Looking to build a gaming/general use system with around 1k Budget

Jason Trang · Jul 31, 2014

Hey there guys, I haven't built a pc in just under 7 years and just wanted to know if these specs would be decent enough to run most games in high/ultra or could i switch a few things around to get it abit cheaper? At the moment the price is abit high....!

CPU: Intel Core i7 4820K
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79-LE Motherboard
Memory: Kingston Hyper X Fury HX318C10FBK2/16 16GB (2x8GB) Black
Storage: Intel 530 Series 120GB SSD mSATA
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 Gaming Edition OC 4GB or ASUS Radeon R9 280 DirectCU II TOP 3GB
Case: Thermaltake Black Commander MS-II Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 750W ST75F-GS

I'm also not sure if i need a cooling system in place? Thanks guys

wolfmaster95 · Jul 31, 2014

well, if you just gaming i would get a intel i5-3570k cpu and and get a better gpu like a r9 280x

numanator · Jul 31, 2014

There is no reason to get the X79 mobo. If this is just for gaming then you can grab something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($80.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1045.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-31 20:33 EDT-0400

If you plan to do some video editing or 3d design then you would benefit from the i7 4790k

Also, if you want to gamble on the chance that games will start to use the i7's hyperthreading or see some benefit from the larger cache then you can drop the extra $100 for the i7.

Jason Trang · Jul 31, 2014

numanator :

There is no reason to get the X79 mobo. If this is just for gaming then you can grab something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($80.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1045.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-31 20:33 EDT-0400

If you plan to do some video editing or 3d design then you would benefit from the i7 4790k

Also, if you want to gamble on the chance that games will start to use the i7's hyperthreading or see some benefit from the larger cache then you can drop the extra $100 for the i7.

I was speaking to a friend of mine and he said that an i7 processor would help me stream games? Or could the i5 stream just as well without lag and good frames?

Somber · Jul 31, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $973.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-31 22:38 EDT-0400

ALEX12399 · Aug 12, 2014

You could squeeze a 290x for 200 more if you follow my ideas first 8 gb plenty get hyperdrive fury WHITE 2 times 4 Gb get a i5 4670 go with an xfx 290x um just he a 600 watt power supply that's all I can say to you hope this helps o 290x beats 780

numanator · Aug 12, 2014

Jason Trang :

numanator :

I was speaking to a friend of mine and he said that an i7 processor would help me stream games? Or could the i5 stream just as well without lag and good frames?

The i7 is better for streaming/video editing but the i5 does pretty good itself. If you are planning on streaming a lot then get the i7 otherwise the i5 will do great for the occasional streaming.

If you did want an i7 then just throw an i7-4790k onto that my build.

ALEX12399 · Aug 16, 2014

This is my build i can play any game even crisis 3 maxed with 70 plus fps

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