~1000$ Gaming PC (First Time Building a PC)

Gameduck

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Hello everyone,

So, I'm now looking for some good components... I haven't build a PC before and I don't know about the components so much. My budget is 1000-1000$ (800 euros) and I want to play most FPS Games at High-Ultra settings 1080p. I can go up to 1200$ but under that would be great! :)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you! -Gameduck
 
Solution
Here's the $1000 budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($234.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $1028.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-25 04:52 EDT-0400


Here's the $1200. Difference is you are able to overclock and better GPU.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $1203.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-25 04:53 EDT-0400
 

Gameduck

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I don't need a monitor or Wireless Network Adapter... Otherwise it looks good! ;)

Thank you! -Gameduck
 


Glad to help. PM me if you need extra help. Don't mind picking the solution.
 
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My criticisms of those builds:

1st build, why have a z87 for a cpu that doesn't overclock. You're not going to run it in SLI most likely anyways.


2nd build: Why have a samsung 840 pro when the evo or the SSD from the first build is fine as is. You could spend the 20$ difference on a slightly better PSU.

In both builds, you're using a 80$ case, which you could easily cut to a mid sized tower case version or even the cougar MX300 or rosewill challenger or something, save 30-50$ which you could throw onto a different part of the system.
 

Marticus Clarky

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why is everyone going on about intel here consider AMD FX they preform just as well as INTEL for gaming purposes

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£715 = 1,186Dollers US ish

this build is based on GBP prices and if all you are doing is gaming then you wont need to OC it

 
1. Intel builds does outperform AMD builds assuming stock settings and equal parts aside from mobo/cpu.

2. Overclocking AMD builds usually pull in more power, which would require a bigger/better power supply and better PSU if you want to get a decent overclock to run as well as an intel counterpart.

3. AMD is does better in multithread compared to single thread against an i5. In gaming, you're more looking for the single thread performance. Multithread performance if you're going for production stuff, ie. rendering, video editing, etc.

4. In your build, you're using a motherboard that doesn't have any VRM heatsinks and is known to have some issues with 8 cores. Overclocking it will fry the motherboard down the line.

5. This point goes along with the last one, you're throwing a water cooler onto the fx8320, which isn't a bad idea... if there was a better motherboard.

At the budget that OP's willing to go to, you're better off with an intel build. Of course AMD is an option, assuming there are parts that the OP absolutely wants and won't take no for the answer on that part.
 

Marticus Clarky

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well if you read my current build i was on a lower budget than this guy has and i haven't had a single issue with my build and i have a worse board and chip than what i choose for this guy yeah my motherboard will be the 1st thing to be coming out of my build as i want to do a crossfire with my 270x and a bit of an OC to 4.1 or 4.2 as soon as i can but i haven't had a single issue playing any of the latest games including crysis 3 on very high settings i still get anywhere between 25-30 fps yes i was for an extremely long time a intel and nvidia man as i had a p4 then a e5200 then a q6600 which all had nvidia gpus with them the q6600 was OC'ed to 3.8and SLI'D with gtx 9600's which only started to struggle to play games just before the FX chips came out but that set me back £1500 which in dollers was $2000+ going to AMD made me relize that intel really isnt worth the extra money for the minor performance gained that is my honest opinion and the hole point in me putting the FX8320 in was so that it doesnt need OCing mine doesnt even have turbo clock on as i think that feature is pointless for anyone who wants thier motherboard and chip to last just my opinion
 
I myself never had a problem with AMD. But again, generally stock vs stock, the i5 will come out on top in gaming. I never said that AMD doesn't perform very well. Some intel CPUs are more cost effective. An fx chip may need to be overclocked to perform at par with an i3 or i5 (depending on game of course). It's all dependent on what the main purpose is.