Gaming PC for $1500

[Justin_Stewie]

Thinking about building PC for my friend, his budget is $1500 which should include case, fans, radiators etc. AMD CPU and a NVIDIA graphics card. Thanks guys in advanced.

[Bad@Gaming]

Why would you want an AMD CPU on a $1500 budget?

[Bad@Gaming]

Anyways, using an AMD CPU:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3qoqw

 

 

You could optimize it for silence if you choose the right case fans. You could also ditch the bitfenix ghost if you don't care too much about noise, but there's other nice features on this case as well.

 

Things to consider:

 

-If you're just using 1 1080p monitor, then get a 770 instead of 780 and then use the saved money on an SSD for OS and games.

-Get WD blue instead of black series drives. The difference is warrenty (5 years for black, 3 years for blue, or is it 2?)

-I left some money out for various case add ons (fans and such)

-Do yourself a favor, ditch AMD and get a 4670k and Z87 mobo instead.

[SAV1OUR]

os?

peripherals?

like @'] said why not amd?
use the quote button if you want me to get back to you

[Cacao]

Anyways, using an AMD CPU:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3qoqw

 

Things to consider:

 

-If you're just using 1 1080p monitor, then get a 770 instead of 780 and then use the saved money on an SSD. 

-Get WD blue instead of black series drives. The difference is warrenty (5 years for black, 3 years for blue, or is it 2?)

-I left some money out for various case add ons.

-Do yourself a favor, ditch AMD and get a 4670k and Z87 mobo instead.

I'm just curious to see if it's possible to tag you.

@']

 

It's impossible to tag you You got pretty unlucky with the username you chose..

[Bad@Gaming]

I'm just curious to see if it's possible to tag you.

@']

 

lol I guess not.

 

wait nvm I got the notification.

[Cacao]

lol I guess not.

 

wait nvm I got the notification.

You can do just @'] or @'] Not sure what the difference it.

 

 

 

 

Lol I think you just broke LTT  @']

 

[Bad@Gaming]

Here's an intel build:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3qoBl

 

Basically the same with the exception of the CPU and motherboard.

 

IMO, this will be better for gaming. Most games won't take advantage of all 8 cores on an FX 8320 or 8350, and the cores on the intel CPU are much better. Clock speeds don't matter because you can overclock the 4670k anyways.

 

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-vs-AMD-FX-8350

 

Basically, using all the cores on each CPU, the performance is the same. So if you run across a game that doesn't have multicore support, or only uses a few cores, the 4670k will perform much better.

 

It will also be better for general computing tasks.

 

 

TL;DR: Get this build over the other one I linked.

[JoshM]

Why would you want an AMD CPU on a $1500 budget?

The 8350 and 4670k are even dude, nothing wrong with AMD, one is better at single threaded the other multi threaded. 

[ilikemacandpc]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($179.00 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler:  Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($128.92 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($88.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($489.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Rosewill Hive 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1406.82

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-12 09:16 EDT-0400)

Justification: 

 

Cooling: I recommend Air coolers ofr FX motherboards, becaue the NB needs airflow and an AIO won't give that. The Phanteks cooler is similar to the NH D14

CPU: You wanted an AMD CPU. Here is the 8350. 

GPU: The GTX 780 is a great card, and will power your rig very well, but you may experience some bottlenecking in single threaded games. 

PSU: this Rosewill unit is not a time bomb. See this review: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/rosewill_hive_750_watt_psu_review,7.html

Case: the Arc Midi R3 will compliment the white and black color scheme of the cooler and will provide adequate airflow. 

RAM and Storage: 8 gigs fo Corsair LP ram will look good and the 1TB hard drive and 250GB Samsung SSD will provide high capacity and high performance storage. 

 

HOWEVER, I advise an Intel build at this price point for gaming. You will get better performance. 

 

Here's a similar Intel build with the 4670K and a Different MB: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($222.00 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler:  Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($147.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($88.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($489.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Rosewill Hive 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1468.89

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-12 09:19 EDT-0400)