$1,500 Gaming PC

[legend8887]

1. Budget & Location
My budget is approximately $1,500, but I can go over if necessary. I live in the U.S. specifically in Texas. I have access to Microcenter, Fry's Electronics, Tiger Direct, any store I would need.
 

2. Aim
Heavy gaming on max settings and heavy multitasking. Possible video editing as well.
 

3. Monitors
Currently I only have one 1920x1080 monitor although I plan on upgrading to two 1920x1080 monitors or one 1440p monitor.

4. Peripherals
I do not need any peripherals but I do need an OS.

5. Why are you upgrading?
I am upgrading because I have a cheapo Alienware that can't play any games on the settings I want, it is also very slow and I want to build my own custom gaming PC. I want to be able to upgrade it as well in the future whenever I need.

 

 

 

Ask me any other questions you may have if you need to clarify something. Also, I want this to be an Intel/Nvidia build.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($80.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.50 @ Amazon) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($94.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1435.39

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 14:53 EDT-0400)

[Shd0w2]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.79 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB ACX Video Card  ($499.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply:  EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1337.69

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 14:55 EDT-0400)

 

 

 

2.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  ASRock Z87M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($164.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory:  Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB ACX Video Card  ($499.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($80.02 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply:  EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1436.91

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 14:56 EDT-0400)

[DarrenP]

1. Budget & Location

My budget is approximately $1,500, but I can go over if necessary. I live in the U.S. specifically in Texas. I have access to Microcenter, Fry's Electronics, Tiger Direct, any store I would need.

 

2. Aim

Heavy gaming on max settings and heavy multitasking. Possible video editing as well.

 

3. Monitors

Currently I only have one 1920x1080 monitor although I plan on upgrading to two 1920x1080 monitors or one 1440p monitor.

4. Peripherals

I do not need any peripherals but I do need an OS.

5. Why are you upgrading?

I am upgrading because I have a cheapo Alienware that can't play any games on the settings I want, it is also very slow and I want to build my own custom gaming PC. I want to be able to upgrade it as well in the future whenever I need.

 

 

 

Ask me any other questions you may have if you need to clarify something. Also, I want this to be an Intel/Nvidia build.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3zxx9

 

That's what i would do. Take into account prices are in Canadian dollars so should be about 1500 USD. 

 

That's what i recommend if you know right now you want to do video editing. If you aren't certain change for an i5 4670K and 780. 

[WoodenMarker]

How's this look? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3zxGH

Why Intel/Nvidia? The 780 is ~$480 which would be $60 more than the 290 for similar performance.

[Cacao]

Since you said it could go a bit over I decided to make every part solid without compromising. If you really JUST want pure gaming performance, I can make that happen (with a 780ti or a pair of r9 290s or whatever). Here you have plenty of storage and it's fully SLI ready, just pop in another GPU and you're good to go

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.66 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.50 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($149.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1432.06

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 14:59 EDT-0400)

[Geekazoid]

1. Budget & Location

My budget is approximately $1,500, but I can go over if necessary. I live in the U.S. specifically in Texas. I have access to Microcenter, Fry's Electronics, Tiger Direct, any store I would need.

 

2. Aim

Heavy gaming on max settings and heavy multitasking. Possible video editing as well.

 

3. Monitors

Currently I only have one 1920x1080 monitor although I plan on upgrading to two 1920x1080 monitors or one 1440p monitor.4. Peripherals

I do not need any peripherals but I do need an OS.5. Why are you upgrading?

I am upgrading because I have a cheapo Alienware that can't play any games on the settings I want, it is also very slow and I want to build my own custom gaming PC. I want to be able to upgrade it as well in the future whenever I need.

 

 

 

Ask me any other questions you may have if you need to clarify something. Also, I want this to be an Intel/Nvidia build.

There has been a similar thread done for a $1,500 (USD) build a couple of days ago. Here's the thread (http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/144204-a-1500-pc-build-need-suggestions/). I hope it helps.