Looking for the best 1000 USD gaming build

trentthehuman · Dec 14, 2014

Need everything besides a case, disk drive, hard drive, and no mouse or keyboard. Wanting to max games on a 1080p monitor. Thanks.

Lmah · Dec 14, 2014

Here's a rough build to go by, it's probably not the absolute best, I made this in about 20 seconds.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($82.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($369.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $982.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-14 20:25 EST-0500

rockie_ · Dec 14, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($60.35 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1014.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-14 20:49 EST-0500

Lmah · Dec 14, 2014

Here's another if you need a monitor as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($338.90 @ B&H)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VX248H 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1006.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-14 20:57 EST-0500

ykki · Jan 2, 2015