Gaming PC Suggestion

Roberts0811 · Apr 6, 2014

I am shopping around for a good gaming PC that will be able to play games such as Guild Wars 2 or WoW at max settings. My budget is about 1,000 USD. I'm really inexperienced when it comes to desktops since I have used laptops for many years.

At Micro Center they recommended:

Computer:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/423699/Envy_700-074_Desktop_Computer_Refurbished

Video Card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130826

Power Supply:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/399981/Builder_Series_CX500_500_Watt_ATX_12V_Power_Supply

Total 974.00

Any suggestions, opinions, etc? I was also shopping on Cyberpowerpc or Ibuypower if anyone knows if they are good companies.

Update: Browsing through old posts from when I was shopping last year I found this suggestion, and edited the video card.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n61D

After a year, is this build still well put together?

Thanks!

woltej1 · Apr 6, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n74v
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n74v/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n74v/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($16.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.65 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $952.05

This will dump on both of those

Roberts0811 · Apr 6, 2014

Thanks. That looks pretty solid. Is that capable of adding a second monitor and getting an SSD drive down the road?

woltej1 · Apr 6, 2014

SSD for sure yes. The 770 is a strong card but don't expect to max games across multi monitors, at least the demanding ones.

Roberts0811 · Apr 6, 2014

Alright. Thank you very much.

I don't plan on running the games on multiple monitors. I meant only having the desktop and internet browsing on one, game on the other.

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