Budget $1500 Gaming Desktop. Details inside

JoshRawrrs1 · Oct 3, 2015

I'm looking to buy parts for a $1500 Desktop, monitor needed.

I'm looking to get the parts over time, over the course of 3-4months.

Looking for a widescreen 144hz monitor at least, or even 120hz works.

Min Budget: $1500
Max Budget: $1800

Thank you!

Looking to game on the latest games like GTA5 and others.

Geekwad · Oct 4, 2015

Something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.00 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($93.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($449.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1792.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 00:01 EDT-0400

LuckyTheLadyBug · Oct 4, 2015

Geekwad :

Something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.00 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($93.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($449.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1792.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 00:01 EDT-0400

No. Absolutely NOT. I am going to be straight up, this is horrible. If you want me to go into detail i can...

LuckyTheLadyBug · Oct 4, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.95 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($69.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card ($649.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1638.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 00:21 EDT-0400

jediTT · Oct 4, 2015

LuckyTheLadyBug :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.95 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($69.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card ($649.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1638.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 00:21 EDT-0400

I'd go with this one, cept the Zotac brand gpu.

LuckyTheLadyBug · Oct 4, 2015

jediTT :

LuckyTheLadyBug :

I'd go with this one, cept the Zotac brand gpu.

The newer Zotac's are very high quality GPUs and are not liek what they used to be. It is also a very high factory clocked GPU so he gets a large performance boost out of the box. It also has very nice GPU cooling.

JoshRawrrs1 · Oct 4, 2015

LuckyTheLadyBug :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.95 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($69.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card ($649.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1638.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 00:21 EDT-0400

Thank you! My friend recommended me the same GPU.

Geekwad · Oct 4, 2015

LuckyTheLadyBug :

Geekwad :

No. Absolutely NOT. I am going to be straight up, this is horrible. If you want me to go into detail i can...

Sure, go ahead.

LuckyTheLadyBug · Oct 4, 2015

Geekwad :

Ok,
Last generation CPU. I guess if you want to save money but why would he if he has up to $1800
Micro ATX form factor.
Fury X in a crappy MicroATX case. Probably no room for the watercooler
Over Price PSU. I dont think the case will even have room for that.
Extremely overpriced monitor.
Horrible SSD
I am not trying to be mean or anything here, but it is crucial that a good build is suggested because if someone suggests something to an OP (who may or may not know anything) and they just go ahead and build a crappy build.

We're all here to learn on Tom's.
Take this as a learning experience.

Geekwad · Oct 4, 2015

LuckyTheLadyBug :

I would still take that CPU over the newer one, having tried both. I think the Haswell offers better performance-to-value ratio.
Nothing wrong with Micro ATX.....and long as you've made sure it all fits. Fury X's are shorter at 195mm, and this case can fit a card up to 330mm. Should be plenty of room (and given that it has 4x 120mm fan slots, I'm not concerned about the AIO)
You get what you pay for for the monitor though....it's FreeSync at 1440p and 144hz. I have three of them in EyeFinity with two Fury X's, and they're quite nice.
The SSD isn't a fan-favorite, but it isn't 'horrible'. I bought a case of these for workstation upgrades, and they all perform as expected.

Thank you for your opinions though.

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