$1000 budget gaming rig

[Jarebear724]

My friend is looking to build his first gaming rig for large rts games and occasional mmo games. I would like to know what to get because i'm not so good at budget builds lol.

[byalexandr]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($46.22 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($102.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($334.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $983.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-31 01:20 EDT-0400

 

 

 

Please post in the New Builds and Planning. Don't dump your thread in the general section.

[Guest]

try this one should be able to handle medium-heavy gaming 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 KILLER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($106.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($102.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($251.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.95 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $947.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-31 01:22 EDT-0400

[strykeofdesign]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4YHMHx

[strykeofdesign]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4YHMHx

oops

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Mwave) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.49 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1000.29

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-31 01:25 EDT-0400

[byalexandr]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4YHMHx

[strykeofdesign]

:'(

[byalexandr]

:'(

Don't worry m8.

[Gale]

Black and White themed build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($73.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1003.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-31 01:28 EDT-0400

[strykeofdesign]

m9

fixed.

[byalexandr]

Black and White themed build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.49 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($73.99 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ B&H)

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1003.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-31 01:28 EDT-0400

It would be better to go with an EVGA ACX 2.0 cooler because it has a cool white LED thingy. Plus it's ACX. Plus it's EVGA. Plus it's better. Plusa SuperNOVA GS 550W would be a better choice, but XFX makes great PSUs nonetheless.

[Panzer003]

Black and White themed build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.49 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($73.99 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ B&H)

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1003.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-31 01:28 EDT-0400

A phantom case, I though I was the only one who would pick one for a build.

[Guest Strangerbob]

My friend is looking to build his first gaming rig for large rts games and occasional mmo games. I would like to know what to get because i'm not so good at budget builds lol.

 

He has a monitor? And what kind?... you know, it is the most important part of a gaming build after all.