So I'm looking at building a PC because my laptop just isn't cutting it for some of the more demanding games (mainly ARMA III). I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty damn ignorant when it comes to picking PC parts. Ideally I would like a setup that allows me to run ARMA III on its highest settings. I'm looking to spend around $1000 give or take a few hundred. Being able to easily upgrade it in the future is a plus, but not necessary. I already have a monitor,keyboard, mouse, and headset so none of those are needed. If you need anymore information/clarification just let me know. Thanks in advance!
Gaming PC build for around $1,000
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dwatkins144
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Do you plan on doing any overclocking?
Do you prefer an SSD? While they're super awesome, they're not going to help with game graphics.
Do you prefer an SSD? While they're super awesome, they're not going to help with game graphics.
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If you didn't need windows, this is a great build for a bit over $1,000
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($324.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.24 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1049.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 11:36 EDT-0400)
Here is the same with a locked processor and motherboard. This build cannot be overclocked:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($186.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($324.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.24 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $978.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 11:39 EDT-0400)
Edit: For the OC build, if you wanted to overclock you would need an aftermarket cooler. A decent one costs about $30 with the really good ones costing over $50
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($324.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.24 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1049.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 11:36 EDT-0400)
Here is the same with a locked processor and motherboard. This build cannot be overclocked:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($186.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($324.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.24 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $978.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 11:39 EDT-0400)
Edit: For the OC build, if you wanted to overclock you would need an aftermarket cooler. A decent one costs about $30 with the really good ones costing over $50
Firstly I'd like to say thanks for the speedy answer!
So I've looked it over and done my research (to the best of my limited abilities) and I think that first build is pretty much perfect for what I want. I'm not interested in overclocking just right now, but I will be in the future. Do you have any recommendations for an aftermarket cooler?
numanator
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For some minor overclocking and a more quiet cooler (compared to the stock cooler that comes with the i5s) this one is good:
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
For some bigger overclocks and even quieter:
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Also, just to throw this out there, this is one of my favorite cases but a bit more expensive, has real good soundproofing if you are interested:
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
For some bigger overclocks and even quieter:
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Also, just to throw this out there, this is one of my favorite cases but a bit more expensive, has real good soundproofing if you are interested:
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
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Here's a good build if you want to keep the red and black theme going.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.02 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($299.24 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.84 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.00 @ NCIX US)
Total: $968.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 14:28 EDT-0400)
No optical drive so you would need to install os through USB.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.02 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($299.24 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.84 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.00 @ NCIX US)
Total: $968.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 14:28 EDT-0400)
No optical drive so you would need to install os through USB.
Well I've done my research yet again, and I've gotta say I'm starting to understand a lot more than just a few days ago. I did a little mixing and matching with the builds provided and came up with this: PCPartPicker part list
What do you think of it?
I was also browsing around and saw that some people recommended getting the Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Black Pearl) to allow for more air flow. The size/weight isn't an issue for me, it's just that I don't think I really need all that room.
What do you think of it?
I was also browsing around and saw that some people recommended getting the Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Black Pearl) to allow for more air flow. The size/weight isn't an issue for me, it's just that I don't think I really need all that room.
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