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Started by psychostoner | | 29 answers
1000-1200 new gaming computer need help
I want to be able to play any game with no issues at all. I want to be able to play planetside without anylag ever at all.

I want a monitor that has no lag at all.

I want a really good ssd and ram speed.

Also a really fast cpu (intel please) and good mother board.

I already have a 570 graphics card in my main computer that I would put in the new computer cuz im sure 570 is still ok and good for now.

Id like a website that could show me really good sales and deals coupons etc....

anyways please please pros show me a good build for around 1000-1200 please.
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June 19, 2014 5:22:23 AM

psychostoner said:
thanks guys so much! you are all wonderful. I want to give solutions to all 3 of you but IDK how. Please let me know if I can. You all deserve it.

also am I going to have to get thermal paste for the cpu? or does it come with it?


There is pre applied thermal paste on the cpu cooler that comes with the Intel cpu
June 18, 2014 9:41:56 PM

thanks guys so much! you are all wonderful. I want to give solutions to all 3 of you but IDK how. Please let me know if I can. You all deserve it.

also am I going to have to get thermal paste for the cpu? or does it come with it?

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a c 466 4 Gaming
June 18, 2014 9:20:58 PM

The CPU comes with a cooler and the case comes with fans. You should be good to go. Planetside should play 98% lag free perfectly.

You should have no problems with any games with this setup. But do remember that some games like Planetside and poorly coded. Even people with $5000 rigs have a small bit of lag sometimes. It is rare but it happens.
June 18, 2014 9:19:10 PM

psychostoner said:
Really love this build. Am I going to have to get anytype of fans or cooling? or is the equipment all so powerful thats its just perfect as is? since no overclocking?

Also I was wandering like what effects draw distance and stuff that is rendered and loaded in game? what effects that? Is it ram speed?

I play games like APB and planetside that have huge distances that need rendering and I never wanna have to lag or anything with draw distance.

If someone could tell me what is needed for no draw distance/objects on screen to load lag that would be great.

Your graphics card will be handling that. It's a major reason we invested a lot of the budget into that card. I have a GTX 780 as well, the thing will max out all current games. I guarantee you can max out PS2 with ease.

As for the fans, you may want to get some, but we need to know if this is the case you are going with
June 18, 2014 7:45:34 PM

Really love this build. Am I going to have to get anytype of fans or cooling? or is the equipment all so powerful thats its just perfect as is? since no overclocking?

Also I was wandering like what effects draw distance and stuff that is rendered and loaded in game? what effects that? Is it ram speed?

I play games like APB and planetside that have huge distances that need rendering and I never wanna have to lag or anything with draw distance.

If someone could tell me what is needed for no draw distance/objects on screen to load lag that would be great.
June 18, 2014 6:58:26 PM

tiny voices said:
Illumynization said:
tiny voices said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($469.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1196.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 21:09 EDT-0400



I think we are getting very close now. I like this build you've chosen. I've got two comments about it.

First, the case cost seems way overboard, it is a good case but you could get a full tower NZXT Phantom for nearly the same price. Otherwise you can save some money on a slightly less expensive case. This all really just depends on personal preference from the OP though.

Second, the motherboard is a Z97 board. Save some money and get a slightly cheaper Z97 board or H series board since he can't OC anyways?



I picked this board as it is one of the cheapest new boards that can run 2 PCI lanes at x8/x8 and can fully support SLI. This will help the longevity of he machine. And yes, the case is subjective, but I usually like to spend about $80-$100 on a $1000+ build.


Alright, I agree with this build completely then. OP any discrepancies you'd like to share?
a c 466 4 Gaming
June 18, 2014 6:41:41 PM

Illumynization said:
tiny voices said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($469.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1196.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 21:09 EDT-0400



I think we are getting very close now. I like this build you've chosen. I've got two comments about it.

First, the case cost seems way overboard, it is a good case but you could get a full tower NZXT Phantom for nearly the same price. Otherwise you can save some money on a slightly less expensive case. This all really just depends on personal preference from the OP though.

Second, the motherboard is a Z97 board. Save some money and get a slightly cheaper Z97 board or H series board since he can't OC anyways?



I picked this board as it is one of the cheapest new boards that can run 2 PCI lanes at x8/x8 and can fully support SLI. This will help the longevity of he machine. And yes, the case is subjective, but I usually like to spend about $80-$100 on a $1000+ build.
June 18, 2014 6:39:49 PM

tiny voices said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($469.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1196.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 21:09 EDT-0400



I think we are getting very close now. I like this build you've chosen. I've got two comments about it.

First, the case cost seems way overboard, it is a good case but you could get a full tower NZXT Phantom for nearly the same price. Otherwise you can save some money on a slightly less expensive case. This all really just depends on personal preference from the OP though.

Second, the motherboard is a Z97 board. Save some money and get a slightly cheaper Z97 board or H series board since he can't OC anyways?

a c 466 4 Gaming
June 18, 2014 6:26:34 PM

Illumynization said:
M0j0jojo said:
I hope we can all agree on this build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($70.32 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($469.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Other: GTX 570 (Physx Card) (Purchased)
Total: $1198.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 21:04 EDT-0400


+1 good job getting the 780 in there

Also to whoever nitpicked the CPU and PSU, I chose the Xeon because of its performance output while also being similarly priced to the i5 CPU's. The downfall is that you don't get onboard video out. It also is capable of hyperthreading while the i5 CPU's are not.

I chose the supposedly "overkill" PSU because it was necessary if he followed through with my suggestion to use the GTX 570 as a PhysX card. Without the GTX 570, only running the GTX 770 or 780 now, a lower wattage PSU is fine.

Also, I'd like to mention my build was just over $1100 so there was plenty of room to make minor changes while still saving money.

Lastly, I stuck with such a large SSD because I was not sure how much stuff he wanted to put on there. It was not mentioned how many games and programs he would have so I stayed safe and went with the 250GB Samsung EVO. The Samsung SSD's are at or near the top of their class and beat out most of their competition across the board. Not saying that other SSD's are bad, in fact quite a few other are great as well, its just that the Samsung EVO's have great reviews and benchmarks.


Nothing against you build, but I would take a 780 and an i5 no Physx card over a 770 and a xeon and a physx card any day. The 780 will simply be much more powerful.
June 18, 2014 6:20:56 PM

M0j0jojo said:
I hope we can all agree on this build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($70.32 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($469.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Other: GTX 570 (Physx Card) (Purchased)
Total: $1198.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 21:04 EDT-0400


+1 good job getting the 780 in there

Also to whoever nitpicked the CPU and PSU, I chose the Xeon because of its performance output while also being similarly priced to the i5 CPU's. The downfall is that you don't get onboard video out. It also is capable of hyperthreading while the i5 CPU's are not.

I chose the supposedly "overkill" PSU because it was necessary if he followed through with my suggestion to use the GTX 570 as a PhysX card. Without the GTX 570, only running the GTX 770 or 780 now, a lower wattage PSU is fine.

Also, I'd like to mention my build was just over $1100 so there was plenty of room to make minor changes while still saving money.

Lastly, I stuck with such a large SSD because I was not sure how much stuff he wanted to put on there. It was not mentioned how many games and programs he would have so I stayed safe and went with the 250GB Samsung EVO. The Samsung SSD's are at or near the top of their class and beat out most of their competition across the board. Not saying that other SSD's are bad, in fact quite a few other are great as well, its just that the Samsung EVO's have great reviews and benchmarks.

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