$800 dollar gaming rig

[kagehasha]

Approximate Purchase Date: Next week


Budget Range: $800 or Cheaper


System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming


Are you buying a monitor: No


Do you need to buy OS: Yes



Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg tigerdirect


Location: City, State/Region, Country - USA Cincinnati Ohio


Parts Preferences: None


Overclocking: No


SLI or Crossfire: No


Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080


Additional Comments: Just the usual games like blacklight retribution, skyrim etc etc

Here's what I picked so far any help to make it cheaper or better would help Thank you.



PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C3YJ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C3YJ/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C3YJ/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ TigerDirect)

Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ Outlet PC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($184.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $775.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-07 16:27 EST-0500)

 

[djangoringo]

I just made some changes, included the FX-6300, it's a better cpu than the old FX-8120 for gaming , and it's cheaper, that psu is overkill for the system, a 500-600w is suffice, so included a 600W decent one.
Changed the card for the 7870 tahiti le, which is basically a 7950 under the hood.
Here's the changes : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C4vx

 

[g-unit1111]

The FX-8150 is not really that great of a CPU. Go with an i5-3470 instead.

Try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($249.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $812.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-07 16:42 EST-0500)

 

[djangoringo]

Doesn't include the os, the op needs one.

 

[kagehasha]

I just made some changes, included the FX-6300, it's a better cpu than the old FX-8120 for gaming , and it's cheaper, that psu is overkill for the system, a 500-600w is suffice, so included a 600W decent one.
Changed the card for the 7870 tahiti le, which is basically a 7950 under the hood.
Here's the changes : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C4vx

I like this alot will i have to buy anything extra like a cpu fan or case fans? little worried about overheating

 

[djangoringo]

You don't need additional case fans, but if you're planning to overclock the cpu, get an aftermarket cooler for the cpu.
There's a cheap one : http://www.amazon.com/Xigmatek-Computer-Heatsink-GAIA-SD1283/dp/B006ICA49G/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1360276692&sr=1-1&keywords=xigmatek+gaia

And the popular one : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005O65JXI/

If you don't plan to overclock the cpu, then the stock cooler that comes with the cpu, will do.

 

[g-unit1111]

You don't need additional case fans, but if you're planning to overclock the cpu, get an aftermarket cooler for the cpu.
There's a cheap one : http://www.amazon.com/Xigmatek-Computer-Heatsink-GAIA-SD1283/dp/B006ICA49G/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1360276692&sr=1-1&keywords=xigmatek+gaia

And the popular one : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005O65JXI/

If you don't plan to overclock the cpu, then the stock cooler that comes with the cpu, will do.

I've used both and the 212 Evo is vastly superior to the Gaia in every way shape and form.

 

[kagehasha]

my only worry is if the case is big enough

 

[djangoringo]

The HAF 912 has enough room for larger cards, and coolers, you're fine.

 

[kagehasha]

Best answer selected by kagehasha.