Building my first PC.

[jlichtenfeld@ymail.com]

I'm building my first PC to take with me to college. I'm spending MAX $1000 USD for the parts plus a monitor. (I have a keyboard and mouse that will be good for awhile) I've been advised to pick the CPU first and then find a compatible motherboard. I'm looking to play games such as cyrsis 3, BF4. . . ETC. I've seen that an i5 would be sufficient for gaming. I want to learn to overclock as well. Any suggestions? (I have no brand preference, just something that would give the best performance in my price range) thanks in advance

[salecar3]

I'm building my first PC to take with me to college. I'm spending MAX $1000 USD for the parts plus a monitor. (I have a keyboard and mouse that will be good for awhile) I've been advised to pick the CPU first and then find a compatible motherboard. I'm looking to play games such as cyrsis 3, BF4. . . ETC. I've seen that an i5 would be sufficient for gaming. I want to learn to overclock as well. Any suggestions? (I have no brand preference, just something that would give the best performance in my price range) thanks in advance

here under 1000$

Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($236.75 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.94 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($173.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($87.24 @ B&H)

Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($124.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $976.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-03 16:48 EST-0500

[jlichtenfeld@ymail.com]

here under 1000$

Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($236.75 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.94 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($173.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($87.24 @ B&H)

Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($124.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $976.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-03 16:48 EST-0500

Thanks

[Starelementpoke]

I came up with this.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B8YRhM

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B8YRhM/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock B75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($75.89 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card  ($239.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $916.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-03 19:01 EST-0500

989$ pre rebates.

This is what I came up with. Has an ssd for os and 1 or 2 games.

[brob]

I'm building my first PC to take with me to college. I'm spending MAX $1000 USD for the parts plus a monitor. (I have a keyboard and mouse that will be good for awhile) I've been advised to pick the CPU first and then find a compatible motherboard. I'm looking to play games such as cyrsis 3, BF4. . . ETC. I've seen that an i5 would be sufficient for gaming. I want to learn to overclock as well. Any suggestions? (I have no brand preference, just something that would give the best performance in my price range) thanks in advance

 

I would suggest giving up the overclocking in favor of an ssd and better gpu. I generally suggest a smaller build with WiFi for college use. Dorm rooms are not known for their spaciousness.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($187.56 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($96.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.69 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.00 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($45.98 @ Newegg)

Monitor: LG 23MP55HQ-P 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($132.49 @ Newegg)

Total: $999.57

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-03 20:11 EST-0500

[jlichtenfeld@ymail.com]

Can anyone give me suggestions for AMD cpus. I'm more than familiar with Intel but would like to know what AMD packs in terms of price/performance.