My first build-gaming rig 800-1000$

[sonix32]

Hello, I am planning to build my first pc. And that will be gaming pc.
I hope you can help me choose best components for my requirements.


Budget Range: 800-1000$


System Usage from Most to Least Important: : gaming, watching movies, surfing internet


Parts Not Required: : keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS


Parts Preferences:: AMD or Intel i don't really care, basically what will works best for my needs. The same with graphic cards.


Overclocking: Yes (in future)


SLI or Crossfire: : Probably not


Monitor Resolution: : 1920x1080 (Envision P2271WL 21,5" )


Additional Comments: : don't like shiny cases with lots of lights, would be nice that pc is not too loud, not extreme gamer, so not need to play at all max out settings. I want to build pc that will be ok for me for at least 3 or 4 years without any major upgrades.
I also want to build basic pc at the moment and upgrade it after month or two when i get more funds(better cpu cooler, more rams if needed, etc..)



Well i have 2 options in mind; and you can tell me if is any good.


first will be AMD gaming pc: (cheaper option)


cpu: Amd Phenom II x4 965BE 3,4Ghz
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mobo: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3
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GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Twin Frozr II OC
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+ other needed stuff


second option is Intel based pc:


cpu: Intel core i5 2500k 3,3Ghz
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mobo: ASRock Z68 PRO3
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GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Twin Frozr II OC
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+ other needed stuff

 

[-Tenk-]

Go with the intel build. My AMD build in my sig is very loud. The stock cooler is a bit of a clunker. The intel build you've posted would be much better (like, alot better!) than that amd build.

SO the "+ other needed stuff"

PSU: Probably get away with a 500w one if you aren't SLI/Crossfiring your GPUs. Go modular so you can remove some of the extra leads.
RAM: G.Skill is good quality. Go for 1600Mhz though. Your Mobo can take it. Probably start with 2x4GB? That will be all you ever need.

 

[sonix32]

Ok that means my pc will be intel based.

How it looks something like that.

cpu: Intel core i5 2500k
gpu: GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Twin Frozr II OC
mobo: ASRock Z68 PRO3 or Asus SABERTOOTH P67 or MSI P67S-C43-S1155
psu: Corsair TX750W V2

 

[GhOsT1321]

Here is a build, the total price is $997.

CPU: Core i5-2500K ($225)
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

Motherboard: ASUS P8P67-M PRO (REV 3.0) ($150)
Newegg.com - ASUS P8P67-M PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

GPU: MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II ($250)
Newegg.com - MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

PSU: CORSAIR TX750 V2 750W ($105)
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 ($95)
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" ($90)
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

ODD: ASUS Black DVD Burner ($22)
Newegg.com - ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - CD / DVD Burners

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 912 ($60)
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

As stated, the final total price is $997. If you care to fill out rebates, you can potentially save another $45.

 

[-Tenk-]

man i'm jealous... $60 for that case... I paid $50 for my antec 300 & that coolermaster is sooo much better. I wish newegg shipped to aus.

 

[Night Fox]

I would change the motherboard to a full atx board, this one is good: Newegg.com - ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

 

[acerinpa]

Would this be an option as well? Decrease the RAM to 4 GB and with the savings get a 2GB 6950 GPU that can be overclocked to a 6970.

 

[Night Fox]

that will work, just note that not all cards will be able to do so...