$1000 gaming pc help

Evschafer007 · December 3, 2014

Thanks for helping out. Any advice at all is very much appreciated!

1. Budget and Location: My hope is to spend around $1000 USD, but I could be tempted to go over if needed.

2. Aim: My main goal for this Pc is heavy 1440p gaming and productivity using programs such as word and excel. In the future however I do hope to dabble in music production and photography as well. I need this Pc to last me at least the next four years in school so newer technologies are appreciated. I have also heard good things about Intel and Nvidia from my friends with Pc building experience so keep that in mind when formulating a parts list.

4. Peripherals: The OS should be included in the price but nothing else is required. If you can fit something such as a nice mouse and keyboard into or a little over the budget I might change my mind.

5. Why am I upgrading: I have been using a MacBook Air for the last couple of years but it has finally started to become dated. I've always wanted to game on a pc and I have finally saved up enough money to build one that will hopefully last me the next couple of years.

Thanks again for all your help!

thekeemo · December 3, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $952.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 17:31 EST-0500

also please follow your topics and you need to add a case and as for the os windows 10 preview is free you can also just get rid of the ssd and get windows 8.1

Evschafer007 · December 3, 2014

Oh and I forgot to mention that I intend to overclock the hell out of this rig for optimum performance.

Pugs501 · December 3, 2014

Oh and I forgot to mention that I intend to overclock the hell out of this rig for optimum performance.

I would suggest get a better cpu like a i7k and Liquid Cooling and then OC the hell out of it

ilikemacandpc · December 3, 2014

@thekeemo

also please follow your topics and you need to add a case and as for the os windows 10 preview is free you can also just get rid of the ssd and get windows 8.1

NO. do not use a beta test OS for your main rig and main OS. That's idiotic.

@Evschafer007

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 KILLER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Sandisk X110 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.95 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)