$1000-1200 gaming rig

[ccoppel]

Approximate Purchase Date: This week


Budget Range: $1000-$1200


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching movies


Parts Not Required: cpu, mouse, keyboard, optical drive, speakers


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Country of Origin: USA


Parts Preferences: NVidia


Overclocking: Maybe


SLI or Crossfire: Eventually. I'm currently leaning towards a single, 570gtx which I'll get another of eventually

Monitor Resolution: No Preference

Additional Comments:

Apparently my dad wants to buy a new comp, so instead I offered to just give him mine and take the opportunity to build myself a new one. I've set myself a budget of around $1000 to build it, and was wondering if anyone could give some advice of the best use of my money. So far the only component I've bought has been -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072&cm_re=2500k-_-19-115-072-_-Product

Which I got on sale a few days ago for $210. So I still have ~$800-1000 left. I'm also unsure about a Monitor. I can still use my current monitor, but its a little small and I'd prefer something can do better than 1440x900

 

[Martin9630]

Hi there,

This might not be excatly what you've got in mind but:

http://www.squidoo.com/custom-computer-builds-1200-gaming-build

The CPU in this build is different to yours, just minus the CPU and you'll have the parts.