Best Pc Build For $1,300? Help

Prediction · Sep 21, 2014

This will be my first build so i need help. I would like a PC for around $1,300 including shipping. I would like to play games at 1080p 60+fps, also is it hard to build a pc and how long does it take?

tiny voices · Sep 21, 2014

It will take anywhere from 30mins to 4 hours to build a PC depending on how new you are to it. It is not hard if you take your time.

Do you need an OS and monitor in the budget?

Prediction · Sep 21, 2014

tiny voices :

Yea, i need a OS, but i don't need a monitor

Prediction · Sep 21, 2014

So what is a good pc build?

tiny voices · Sep 21, 2014

Do you want to overclock or does that not interest you? Assume it will not give any noticeable performance gains.

Prediction · Sep 21, 2014

tiny voices :

No, i don't want to overclock

Anheanz · Sep 21, 2014

Here ya go, this should serve ya well

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.73 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.66 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.82 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($369.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.48 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1239.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 17:18 EDT-0400

tiny voices · Sep 21, 2014

Ok sounds good.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.82 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1286.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 17:21 EDT-0400

Do this. It will game better than the build above. The 980 is significantly better than the 970 and will last much longer before needing an upgrade.

What monitor do you have?

NotYourAveragePotato · Sep 21, 2014

Anheanz :

Here ya go, this should serve ya well

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.73 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.66 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.82 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($369.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.48 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1239.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 17:18 EDT-0400

That's actually nicely balanced build, aproved

TomThePotato · Sep 21, 2014

Here's a non-overclocking build.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33LLpg) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33LLpg/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690) | $188.00 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $28.66 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h97plus) | $108.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f317000cl9d8gbxm) | $76.50 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tlyd38g1600hc9dc01) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | $129.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $56.99 @ Micro Center
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp40972kr) | $329.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r) | $57.99 @ Micro Center
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr) | $134.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-885370635690) | $90.26 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1289.34
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 17:22 EDT-0400 |

PSU might be a bit overkill since I'm still a little confused on how much watts the gpu needs, but it allows you to sli in the future for sure.

tiny voices · Sep 21, 2014

Anheanz :

OP said he is not interested in overclocking.
You have a poor quality PSU for this build. I STRONGLY recommend something better.
The 970 is ok, but a 980 can be had on this budget.

Have a look at my build I posted.

tiny voices · Sep 21, 2014

TomThePotato :

Here's a non-overclocking build.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33LLpg) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33LLpg/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690) | $188.00 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $28.66 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h97plus) | $108.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f317000cl9d8gbxm) | $76.50 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tlyd38g1600hc9dc01) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | $129.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $56.99 @ Micro Center
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp40972kr) | $329.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r) | $57.99 @ Micro Center
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr) | $134.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-885370635690) | $90.26 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1289.34
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 17:22 EDT-0400 |

PSU might be a bit overkill since I'm still a little confused on how much watts the gpu needs, but it allows you to sli in the future for sure.

Again, have a look at my build as it is the best option here. It includes a gtx980. Also, you cannot SLI on that motherboard so the huge PSU is pointless.

NotYourAveragePotato · Sep 21, 2014

adding bit more powerfull psu,and he's future proof and can go sli

Prediction · Sep 21, 2014

tiny voices :

Ok sounds good.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.82 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1286.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 17:21 EDT-0400

Do this. It will game better than the build above. The 980 is significantly better than the 970 and will last much longer before needing an upgrade.

What monitor do you have?

I don't have a monitor yet but i am going to buy an ASUS VG248QE next week

tiny voices · Sep 21, 2014

NotYourAveragePotato :

No he cannot SLI with the motherboard in your build...

tiny voices · Sep 21, 2014

Prediction :

tiny voices :

I don't have a monitor yet but i am going to buy an ASUS VG248QE next week

That is a great monitor. Grab the build I posted and it will be an excellent computer.

TomThePotato · Sep 21, 2014

Oh really..? I guess I learned something new today.. My bad.

And... There's another potato.

Prediction · Sep 21, 2014

tiny voices :

Prediction :

That is a great monitor. Grab the build I posted and it will be an excellent computer.

thanks, i will and how do i but the stuff from pcpartpicker?

tiny voices · Sep 21, 2014

You have to follow the links to individual sites and buy everything separately.

Prediction · Sep 21, 2014

i have one more question do the parts come with a warranty?

gamer1357 · Sep 21, 2014

Here's my recommendation

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.82 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card ($559.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1299.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 17:45 EDT-0400

tiny voices · Sep 21, 2014

Prediction :

Yes, each part will come with a 2-5 year warranty form the manufacturer.

Prediction · Sep 21, 2014

tiny voices :

and is there any other cases so i can buy it all off newegg?

tiny voices · Sep 21, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r

This is the case I use. I love it. Probably the best case for the money.

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