Strict $1800 budget 1440p computer WITH MONITOR

iceglidergiant · Jul 9, 2014

I was wondering, if I had a 1800 budget, is there any good way to build a quality 1440p rig including the monitor in the budget? Thanks.

babachicken · Jul 9, 2014

ill be back with a build

ingtar33 · Jul 9, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.96 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($132.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($409.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($123.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($454.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1669.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

babachicken · Jul 9, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($509.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($454.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1782.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

iceglidergiant · Jul 9, 2014

Question: if I had the following build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/iceglidergiant/saved/QfmFf7
And I removed the 1080p monitor, do you think if I waited until black Friday to buy this rig, that the price drops of the parts would allot enough room to buy a 1440p monitor? Thanks.

babachicken · Jul 10, 2014

iceglidergiant :

i doubt the price would cut in half, especially for something in high demand like a 1440p monitor

stokes1790 · Jul 10, 2014

Nice builds guys! I think I'd take babchickens build if it were up to me, prefer the 290x and the case,and he did a really good job of finding the cheapest yet still high quality parts(psu, ssd, and mobo in particular), pretty sick! But he skipped an optical drive which I think would push it over 1800 with tax, so you might need to disqualify him

iceglidergiant :

Both of builds provided are probably superior to this one. The CPU, mobo, seem wastefully excessive(they cost more than the gpu...), and the PSU is of inferior quality. They both give you fantastic builds with the 1440p monito

ingtar33 · Jul 10, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.96 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($132.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($519.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($476.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1776.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I figured i could do better. so i did. A+ parts all around on this one.

babachicken · Jul 10, 2014

ingtar33 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.96 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($132.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($519.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($476.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1776.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I figured i could do better. so i did. A+ parts all around on this one.

the seagate barracuda is a bad drive compared to the WD blue, many more failures are reported

ingtar33 · Jul 10, 2014

I own one. works fine. maybe 5 years ago i'd agree with you. back then seagate hard drives were questionable. Now they're quite reliable.

they're cheap because of their tarnished brand name. much like asrock and msi are cheaper motherboard manufacturers. for a time no one would touch an MSI motherboard (my god their p67 boards were a disaster)... heck there was a time no one would touch an msi video card. but that's changed in the last few years.

10 years ago i'd never suggest any company but western digital for a hard drive. that's not true any longer. many of their hard drives are frankly substandard (especially their green drives).

iceglidergiant · Jul 11, 2014

Which do you guys recommend?
1080p setup:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/iceglidergiant/saved/2vbCmG
Pros: keyboard and mouse, 144 refresh rate 1ms response time monitor
Cons: 1080p

1440p setup:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wCtnyc
Pros: 1440p
Cons: No keyboard or mouse, 60 refresh rate and 5ms response time monitor

(Budget moved up to 1900-1950 because I'll be buying this on black Friday or cyber Monday and I expect the price to drop 100-150 minimum, therefore keeping the 1800 budget)

sanhuy · Jul 11, 2014

u will not get many fps with only 290x at 1440p ultra gaming. the gtx 780 ti wont play 1440p well too.

ingtar33 · Jul 12, 2014

sanhuy :

not true.

frankly those cards will smoke 1440p. that's really the resolution they're made for. Maybe you're thinking 4k. at that resolution those cards really need to be in SLi/xfire to handle it.

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