Building an $750 gaming pc, NEED HELP PLEASE!

BrandinPadgett · Mar 28, 2015

hello, so im kind of new to the new technology these days and im trying to build a new gaming/streaming/surfing computer. im planning on buying it this coming week and need help fin ding the right parts for the right price. my main budget range is $700 to $750 I do need an OS (preferably windows 8) if you include the OS I can spend up to $800. I will be using this pc for mostly gaming, streaming and surfing the web. I don't need this computer to run games on insanely high settings but I do need it to be able to run them smoothly and at good frame rates and be able to surf the web quickly, I already have a monitor and mouse/keyboard all I need is the optical drive, case, storage, PSU, Memory, Motherboard, CPU. and a decent graphics car (I can always upgrade later on). I do need an OS (windows 8), I don't quite know how to overclock so I wont be doing that anytime soon, my monitor res is 1080p, I would like my case to be fairly similar to the one below, I am located in the United States, I would like to get all my parts from newegg.com, and my CPU I want an Intel i5 series model, I am upgradeing my pc because my old pc got severely damage in a flood we had

THANK YOU!

Monokonos · Mar 28, 2015

if you stream alot then you can get an amd fx 8350. It has more cores so its better for streaming and editing. But if you mainly just play games then i5 4460 is alot better. If possible get the gtx 960 graphics card because its better than 270x and you get free witcher 3 with it: http://www.geforce.com/GetWitcher3.

djett427 · Mar 28, 2015

As Monokonos said, An 8-core AMD cpu would be better for streaming and editing, and I too, would most definitely recommend the GTX 960 if you can afford it.

ellis2014 · Apr 3, 2015

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8tVzRB Get this and AMD say they have 8 core but that actually means 4 as its multi threaded so the i5 is better as it has more single core performance the build I made you costs $777 including VAT postage and mail rebates including the os and has an i5 and gtx 960 4gb perfect for streaming and you can overclock it to get more performance out of your gpu.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($21.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $777.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-03 17:11 EDT-0400

logainofhades · Apr 3, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $742.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-03 17:16 EDT-0400

lcp1109 · Apr 11, 2015

at this price range you have several good options

Option 1

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.49 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $751.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 16:24 EDT-0400

Option 2 Gaming oriented solution:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.52 @ Mwave)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.49 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $753.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 15:47 EDT-0400

Option 3 (for cpu intensive usage)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.52 @ Mwave)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($199.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.49 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $743.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 15:33 EDT-0400

Bossyfins · Apr 11, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($190.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.49 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $753.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 16:32 EDT-0400

- 280 is the same as 960 in benchmarks but has an extra gig of vram.

lcp1109 · Apr 11, 2015

280 is the same as 960 in benchmarks but has an extra gig of vram.

for gaming that extra vram is useless, unless someone is using 2 or more monitors. On the other end, the R9 280 will use much more electricity.

Bossyfins · Apr 11, 2015

The memory bit bus lane on the 960 isnt good for this day in age. A 128 bit bus is to small for something like this.

lcp1109 · Apr 11, 2015

that is why Tomshardware recommends GTX 960 and not R9 280...

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-4.html

Bossyfins · Apr 11, 2015

Raw power. Both are equal. The only reason the 960 came out on top was because of gsync, shadowplay, and mfaa..

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