Suggestions for Building a Gaming PC?

S_Juanita · May 6, 2016

I'm currently planning on building my own PC (I would have the shop put it together for me). I'm building a desktop, but I'm not sure specifically what parts to get and from which brand.

Budget: $1000 or less
Needed for: Gaming, 3d rendering, general schoolwork
I am already planning on getting an i5 CPU.

Lastly, if I have an old monitor would it be best to use that one or buy a new one?
Thanks!

jmsellars1 · May 6, 2016

The monitor is purely personal preference. If it is 1080P I'd just keep it because you'd only be able to afford a standard 1080P monitor in this budget anyway.

This goes a touch over budget but if you shop around you might be able to get it under $1000. Obviously you could go for a cheaper case as well but this one's great if you want something small and aluminium. This build should stay pretty quiet as well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($193.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! SHADOW ROCK LP 51.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($54.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($147.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($308.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone FTZ01S Mini ITX Desktop Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1018.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-06 10:03 EDT-0400

huvik · May 6, 2016

jmsellars1 :

The monitor is purely personal preference. If it is 1080P I'd just keep it because you'd only be able to afford a standard 1080P monitor in this budget anyway.

This goes a touch over budget but if you shop around you might be able to get it under $1000. Obviously you could go for a cheaper case as well but this one's great if you want something small and aluminium. This build should stay pretty quiet as well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($193.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! SHADOW ROCK LP 51.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($54.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($147.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($308.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone FTZ01S Mini ITX Desktop Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1018.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-06 10:03 EDT-0400

The stock cooler is fine for a non K cpu. so without that it would be under budget.

jmsellars1 · May 6, 2016

Yeah true, that was just there for quietness really.

S_Juanita · May 6, 2016

huvik :

jmsellars1 :

The stock cooler is fine for a non K cpu. so without that it would be under budget.

So if I were to get a stock cooler, is there one you'd recommend specifically?

jmsellars1 · May 6, 2016

The stock cooler is included in the box with that CPU.

S_Juanita · May 6, 2016

jmsellars1 :

Oh ok. Thanks!

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