2500$ Gaming Rig [HELP]

[NoCashValue]

I need a build for a gaming PC for about 2500$ this excludes peripherals (screen etc) should be able to run games on nearly max setting. The price can go up to 3000$ but preferably round 2500$

 

Thanks !

[ttam]

PCPartpicker

 

Pick a 4790k, Z97 mobo, 8/16gb of ram and the video cards of your choosing. Really you can get anything with that budget.

[NoCashValue]

PCPartpicker

 

Pick a 4790k, Z97 mobo, 8/16gb of ram and the video cards of your choosing. Really you can get anything with that budget.

Ok thanks ill give a go at that website see what its like.

[PokémonTrainerFour]

I need a build for a gaming PC for about 2500$ this excludes peripherals (screen etc) should be able to run games on nearly max setting. The price can go up to 3000$ but preferably round 2500$

 

Thanks !

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($195.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($148.50 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($120.65 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $2528.04

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

 

If you despise orange get a MSI Gaming 7 board and some red RAM

[ttam]

Ok thanks ill give a go at that website see what its like.

I could give you a generic build but with that site once you pick a processor, everything pretty much lines up and you can go nuts on parts and it will give a final price. I find it to be more gratifying when you select the parts for a kick ass machine =D

[PokémonTrainerFour]

I could give you a generic build but with that site once you pick a processor, everything pretty much lines up and you can go nuts on parts and it will give a final price. I find it to be more gratifying when you select the parts for a kick ass machine =D

 

You have to admit, it's extremely fun when you're barely limited by budget and can go nuts on parts (SLI 780TIs)

[NoCashValue]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gJbC4D

 

 

What do you think about this, its a tad over budget but how is it.

[NoCashValue]

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($195.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($148.50 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($120.65 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $2528.04

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

 

If you despise orange get a MSI Gaming 7 board and some red RAM

 

Wow !!! great dude thank you so much !!!

[Silver Knight]

I need a build for a gaming PC for about 2500$ this excludes peripherals (screen etc) should be able to run games on nearly max setting. The price can go up to 3000$ but preferably round 2500$

 

Thanks !

Try this And i didn't even go above you budget   And you don't really need that PSU, but with it you have nice headroom for OC'ing and stuff

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($148.50 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($212.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($489.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($489.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($120.65 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $2265.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[IBIubbleTea]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HBhFT

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HBhFT/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($175.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($389.32 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($449.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($449.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $2515.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

 

 

I wish..

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($76.50 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital WD RE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($197.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Best Buy) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Quick Fire Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($93.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Havoc Wired Laser Mouse  ($48.85 @ Mwave) 

Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 Channel Headset  ($49.27 @ Mwave) 

Total: $2635.49

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[PokémonTrainerFour]

Wow !!! great dude thank you so much !!!

 

Don't get a 750W PSU, go 850+, I wasn't thinking.

[NoCashValue]

Try this And i didn't even go above you budget   And you don't really need that PSU, but with it you have nice headroom for OC'ing and stuff

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($148.50 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($212.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($489.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($489.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($120.65 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $2265.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

thnx man but personaly i dont like anything but nVidia graphics cards its a "fanboy" thing

[NoCashValue]

Yeah let me just include that, nVidia graphics if possible! thank all of you for posting these sweet builds.

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

thnx man but personaly i dont like anything but nVidia graphics cards its a "fanboy" thing

than 780Ti SLI with your budget all day long 

[NoCashValue]

than 780Ti SLI with your budget all day long 

Yeah true might be able to go up too 3.5k im selling my old rig to someone that i know so could be even better.

[Silver Knight]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HBhFT

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HBhFT/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($175.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($389.32 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($449.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($449.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $2515.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

 

 

I wish..

 

- Mobo is too expensive

- Why Pro, why not EVO

- You can get cheaper HDD

- Those 290's are expensive...

- Does he really need Platinum PSU for 2-way CF

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($76.50 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital WD RE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($197.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Best Buy) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Quick Fire Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($93.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Havoc Wired Laser Mouse  ($48.85 @ Mwave) 

Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 Channel Headset  ($49.27 @ Mwave) 

Total: $2635.49

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Pretty nice build, but using 780-ti when you can use 290x for less money is...

And he doesn't need screen peripherals,,, and other stuff....

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

 

 

 

 

Try this And i didn't even go above you budget   And you don't really need that PSU, but with it you have nice headroom for OC'ing and stuff

 

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HBhFT

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HBhFT/by_merchant/

 

 

 

 i don't know if you guys can't read properly or what ever but he clearly said to include peripherals, i know it's a personal choice but he wouldn't ask for recommendations if he didn't need some 

[PokémonTrainerFour]

 i don't know if you guys can't read properly or what ever but he clearly said to include peripherals, i know it's a personal choice but he wouldn't ask for recommendations if he didn't need some 

 

I'm not sure if you can because OP says "I need a build for a gaming PC for about 2500$ this excludes peripherals"

 

Excluding generally means "to leave out"

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

 

 

 

Pretty nice build, but using 780-ti when you can use 290x for less money is...

And he doesn't need screen peripherals,,, and other stuff....

he prefers nVidia and he needs the Powerhouse witch is the 780Ti, because in terms of Raw Horse Power, the 780Ti takes it no question Bro, even at 4K, witch is why it's worth more and witch leads to "you get what you pay for"

[Midnight Robot]

Honestly you don't need an i7 and can build a gaming only rig that will destroy every game you throw at it for probably $2000 before monitor/keyboard/etc. The i7 has hyper threading and it is used for tasks like rendering video or 3D models and animation. If you want to do video work or use programs that support hyper threading then it's worth it, but don't just buy it because it's the best. It has no benefit when it comes to gaming compared to the same i5 counterpart such as an i5 4690K. The i7 4790k will only beat it in hyper threading, but in single core and non HT they are almost the exact same give or take a few percent either way. 

[Silver Knight]

Yeah true might be able to go up too 3.5k im selling my old rig to someone that i know so could be even better.

Then this, same, but with 780-ti's...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($174.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($148.50 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($212.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($120.65 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $2477.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

I'll never understand "fanboys"...

 

Also, you don't really need such a big budget, especially if you're only gaming... This rig will play all AAA games on max no problem (it mainly depends on optimization, but it does have the hardware power needed for it), the rest will be overkill... I suggest using the rest of the money for getting a nice 1440p monitor, nice mouse/keyboard/headphones/phone.... If you don't already have them

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

I'm not sure if you can because OP says "I need a build for a gaming PC for about 2500$ this excludes peripherals"

 

Excluding generally means "to leave out"

Funny because i Saw "include" peripherals, but it doesn't matter, the build is still a kick ass

[Silver Knight]

he prefers nVidia and he needs the Powerhouse witch is the 780Ti, because in terms of Raw Horse Power, the 780Ti takes it no question Bro, even at 4K, witch is why it's worth more and witch leads to "you get what you pay for"

I'm quite sure that AMD cards beat Nvidia cards at higher resolutions because they have more VRAM, and using SLI/CF doesn't add them up.... And at PCPartPicker i couldn't find 780-ti with 6Gb of VRAM...

[NoCashValue]

Thnaks for all the builds i think im set so no need for more builds. thanks again for the crazy fast response and great builds.