[Solved] $1,100 Gaming PC

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Two to four weeks.

BUDGET RANGE: $1,000-$1,200 before rebates ( Could go a little higher to accommodate for price of OS)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, movies, internet usage, work

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg or whatever would be cheaper COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: I'm leaning towards the i5/i7 processors, not sure about AMD, I wouldn't mind. Just want to make sure I get a quad core. For the GPU I do want to go for the HD 5850 and plan to crossfire some time in the future to extend the life/improve the system.

OVER CLOCKING: I would like to OC, but have yet to do so before.

Crossfire/SLI: Only want a single GPU at the moment, but in the future plan to

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Would like the rig to be upgradeable and be able to handle the DX11 games coming out. I don't have a decent monitor at the moment, any recommendations would be nice, but will be bought at later time. Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Well, the computer in my signature is a pretty solid gaming one (and the parts I would suggest to you) so you could start by looking into them first. Also, as for monitors, Asus makes pretty nice ones for good prices. However, you may want to buy one from a physical store so you can return it if you get a dead pixel (which will limit your choices).

Looks like we have about the same build I have a 750W corsair and a WD black 640 HDD and case is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811112194 and used my xiggy Dark Knight off my other 775 build

How you like it ?



To the poster Ares build looks good

I like it quite a bit. Very quiet, very cool, and plenty fast enough for my moderate gaming needs. And I agree ares put up some excellent suggestions (and raised even more questions into what exactly the OP wants his new PC to do).

Wow, lot's of replies quick, very awesome. Well I play a lot of different games, but mainly shooters and rpgs, some RTS. Loading times have never been too much of an issue, more concerned with my fps once in game.

I also see you want to crossfire eventually. For the 5850 I believe the 8x/8x limitation of 1156 is not large, however it is still something to consider. However, if you want crossfire and USB3/SATA3, then 1366 is the way to go.

If I were to go with the i5 and 5870 would this be a good mobo to go with?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P LGA 1156

it is a very good board, i recommend it, but if you can in the 1156 mobos especially, i would try to find an asus mobo with S6U3, they have a better implementation of it...

yeah, that would be a good one, unfortunately no good combos

to be honest, i would almost say forget all the U3S6 nonsense, get a good mobo, and add a card reader when theres more than.... o i dont know, like 1 sata 6 drive, and more than 0 usb 3 devices. and yes, its not your opinion, asus uses a better implementation of U3S6 in their mobobs

Just get the Win7 in the combo with it.

Mobo and Win7

15 bucks is better then nothing. That is if you want the USB3.0 and 6 Sata

Very nice, thank you all for helping me. I'm going to go with the Asus board, i5 and 5870, but stick with the rest of what ares linked. Can't wait to order the parts and get this puppy built. Thanks again.

Best answer selected by awz.

lol well then im happy i helped!

I was thinking about building a PC on about a 1000$ budget. I mainly need it to play new online games like Star Trek Online or the new Star Wars: the Old Republic (not released yet). I also need a system that can handle music production programs and audio well. A fast system with a good graphics card and audio. Any suggestions? I also need a monitor. I'm still using an old box Dell monitor. I'm not too worried about future proofing or anything. Storage I'd say around 500gb-1tb.

Yes, and also try to follow the layout up in the sticky.