building a gaming rig for 1500$ help

ModernWarfare · Jan 27, 2014

hey guys i need help with building a gaming pc parts for over 1500$ and i need your help i want massive specs that should run any game at 1080p maxed out and also including windows 7,gaming mouse and keyboard also good thermal compound and good cpu cooler thanks

whitecat · Jan 27, 2014

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Oleonius · Jan 27, 2014

whitecat :

The budget is 1500$. With the remaining money,

- Pick an Hyper 212 EVO for the CPU cooler.

- Swap the Core i5 4670 to a Core i5 4670K

- Pick a Z87 board instead of a H87 board. The Gigabyte Z87X-D3H would be a great choice.

- I would also change the PSU because some RM series power supplies have thermal issues. I suggest going for something better quality from either Seasonic, XFX or Corsair (except the CX or RM series).

If you have questions, feel free to ask. Otherwise, have fun building !

ModernWarfare · Jan 27, 2014

Oleonius :

whitecat :

The budget is 1500$. With the remaining money,

- Pick an Hyper 212 EVO for the CPU cooler.

- Swap the Core i5 4670 to a Core i5 4670K

- Pick a Z87 board instead of a H87 board. The Gigabyte Z87X-D3H would be a great choice.

- I would also change the PSU because some RM series power supplies have thermal issues. I suggest going for something better quality from either Seasonic, XFX or Corsair (except the CX or RM series).

If you have questions, feel free to ask. Otherwise, have fun building !

cool specs but can you be alittle bit more specific with what exactly im getting? and plz it must be a perfect performance rig

whitecat · Jan 27, 2014

.Q: cool specs but can you be alittle bit more specific with what exactly im getting? and plz it must be a perfect performance rig .

you are getting a beast .

Oleonius · Jan 27, 2014

ModernWarfare :

Oleonius :

cool specs but can you be alittle bit more specific with what exactly im getting? and plz it must be a perfect performance rig

As whitecat said, this a beast at 1080P. You'll be fine for many years with that. But, you still have money left on the budget at 1350$. Pick a K-version CPU, a Z87 board and a good CPU cooler and you will be able to do overclocking in the future if you need it.

ModernWarfare · Jan 27, 2014

Oleonius :

ModernWarfare :

As whitecat said, this a beast at 1080P. You'll be fine for many years with that. But, you still have money left on the budget at 1350$. Pick a K-version CPU, a Z87 board and a good CPU cooler and you will be able to do overclocking in the future if you need it.

thanks both u guys but u forgot to mention the gaming keyboard and mouse and thermal compound.

whitecat · Jan 27, 2014

As whitecat said, this a beast at 1080P. You'll be fine for many years with that. But, you still have money left on the budget at 1350$. Pick a K-version CPU, a Z87 board and a good CPU cooler and you will be able to do overclocking in the future if you need it.

Yes , he might get mobo Asus Z87-A but with GTX 780 , i dont expect he would need to SLI .So , Asus H87 Plus is fine.But as he wish

ModernWarfare · Jan 27, 2014

whitecat :

can u give me the link to those specs and add me a gaming keyboard and mouse and thermal compound from ur opinion

whitecat · Jan 27, 2014

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ModernWarfare · Jan 27, 2014

whitecat :

thanks alot man i guess ill choose the keyboard and mouse myself and thermal compound is the arctic silver 5 good?

n1ghtr4v3n · Jan 27, 2014

ModernWarfare :

hey there here is my recommendation...

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 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste ($4.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($389.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($113.54 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($156.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: ROCCAT Isku FX Wired Gaming Keyboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: ROCCAT Kova+ Wired Optical Mouse ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1619.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-27 08:04 EST-0500)

have fun, good luck.

ModernWarfare · Jan 27, 2014

n1ghtr4v3n :

ModernWarfare :

hey there here is my recommendation...

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 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste ($4.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($389.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($113.54 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($156.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: ROCCAT Isku FX Wired Gaming Keyboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: ROCCAT Kova+ Wired Optical Mouse ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1619.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-27 08:04 EST-0500)

have fun, good luck.

now thats what im talking about finally someone who understands thanks alot man

shipping it now

n1ghtr4v3n · Jan 27, 2014

im glad that i could help

ModernWarfare · Jan 27, 2014

n1ghtr4v3n :

how many fps should i get in bf4 maxed out? also is windows 8 good for gaming and will i get good temps with this case

n1ghtr4v3n · Jan 27, 2014

ModernWarfare :

I'm using a similar build with same cpu clocked to 4.3GHz and 770-2GB version also overclocked core to 1300mhz and memory to 7700MHz, I am experiencing 60-fps stable but ofc. there are times that it drops to 50fps, however its rare, in Ultra settings with 1920*1080p @60hz.
Also with stock settings its similar performance not much different, but its FPS is more likely to move between 50-60fps than overclocked setup of course.

the case is a well known performance-budget oriented case. its a good one.

about the op. sys. Win8 is proven to be slightly offering higher performance in games and in general usage. (there were some test results here in Tom's articles' and Win8 was better than Win7 with +1~2 FPS in general.

ModernWarfare · Jan 27, 2014

n1ghtr4v3n :

changed my mind i have more money i wanted this pc to be future as hell so my dad figured it would be better if i made it future proof beast so i adjusted a couple of stuff this should OVERKILL any game heres what i adjusted

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ius3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ius3/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ius3/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste ($4.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($366.04 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($998.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($998.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 1250W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($242.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: Asus PQ321Q 31.5" Monitor ($2780.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Wired Standard Keyboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Creative Labs Inspire T6160 50W 5.1ch Speakers ($83.64 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $6611.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-27 11:46 EST-0500)

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