$800 Gaming PC Build

GambitGamer · Feb 6, 2014

I know stuff like this pops up all the time, but I need a PC build for $800 WITH a monitor and including taxes. At the absolute most, I would like to spend $850. I would just use this build, but a lot of the parts are not in stock because everyone and their mother followed that guide. If you could follow that (mostly) with the exception of a few parts that aren't available, that'd be great. Amazon has the CPU and the graphics card (for a little bit more, I might add). It also has the case (willing to change, it doesn't look extremely cool), HDD and the power supply. All I really need is a mother board and RAM that will work for this build. For the monitor, I would like it to be at least 23 inches. Here is one that might work. All these can and will change if you can think of something better. Thanks for your time!

Computer__GUY · Feb 6, 2014

To be honest that build isn't very good and could only play the latest games on medium settings. I know this because I have a HD 7770 my self. Here is a much better build which I have put together myself:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($277.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: AOC E2260SD 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($109.36 @ Mwave)
Total: $798.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 16:04 EST-0500)

Don't forgot about an operating system (which you never said if you needed) (another ($100) and a cheap optical drive for downloading the OS which will bring the total to around $920. Other then that this build will play any game on ultra settings at the very least 30 FPS.

GambitGamer · Feb 6, 2014

Computer__GUY :

To be honest that build isn't very good and could only play the latest games on medium settings. I know this because I have a HD 7770 my self. Here is a much better build which I have put together myself:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($277.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: AOC E2260SD 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($109.36 @ Mwave)
Total: $798.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 16:04 EST-0500)

Don't forgot about an operating system (which you never said if you needed) (another ($100) and a cheap optical drive for downloading the OS which will bring the total to around $920. Other then that this build will play any game on ultra settings at the very least 30 FPS.

Ah, thanks so much! I believe I might be able to get windows 7 from my college for free. Thanks for the fastreply also!

HiTechObsessed · Feb 6, 2014

Here's the exact same build, $30 cheaper and a good deal better performance wise. A 660 Ti for $30 more than a more powerful 760? Why?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: AOC E2260SD 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($117.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $768.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 16:33 EST-0500)

Computer__GUY · Feb 6, 2014

Yeah I was looking for a 760 but they all seemed to be over $300.

GambitGamer · Feb 6, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

Here's the exact same build, $30 cheaper and a good deal better performance wise. A 660 Ti for $30 more than a more powerful 760? Why?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: AOC E2260SD 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($117.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $768.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 16:33 EST-0500)

Sweet! Thanks for the tip!

GambitGamer · Feb 6, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

"Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs."

This is stated on the build site. Is this a problem? Or does it not affect me?

Also, can I over-clock this CPU? I guess I wouldn't really NEED to haha

HiTechObsessed · Feb 6, 2014

You'll be fine using that board, it fully supports the CPU

And you could definitely overclock it, but you would want to get a better CPU cooler first. It isn't necessarily needed, but it's fun to do

GambitGamer · Feb 8, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

Ok, cool. One more question. Is this graphic card better? I don't see anything better (or different) besides this one comes with a bunch of cables. Will this even work with the rest of the parts?

Thanks again!

GambitGamer · Feb 8, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

Ah, just thought of more questions! How can you tell if a motherboard is SSD compatible? Or do all motherboards support SSD's?

HiTechObsessed · Feb 8, 2014

Yeah the 760 is a better GPU than the 660 Ti. The PSU I included will power it just fine

And yes, the SSD will work with it. An SSD is just a different form of HDD. Just make sure to plug into a SATA 6 port if you have it available

GambitGamer · Feb 9, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

So wait, the Asus GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 is the same thing as the EVGA GeForce GTX760? Kinda confused on that.

HiTechObsessed · Feb 9, 2014

My bad, thought you were referring to the 660 Ti. Those are both the same 760, just ASUS and EVGA have different cooling solutions. You can't go wrong with either one.

GambitGamer · Feb 9, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

I think that's all, thanks again!

GambitGamer · Feb 9, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

Last one, I promise! Would this (EVGA GeForce GTX760 Superclocked w/ ACX Cooler) be worth getting instead of the EVGA GeForce GTX760?

HiTechObsessed · Feb 12, 2014

The ACX cooler is phenomenal, so I would say yes. It'll keep the GPU much cooler while being quieter than stock.

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