Building a PC for my needs for $1100.00. Possible?

[IntergratedChips]

Going to build my PC(Desktop), want the best possible computer for around $1100.00 I'm going to use it as a school expense, so I will have the money in a couple months. (January)

Needs:

-Has to be fast(was thinking at least 8 Gigs of RAM i7 3.4 GHZ)

-Has to be able to play gamesclueless on graphics cards and all the different numbers, I am a hardcore gamer who gamed on integrated chips my entire life besides my PS3.) Has to run games on High ultra isn't necessary.

-Has to have least 1 TB of storage.

-Has to be able to connect to wifi

Wants: These things I want to do, but it is not necessary to the rig.

-Gameplay recording without lag, streaming, and video editing.


Additional info: I want a fast computer, I have never had the experience of playing a game on the PC with a steady 30 frames a second, or with settings not at bare minimum.

To give some clarity the specs on the PC I gamed on since 2001 had: 512 MB of RAM, graphics was integrated: VIA/S3G Unichrome IGP (What the f*ck?) 2.2 ghz on a slow processor so any advice would be great.


Edit: I would just go pre-built, but I have seen a lot of threads where people say I get more bang for my buck if I were to just build it myself.

 

[roguecatfish]

I feel you, I've been rocking a laptop with a 6770m (Really bad Mobile GPU) for the past two years and I finally got my first real gaming computer about a week ago. I will try and make the best comptuter for your money, I'll have that ready in a second. But, do you want the OS and the monitor and other peripherals factored into the 1100 or just the components?

 

[IntergratedChips]

I feel you, I've been rocking a laptop with a 6770m (Really bad Mobile GPU) for the past two years and I finally got my first real gaming computer about a week ago. I will try and make the best comptuter for your money, I'll have that ready in a second. But, do you want the OS and the monitor and other peripherals factored into the 1100 or just the components?

The monitor can be left out include the OS, I don't have too much money, I still have to have some leftover for daily expenses.

 

[roguecatfish]

Alright, I think that this is the best you can get for $1100 (Went a little bit over but it is worth it)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($304.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1129.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-15 19:04 EDT-0400)

I usually go through my whole routine on why I chose each part, link to benchmarks, etc. But I'm in a bit of a rush here, if you have any questions about any of the parts just reply to this comment with your question and which part and I will do my best to get back to you as soon as possible.

 

[The Q6660 Inside]

For video editing and streaming, the AMD FX 8320 is superb (not to mention a great motherboard, PSU and case) and it is plenty for gaming too.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($153.61 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($174.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.32 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($316.13 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.97 @ Mwave)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Arctic White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Other: Samsung External USB DVD drive ($35.00)
Total: $1185.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-15 19:13 EDT-0400)
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($153.61 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($124.97 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.32 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($316.13 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.97 @ Mwave)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Arctic White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Other: Samsung External USB DVD drive ($35.00)
Total: $1135.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-15 19:22 EDT-0400)

 

[IntergratedChips]

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When you have the time I would definitely appreciate it(links to benchmarks, reasoning.). Also why an i5 and not an i7?

 

[IntergratedChips]

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I was under the impression that Intel were miles ahead of AMD processors, I'm curious to know why you recommend AMD over Intel

 

[The Q6660 Inside]

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I was under the impression that Intel were miles ahead of AMD processors, I'm curious to know why you recommend AMD over Intel

They are not, that is suffering from Bulldozer's (previous gen) failure, its like judging a Phenom II by how the orginal Phenom performed. Basically, AMD trails by a fairly significant margin in single-threaded performance (also, I am no AMD Fanboy, I use Intel + Nvidia in my setup, although I plan to upgrade to AMD FX soon), so thus it may trail by on averge 10-20% FPS in poorly-threaded games, ala skyrim, which can be overcome slightly by a modest overclock. On the other hand, in Multi-threaded apps, such as video editing and streaming, the FX8320 is awesome due to its 8-core\4 module setup and beats out the 4670K by quite a bit in those tasks and is thus a dam good value. Next-gen console ports (Such as Battlefield 4) will also have optimization for 8 cores, tipping the advantage towards AMD.

 

[roguecatfish]

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I was under the impression that Intel were miles ahead of AMD processors, I'm curious to know why you recommend AMD over Intel

They are not, that is suffering from Bulldozer's (previous gen) failure, its like judging a Phenom II by how the orginal Phenom performed. Basically, AMD trails by a fairly significant margin in single-threaded performance (also, I am no AMD Fanboy, I use Intel + Nvidia in my setup, although I plan to upgrade to AMD FX soon), so thus it may trail by on averge 10-20% FPS in poorly-threaded games, ala skyrim, which can be overcome slightly by a modest overclock. On the other hand, in Multi-threaded apps, such as video editing and streaming, the FX8320 is awesome due to its 8-core\4 module setup and beats out the 4670K by quite a bit in those tasks and is thus a dam good value. Next-gen console ports (Such as Battlefield 4) will also have optimization for 8 cores, tipping the advantage towards AMD.

AMD is of course better for processing and video editing and just general use. But Intel is vastly superior to AMD in gaming performance(8320 vs 4670k), it's a fact. This is an unbiased opinion as I own an AMD card and I love it, but I would recommend for his needs that he go with an intel.

 

[The Q6660 Inside]

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I was under the impression that Intel were miles ahead of AMD processors, I'm curious to know why you recommend AMD over Intel

They are not, that is suffering from Bulldozer's (previous gen) failure, its like judging a Phenom II by how the orginal Phenom performed. Basically, AMD trails by a fairly significant margin in single-threaded performance (also, I am no AMD Fanboy, I use Intel + Nvidia in my setup, although I plan to upgrade to AMD FX soon), so thus it may trail by on averge 10-20% FPS in poorly-threaded games, ala skyrim, which can be overcome slightly by a modest overclock. On the other hand, in Multi-threaded apps, such as video editing and streaming, the FX8320 is awesome due to its 8-core\4 module setup and beats out the 4670K by quite a bit in those tasks and is thus a dam good value. Next-gen console ports (Such as Battlefield 4) will also have optimization for 8 cores, tipping the advantage towards AMD.

AMD is of course better for processing and video editing and just general use. But Intel is vastly superior to AMD in gaming performance(8320 vs 4670k), it's a fact. This is an unbiased opinion as I own an AMD card and I love it, but I would recommend for his needs that he go with an intel.

He is also video editing, while Intel may have the advantage in single-threaded performance, AMD 8-cores will be optimized in next-gen games. For all purpose use, I would go AMD, but if you don't stream\video edit and just game, Intel is 80% of the time, the best, for now.... He will be streaming, video editing, etc and the extra cores of the 8320 come in handy... Perhaps he could go with a secondhand 2600K for $250ish on ebay and it is settled.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.32 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($316.13 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.97 @ Mwave)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Arctic White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Other: i7-2600K ($250.00)
Total: $1197.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-15 20:37 EDT-0400)

 

[IntergratedChips]

Would there be a disavantage with video editing with any of the intel processors mentioned in this thread?

 

[The Q6660 Inside]

Would there be a disavantage with video editing with any of the intel processors mentioned in this thread?

With the 2600K in the last build, no, with the 4670K, you will have a disadvantage.