$800 Budget Gaming PC Suggestions

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Quadro28

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Approximate Purchase Date: The sooner the better.

Budget Range:$800

System Usage: Gaming, mainly.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: I need everything for the tower.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference. I'm fine ordering through pcpartpicker. I just need to know what parts to get.

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Parts Preferences: No preference.

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: Not completely sure. It's a HD tv. I will find out soon.

Additional Comments: I'm not picky. I'll be playing RTS's mainly

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I have no PC. Looking to get into PC gaming.

Thank you for your help, everyone!
 
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Phil923
Can't argue with that, the 280 is at an amazing price point and can handle most things at high anyways.

There is a 650W version of the XFX psu for about $15 more so that can be a good choice.

Anyways, here is an alternative list with Bossyfins's suggestions.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.30 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280...
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Phil923

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This build hits the sweet spot of price to performance, it can play your games with max settings for sure and will even be able to max most other games other than RTS' as well if you ever want to try some other genres. Good Luck!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.30 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $785.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-24 01:53 EDT-0400
 
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I'd be a little worried on how a 550 watt will power a 290 over the years as the wattage decreases. Also, I'd just do a 280/x since he will be playing rts.
 
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Phil923

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Can't argue with that, the 280 is at an amazing price point and can handle most things at high anyways.

There is a 650W version of the XFX psu for about $15 more so that can be a good choice.

Anyways, here is an alternative list with Bossyfins's suggestions.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.30 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $720.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-24 02:23 EDT-0400
 
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MJthePopKing

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I'm probably gonna build this, but what kind of CPU cooler should I get
 
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Motherboard.......ASROCK Z97E-ITX/AC LGA 1150 R (Built in WiFi and bluetooth)

Graphics Card.....GIGABYTE GV-N970IXOC-4GD RTL (GTX 970)

PSU...............SILVERSTONE ST45SF-G 450W RT

SSD 1............. Sata 3 128G|CRUCIAL CT128MX100SSD1 R

SSD 2............. M.2. 128G|TRANSCEND TS128GMTS400

RAM............... 4Gx2|GSKILL F3-1600C9D-8GAO R

CPU COOLER......... Liquid H75 CORSAIR CW-9060015-WW R

CPU................ INTEL|PENTIUM G3258 3.2G 3M R (Anniversary Edition)

Case............... Antec ISK 600M Black Aluminum

LED Monitor........ LG 24M35H 23.6" 1080p LED Monitor

Keyboard Mouse..... Logitech K200 Combo

This is my pc built in january. its for sale. $800 takes it. Bloomington, In

 
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