PC for $1000

[SpaceSquid]

Hello LinusTechTips community, long time subscriber and first time poster here.

Well today I am going to build a PC for $1000, I am located in British Columbia.

My aim for this build is to be a normal home computer, gaming PC and do some light rendering and animation.

I already have a monitor and the peripherals are not included in the budget.

Well currently, I made myself a draft but I am not sure if this is the best for the price.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($164.23 @ DirectCanada) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.06 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($117.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.86 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.84 @ Expansys Canada) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($274.75 @ Vuugo) 

Wireless Network Adapter:  Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($20.54 @ DirectCanada) 

Case:  Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.64 @ DirectCanada) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($79.99) 

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($97.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1030.88

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-19 19:39 EDT-0400)

 

 

I just wanted to know if this was the best thing I can get for this budget, also about the case, are there any alternatives to the corsair 300r that are better?, Thank you

 

[Youbetternot]

Get a hd 7950 

[DirkaFat]

Get a 7950 or wait for...

 

For that price range, the 300r is a good choice

[Wferr]

I would go with a Seagate drive instead of WD for the price. They are faster.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840

[defunkt]

Don't get one stick of ram.

Get a 7950, 7970. Or wait for the 9000 series, I'd do that.

Get a seagate hard drive.

[JoshM]

Get a 7950 or wait for 9 series. Awesome case man, its the one i want, make sure you get the windowed version and maybe a nicer cooler if possible. 

[WorldDominator]

Get a wireless card capable of 5GHz connectivity if you have a router that can handle that. I know I made tha tmistake.

[SpaceSquid]

Get a 7950 or wait for 9 series. Awesome case man, its the one i want, make sure you get the windowed version and maybe a nicer cooler if possible. 

Isn't the 7950 slower than the 760? That's what I have heard about it.

[DirkaFat]

Isn't the 7950 slower than the 760? That's what I have heard about it.

You've been reading wrong, consider glasses

[JoshM]

Isn't the 7950 slower than the 760? That's what I have heard about it.

They overclock like a beast man, and the extra Vram will help in the new games like BF4 which has been said to you minimum of 2gb of Vram. 

[DirkaFat]

They overclock like a beast man, and the extra Vram will help in the new games like BF4 which has been said to you minimum of 2gb of Vram. 

That's if you want to max it out

[JoshM]

That's if you want to max it out

Well considering he is building a new PC, he would want to have the best chance of maxing it?

[Breakdown]

The only things I might change in that build are as follows:

 

- Swap the 760 for a 7950 (or you could wait for 9000 series :D )

 

- Swap the 300r for the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (personal choice)

 

- Somehow try to force an SSD in there.

[CoolBeans]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tVUI

[DirkaFat]

Well considering he is building a new PC, he would want to have the best chance of maxing it?

Heck, maybe not even maxed out. Battlefield 3 maxed out barely goes over 1gb vram, and Frostbite 3 isn't such an incredible improvement over Frostbite 2. So 2gb is good for 1080p

[JoshM]

Heck, maybe not even maxed out. Battlefield 3 maxed out barely goes over 1gb vram, and Frostbite 3 isn't such an incredible improvement over Frostbite 2. So 2gb is good for 1080p

Yes but the 7950 would be a better choice for future games as well....and they overclock well, pointless getting a 760.

[JoshM]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tVUI

Change to a 300R and would be boss

[DirkaFat]

Yes but the 7950 would be a better choice for future games as well....and they overclock well, pointless getting a 760.

Unless he would like to use features like ShadowPlay

[CoolBeans]

Change to a 300R and would be boss

If you want to

[helping]

@SpaceSquid Also can you spring for a 990FXAUD3 board? It's priced similarly to that board, has comparable features, but supports 16/16 CF/SLI

[JoshM]

Unless he would like to use features like ShadowPlay

He didn't state that at all. 7950 or 9 series equivalent is a better option, plus you get free games. 

[DirkaFat]

He didn't state that at all. 7950 or 9 series equivalent is a better option, plus you get free games. 

Of course it's the better option in terms of performance 

 

Not to be... hostile or anything, but I feel the need to point out a flaw in your argument, he didn't specify whether he needs those features or not at all, so why did you insist 7950? 

[SpaceSquid]

I decided to put 10 dollars down and upgrade to a Sapphire Vapor X 7950.

[DirkaFat]

I decided to put 10 dollars down and upgrade to a Sapphire Vapor X 7950.

k

[JoshM]

I decided to put 10 dollars down and upgrade to a Sapphire Vapor X 7950.

Nice man