$1200-$1400 Gaming PC Build

[blazer99]

Approximate Purchase Date: 4-5 days

Budget Range: $1200-$1400

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Purely gaming

Parts Not Required: mouse, monitor

Do You Need a OS: Yes ( Windows 8 if possible)

Country: Australia

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No (in future maybe)

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200

Additional Comments: it will be connected via wifi, also I would like a case that has plenty of room for upgrades and that looks nice for example coolermaster haf x or nzxt phantom. Also please note this is my first time building a computer so any help i get would be great, thanks

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Do you have a place you prefer to buy parts from?

 

[X79]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($275.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Asus H87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($319.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($119.00 @ Scorptec)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K90 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($169.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1485.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-09 12:43 EST+1000)

In Aussie dollars, of course.

- Has your uber HAF X case.

- Has your Windows 8.

- Has bling gaming performance.

- Has a baller keyboard; though you can get cheaper and it's personal preference.

- Has an Intel CPU.

- Has the powers of OC'ing.

- Has a CPU cooler if OC'ing is done.

- Has the perfect amount of 8 Jigga Bytes of RAM.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Here is another option. Haswell is not showing it likes to overclock at least without very high end, expensive cooling. So we go with a lesser CPU and better graphics. A well balanced gaming computer spends twice as much on graphics as a CPU anyway.

This build also adds 250GB SSD. You could also save $65 on the storage drive and add it later. This does go over your budget a bit but is a much better gamer as well.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/14tAS

 

[blazer99]

Do you have a place you prefer to buy parts from?

Here is another option. Haswell is not showing it likes to overclock at least without very high end, expensive cooling. So we go with a lesser CPU and better graphics. A well balanced gaming computer spends twice as much on graphics as a CPU anyway.

This build also adds 250GB SSD. You could also save $65 on the storage drive and add it later. This does go over your budget a bit but is a much better gamer as well.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/14tAS

Thanks for the answer, but over my budget is there any parts I can swap around to get at most $1400?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

You could drop the SSD but in a higher end build like that I don't recommend it. It will not help with anything but faster load times in games but it will massively increase overall system responsiveness. You could add one later but you would have to reinstall Windows on it. Dropping the mechanical storage drive will save you $65. You could always add that later without worrying about reinstalling Windows. You could also go with a cheaper but still good case. That gets you to $1438 without sacrificing gaming power.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/14w5T