best gaming pc for running games at high settings under 1000

bobmatthew10 · Feb 14, 2016

i want to buy or build a gaming pc to play games like minecraft, gta 5, and all that jazz at high settings for 1000 or less

and i have never built a computer before

logainofhades · Feb 14, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $986.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 22:20 EST-0500

bobmatthew10 · Feb 14, 2016

logainofhades :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $986.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 22:20 EST-0500

can i get all these in canada?

logainofhades · Feb 14, 2016

Yes, PCpartpicker has a canadian site as well.

bobmatthew10 · Feb 14, 2016

logainofhades :

what is better for gaming amd or intel processor

logainofhades · Feb 15, 2016

Currently, Intel is the CPU to go with, for gaming.

bobmatthew10 · Feb 15, 2016

logainofhades :

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fQVZsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fQVZsY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($68.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($238.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.00 @ shopRBC)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $668.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 20:48 EST-0500

should this be able to run latest games at high settings?

logainofhades · Feb 15, 2016

I do not recommend that setup. PSU is not all that good, and the 860k is very low end with no upgrade path. The gtx 960 isn't bad, but the R9 380 is a bit better.

bobmatthew10 · Feb 15, 2016

logainofhades :

is there a setup that is about 800ish canadian for running latest games at high settings

logainofhades · Feb 15, 2016

At that price, this is the best, I can come up with right now.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($169.95 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.49 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($104.12 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($259.88 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.88 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($94.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $811.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 22:03 EST-0500

bobmatthew10 · Feb 15, 2016

logainofhades :

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/YVDf6h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/YVDf6h/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.98 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.77 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($57.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($191.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($25.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $612.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 21:56 EST-0500

is this a good one for gaming

logainofhades · Feb 15, 2016

That is even worse than the last one. Why do you keep choosing low end stuff?

Quixit · Feb 24, 2016

Logain's solution is a lot better. Other than that I recommend not actually ordering anything from Vuugo, their customer service is really bad.

Chris Droste · Mar 4, 2016

i think you may want to research a little more. a good rule of thumb is if you're focusing on GAMING, then to play things at high settings you want at least an nVidia GTX970 or Radeon R9 (290x,390,390x) these cards will take 35%-50% of your budget. period. build around the videocard. 8GB of ram is sufficient and more really doesn't help, SSDs are awesome for load times but depending on how much space you need can be very limiting as good drives still are only giving you roughly $0.65-$0.70 per gig where you can get 1TB mechanical drives all day for $50 (like, $0.05/gig)

DO NOT SKIMP on PSU. a decent bronze 80 PLUS PSU will take up roughly $70 to power those graphics cards
EVGA 600B would be an OK pick.

don't worry too much about aftermarket cooling solutions for the time being, even Intel's rotten push-pin coolers will do the job on a stock-clocked chip in a case with Ok ventilation

if you look at the budget build articles; almost all of them literally stick with mechanical drives, and have this basic setup.

If you insist on going with AMD for a chip; go for the 8350 or 8370. APUs (FM2+ chips) are good for budget or all-in-one solutions without a dedicated card; but even the top-spec ones don't have the graphics power you're requesting. Minecraft wouldn't be a big deal but GTA V on the other hand, is.

Try another PC part Picker run and good luck!

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