1000$ budget gaming PC. First PC build attempt., pls give a review!

abhinand1995 · May 21, 2016

Hi guys! I'm completely new to building a pc. got a little confidence from watching some youtube videos of people building pcs. Atm, i game on my 600 dollar laptop at low settings, with lag etc. mostly into multi-player fps games.

I'm looking forward to building a new pc in the next couple of months mainly for gaming. came across pcpartpicker.com and here's what i came out with:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B6P2Q7

I want to be able to play games like Battlefield 4, Titanfall, (even Battlefield 1 which will come out soon) at ultra 1080p 60fps or higher if possible. so it would help me alot if you could give a review on this.

ComputerSecurityGuy · May 21, 2016

Swap it out for an i5 and get a PSU that's a bit nicer- Antec or SeaSonic. Otherwise okay. Might save for a 1070 or R9 490.

BadActor · May 21, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($37.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $950.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-21 09:38 EDT-0400

Archaic59 · May 21, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($37.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1002.27 After Rebates
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-21 09:50 EDT-0400

abhinand1995 · May 21, 2016

Thank you so much for all your suggestions! after looking at them i have come up with this:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sQm4t6

is this fine? also please tell me if i really need a cpu cooler or does the intel come with a default cooler thats good .? i'm not looking forward to overclock my cpu if at all thats possible.

abhinand1995 · May 21, 2016

ComputerSecurityGuy :

sorry bro.. i voted down your suggestion accidentally

. i'm new here so didn't know what that arrows by the side meant for :??:

. thank you for helping me out.and yes i'll look forward to GTX 1070 if that's within 400$ price range

BadActor · May 21, 2016

abhinand1995 :

You can't overclock with that motherboard or run RAM faster than 2133. If you stick with the non K processor, you won't need a cooler, either. The difference between the two at stock speeds won't be that noticeable, so using the locked processor would let you put money towards something else in the build, like the GPU. Also, the power supply you chose is of lesser quality than those suggested above.

Pulssqt · May 21, 2016

Get what Archaic59 reccomended and dont look back. I had no idea you can get this PC for this kind of money. Thats a steal!!
Get it asap.

Edit: 16gb ram is a good investment over 8gb.
And you dont need anything more than 2133mhz ram speed. You wont notice any difference.

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