Looking for a good gaming rig under $1,000

John_277 · Mar 2, 2016

I've recently been looking at some gaming rigs under $1,000, and have narrowed down the list. Which of these would you recommend?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011A7HTXC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_3&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TKFDFW6?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ord_cart_shr&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.amazon.com/CybertronPC-Kombat-X2-Gaming-Desktop-TGMKOMBATX215RD/dp/B00TKFDERW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

http://www.amazon.com/CYBERPOWERPC-Gamer-GUA570-Gaming-Desktop/dp/B011D79R34/ref=pd_cp_147_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1565XX56MVP1W8M3N8E5

http://www.costco.com/CyberpowerPC-GUA8600C-Desktop-%7c-AMD-FX-8-%7c-2GB-Graphics-%7c-Windows-10-Professional.product.100246746.html

CTurbo · Mar 2, 2016

Good God all of those are terrible.

Would you consider building your own PC? You could get way more for your money. I wouldn't pay $500 for any of those builds.

John_277 · Mar 2, 2016

CTurbo :

I'd rather purchase a prebuilt, do you have any suggestions?

CTurbo · Mar 2, 2016

No. Sorry. Pretty much all pre-builts are going to be a huge ripoff. They all come with low quality parts too. I would not touch one and could not possible recommend one.

srimasis · Mar 2, 2016

Here is a PC with 16 gigs of ddr4 memory, 512gb ssd, core i5 6500 and Gtx 960 4gb. It also has mechanical keyboard , mouse, headphone and wifi ac adapter included. (under 1000$)
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1HQWFC

John_277 · Mar 2, 2016

Actually I'll look into building my own

CTurbo · Mar 2, 2016

There are several instructional videos on youtube that would help you. Building a PC is not hard. We can help you pick out the parts. We could also answer any question you may have if you run into any problems. You won't regret building your own.

John_277 · Mar 2, 2016

Would you suggest gtx 980 of r9 390?

CTurbo · Mar 2, 2016

Depends on what monitor you think you would be using. The GTX970 and R9 390 are about the same and are great for 1080p. The GTX980 is overkill for most 1080p situations except for maybe 144hz.

John_277 · Mar 2, 2016

Yeah, I meant 970

John_277 · Mar 2, 2016

I'm thinking the 970 because it runs more efficient and cooler

CTurbo · Mar 2, 2016

The 970 is great. You would be pleased

John_277 · Mar 3, 2016

How's this?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/johnaltosax/saved/gJvBD3

I might downgrade to a 960 4gb because I don't have a good monitor and I'm still not sure on the case.

CTurbo · Mar 3, 2016

I made a couple of practical changes. The EVGA psu you selected is not very good. I replaced it with a much better EVGA. You would really only need about 550w, but that is a great deal on that 750w. You should stick with the GTX970.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $885.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-03 07:04 EST-0500

John_277 · Mar 3, 2016

Isn't the i5-4690k superior to the i5-4590

John_277 · Mar 3, 2016

I see that it's a way better value and have no intentions of over clocking anyways. I think I'm done check it out

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/johnaltosax/saved/gJvBD3

CTurbo · Mar 3, 2016

Two thumbs up!!

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