Hypothetical $1,000 Gaming PC

[SpawnofSoto]

Approximate Purchase Date: 1-2 weeks

Budget Range: Preferably $850-$900, before rebates, taxes, etc.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Watching Movies, Surfing the web

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Networking, Speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com

Country: Amurica! (U.S.)

Parts Preferences: I'd like to stay Intel on the processor, but other than that I'm pretty open to suggestions

Overclocking: Perhaps in the future, contingent upon gaming demands

SLI or Crossfire: I'm open if it fits the budget, but I don't know much about running multiple cards

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Ideally, I'd like to play Eve Online, Skyrim, and other graphics-intense games with awesome visuals, highest possible if that's an option at my price range.

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Current Setup:


Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz LGA 1155 95w Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5' SATA 6.0GB/s Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767

ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 ATX Intel Mobo with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M600 RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171036

HIS Radeon HD 6850 H685FN1GD Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161384

Everything is liquid at this point, so all suggestions are welcome!

 

[proskillr]

With your current setup you would average about 45 fps with the settings maxed and at 1080p.
Take a look here to see some skyrim benches. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/skyrim-performance-benchmark,3074-6.html Other than that maybe throw in ann ssd depending on your budget and it looks pretty good.

 

[Ayydre]

First of all, your setup looks pretty good!

Don't forget to buy an after market heatsink for your CPU, your motherboard and CPU are good for overclocking. If you don't plan on overclocking, the stock heatsink that comes with the CPU will be fine. However, if you don't plan on overclocking, you could cut back some on the motherboard and switch to a non "k" cpu.

Given your budget here, you could probably figure out a way to get a better graphics card in and still fit you budget. Certainly a 6870 and maybe a GTX 560ti.

Finally don't forget to think about what power supply you're getting, its an important part of the PC you don't want to skimp there.

 

[gilgamex]

I would never put in a 6850 with that budget, cut back on the mobo maybe and get a 560Ti or 7850 at the very least and get a better quality PSU, Corsair or Antec based.

 

[Zero_]

My sig

 

[gilgamex]

My sig

+1

 

[SpawnofSoto]

Thank you guys for all your swift replies! After taking a look through those charts proskillr, and taking into consideration your budget builds zero_, I came to this:

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767

EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130593

Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345

GIGABYTE GA-Z68AP-D3(R2.0) LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128538

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

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I basically just reallocated funds put towards the previous motherboard to the video card, and went with the Gigabyte MoBo from your sig. Also noticed that I didn't have an OS, so included that too. Also changed the PSU, but the whole system at the moment is a bit pricey. Let me know your thoughts

 

[azeem40]

Much better! This should play on max settings.

 

[SpawnofSoto]

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