Gaming PC build.

[ClemsonAJXJ]

Looking to.build a gaming pc since you can usually get more bang for your buck that way. Just need some help gathering all the pieces. Been looking at newegg and tigerdirect at barebone kits and individual parts... really looking to build a gaming pc under $800. As of now i play league of legends, counter strike and a few other less graphicly demanding games. But i do want something that can run the higher end games as well. So I need some help putting together a build! Thanks!

 

[Sean W.]

first before mguire snakes a post before me!

ill edit this post with my suggestested build for you, and then mguire will tweak it...

i went a little over budget... itll be $30 cheaper if you go with the 7950 and ditch the dvd burner... and another $30 cheaper if over clocking isnt important to you and just use the stock heatsink that comes with the processor

Mguire will suggest a SSD, im not good at budget SSDs, he's better at that.

i suggest either a 660ti or a 7950. if you were to ask me 3 months ago which was better i would say the 660ti, but with AMDs lastest drivers for the 7950, it really has matured into quiet a beast card, which cannot be ignored for consideration, especially in a budget build.

Case: $60
Corsair 200R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018&Tpk=corsair 200r&IsVirtualParent=1

Mother board: $105
ASRock Z77 Pro4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157296

CPU: $220
Intel 3570K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Ram: $65
Corsair Vengance 8 gigs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144

Graphics card: $299
HD 7950 3GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414

OR

Graphics card: $289
GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125441

PSU: $70
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

DVD burner: $20
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

CPU cooler: $30
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Total Before SSD $870. $810 if you ditch the cooler, dvd burner and go with the 7970. but about another $100 more with whatever SSD mguire suggests.

but this is a decent SSD, and itll do the job just fine

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147185

 

[Murphyslaw]

Though its sadly almost not worth it for the price anymore there is the option of the Seagate Momentus XT

But for the price you could just get a cheap 1TB hard drive and an ssd so its just down to personal choice mostly

 

[bpm55]

Suggestion if you want a ssd this is the same one from Sean, but cheaper

Samsung 840 SSD

also I know you gave a budget, but if you could post any other details i.e. os needed, keyboard/mouse needed,monitor, overclock/no overclock, etc

This would help us help you!

 

[PP Mguire]

CPU:
Intel Core i3-3220 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 55W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637i33220 - Newegg.com

Motherboard:
Newegg.com - ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0 LGA 1155 Intel B75 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

RAM:
G.SKILL Value 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C11D-8GNT - Newegg.com

GPU:
EVGA 02G-P4-2660-KR GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Newegg.com

HDD:
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 Internal Hard Drive - Newegg.com

PSU:
SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com

Case:
Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com

Optical:
LITE-ON Model iHAS124-04 DVD Burner - Bulk Black - Newegg.com

OS:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Newegg.com

$787

Always take OS into consideration.