A computer with 1200 $

[REAL-MIIDO]

Hey guys my name is Ahmed Hossam and I am from Egypt. I am very obsessed with Games Specially Call of Duty So and for my medium budget I chose The MSI x99 Gaming 7 2011-v3 with Intel I7 5820k and Corsair vengeance 16GB DDR3 2400 and MSI NVIDIA GTX 960 4 GB and Samsung Evo 850 120 GB SSD Hard disks And Seagate barracuda 3 TB 7200. So that is my first choice but I wanna know what is better for gaming the GTX 960 or ATI r9 280x or GTX 970 or r9 290.I do not need a super master computer just a computer for the coming 3 years able to play all the games at least on medium settings . so I need your opinion in that rig.and that is my first paragraph in English and I not very good at it so forgive me for bad grammering. at the End it is a big Honer to me to be with you

[techguru]

so your going with a x99 setup for a budget gaming pc?

hmmm

[techguru]

I think we need some more info

 

first whats the budget

and where are you gonna be buying the parts from?

[AlwaysFSX]

Hey guys my name is Ahmed Hossam and I am from Egypt. I am very obsessed with Games Specially Call of Duty So and for my medium budget I chose The MSI x99 Gaming 7 2011-v3 with Intel I7 5820k and Corsair vengeance 16GB DDR3 2400 and MSI NVIDIA GTX 960 4 GB and Samsung Evo 850 120 GB SSD Hard disks And Seagate barracuda 3 TB 7200. So that is my first choice but I wanna know what is better for gaming the GTX 960 or ATI r9 280x or GTX 970 or r9 290.I do not need a super master computer just a computer for the coming 3 years able to play all the games at least on medium settings . so I need your opinion in that rig.and that is my first paragraph in English and I not very good at it so forgive me for bad grammering. at the End it is a big Honer to me to be with you

i5 4690k, msi z97 krait, r9 290 instead.

[Comessy]

Why are you going for X99?

 

Get an i5

Get a 970

 

You don't need 16gb ram

 

And welcome to the forums

[niofalpha]

You don't need an x99 System for gaming, especially at this kind of budget. (assuming 1200$ US)

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bJTgmGWould perform about the same in 99% of games, for 200$ cheaper.

You also could add 16 GB of ram for more future proof-ness...

[Kyuubixchidori]

Its a common misconception starting out. I made the same mistake, you need a way cheaper CPU and a much more expensive GPU, then instead of medium settings you can play ultra!

[REAL-MIIDO]

tanks for your fast comments... But I have a low experience with gaming desktops . !Just make it as your computer and advise me for the best gaming hardware

[cheeze_tartz]

tanks for your fast comments... But I have a low experience with gaming desktops . !Just make it as your computer and advise me for the best gaming hardware

Well how much are you planning to spend? I would recommend an i5 with a GTX 970.

[REAL-MIIDO]

1200 $ that is about 10000 EGP (( Egyptian pound))

[REAL-MIIDO]

Why are you going for X99?

 

Get an i5

Get a 970

 

You don't need 16gb ram

 

And welcome to the forums

thanks but they say the X99s is much better in data transfer like the usb 3.0  and overclocking and the ethernet 

[Comessy]

thanks but they say the X99s is much better in data transfer like the usb 3.0  and overclocking and the ethernet 

Z97 has all of those things just as good

 

X99 is not for gaming

[REAL-MIIDO]

i5 4690k, msi z97 krait, r9 290 instead.

thanks for your help is 

 

Z97 has all of those things just as good

 

X99 is not for gaming

thanks for your advice you will save me a lot of money

[REAL-MIIDO]

Z97 has all of those things just as good

 

X99 is not for gaming

so it will be Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI Socket 1150 Motherboard + Intel Core I7-4790K Processor + Kingston HyperX 8GB DDR3 1866MHz + GTX 970 .... what do you think ?!

[stconquest]

so it will be Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI Socket 1150 Motherboard + Intel Core I7-4790K Processor + Kingston HyperX 8GB DDR3 1866MHz + GTX 970 .... what do you think ?!

 

Much better! 

[stconquest]

Even an i5 is good for gaming:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin ECO2 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($295.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $983.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-24 00:53 EDT-0400

[Comessy]

so it will be Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI Socket 1150 Motherboard + Intel Core I7-4790K Processor + Kingston HyperX 8GB DDR3 1866MHz + GTX 970 .... what do you think ?!

That's much better, but if you are only gaming then an i5 is just as good

[Demons Wrath]

Egypt
Nefsak
Souq 
e3050
Quality Data Systems

 

Found this list that might help you find better prices.

 

 

If this is going to be a pure gaming PC, then you should look for: i5 4690k, decent Z97 board with SLI compatibility, nice 120mm tower cooler (Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo is common), GTX 970, decent 750w psu for future SLI capability, 8gb of Ram (2x4gb), nice case with good airflow (Corsair 230T maybe), 120gb or 240gb ssd (Crucial is nice for the price, as is the new OCZ stuff), 1TB or 2TB hdd for mass storage.

[REAL-MIIDO]

Egypt

Nefsak

Souq 

e3050

Quality Data Systems

 

Found this list that might help you find better prices.

 

 

If this is going to be a pure gaming PC, then you should look for: i5 4690k, decent Z97 board with SLI compatibility, nice 120mm tower cooler (Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo is common), GTX 970, decent 750w psu for future SLI capability, 8gb of Ram (2x4gb), nice case with good airflow (Corsair 230T maybe), 120gb or 240gb ssd (Crucial is nice for the price, as is the new OCZ stuff), 1TB or 2TB hdd for mass storage.

Thanks Mr-Devil