Can anyone review my custom PC build budget under 1000$

maximpv · Mar 25, 2014

I've build this gaming PC for a friend, he has a 1000$ budget. (excluding os)

Any suggestions? or change?

PS: He wants to run all Blizzard games at Max setting and Elder scroll online (probably on high the build should do just fine)

Thank you!

[PCPartPicker part list](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3gcoY) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3gcoY/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3gcoY/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670k) | $254.79 @ DirectCanada
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.80 @ DirectCanada
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fatal1tyz87killer) | $144.99 @ NCIX
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $82.90 @ DirectCanada
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $64.75 @ Vuugo
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n760tf2gd5oc) | $279.98 @ Newegg Canada
**Case** | [Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r) | $69.99 @ Canada Computers
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | $44.99 @ NCIX
**Optical Drive** | [Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-bc12b1stblkbas) | $60.69 @ DirectCanada
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700404) | $114.06 @ DirectCanada
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1146.94
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 12:20 EDT-0400 |

barto · Mar 25, 2014

The only thing I would change is the PSU. I'd add just a little more watts. Technically you should be fine with the EVGA 500 watt, but I'm one for a little head room.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m

BnG · Mar 25, 2014

500w is the minimum recommended PSU for the gtx 760. Upgrading it would be nice =)
Also, are you going to OC? If you aren't you don't need all the fancy OC stuff !

The rest of the build looks very nice, maybe a 120GB /250 GB SSD later on? The samsung 840 evo SSD's aren't very expensive and top of the line when it comes to performance.

g-unit1111 · Mar 25, 2014

That looks good to me except for the power supply. Those low end EVGA units are made by HEC - an OEM that's not exactly known for quality supplies. You can definitely get a much better unit for not much more money. I'd suggest looking at the Seasonic G series for Haswell.

maximpv · Mar 25, 2014

BnG :

He probably wont OC any GPU you could suggest?

BnG · Mar 25, 2014

maximpv :

With his budget, the 760 would be perfect =). A gigabyte windforce x3 760 has excellent cooling (won't run hot + is excellent for OCing in general even though he isn't planning on doing so). Also, it is one of the cheaper 760's =).

barto · Mar 25, 2014

500 watt is the minimum recommended PSU for the 760, yes. However, the extra cash spent would be wise. You get a higher quality PSU, that's semi modular (only plug in what you need) and has the ability to support higher end cards. Like g-unit said, average is average. You get what you pay for.

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