$1,000 Gaming PC (Next Gen Console Competitor)

thejoker175 · Feb 25, 2014

Can someone go on one of the those custom PC websites and put together a gaming PC with a budget of $1,000? Every time I do this I go over $1,100 I have no idea what I'm doing.
I need this to compete with or even top the next-gen consoles, and please include Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS.

travisnyborg1999 · Feb 25, 2014

This would be a good build http://pcpartpicker.com/user/travisnyborg1999/saved/3SFT

Grippinq · Feb 25, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($209.00 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($113.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($94.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($61.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($292.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Cooler Master GX 750W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($110.50 @ Vuugo)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($18.77 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1015.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-25 22:41 EST-0500)

60GB SSD for your OS.

Gaming God · Feb 25, 2014

The cheapest one you can construct.

•Motherboard: ASRock H61M-DGS ($50). A no-frills motherboard, but you get integrated Gigabit Ethernet and 6-channel audio. It only supports DDR3 1600 RAM, but that’s a compromise we’re forced to make.
•CPU: Intel Celeron G1610 ($50). This chip is only a dual-core, but for lightly threaded workloads it has comparable theoretical performance to the PS4′s 8-core Jaguar CPU.
•GPU: Asus HD7850-DC-1GD5 ($140, or $120 after rebate).
•RAM: Kingston HyperX Black 8GB ($65). This stuff is DDR3 1600 — which has a fraction of the bandwidth of the PS4′s GDDR5.
•Storage: 500GB Samsung Spinpoint M8 ($55). 500GB of 2.5-inch storage goodness.
•Other: USB Bluetooth + WiFi dongle ($11)
•Case and power supply: Apex DM-387 Micro ATX case ($45). This bad boy is cheap, includes a PSU, and can stand on its side — like the PS4!

Total cost: $416, or $396 after rebate

thejoker175 · Feb 25, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Zriu
How's this? I know it's a little over my budget but it looks like a good deal. If there's anything that I can tone down to decrease the price while maintaining around the same performance please let me know.

Gaming God · Feb 26, 2014

thejoker175 :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/30lqM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/30lqM/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/30lqM/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($324.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Xion 700W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1065.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-26 06:15 EST-0500)

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