First Build $1000 USD Budget

Sportsman225 · July 6, 2015

I have really made too many of these over the past few months. I just feel like I'm not going to be buying the correct thing for me. There are too many options.
PCPartPicker

PCPartPicker with changes after suggestions from this thread

1. Budget & Location
~$1000 USD. I'd like to go lower if possible but I also want to still have it perform how I want.

2. Aim

I will be buying this computer over the course of the next few weeks. This computer will be used mainly for gaming. I am looking for 1080p at 60 fps and run most games at max graphics settings. I am not looking to run games like Crysis 3 at max but a majority of games I should be maxing out ideally.

I am also not planning on overclocking so put that into consideration. I'm not looking to use multiple graphics cards in the future either.

I don't want to compromise the case. Maybe get the Arc Midi instead of the Mini if I need the extra size but I don't want another style of case. When I purchase the case I hope it will be on sale but we will see.

3. Monitors
1 monitor right now with another monitor in the future (maybe in the next 6 months). I'm basically just looking for a 1080p monitor that looks really good for the price. I will be looking at it for hours on end after all. IPS panel preferred.

4. Peripherals
Other than the monitor, I am not looking to buy any peripherals right now. I am looking to get a mechanical keyboard down the line but I am not sure what switch to get (I plan on heading to a best buy or something similar some time to try all the different kinds of switches).

Dabasepc · July 6, 2015

great build +1.

Make sure ECS Elite Group released a BIOS for Haswell Refresh on their Mobo.

"Some Intel B85 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Haswell Refresh CPUs."

FatPenguin · July 6, 2015

Nice build. Like the layout of how you typed it

Sportsman225 · July 6, 2015

Nice build. Like the layout of how you typed it

That is the layout that they give you on the top of this forum.

FatPenguin · July 6, 2015

That is the layout that they give you on the top of this forum.

Oh. anyways its sexy

Lavish · July 6, 2015

Heres a great build I made up. This build is not just really powerful, but also portable, so if you want to attend a lan party or just move this rig around it should be very easy

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/r8grQ7

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/r8grQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ B&H)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($124.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($166.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $951.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available