$1000 Gaming PC

[MrArtilli]

Approximate Purchase Date: In a month or two

Budget Range:
Preferably under $1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Gaming, Image editing (photoshop etc)

Parts Not Required:
Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
Newegg.com

Country:
France

Parts Preferences:
Case:
COOLER MASTER Elite 431 Plus RC-431P-KWN2 Black Steel Body (0.5mm SECC), ABS plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Power Supply:

SPARKLE 85+ Green 700 R-SPI700ACH5B 700W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Active PFC Power Supply


Motherboard:

ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

CPU:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+

Memory:
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Graphics Card:
SAPPHIRE 100311-3L Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card

Storage:
SanDisk SDSSDP-064G-G25 2.5" 64GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Nippon Labs HDB-25351 2.5" HDD/SSD Aluminum Mounting Kit
Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM
Rosewill 18" Serial ATA Black Flat Cable w/ Locking Latch Support 3 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps transfer rate Model RC-18"-SA2-BK

Optical Drive:
SAMSUNG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model SH-224BB - OEM

Monitor:
Asus VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1

Overclocking:
Maybe

SLI or Crossfire:
No

Monitor Resolution:
1920 x 1080

Additional Comments:
This is my first build hence why I'm posting here. I would like to make sure I am not put off by a bad first experience. As of now, this build costs $971.36 if you count the desktop adapter for wireless network. I would just like to make sure that all parts are compatible, that everything will work fine together and that I don't have anything missing. Please feel free to make suggestions but bare in mind that I would like to stick to $1000 boundary. Thanks to all in advance.

 

[Marcopolo123]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($118.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.16 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.98 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($86.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $941.03
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-04 19:09 EDT-0400)

 

[Emelth]

Drop that PSU immediately its garbage and not something i would trust my rig with. Corsair Basiq 550W is what I would go with on your budget.

I would drop the SSD and put more money towards the GPU or a better CPU/Mobo combo along with all the mounting and stuff its not needed the motherboard will come with all the wires you need

 

[MrArtilli]

Wow, thanks a lot for answering so fast. Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[MrArtilli]

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.98 @ Outlet PC)

Does a more pricey case impact the build enough to want to invest in?

 

[Emelth]

I would not waste money on a $100 case for your build more important areas to put the money to, go for a ~$50 case

 

[MrArtilli]

I would not waste money on a $100 case for your build more important areas to put the money to, go for a ~$50 case

Any specific case you'd recommend or would most cases in this price range do the trick?

 

[Emelth]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-case-threehundredtwo

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-challengeru3

 

[MrArtilli]

more important areas to put the money to

Do you agree with marcopolo's set of changes?

 

[Emelth]

Its a decent build for its price he picked the parts wisely you can easily upgrade the CPU in the future with the AM3+ board everything is a go from this end, just change the case if you want and put it towards a 7950

 

[MrArtilli]

Great! Thanks a lot to both of you for the support and suggestions