Suggestions for a 1000 dollar build

[Dustin1997]

I'm building my first pc, and I'm trying to keep the price at around 1000$ While still being able to handle games like battlefield 3 and crysis 3 on high settings . How does this build look?

Xigmatek ASGARD II B/B

Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-

ASRock Z77 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics

PowerColor PCS+ AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E Radeon HD 7870 MYST. Edition (Tahiti LE) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP ...

Windows 7 home premium SP1 64bit (OEM) system builder DVD 1 pack

Samsung 24x sata DVD+RW internal optical drives

Corsair builder series cx 500watt ATX/EPS 80 plus (cx 500)

Rosewell rcx-zaio-92 92mm sleeve bearing fan cpu cooler

Hannspree HE HE225dpb 21.5 inch screen led lit monitor

E-3lue Cobra EMS109BL USB 2.0 Gaming Mouse

Raptor gaming lk1 keyboard

Universal pc/stereo gaming headset.
Yapster tm-yb100A black

Trendnet 300 MBPS dual band wireless N USB 2.0 adapter tew-664ub

I chose these parts from newegg and amazon.

Any warnings or suggestions on changes would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

 

[AMD Radeon]

why not haswell build?

if you dont mind, please fill this form so we can help better suggesting build for you
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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)

Budget Range: (e.g.: 300-400) Before / After Rebates; Before / After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Folding@Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)

Are you buying a monitor: Yes / No



Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using**

Do you need to buy OS: Yes / No
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing)

Location: City, State/Region, Country - we need to know where these parts are being assembled and whether there are good store-only deals available

Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to upgrade to Intel CPU)

Overclocking: Yes / No / Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Yes / No / Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200 or if you're upgrading please state what you'd want to get)

Additional Comments: (e.g.: Need to have a window and lots of bling, I would like a quiet PC. Please also list specific software or games you're using)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: (e.g. I'm having trouble running game X or my PSU broke)

 

[Dustin1997]

why not haswell build?

if you dont mind, please fill this form so we can help better suggesting build for you
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Approximate Purchase Date: next week
Budget Range: 1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, watching movies, word processing, photo editing

Are you buying a monitor: Yes



Parts to Upgrade: none

Do you need to buy OS: Yes windows 7.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg,amazon

Location: Granville New York USA

Parts Preferences: intel

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920/1080

Additional Comments: at least needs to run battlefield 3 on high settings, place can be plain As dirt as long as its a dark color

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: switching from laptop to desktop

 

[SamGriffiths]

Tight budget because you need everything.

What ever you do you can't scimp on the PSU and the Wifi.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($265.66 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Asus VS207D-P 19.5" Monitor ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($55.52 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1054.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-16 19:02 EDT-0400)

 

[Dustin1997]

Thanks, this might be a tough question, but what makes this build better Than my original? Also it is showing a lower wattage for the power supply is that because it doesn't need 600 watts?

 

[SamGriffiths]

Thanks, this might be a tough question, but what makes this build better Than my original? Also it is showing a lower wattage for the power supply is that because it doesn't need 600 watts?

Hmm,

Bigger HHD
Better case
Quite a bit faster GPU
Good Wi-Fi Adapter (the one yo had wasn't very good at all)
High quality PSU
Better monitor
Better keyboard
Better Mouse

Slower CPU

This will easily get 50+ FPS in Battlefield 3 on Ultra.

 

[sam_p_lay]

No offence to either of you, but neither of those monitors are good. I like the GTX760 recommendation, but be aware it's not quite enough to comfortably max Crysis 3 at 1080p. You said "high settings" though - you mean "good but not necessarily highest"? If so, the GTX760 is a really nice option. I'd normally suggest getting an SSD in there too, but like other Sam says, with needing peripherals and monitor too it leaves less money.

 

[SamGriffiths]

I only picked that monitor because it's cheap and is 1600x900, I really like that res because I can hardly tell the difference between it and 1080p but you get much higher performance.

 

[sam_p_lay]

I had to play Godfather at 1680x1050 (just because it's a really old game) and I didn't think it looked too bad at all. I wasn't talking so much about res though. I'd always go for a 1080p monitor for the sake of blu-ray and high-res gaming but the panel tech is far more important factor. You couldn't pay me to use a TN film panel now. Colour reproduction is terrible and I just can't tolerate the massive colour shift. For a quality monitor, you need one using an IPS or PLS panel (or PVA depending on your priorities, but they're rare).

 

[Dustin1997]

Can you suggest a decent monitor then? It doesn't need to be the best.

 

[sam_p_lay]

Depends how much money you want to put towards it - could you get an ASUS ML229H, ML239H or VS239H-P? Failing those, an LG IPS224V or IPS234V or maybe a Dell S2240L.

 

[Dustin1997]

I'll look at those ones thanks.

 

[sam_p_lay]

No worries

 

[Dustin1997]

Before i buy this build can i be sure it's going to play games like bf3 and crysis 3 on high settings, and will it be a suitable system for new games like battlefield 4, watch dogs and cod ghosts? Also are any of the parts known to die , because i know lower end hard drives and power supply units sometimes stop working.

 

[Dustin1997]

Also when i say high i don't mean ultra. Anything is better than the laptop i have now that can only run bf3 on its lowest settings .

 

[sam_p_lay]

Performance-wise it's good! Reliability-wise hard disks are always a gamble like I say. Other than that, I've had bad experiences with LG writers. Samsung seem to be rock-solid for that, and I've heard good things about ASUS writers.

 

[Dustin1997]

Thanks! I'll check out the hard drive and the optical drive. Both of you have really helped ,thanks a bunch !!

 

[sam_p_lay]

Glad I could help