$1000 (USD) Build

ImPrettyIrish · Mar 19, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($49.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($294.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Tachyon 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1214.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 11:13 EDT-0400)

If you can change anything to make the price to performance ratio go up that would be great! (I don't want to go AMD because I have had no luck with them in the past. Thanks!

HiTechObsessed · Mar 19, 2014

Your build is more than $200 over your title's budget lol This gives you identical performance for $200 less:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($36.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($294.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1015.68
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 11:18 EDT-0400)

napster007 · Mar 19, 2014

Is 16GB really necessary?
Also R9280X> GTX760

HiTechObsessed · Mar 19, 2014

Whoops, missed changing the 760. MSI's Gaming series is $60 cheaper for about the same performance lol

The 280x is still stupidly overpriced. You can get a 770 for cheaper and better performance.

Corrected list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($36.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1022.68
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 11:36 EDT-0400)

ImPrettyIrish · Mar 20, 2014

Ok so I decided to get the 770 and still fit just outside of my price range. Here it is:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($36.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1158.69
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 10:36 EDT-0400)

ImPrettyIrish · Mar 20, 2014

napster007 :

I do a lot of video editing which is why I got 16GB.

HiTechObsessed · Mar 20, 2014

Looks like a great build! Definitely like the 770 over the 760 if you can do it

lol

T888 · Mar 20, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dbFI

I put this one together and its pretty decent

napster007 · Mar 20, 2014

ImPrettyIrish :

If you do a lot of video editing, you should go for the i7 4770K or wait for the new Haswell Refresh lineup Intel just announced(incl i5 cpus)

ImPrettyIrish · Mar 21, 2014

napster007 :

Ok, I will do. I'm probably not going to build one until the summer so hopefully they will be out by then.

HiTechObsessed · Mar 21, 2014

A cheap way to get hyperthreading is to go with the Xeon processor. You won't be overclocking, but you get i7 performance at an i5 price.

ImPrettyIrish · Mar 21, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

Isn't Xeon used for like servers? Can you recommend me one?

HiTechObsessed · Mar 21, 2014

Typically, yes lol http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31225v3

You won't be overclocking it, but an 8-thread CPU will last a long time for gaming.

ImPrettyIrish · Mar 21, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

I'll take that into consideration. Just one more question and it's kinda silly but is there a version of the NZXT Phantom 410 that instead of having black/orange theme it would have a black/red theme? l don't want the entire case to be red, I want it to be black. Here is what I'm talking about. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146092

HiTechObsessed · Mar 21, 2014

Unfortunately it doesn't look it

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/95-phantom-410-mid-tower-case

ImPrettyIrish · Mar 23, 2014

So intel is going to release a new haswell lineup soon? hmm I might just have to wait...

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