1000$-1200$ gaming pc, which components to use? HELP =)

rauldoutel

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I'm sitting on a 1000$-1200$ budget. If you can gather a build that does what I want for less, i'd be really happy ;)

The main priority-goals I want my gaming computer to have is:

1. Playing games such as (mainly) League of Legends, World of Warcraft and CS:GO in medium-high setttings with an average fps of 100+ (I'll be using a 144hz Monitor such as Asus VG248QE to keep it going). I often see people streaming this games with this kind of framerates and it's my desire to play at this level of performance to match high competitive players.

2.Editing Video/recording games, and , (who knows in the future) streaming occasionally, with the minimum cost of gaming performance.

3. I use a double monitor display and I would like a build that allows to overclock CPU/GPU to low-moderate levels (cause i never overclocked before, but alredy ruined 2 laptops with overheating).

Is, with this budget, possible to satisfy this 3 conditions?
if so, with which components?
 
Solution
Easily. This is 100% overkill for CS:GO and LoL. You can build a $500 system to max those out.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.67 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($324.30 @...
Easily. This is 100% overkill for CS:GO and LoL. You can build a $500 system to max those out.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.67 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($324.30 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $1037.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-26 19:00 EDT-0400
 
Solution
Yu may wanna think about an i7 4790k (adds $90) if the video editing will be an every day kinda thing.

You will get a heavy OC thanks to the cooler (7-10C over a Hyper 212), the PSU will handkle a 2nd 970 on the future and the case will keep everything nice and cool.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($58.39 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($138.23 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($90.20 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1202.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-26 19:09 EDT-0400

 
I prefer the Xeon for the extra threads if you're going to be doing stuff like streaming and video editing. I don't find overclocking to be really worth the money in most situations. The premium you have to pay for Z97, CPU coolers, and unlocked processors eats up a lot of budget.
 
Gaming comparisons are not often made for gaming but here's a comparison of the two

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-E3-1231V3-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4690K

Here's a comparison between a $680 E5 Zeon and 4690k ...anandteh didn't test an E3's

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1261?vs=1321

Also this but zilch about gaming
http://versus.com/en/intel-core-i5-4690k-vs-intel-xeon-e3-1220-v3

here's the same question
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/751222-i5-4690K-vs-Xeon-E3-1231

Again, it depends on the ratio of what you are doing ..... the more you game, the more attractive the 4690k looks ..... the more you edit, the more attractive the Xeon looks
 

rauldoutel

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Thanks ;)
One question, does it make sense to save up more budget to get a i7-4790k and get like "awesome" cpu/gpu for gaming and editing/streaming purposes, or, because it's not a really "high-end" build, the other processors will co-op perfectly with the GTX970 and it's more logical to just go with the i5 4690/xeon E3? What would you do in my position?
I feel like the i7-4790k is on another league and the other pieces will not demand so much speed/threads w/e from the cpu =)