$1000 Gaming PC

[Stexer]

Purchase Date: Mid/Late February
Budget: $1000 shipped with rebates
System Usage: Gaming (League of Legends, Starcraft 2, streaming as well)
Parts required: Everything, including monitor, mouse, keyboard, and computer components.
Preferred Website: Newegg, TigerDirect, or other website that ships to US.
Parts Preferences: 23 inch Monitor, AMD/Intel not an issue
Overclocking: No
SLI/CF: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Needs to include a copy of Windows 7 64 bit.

I am looking to build a gaming PC, and I have posted the template above to give you a basic idea of what I am looking for.

I would appreciate any help

 

[batuchka]

Tower $736AR

OS $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

23" LCD $147 Free Ship
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266&cm_re=Acer_23%22-_-24-009-266-_-Product

$983AR in total

 

[aznshinobi]

I wouldn't recommend buying any PC at the moment as BD/SB releases in a few months so those would be good things to future proof. As for Batchuka's build. That looks really sweet.

I have another build in my siggy, kinda the same I prefer my build for more processing power. The 800$ build is also there which offers the same stuff as the 1000$ just the AMD platform isntead of the i5 750.

 

[Stexer]

Definitely cannot find the combo deal with the Processor and the GPU, I'm a little confused about that.

 

[shineon2010]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.593519

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I'd suggest holding off un til April when sandy bridge is fixed ....

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/sandy-bridge-sata-error-sata-3,12112.html

and then looking at something along these lines:

Case - $70 - Antec 300 Illusion http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066
PSU - $100 - XFX Black Edition 750 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207003.
MoBo - $390 - ASUS P8P67 Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.575884
CPU - incl above - Intel Core i5-2500K
RAM - $110 - (2 x 4GB) Corsair CAS 9 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324
GFX - $250 - Asus GTX 560 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121424
HD - $55 - Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 rpm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
DVD Writer - $22 - Asus 24X DRW-24B3L w/ LS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135221

 

[Stexer]

I don't need to go with Sandy Bridge for what my needs are. I really only play SC2 and League of Legends, so a computer built now would do that flawlessly and allow me to stream HD gameplay.

 

[shineon2010]

Your right you don't need SB but maybe something on the lines of a i5 750 would be suitable.

 

[Stexer]

Your right you don't need SB but maybe something on the lines of a i5 750 would be suitable.

Is there a good $1k i5-750 build you could think of?

 

[shineon2010]

CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215&cm_re=i5_750-_-19-115-215-_-Product
GPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102913&cm_re=6870-_-14-102-913-_-Product
MOBO- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128412&cm_re=ga_p55a_ud3-_-13-128-412-_-Product
PSU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031
RAM- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311&cm_re=g_skill_ddr3-_-20-231-311-_-Product
CASE- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066&cm_re=ANTEC_300-_-11-129-066-_-Product
CD DRIVE- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204&cm_re=24X-_-27-135-204-_-Product
HD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&cm_re=SPINPOINT-_-22-152-181-_-Product
HEATSINK- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&cm_re=CM_212-_-35-103-065-_-Product

= $890- $50MIR= $840 + SHIPPING

$160 LEFT FOR OS/MONITOR .....YOUR PICK

 

[aznshinobi]

Well my suggestion is in mah siggy XD, all prices before MIR as stated. As for the build concerns even the 800$ 1055T build would suit your needs just fine.

 

[Stexer]

Well my suggestion is in mah siggy XD, all prices before MIR as stated. As for the build concerns even the 800$ 1055T build would suit your needs just fine.

Yeah, I'm still unsure about what build I'm going to use. Your blog is kind of hard to read when it comes to what the 1055T build is.

 

[aznshinobi]

Everything the 750 build uses except the 750 and the P55 Motherboard

 

[Stexer]

Okay, made some changes to it. Went with a Radeon 6850, Antec 300 Illusion, Corsair PSU (Not that comfortable with XFX), and the 1090T BE. Its about the same price, total with OS, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse is $1050 before rebates and shipping.

 

[aznshinobi]

Why the 1090T? If you do that, might as well get the 750. It performs better than the 1090T most of the time anyway.

 

[batuchka]

Okay, made some changes to it. Went with a Radeon 6850, Antec 300 Illusion, Corsair PSU (Not that comfortable with XFX), and the 1090T BE. Its about the same price, total with OS, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse is $1050 before rebates and shipping.

Considering games aren't even X4 optimised


The Game Rundown: Finding CPU/GPU Bottlenecks, Part 2
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/game-performance-bottleneck,2738-16.html

Conclusion: A Trend Toward 3+ Cores

The average optimal number of CPU cores suggested by the test results is 2.75, showing a clear trend towards at least three CPU cores.The question of whether the CPU or GPU is most important is easily answered. If you don't have a multi-core CPU, then upgrade it. If you have a dual-core CPU at around 3 GHz, then invest your money into a graphics card, as most games are GPU-limited. This is not something that will change with new DirectX 11 games.

A 955BE and the best GPU you can buy is the best bang :lol:

 

[Stexer]

The thing is, I am going to be streaming HD gameplay, which is very processor intensive.

I need a strong processor as well as a strong GPU to do this, which is why I feel the need to go with the 1090T.

 

[aznshinobi]

then go with the i5 750 the 1090T is worse than the 750.