Budget Build

[bobflanders86]

Wanting to build a budget system under 1 thousand dollars. One that can hopefully max out BF4 and Crysis 3. Not picky on color schemes. No preference in case whatever is cheapest. Gaming is the only thing this build will be doing.

[PokémonTrainerFour]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($173.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.49 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($108.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($81.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1011.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 05:06 EDT-0400

[Speedbird]

Do you need an OS? Monitor? Peripherals?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($78.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1022.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 05:08 EDT-0400

[Silver Knight]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($173.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.49 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($108.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($81.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1011.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 05:06 EDT-0400

 

Good build, but i'd go with 8320, it's cheaper, and with overclock, you can make it as fast as 8350

 

 

Wanting to build a budget system under 1 thousand dollars. One that can hopefully max out BF4 and Crysis 3. Not picky on color schemes. No preference in case whatever is cheapest. Gaming is the only thing this build will be doing.

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[PokémonTrainerFour]

Good build, but i'd go with 8320, it's cheaper, and with overclock, you can make it as fast as 8350

then you could just overclock the 8350?

 

it is probably a better option if you want to get under 1k though (or get a better cooler like the Shadow Rock 2)

[bobflanders86]

I need a monitor, windows, and keyboard.

[bobflanders86]

PCPartPicker part list

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rmp7Mp

How can I cut cost on this build

[natelliot123]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1009.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 06:50 EDT-0400

[Silver Knight]

then you could just overclock the 8350?

 

it is probably a better option if you want to get under 1k though (or get a better cooler like the Shadow Rock 2)

Yeah but still you can save money and buy a better cooler...

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rmp7Mp

How can I cut cost on this build

Wait, wait, wait... Did you seriously put an APU and R9 290... That's a pretty serious bottleneck...

[bobflanders86]

Seriously I'm changing from console to computer gaming I have no idea what an apu is. I'm wanting to build my own computer for the experience. In the past I just went to best buy or whatever electronic store, walmart even to buy a computer, and playstation. Now I am wanting to get into computer gaming and you people make me feel so dumb. This is my first time, can you help me to understand. I have tried various ways to get answers, and all I get is a list of parts, with little if any feed back on what it can and can't do, and why those parts were recommended. I don't really know what I'm wanting which is why I'm here asking, trying to learn. What's the basics?

[Kcoker25]

Seriously I'm changing from console to computer gaming I have no idea what an apu is. I'm wanting to build my own computer for the experience. In the past I just went to best buy or whatever electronic store, walmart even to buy a computer, and playstation. Now I am wanting to get into computer gaming and you people make me feel so dumb. This is my first time, can you help me to understand. I have tried various ways to get answers, and all I get is a list of parts, with little if any feed back on what it can and can't do, and why those parts were recommended. I don't really know what I'm wanting which is why I'm here asking, trying to learn. What's the basics?

So the gpu is your graphics card which is the most important thing in gaming and is where you want to spend the majority of your budget. Next it the cpu which is your processor that isn't as important but it is still nice to have a solid cpu for gaming. A quad core i5 works very well. An APu combines the 2 and it is not recommended to get one. You will need 8 gb of ram and if you do video editing maybe 16 gb of ram. You need a sufficient power supply to run all of this and corsair makes some good power supply's. Your motherboard should be chosen based on what parts you are getting. That should cover the basics and good luck building

[bobflanders86]

So the gpu is your graphics card which is the most important thing in gaming and is where you want to spend the majority of your budget. Next it the cpu which is your processor that isn't as important but it is still nice to have a solid cpu for gaming. A quad core i5 works very well. An APu combines the 2 and it is not recommended to get one. You will need 8 gb of ram and if you do video editing maybe 16 gb of ram. You need a sufficient power supply to run all of this and corsair makes some good power supply's. Your motherboard should be chosen based on what parts you are getting. That should cover the basics and good luck building

I think I want the gtx 970 but I don't know what games could/couldn't be played with it.

I think I want i5 4960k. I want to try out OC it seems safe enough since it's suppose to shut down if it gets too hot.

I want an Asus mobo. I want USB 3.0 just because the Arc midi has the 3.0 front port for that. 

I want one graphics card.

I have a general idea of what parts I want but, I don't really know what parts can do what, or how to tell what parts have good value.

1080p would be an upgrade for me. Someone said a graphics card I picked like the gtx 980 (not sure) was being wasted by that resolution, I should get a 1440p. If I'm using 1080p wouldn't that help games play better since the graphics card is not working so hard for a more advanced screen, maybe thats not how it works?

[bobflanders86]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9BVh23

this has everything I want and it's future proof. Lets see a game come out this x-mas that this couldn't handle. Right?