$1000 - 1200 AMD or Intel Build - help

James Scott · Dec 23, 2013

I want to get back into gaming and after reading through different posts on here, I believe it's best to just let people decide everything for my build since i feel a bit out of the loop.

Anyways any suggestions on what to buy and build are greatly appreciated.

exroofer · Dec 23, 2013

For quick reference. http://www.maximumpc.com/build_pc_recommended_builds_december_2013

Tested and benchmarked builds at various price points.

Will definitely help you catch up on recent price/performance data on this year's hardware.
And perhaps give you a better feel for any recommended builds you get here.

Francisco Costa · Dec 23, 2013

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 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Mac Mall)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($344.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1110.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-24 07:39 EST-0500)

There's still space for OS and monitor if you need them

James Scott · Dec 23, 2013

exroofer :

Francisco Costa :

Thanks for compiling a list, I have monitor and Os covered. I started kind of looking at Motherboards, how does the Fatal1ty Z87 Killer compare to them Extreme 4 or Msi G 45 Gaming? So many choices ugh..

ixi_your_face · Dec 23, 2013

Here you go man!

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 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($96.76 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($319.99 @ B&H)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.41 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($137.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1184.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-23 14:53 EST-0500)

Francisco Costa · Dec 24, 2013

James Scott :

exroofer :

Francisco Costa :

Thanks for compiling a list, I have monitor and Os covered. I started kind of looking at Motherboards, how does the Fatal1ty Z87 Killer compare to them Extreme 4 or Msi G 45 Gaming? So many choices ugh..

Meh, the Z87 motherboards are very much the same (of course there are some differences), and so, the Extreme4 has an excellent value because of the lower price

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