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Need an Excellent First Gaming PC Build: $1000 or Under

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August 31, 2014 5:45:41 PM

I've just started saving up for building my first PC. Can anyone help me start off with a nice build? Hopefully with a list and details of the components and something strong enough for gaming and recording that fits the price range. Also, once agreeing on a build, where are some places to buy said parts?

Any other helpful tips or advice would be great!

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a b 4 Gaming
August 31, 2014 6:54:17 PM

Hi Paradox! I put together a non overclocking build that will max basically all games out with very good FPS!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
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: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ 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)
Total: $915.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 21:51 EDT-0400

As for you asking where the best places are to buy parts, PC Part Picker takes a lot of computer hardware stores and then looks at which store has the best deal!
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a b 4 Gaming
August 31, 2014 6:57:47 PM

Will the Monitor/OS/Peripherals (Keyboard, Mouse, etc) be included in the 1000 dollar budget?
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September 2, 2014 11:57:12 AM

TomThePotato said:
Will the Monitor/OS/Peripherals (Keyboard, Mouse, etc) be included in the 1000 dollar budget?


I didn't exactly specify that, but those can be included too! This is just to get a good start and then see if I wanna make any changes in any areas.

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September 2, 2014 1:17:47 PM

MasterDell said:
Hi Paradox! I put together a non overclocking build that will max basically all games out with very good FPS!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
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: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ 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)
Total: $915.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 21:51 EDT-0400

As for you asking where the best places are to buy parts, PC Part Picker takes a lot of computer hardware stores and then looks at which store has the best deal!


Thanks for the reply MasterDell! I will definitely use PCPartPicker for anything. Also, are all the parts compatible with one another? And how can you tell?
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a b 4 Gaming
September 2, 2014 1:51:58 PM

If the parts were not compatible PC part picker would say something. I just know which parts are compatible with each other to begin with but as a back up it will warn whoever is looking at the list.
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September 2, 2014 5:03:46 PM

MasterDell said:
If the parts were not compatible PC part picker would say something. I just know which parts are compatible with each other to begin with but as a back up it will warn whoever is looking at the list.


Got it. Thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it!
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a b 4 Gaming
September 2, 2014 5:33:37 PM

SD Paradox said:
MasterDell said:
If the parts were not compatible PC part picker would say something. I just know which parts are compatible with each other to begin with but as a back up it will warn whoever is looking at the list.


Got it. Thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it!


No problem! :D 
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September 2, 2014 7:24:51 PM

MasterDell said:
Hi Paradox! I put together a non overclocking build that will max basically all games out with very good FPS!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
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: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ 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)
Total: $915.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 21:51 EDT-0400

As for you asking where the best places are to buy parts, PC Part Picker takes a lot of computer hardware stores and then looks at which store has the best deal!


Also, one more question! What is a "non overclocking" build?
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a b 4 Gaming
September 2, 2014 8:28:09 PM

A build where you so not overclock! Over clocking is where you change the voltage(sometimes) and the clock speed(always). Basically you run the clock speed on your CPU past the oem clock speed. The k series CPUs from intel are Overclockable! Over clocking has pros and cons which you can read here: http://computeroverclock.hubpages.com/hub/To-Overclock-...

I personally am not a fan of overclocking unless your build gets to the point of needing a new CPU. Other computer parts that you can overclock include your RAM, GPU and oddly enough a monitor
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October 18, 2014 12:11:32 AM

MasterDell said:
A build where you so not overclock! Over clocking is where you change the voltage(sometimes) and the clock speed(always). Basically you run the clock speed on your CPU past the oem clock speed. The k series CPUs from intel are Overclockable! Over clocking has pros and cons which you can read here: http://computeroverclock.hubpages.com/hub/To-Overclock-...

I personally am not a fan of overclocking unless your build gets to the point of needing a new CPU. Other computer parts that you can overclock include your RAM, GPU and oddly enough a monitor


Hello again!

Very soon I will have saved enough money to finally buy the parts. I forgot to ask two questions: Do you have any suggestions on good monitors that will fit well with this build? Also any suggestions on recording/editing software for beginners to upload videos? Thanks again, MasterDell!
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a b 4 Gaming
October 18, 2014 12:34:21 AM

When this thread was made, the new maxwell cards didn't come out yet.. Soo.. here.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.89 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $931.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 03:27 EDT-0400

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umvh6aa003

You can also try going for a 1440p monitor.
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a b 4 Gaming
October 18, 2014 1:22:38 AM

Tom is completely correct. 900 series wasnt out. That's a good thing :)  the 970 has earth shattering performance it turns out for the price you pay.
Great choice if you would like to SLI in the future: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CLBY23

Non-SLI build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cxQNBm

For monitors, I usually stick with ASUS for 1080p. A monitor like the VX228H would be great.

Oh and before the PSU is sold out that I used in the Non-SLI build, buy that PSU. usually $75 and its not for $49 with a $10 MIR so it comes to $39
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October 18, 2014 1:25:57 AM

If you want to save some money, this build works fine for me and runs FarCry3 at 75+ FPS on ultra (for a benchmark, non overclocked). If you buy the 7950 HD Twin Frozr edition, you can safely overclock and only spend about $750 on the whole rig. Overclocking voids the warranty, but is fully supported by a stable driver.
http://www.tomshardware.com/system-configuration-recomm...

Though I recommend getting a higher-wattage PSU.
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a b 4 Gaming
October 18, 2014 1:30:56 AM

Oh my god.. It's going for 49.99?!?!?!?
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a b 4 Gaming
October 18, 2014 1:44:58 AM

TomThePotato said:
Oh my god.. It's going for 49.99?!?!?!?


Ikr. Then a $10 MIR
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