1000$ Gaming PC

[RedPanther]

Hi. I want to build my ever first gaming pc. I have a budget of 1000 american dollars. I currently live in Brazil. 

My idea was to order the parts from a mazon or some other online store because hardware prices here are very high due to taxes.

 

I posted a request of help on tomshardware and I got this build advised.

What do you guys think?

Should I go for this build or wait until I can afford a gtx 980? I plan on gaming on a 1080p monitor and upgrading to a 1440p monitor eventually.

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DX84wP) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DX84wP/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $212.99 @ NCIX US 

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $26.75 @ OutletPC 

**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extreme3) | $104.99 @ Newegg 

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d8gab) | $74.98 @ OutletPC 

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001) | $77.75 @ OutletPC 

**Video Card** | [Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9010110p) | $309.99 @ Best Buy 

**Case** | [Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011049ww) | $119.99 @ Amazon 

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) | $76.66 @ Newegg 

**Case Accessory** | [NZXT Hue LED Controller](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-accessory-8chue000000b) | $32.99 @ Amazon 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1037.09

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 01:43 EST-0500 |

[Speedyv]

I don't know how you plan on taking parts from the U.S to Brazil...

 

But my build:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NLhvvK

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($212.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($136.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($359.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1018.52

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 01:47 EST-0500+

 

A 980 is better a 4k but saving for a 980 and then a 4k monitor seems like a while.

[Recon97]

Pretty solid build for 1080P gaming. If you can pay for another 970,that would be great. It will greatly contribute to 4K gaming.

[RedPanther]

Sorry I meant a 1440p monitor. I am happy if I can game at 1080p but I would like a system that last a while and will be able to run next gen games.

Is this possible at this budget? Or should I wait and raise more. 

[EzioSan]

 

Hi. I want to build my ever first gaming pc. I have a budget of 1000 american dollars. I currently live in Brazil. 

My idea was to order the parts from a mazon or some other online store because hardware prices here are very high due to taxes.

 

I posted a request of help on tomshardware and I got this build advised.

What do you guys think?

Should I go for this build or wait until I can afford a gtx 980? I plan on gaming on a 1080p monitor and upgrading to a 1440p monitor eventually.

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DX84wP) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DX84wP/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $212.99 @ NCIX US 

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $26.75 @ OutletPC 

**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extreme3) | $104.99 @ Newegg 

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d8gab) | $74.98 @ OutletPC 

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001) | $77.75 @ OutletPC 

**Video Card** | [Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9010110p) | $309.99 @ Best Buy 

**Case** | [Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011049ww) | $119.99 @ Amazon 

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) | $76.66 @ Newegg 

**Case Accessory** | [NZXT Hue LED Controller](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-accessory-8chue000000b) | $32.99 @ Amazon 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1037.09

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 01:43 EST-0500 |

 

add an ssd, its really awesome to have everything load in a few seconds

[Lotus]

I like it all, except if you skip the LED light controller and get a cheaper case like the NZXT S340, you can put in an SSD. While I don't recommend sacrificing performance parts like a CPU/GPU for an SSD, in this case you aren't so it's the right thing to do in my opinion.

Also, your PSU is way too high wattage. You could get by with a 430W unit. A good 500W unit is more than enough and what most people would probably do, but a 750W? That's just WAY too much.

[RedPanther]

Would an AMD processor get me more performance for the money? 

I would like to give overclocking a try in the future...

[Lotus]

Hell no. The setup you have is great for overclocking and will do way better than any AMD CPU.

[RedPanther]

 

I don't know how you plan on taking parts from the U.S to Brazil...

 

But my build:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NLhvvK

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($212.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($136.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($359.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1018.52

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 01:47 EST-0500+

 

 

I might go with this build then. I'm new to all this, what really confuses me is the amount of variants of the gtx 970 that is avaible. For example there are superclocked ones and eve super superclocked ones?

Would there be any significant advantage choosing one of these?

I might not be able to get these parts here but I wanted to know in case I find a different one here.

[RedPanther]

Hell no. The setup you have is great for overclocking and will do way better than any AMD CPU.

Can you Build a 4K Gaming PC for Under $1000?

What about this build?

[Lotus]

That build sucks and was sponsored by AMD. It serves its purpose which is to prove a certain point, but is far from ideal. The build you first posted earlier in this thread beats the pants off of it in performance with a better CPu and GPU, and the one below just stomps on it.

If you really want 4k performance for near $1000, then this is the build I'd go with:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.97 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($249.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($249.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1066.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-28 09:23 EST-0500

Your first build is better suited towards 1080p performance though and can more easily be changed since you start with an excellent CPU, while the above makes some compromises to hit a performance target in a certain price range. Unless you need 4k performance now, I'd stick to your first build except make the changes I suggested in my first post in this thread.

[natelliot123]

That build sucks and was sponsored by AMD. It serves its purpose which is to prove a certain point, but is far from ideal. The build you first posted earlier in this thread beats the pants off of it in performance with a better CPu and GPU, and the one below just stomps on it.

If you really want 4k performance for near $1000, then this is the build I'd go with:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.97 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($249.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($249.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1066.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-28 09:23 EST-0500

Your first build is better suited towards 1080p performance though and can more easily be changed since you start with an excellent CPU, while the above makes some compromises to hit a performance target in a certain price range. Unless you need 4k performance now, I'd stick to your first build except make the changes I suggested in my first post in this thread.

monster build

can also be used as a room heater

[natelliot123]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($212.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1047.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-28 11:38 EST-0500

 

need bios update  but worth it

[RedPanther]

Your first build is better suited towards 1080p performance though and can more easily be changed since you start with an excellent CPU, while the above makes some compromises to hit a performance target in a certain price range. Unless you need 4k performance now, I'd stick to your first build except make the changes I suggested in my first post in this thread.

 

need bios update  but worth it

Thnak you for the effort of making an additional build. I will stick with the first build.

 

I plan to find the parts here in Brazil or in my country of origin, Paraguay. I imagine they wont exactly match yhis price range, but I wanted a solid build that wouldn't be outdated too fast. If its capable of 1080p gaming then its more than enough for now.

 

What would be some cheap options to have this assembled for me? Any recommended sites or services. The computer would need to be shipped to Miami, and then from there sent to Paraguay either by ship or plane. 

I'm still considering if the risk and cost would be significant enough. The proble is electronics here often cost a good deal more than in USA.