is endless :)

Just to mix things up a bit further, I do not have a monitor (been using a laptop after my pre-built PC died a year or so ago), and sadly the price for that has to come out of my budget listed above.

Other than that, just a couple of other things:

- I'd love to be using it at 1080p min
- I'm used to intel/nvidea, but don't care if AMD would work better within my budget.

Anyway, thanks for reading/helping, any positive/constructive comments are appreciated.

Have a great day, thanks,
 

bodeen2012

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/290dD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/290dD/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/290dD/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.43 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Biostar TZ77A ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($254.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Urban S21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.85 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1120.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 12:54 EST-0500)
 

waterise

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/263qA
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/263qA/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/263qA/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.47 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($113.50 @ Adorama)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.59 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $962.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 13:08 EST-0500)
 

TheAntiPro

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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2912O) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2912O/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2912O/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570k) | $197.99 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz77xud3h) | $119.99 @ NCIX US
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00) | $66.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $63.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr928xoc3gd) | $299.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rc912kkn1) | $61.47 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m) | $76.99 @ Amazon
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $21.95 @ Amazon
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $98.98 @ OutletPC
**Monitor** | [Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-ve247h) | $129.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1138.33
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 13:18 EST-0500 |

If this too far out of budget, let me know. I'll fix it for you. Or you can downgrade to a 7950 or 760. if you really want Intel. But if you wouldn't mind AMD, you can keep the 280x (basically a 7970) and get a 8320 instead. up to you. Let me know.
 

Blizzard_

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I've had a look at all your solutions (Thanks for taking time to put them together by the way!), as well as asking some RL friends and doing a bit of tinkering myself, and I've ended up with this:

And......... I forgot to include the link, good job me!
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Blizzard_/saved/2Xp5

There was a sale on the ssd, making it only £10 more expensive than the 128gb version, to which I thought 'why not!'. Anyway, I'd be grateful if you guys could take a look and double check everything there is compatible, but also if there were any similarly priced components with better performance. Other than that, let me know what you think of the system as a whole.

Cheers, Luke!

PS: I wasn't sure about the case, but it seems to get good reviews and has (I think) everything I'd like considering my budget. Also the power supply, I plan to overclock and would quite like some room to breath (in terms of upgrading in the future) so I can upgrade other components without having to buy another PSU. I've heard mixed things about Corsair power supplies, too. If anyone would help to clear this up for me that would be great! :D