I want a gaming computer, but I need help.

Vexsilver

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Lately I've been getting more into learning about hardware because I have a job now and I want to finally get a gaming computer so

Questions start I guess.

I'm looking at a $1000ish price range, but I'm willing to go a bit higher if needed.

Basically I just want to be able to play anything out already while working in photoshop ect.

I don't really care for these 2 video card ideas because they seem like a waste of money for what I'm looking for.

I hear these i7 cpus are good however I see lists of i7 cpus and I kinda start getting nervous. Using crysis 3 as an example, I read high end needs a 3.5ghz intel processor, so does that mean I need some sort of quad core intel processor with 3.5+?

Video cards scare me as well because I read the cpu and video card are the meat and potatoes of the computer. What video card would I look into?

When it comes to ram, I'm sure 8 gigs will be more than enough seeing all the games I've seen only run 4 at most and I tend to leave photoshop on for quick access and I'd like to browse the net if need be, but would I need a special ram to work with the mother board?

Thats another thing too, MotherBoard. That frightens me as well because I don't understand what is considered a good mother board. Any recommendations to point me in the right way?

I don't know much about power supplies either. I just don't want to trip the breaker because of my computer or if thats possible.

Also, sound card/network cards. I'm sure I'd need those if I wanted to hear something and get on the internet. Whats considered good with those?

I don't need a monitor or keyboard ect so that's cool.

If someone can bare with me maybe y'all can help me understand this more so I can build my own computer.

Serious thanks beforehand this whole subject scares me since I'm a tight wad with money, but I've always wanted a good gaming computer to play all the nice games like frycry/tera/bioshock/guildwars ect.
 
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Here's the build that I recommend you for around $1000. If you want to get a decent overclock, you might consider switching the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO to a Corsair 100i. Otherwise, you'll be fine with this :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1BPFN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1BPFN/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1BPFN/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
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Here's the build that I recommend you for around $1000. If you want to get a decent overclock, you might consider switching the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO to a Corsair 100i. Otherwise, you'll be fine with this :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1BPFN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1BPFN/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1BPFN/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($102.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($203.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $941.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-09 14:28 EDT-0400)
 
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If you do a lot of work in Photoshop (are you a professional photographer or designer?) the more RAM the better. I'm photographer and I put 16GB in my build. Depending on how many images you have or anticipate having, you might want to bump up the storage on the hard drive to 2TB
 

Vexsilver

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Hey thanks a lot for the idea Seladon, but if you don't mind explaining to me why a sound/network card isn't needed or if it is in something already.

@Alan_G
No I'm no professional PS designer. It's just a hobby I've had since I was 15 and I've stuck with it. I also normally keep my work on an external hd anyways.
 

Vexsilver

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Oh I see. Sounds great and I see it has an hdmi as well. Thats a huge plus that I forgot about. I'd love to hook this babeh up to my tv. Seriously thanks and I'll look into this further.