1000 dollar gaming pc build - any tips? will it work? how well will it run games?

Jan 8, 2014
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here is a build that I would like you guys too take a look at :) I have a max. 1000 euro budget and this is what i came up with, I also needed a monitor and and OS

mobo: GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P, socket AM3
PSU: Corsair CMPSU-500CX, 500 Watt
Case: Zalman T3
CPU: AMD FX-6300
RAM: Crucial 8 GB DDR3-1600 Kit
HDD: Western Digital Blue, 1 TB
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW, 120 GB SSD
GPU: MSI N660 Gaming 2GD5/OC ( I get AC blackflag for free with this card)
Burner: LG GH24NS
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1
Monitor: Acer 24" LED-Monitor G246HLBbid
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thanks alot :)
 

swedishswede

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Jul 15, 2014
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The link to the build I posted costs 970 USD and with Mantle you should be able to get 60+ FPS in Battlefield 4 on ultra and the 280x has 3gb of ram which should last you at least a year or two. If you buy an OS you should be able to buy a 1080p 144hz monitor.
 

BigRichard

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Apr 6, 2014
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/VrrRYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/VrrRYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£107.94 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£201.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£14.89 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£79.14 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Dell U2312HM 23.0" Monitor (£131.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £991.58
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