Reference List for Gaming PCs

[mushies1337]

So, I've compiled a list of various pcpartpicker part lists that I've found myself using frequently, I thought maybe I should share them all in one place.

One note, I've had very good experiences with EVGA's ACX coolers for a while, feel free to change them as you please. On top of that, most of the builds

here focus on more of a black theme so it can be changed easily for a red, green, yellow, etc. accent. No OS included, if you shop around right you can

find an OS easy. Be sure to reply suggestions!

 

 

Entry level PC - $600 US

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz) --lowest end CPU that I know of that won't bottleneck the 280

Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($52.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Pareema 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($164.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) --if you can find something for the price use it

Total: $600.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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GTX 960 (not sure what to call this) - ~$750 US

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Pareema 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) --I've personally had great experience with ACX 2.0

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $729.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Great prosumer PC - ~$1000 US

(note: my choices for SDDs and RAM are very backwards sometimes, take it with a grain of salt)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) --16 GB is more of a luxury, go 8 GB freely.

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($324.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($110.20 @ Directron) --Define R4 still one of my favorite cases

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1140.10

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 12:59 EDT-0400

 

Did somebody say Titan? (4k rig) - ~$2000 US

(note: pretty overkill but not insane enough for the section below...)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Total: $1882.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Overkill "because I can" list - Price:Performance is non existent.

(also the best looking one with a green/black theme)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Swiftech H240-X 90.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($243.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ Amazon) 

Other: Molex Green LED Strip ($16.99)

Total: $2271.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 13:09 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

 

[Wirbelfeld]

So, I've compiled a list of various pcpartpicker part lists that I've found myself using frequently, I thought maybe I should share them all in one place.

One note, I've had very good experiences with EVGA's ACX coolers for a while, feel free to change them as you please. On top of that, most of the builds

here focus on more of a black theme so it can be changed easily for a red, green, yellow, etc. accent. No OS included, if you shop around right you can

find an OS easy. Be sure to reply suggestions!

 

 

 

 

I suggest making amd builds, editing rigs, there is a lot more to improve with this list

[mushies1337]

I suggest making amd builds, editing rigs, there is a lot more to improve with this list

Yeah, this is more of a general gaming list for now. I don't know much about AMD CPUs so I stay away.

[BrandonTheCat]

Would've liked to see x99 on one of these. I know gaming is "Better" on quad chips but that "Because I can" doesn't really feel like "Because I can". On another note, Titan cards?! Awesomely ridiculous! 

[mushies1337]

Would've liked to see x99 on one of these. I know gaming is "Better" on quad chips but that "Because I can" doesn't really feel like "Because I can". On another note, Titan cards?! Awesomely ridiculous! 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Swiftech H240-X 90.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler 

Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fans  ($29.98 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fans  ($29.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $2297.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 13:16 EDT-0400

 

You were saying?

[BrandonTheCat]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Swiftech H240-X 90.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fans  ($29.98 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fans  ($29.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $2297.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 13:16 EDT-0400

 

You were saying?

 

Woah, Cheers! I might actually take some stuff off of this list for the next build! (Im trying to squeeze in a Titan X but for all the other parts it adds up to like $3000. 

[mushies1337]

bump up this kebab