$600 Gaming and Video Editing PC

whendrickson · Feb 9, 2014

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)

Budget Range: 600-800 including monitor

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Daily work, Gaming, Video Editing

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

I need to buy OS

Location: Olathe Kansas

Parts Preferences: Whatever is recommended and has good reviews

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200. What ever is roughly $100

Additional Comments: I would like to have a computer that is capable of running scarcraft 2, Steam, and Call of Duty along with adobe premier.

And Most Importantly, Why am I Upgrading: I have a 7 year old laptop and SC2 got updated past its specs.

Seladon-1370374 · Feb 9, 2014

It was pretty hard to get something in your budget range that will do well the things that you want it to do, but here's what I recommend you :

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

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $782.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-09 18:19 EST-0500)

animal · Feb 9, 2014

sorry, I can't do it, not with the cost of an OS and monitor included

Outlander_04 · Feb 9, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Qlc7

Just under $800 with a 23 inch monitor and windows OS

AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card
Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit)
Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor

Quite similar to Seladons build
It would encode video a little slower ,and game just as well
The case , monitor are higher quality , and the motherboard is considerably better . The ASUS LE model lacks features and is quite weak in the voltage regulators .
OS is Win8 which you can transfer to another computer later on if you want . 7 is locked to the first mb .
Its easy to remove the apps from 8 and then add a start button program so it behaves just like 7 . Takes a few minutes

zemiak · Feb 9, 2014

This is the BEST you're going to get with that budget, if it doesn't fit your needs than you'll have to raise your budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Dell IN2030M 60Hz 20.0" Monitor ($89.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $604.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-09 18:45 EST-0500)

realchaos · Feb 9, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($115.66 @ 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)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: BenQ GW2450 24.0" Monitor ($129.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $801.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-09 18:59 EST-0500)

-8core processor for video editing
-High quality motherboard. Just add an aftermarket cooler in the future to overclock.
-24" monitor.
-The 7790 performs the same as the 260X.

Outlander_04 · Feb 9, 2014

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-r9-270x-r7-260x,3635-9.html
The 7790 is a little weaker than the 260X

Editing my not improve with extra cores . Render speed will be faster , but I would compromise that for better quality parts elsewhere . I wont be sitting watching the pc render . I dont care if it takes a few minutes longer .

I would definitely want the largest 1080p monitor I could afford . That BenQ is a good deal realchaos . And that case is sensational at $40 if the OP can wait for a rebate

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