Want to build a gaming PC. 700-800$ budget. I know nothing at all about components

chadbumfield · Jul 23, 2014

Would love to build a gaming PC to get back into CS. Stopped playing years ago and now have some money to build myself a pc. Problem is I know NOTHING. I have a friend who built his own pc who will help me build it but he is not much help when it comes to picking out parts. Please help

Iron124 · Jul 23, 2014

This build will play all modern games on high settings, and should more than meet any other needs you may have.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($52.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($216.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $766.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-23 16:10 EDT-0400

Also includes an operating system, if that's necessary.

chadbumfield · Jul 23, 2014

Would I also need a cooling fan? I do not need a copy of windows as I have an extra. I read up a little bit on the motherboard and it is not getting the best reviews. Any other suggestions since I can save 85$ for not buying windows

chadbumfield · Jul 23, 2014

Iron124 :

chadbumfield :

Would I also need a cooling fan? I do not need a copy of windows as I have an extra. I read up a little bit on the motherboard and it is not getting the best reviews. Any other suggestions since I can save 85$ for not buying windows

Iron124 · Jul 23, 2014

chadbumfield :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280X 3GB royalQueen Video Card ($274.41 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Blade Master 54.8 CFM 92mm Fan ($6.43 @ NCIX US)
Total: $767.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-23 17:12 EDT-0400

Modified it for not needing an OS and swapped out the motherboard (Amazon showed the previous one as 4/5 stars, but Newegg was a bit more critical.)

The case includes a front fan, but I added in one 92mm for the rear exhaust. The stock CPU cooler should be fine since you won't be overclocking. Also upped the GPU because you had some more room in the budget after the OS deduction.

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