Build Under 1200

[Vicente Gomez]

Hey guys,

 

I am planning on building a gaming rig for under 1200. Can you guys give me a list of parts to start off with. 

 

If possible, can you include a 1080p monitor, and a i5 4690k

[TheSLSAMG]

Where in New York do you live? Depending on where, there can be up to 5 Micro Center locations in your vicinity.

[TheSLSAMG]

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/194997-build-under-1200/

 

Double post? And where in New York do you live? Depending on where, there can be up to 5 Micro Center locations in your vicinity.

[FlamingDefibs]

Yep, Microcenter's 4690k costs about $20 less than Amazon, but is only available for in-store pickup.

 

And do you have a monitor size/panel type preference?

[Vicente Gomez]

Where in New York do you live? Depending on where, there can be up to 5 Micro Center locations in your vicinity.

i will be able to go anywhere in the new york city vicinity 

[TheSLSAMG]

i will be able to go anywhere in the new york city vicinity 

Great, there is a Micro Center not too far off from there, in Brooklyn. I will get to building and come back with something within a few minutes.

[TheSLSAMG]

Yep, Microcenter's 4690k costs about $20 less than Amazon, but is only available for in-store pickup.

 

And do you have a monitor size/panel type preference?

You're jumping the gun here, Micro Center do a bunch of bundle deals that you can take advantage of. Just check their website for them.

[ZacDaMan72]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($123.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.95 @ Newegg) 

Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.93 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($379.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($10.00 @ www.g2a.com) 

Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($125.44 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1194.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Vicente Gomez]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($123.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.95 @ Newegg) 

Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.93 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($379.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($10.00 @ www.g2a.com) 

Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($125.44 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1194.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 00:02 EDT-0400

 

why did you change the price on windows 8.1

[TheSLSAMG]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($123.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.95 @ Newegg) 

Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.93 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($379.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($10.00 @ www.g2a.com) 

Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($125.44 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1194.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 00:02 EDT-0400

 

Again,

You're jumping the gun here, Micro Center do a bunch of bundle deals that you can take advantage of. Just check their website for them.

[Vicente Gomez]

You're jumping the gun here, Micro Center do a bunch of bundle deals that you can take advantage of. Just check their website for them.

i know, i am just planning and i will go to any microcenter to buy the parts

[Clyne]

This is one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($157.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Asus VS24AH-P 24.0" Monitor  ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1193.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 00:05 EDT-0400

 

[ZacDaMan72]

Again,

You guys posted before I did

 

 

why did you change the price on windows 8.1

 

Cheaper at G2A.

[FlamingDefibs]

You're jumping the gun here, Micro Center do a bunch of bundle deals that you can take advantage of. Just check their website for them.

 

If you mean the Add-Ons tab in the store page, they're not actually deals, just recommendations whose prices are the same as they are individually. I assume you mean that because I can't find any specific cost-saving bundles on the site.

[TheSLSAMG]

i know, i am just planning and i will go to any microcenter to buy the parts

If buying from only Micro Center, I will warn you that their prices aren't that great. You could do better in a lot of sections by buying online, but this is your choice in the end.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($339.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Micro Center) 

Monitor: AOC i2369V 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($149.99 @ Micro Center) 

Other: Seagate Barracuda 1TB ($59.99)

Other: Crucial MX100 128GB ($76.99)

Total: $1211.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 00:14 EDT-0400

 

All at Micro Center, I chose a 770 because the R9 280X cost the same for an XFX card. EVGA's warranty service is absolutely amazing and the 770 performs as well as a 280X. If you go off to another retailer for other parts, you could definitely get an R9 290 and better cooling into the mix. The prices stated are current MC prices before tax. Tax will end up somewhere around $100-$120, based upon NYC's 8.875% Sales Tax. (I live here too ) Again, I would strongly urge that you purchase only the motherboard, case and CPU from Micro Center and a different set of parts from one of the other posted builds elsewhere. This rig is pretty bad for the money.

[TheSLSAMG]

If you mean the Add-Ons tab in the store page, they're not actually deals, just recommendations whose prices are the same as they are individually. I assume you mean that because I can't find any specific cost-saving bundles on the site.

For any Z97+4690K pairing on the website, $40 is deducted from the price of the motherboard.

 

http://www.microcenter.com/site/brands/intel-processor-bundles.aspx

[TheSLSAMG]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.95 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Plextor M5S Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($369.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: LG 23MP55HQ-P 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1200.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 00:28 EDT-0400

 

If you can buy everything but the CPU and motherboard elsewhere, get this.

[JakeMnz]

If I were you, I'd forget about the high performance monitor and fancy keyboard for now. Put that money towards the rig itself. Sure they're nice to have, but the aren't 100% necessary. Just use an old keyboard and get a monitor off of craigslist. 

 

As far as what to get, it's all personal preference. For instance, I have a WD Black 1TB that I love, and I have a friend with a Seagate 1TB that he loves. Make your own list, then share it so people can throw in their suggestions and better help you. Only thing I can suggest is this MSI mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130771

 

MSI boards are some of the best in my opinion and the bios on mine is super easy to use. Plus, the "bloatware" that it came with is actually useful.

 

Like I said, forget the expensive peripherals and focus on the build itself. Plus, unless you already have a copy, you gotta go ahead and get an OS which is another annoying expense. Put a list together and people will be more willing to help and will be able to help you more.