$1000 gaming pc

Tumblo · Aug 26, 2014

I am planning on buying my first custom pc for around $1000.I play a very wide variety of games and I want your input on what you think. Here are the specs.

cpu: i5-4670k
gpu: MSi R9 270x
ram: 8gb(2x4) DDr3
mobo: MSI z87- G41
psu:650watt
HDD: Seagate barracuda 1TB
and a standard optical drive and case

I also want a SSD, but it wont fit into the budget. Is anywhere i can save some bucks for that aswell?

TopLuca · Aug 26, 2014

Here you go , Without any Mail-in Rebates and that nonsense. ( SSD included , Better CPU , better GPU )

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dKVvD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dKVvD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $995.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-26 16:04 EDT-0400

bigshootr8 · Aug 26, 2014

TopLuca :

Here you go , Without any Mail-in Rebates and that nonsense. ( SSD included , Better CPU , better GPU )

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dKVvD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dKVvD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $995.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-26 16:04 EDT-0400

I would say this build above is pretty well budgeted and manages to squeeze a SSD in.

Teemi · Aug 26, 2014

TopLuca :

Here you go , Without any Mail-in Rebates and that nonsense. ( SSD included , Better CPU , better GPU )

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dKVvD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dKVvD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $995.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-26 16:04 EDT-0400

Only thing I would change is to maybe add a cpu fan if you're planning to overclock. It's only about $25 dollars above budget.

Edit: i just realize that you don't have a case with that build.

nvcboss · Aug 26, 2014

TopLuca :

Here you go , Without any Mail-in Rebates and that nonsense. ( SSD included , Better CPU , better GPU )

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dKVvD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dKVvD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $995.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-26 16:04 EDT-0400

Case?

Teemi · Aug 26, 2014

Maybe for TopLuca's build, he should go one step down on the graphics card (R280) so that the build can afford a case and cpu cooler.

TopLuca · Aug 26, 2014

Teemi :

TopLuca :

Only thing I would change is to maybe add a cpu fan if you're planning to overclock. It's only about $25 dollars above budget.

Edit: i just realize that you don't have a case with that build.

He didn't include a case , maybe he has one. For the CPU Cooler if he's not going to overclock anytime soon maybe he can wait for a month and get a good CPU fan then overclock.

I wouldn't recommend stepping down the GPU .

TopLuca · Aug 26, 2014

bigshootr8 :

TopLuca :

I would say this build above is pretty well budgeted and manages to squeeze a SSD in.

Thanks mate

g-unit1111 · Aug 26, 2014

Slightly over budget but I would do something like this for $1K:

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 ($31.87 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB ACX Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1074.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-26 16:21 EDT-0400

nvcboss · Aug 26, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v3J3NG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v3J3NG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series

T01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($66.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1007.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-26 16:27 EDT-0400
I think this build is ok.

Teemi · Aug 26, 2014

I assumed that the OP forgot about the case because it's his first time building lol. Even if he gets a cheap case, it won't go over TopLuca's build that much in terms of price.

TopLuca · Aug 26, 2014

Teemi :

The Corsair 200R should be cheap and efficient also It wouldn't break the budget

Tumblo · Aug 27, 2014

TopLuca :

Here you go , Without any Mail-in Rebates and that nonsense. ( SSD included , Better CPU , better GPU )

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dKVvD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dKVvD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $995.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-26 16:04 EDT-0400

Thanks for your suggestion. I am from Canada and a lot of these prices are different but your list has been very helpful towards my decision.

TopLuca · Aug 27, 2014

Tumblo :

TopLuca :

Thanks for your suggestion. I am from Canada and a lot of these prices are different but your list has been very helpful towards my decision.

Your Welcome

Teemi · Aug 27, 2014

you can use the Canada pcpartpicker.

ZALindsey · Aug 27, 2014

How about this one? (4690K, Windforce R9 290)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yxQ4ZL

Tumblo · Sep 2, 2014

ZALindsey :

Thanks for the suggestion, but its a bit overpriced.

ZALindsey · Sep 2, 2014

Yes, it is now. The price on that build went up $80 since my post. Hope you find a good build!

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