Gaming PC ~1000

[theamericanstig]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This weekend.

BUDGET RANGE: $1000 US

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Software Development, Movies, Internet

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, OS (Windows 7 Professional x64), Monitors

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Anything you feel is reliable.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

PARTS PREFERENCES: TV tuner.

OVERCLOCKING: No

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: I have two Dell SP2309W's. http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...etail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-7641

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I also have two additional ~700gb WD Element external hard drives that I want to throw as well but I don't want either to be the primary hard drive so be sure to include a main hard drive.

I though this up last weekend but when I went to order the parts, some of the deals had ended so I figured I would ask again today and order them before the weekend is over. Thanks!

 

[xiangjiao]

Just speculating, but native res on those monitors with a $1000 system would probably not yield the best performance in gaming :-S

 

[theamericanstig]

How much do you think would yield the best?

 

[Mr Pizza]

OH SHI* I SAW IT WRONG! YOU WILL NEED A VERY GOOD GPU

 

[sp12]

Nice 2048 monitor there, you will need to invest more in a GPU as that's considered a high-resolution.

 

[mosox]

Here's an AMD build

GIGABYTE GA-890XA-UD3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128438
AMD Phenom II X4 955 + HIS H587FN1GD Radeon HD 5870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.500266
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
ASUS Black 24X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
XFX P1-650X + LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.492974

$937.92 before the rebates.

No idea for what tuner you need, cable, satellite?

 

[theamericanstig]

I was needing the tv tuner for cable television. I just wanted to get rid of the current bulky tube tv in my room and replace it with this because I'm trying to conserve on space (still in college). That's also one of the driving factors behind getting a second monitor, just to mainly watch tv/movies on while I work on homework and such.

I took your build mosox and slightly altered it. Tell me what you guys think.

ASUS Black 24X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
HAUPPAUGE WinTV-HVR-2250 TV Tuner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116036
HIS H587FN1GD Radeon HD 5870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161329
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145278
XFX P1-650X + LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.492974
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition + ASUS M4A89GTD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.500628

For a total of: $1212.51

Tell me what I should change because this is my first time building a desktop. Thanks!

 

[sp12]

IMO swap the case+PSU combo for this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.492896

20$ more and nicer all around.

For 70$ less these 470s offer better price/performance, and very near the same performance. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=48|14-162-049^14-162-049-TS%2C14-127-501^14-127-501-S01%2C14-125-320^14-125-320-TS

An i5+p55 mobo is faster for gaming, but if you plan on overclocking or keeping this computer for 3+ years then the X6 may make sense.

If you want the X6, get the 1055t, it's a much better value.