Best $750 Gaming PC

[ExcaliburMC]

Hi, guys

 

I was going to build a 750 dollar gaming pc.

 

Here is what I was thinking.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t6YyRB

 

Thanks,

Ray

[ThyFeared]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card  ($223.98 @ Newegg) 

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

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $737.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 20:18 EDT-0400

 

Do you need a hard drive?

[ExcaliburMC]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card  ($223.98 @ Newegg) 

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

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $737.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 20:18 EDT-0400

 

Do you need a hard drive?

 

Nope

 

and i dont like asrock

[ThyFeared]

Nope

Then that will perform just fine

@ExcaliburMC ASRock is just fine I've used it in two builds so far and have had no issues whatsoever.

[Lotus]

So your build has some things that don't make sense. The Z97 chipset is for overclocking of K series CPUs, which you aren't using. An h97 chipset is just fine. Also, ASRock makes quality products, so there's no reason to avoid them, especially when they make a GREAT h97 board for cheap. Also, it looks like you're making a $700 build plus OS, not a $750 build, so I did the same:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($212.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $678.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 20:23 EDT-0400\

 

Edit: oh yeah, and do NOT pair an 80 series board with a haswell refresh CPU as that's just asking for potential bios reflashing troubles.

Edited March 19, 2015 by Lotus

[AncestralColt]

Nope

 

and i dont like asrock

Cant really be picky when u have a budget

[ExcaliburMC]

So your build has some things that don't make sense. The Z97 chipset is for overclocking of K series CPUs, which you aren't using. An h97 chipset is just fine. Also, ASRock makes quality products, so there's no reason to avoid them, especially when they make a GREAT h97 board for cheap. Also, it looks like you're making a $700 build plus OS, not a $750 build, so I did the same:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($212.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $678.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 20:23 EDT-0400\

 

Edit: oh yeah, and do NOT pair an 80 series board with a haswell refresh CPU as that's just asking for potential bios reflashing troubles.

Dont need a hard drive!

[Lotus]

Dont need a hard drive!

Yeah, you should've mentioned that in the first post...

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $695.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 20:32 EDT-0400

[ExcaliburMC]

I also need a mobo with crossfire support.

[Lotus]

I also need a mobo with crossfire support.

Why? You're not using it. Also, just a motherboard won't do it. You need a PSU of sufficient wattage too, and GPUs worthy of crossfire, which means R9 290 minimum. It's just not feasible in this price range.

[ExcaliburMC]

kk

[stconquest]

just for fun $765:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($310.19 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H)
Total: $755.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 20:46 EDT-0400

 

Lotus will guide you, listen to him.  i5 + GTX 970 ran $812

[ExcaliburMC]

just for fun $765:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Amazon)

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

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($310.19 @ Amazon)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H)

Total: $755.09

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 20:46 EDT-0400

 

Lotus will guide you, listen to him.  i5 + GTX 970 ran $812

An Amd-6350 would be better then that i3

[Lotus]

An Amd-6350 would be better then that i3

No. The benchmarks don't support that. An i3 is a very good gaming CPU for the price.

[ExcaliburMC]

Really??!?!?!?!

[Lotus]

Really??!?!?!?!

Really. Currently, AMD CPUs are not a good buy for gaming PCs because they all have very poor single-threaded performance, which is hugely important for some games. That i3 performs better than an FX-8350 in actually most games.

 

http://www.hardwarepal.com/best-cpu-gaming-9-processors-8-games-tested/

 

http://www.hardwarepal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Starcraft-2-Cpu-Benchmark.jpg

http://www.hardwarepal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ARMA-3-CPU-Benchmark.jpg

http://www.hardwarepal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/COD-ghosts-cpu-benchmark.jpg

[ExcaliburMC]

But inst the i3 dual core?

[Lotus]

But inst the i3 dual core?

Yes, but it has hyper threading. The OS sees 4 cores. Also, the cores are really powerful compared to AMD cores. Benchmarks don't lie.

[Bravosgrad]

amd is terrible, the high end chips are just overclocked versions of the 8320..