New Gaming PC Build Under $1,000? (PC Newbie)

FirstTimeBuilder06 · Nov 29, 2015

Hi! I'm a newbie with building PCs, but was very surprised on how much I can save if I build one myself. I'm looking to spend around $1,000, give or take about $100. I looked online, and found this video by Austin Evans on Youtube. The build is about 1 year old, so I'm not sure if there are anyways I could make it better. Here are the specs. Also, I'm somewhat worried about building one myself. Should I get someone in my city to do it for me?

Intel Core i5-4460
EVGA GTX 970
MSI H97 Guard Pro
8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
256GB Crucial MX100 SSD
1TB Western Digital Blue Hard Drive
600W Corsair CX600 Power Suppl
NZXT S340 Case

Bonfanator · Dec 15, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPc1egVt5Zk

This build by Scattervolt features the brand new Intel Skylake series of processers, along with a Radeon R9 390. It will perform significantly better than Austin Evan's build.

nikoli707 · Dec 15, 2015

build it yourself. there are plenty of step by step videos. newegg has a 3 or 4 part series on start to finish putting all the components in.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $951.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-15 22:09 EST-0500

Ruubje99 · Dec 20, 2015

Build it yourself! I think it's part of the experience. You will be proud when you succeeded and with all the youtube videos which help you, you can't do that much wrong. Also it's handy to know what is going on in your pc.

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