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[Help-Build] Gaming PC, Tower. Budget: $1000

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1. Budget & Location: ATL, GA; $1000

2. Aim: Gaming, would also like to stream on occasion

3. Monitors: Looking for a monitor (Not part of the $1000 budget) for $200 relatively over or under, preferably under; Would like a 24'' or bigger.

 

4. Peripherals: Windows 8 OS

Case: Would like a nice case ;) But something reasonably priced.

5. Why are you upgrading?: My current computer is an HP Pavilion Dv-7 6165us which has lasted me 5 years, and i feel like i am ready for an upgrade. I have spare cash and i want to treat myself. My current PC is a laptop and i need a good gaming tower.

 

Please let me know if there is anything i can add. I accidentally deleted the topic once and forgot most of what i put.

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Welcome to the forums @OztinCloud. Here's what I've made. It already includes a monitor. Hope you like it. :)

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($117.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer H276HLbmid 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($194.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1215.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

Spoiler

Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.99 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($156.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 


Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($264.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1045.43

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-13 21:01 EDT-0400

Please follow your topics guys, it's very important! CoC F.A.Q  Please use the corresponding PC part picker link for your country USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Spain, Italy, New Zealand and Germany

also if you find anyone with this handle in games its most likely me so say hi

 

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($76.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 



Total: $1015.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-13 21:22 EDT-0400

CPU: i7 9700K GPU: MSI RTX 2080 SUPER VENTUS Motherboard: ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4 RAM: 16GB ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 3000MHz Storage: ADATA SU630 480GB + Samsung 860 EVO 1TB + Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe 1TB + WD Blue 1TB PSU: HighPower 80+ Gold 650W Case: Slate MR Mirror Finish OS: Windows 11 Pro Monitor: Dell S2716DGR 27" Mouse: Logitech G300s Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX Cherry MX Brown Speakers: Bose Companion 2 Series III Headset: HyperX Cloud Alpha Microphone: Razer Seiren X

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.99 @ Newegg) 




Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($186.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 


Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($264.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1168.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-13 21:23 EDT-0400

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Thank you for all the replies! i am currently researching each of your excellent builds!

 

 

 

Welcome to the forums @OztinCloud. Here's what I've made. It already includes a monitor. Hope you like it. :)

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($117.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer H276HLbmid 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($194.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1215.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-13 20:55 EDT-0400

 

Yours looks very promising :)

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Thank you for all the replies! i am currently researching each of your excellent builds!

 

 

Yours looks very promising :)

Thank you. :D If you can invest some more in your PC, I recommend to replace the 500w to 750w for headroom on upgrades and maybe get the S340 case instead. :)

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

Spoiler

Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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I've been playing around and editing and i've picked out this, any opinions?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($195.91 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Micro Center) 
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 62205ANHMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($35.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1134.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 20:31 EDT-0400
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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 ($34.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1219.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-13 23:49 EDT-0400

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Welcome to the forums cloud! Told you that they are helpful here.

| Case:  NZXT H440 White| Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark I| CPU: Intel core i7 4770k | Cooling: NZXT Kraken X60  | Graphics Card: EVGA 780ti Classified| SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250gb and 500gb | HDD: WD Black 2tb| RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16gb| PSU: Corsair RM1000 | Monitor: LG 34UM95| Keyboard: Logitech G15 | Mouse: Razer Mamba| Audio: HyperX Cloud |

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I've been playing around and editing and i've picked out this, any opinions?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($195.91 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Micro Center) 
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 62205ANHMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($35.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1134.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 20:31 EDT-0400

 

Any one give me advice on this current build and see if it looks promising?

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Any one give me advice on this current build and see if it looks promising?

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 ($33.03 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.50 @ Amazon)

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1148.45

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 21:25 EDT-0400

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Any one give me advice on this current build and see if it looks promising?

As you've noticed, if you want an SSD, you'll pay for it with a crappier video card.

The best thing to do is buy the PC with a good GPU like a 970 now, use it with just the HDD for a while, then when you can afford the SSD, buy it, and install Windows there instead. 

 

Otherwise your gaming perf will suffer. 

Intel Inside. Overweight guy in his 30's outside.

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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 ($33.03 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.50 @ Amazon)

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1148.45

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 21:25 EDT-0400

Do you care to explain why this choice? Or am i expected to choose a different build just because?

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Do you care to explain why this choice? Or am i expected to choose a different build just because?

Hyper 212 EVO will let you overclock without high CPU temps. Gaming 5 has more features than the 3. I went with G.Skill RAM, because it's very good quality, and looks pretty badass. 970 is much better than the R9 280. 650w is plenty for this build. BenQ makes very good quality monitors, and I have this one so I reccomend it.
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ OutletPC) 


Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($355.91 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 


Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($4.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1183.04

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 03:30 EDT-0400

 

 

Look good? Paycheck is tomorrow :)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.98 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($355.91 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Micro Center)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1183.04

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 03:30 EDT-0400

Look good? Paycheck is tomorrow :)

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 ($33.03 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)

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 ($355.91 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.50 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1181.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 10:03 EDT-0400

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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 ($33.03 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)

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 ($355.91 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.50 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1181.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 10:03 EDT-0400

anything with 'GAMING' in it i know will be unnecessarily priced

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anything with 'GAMING' in it i know will be unnecessarily priced

No? For the price, that mobo is one of the best. It's very good quality, and has a bunch of features.
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