$1000-1300 Gaming PC?

timmy0799

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I would like a Nvidia video card, and plenty of RAM. I was originally going to get an Alienware X51, but someone told me to ask around for some parts here and just build one. Try to check if they are all compatible, since this will be my first build, and I want everything to go pretty smoothly. I dont plan to be playing anything too powerful, but I do have some pretty powerful games redeemed on Steam.

Reply, if you need any more details!
 
Solution
This is a solid build, you dont need 16gb ram for gaming.

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive...

camohanna

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This is a solid build, you dont need 16gb ram for gaming.

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1182.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-01 00:11 EST-0500)
 
Solution
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-200R-Compact-CC-9011023-WW/dp/B009GXZ8MM/ref=lp_572238_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1391247766&sr=1-2 $59.99 & FREE Shipping
Corsair Carbide Series 200R Compact ATX Case CC-9011023-WW

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Watt-EPS%C2%A0-CX500/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=lp_1161760_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1391247958&sr=1-3 $49.99 & FREE Shipping
Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS 80Plus Bronze (CX500)

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-B85PRO4&c=CJ $74.99 + $6.99 Shipping
ASRock B85 PRO4 LGA1150/ Intel B85/ DDR3/ Quad CrossFireX/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4670-Quad-Core-Processor-BX80646I54670/dp/B00CO8TBR4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1391249250&sr=1-1&keywords=BX80646I54670 $219.29 & FREE Shipping
Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz 6MB Cache Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80646I5467

http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-PC3-12800-240-Pin-BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00/dp/B006WAGGUK/ref=sr_1_19?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1390969245&sr=1-19 $72.99 & FREE Shipping
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) CL9 @1.5V UDIMM 240-Pin Memory BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Serial-ATA-Internal-Optical-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=pd_sim_pc_2 $21.93 & FREE Shipping on orders over $35
Asus 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA Internal OEM Optical Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1391126271&sr=1-4 $63.14 & FREE Shipping
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003

http://www.amazon.com/GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5-GeForce-256-bit-PCI-Express-OC-selected/dp/B00DBPKEOI/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1391222006&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+760 $249.99 & FREE Shipping
ASUS GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX760 2GB GDDR5 256-bit, DVI-I/DVI-D/ HDMI/DP PCI-Express 3.0 SLI ready Graphic Card OC-selected 1072 MHz core

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Q0PT3I/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1 $89.99
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (OEM) System Builder DVD 1 Pack


Total: $909.29 including shipping


*** optional components to switch out with our add to that build up above.

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MSI-GTX770 $329.99 + $4.99 Shipping
MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Gaming 2GB GDDR5 2DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7TE250BW/dp/B00E3W1726/ref=lp_1292116011_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1391250770&sr=1-1 $159.00 & FREE Shipping
Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW