First Time Build: ~$1000-$2000 Gaming PC

letsseego

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Hi guys,

Thanks for taking the time to look at my thread. I just need some suggestions on parts for my build. I am literally starting from scratch. I don't even have a monitor yet. The only thing I've bought so far is an Samsung 840 Pro 256gb SSD for $195 today. It was the lowest price I've seen for it ever so I decided to bite on it even though getting an 840 pro might be overkill... Not sure when newer models are coming out either.

My budget can be anywhere from ~$1000-$2000 total I guess including all the extra stuff outside of just the desktop itself too. I'm not particularly in a rush or anything either. I just want to make sure I get the best possible value for everything.

For all of your suggestions, it would be really helpful to explain why you chose it, the brand, what generation model it is and when new generation models come out and stuff too if you don't mind. Thanks again for your time! :)

 

TheIronDUke

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Here is an option. Great CpU though you can go for an I7 if you want to. tHe best graphics card on the market right now. A decent motherboard. 8 gigs of Ram though you can get 16 if you want to. A decent cpu cooler though you can do water cooling down the road. And one of the best cases on the market right now. One thing you can get later on is a 2tb Western Digital Green drive. Those run kind of fast and quiet.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2AzuW
 
This is good start for a build. Since you have SDD u do not need one. I did go with 4670k it is cheaper than 4770k and games do not benefit much on HT or 8 Treads. Some games do but price is better with i5.
Cooler is good and silent. Enables you to OC 4.5Ghz or maybe bit more. Depending more of cpu.
MoBo is best quality under 150$ price range. Memory is 2133MHz because LGA 1150 is scaling really well with faster memory. Then HDD seagate is good silent and fast HDD. I hev two and they work really well. Really good reliability now too. Seagate did buy samsung HDD unit so relinity did go much better. WD did buy Hitachi and they are same now.
I did go with 770 because it is cheap. Sure you buy 780Ti if you want nut is that worth so much mioney?
If you want netter look 4GB 770 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx770dc2oc4gd5
Case is good and cheap now. Normal price is over 100$
PSU is best quality psu in market now. If you want to look cheap 120$ price look 1000w come on sale
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-lightning1000
And you can save rest of money or buy some stocks and make you money grow. In year or two you have maybe doble mount money and then you can upgrade free better video card or anythng you want.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Macho-120 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($143.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($106.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($335.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Ghost (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill Lightning 800W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1138.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-13 09:58 EST-0500)