$1500 Gaming computer, looking for help

[Stucam01]

I am planning on building a gaming computer and to be completely honest I don't know what I am doing. I have about a budget of about $1500 (after peripherals). I was basically wondering how to budget it (where to put the most money etc) and what parts to get and in which order, what to look for in certain parts and some recommendations of parts etc. I am not the kind of person that want to play on ultra-high game settings and all that but I do not want to have to lower them an exponential amount just to keep the frame rate playable.

 

I am new to the forum and I apologise if I put this in the wrong place.

 

Thanks for all the help

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

I am planning on building a gaming computer and to be completely honest I don't know what I am doing. I have about a budget of about $1500 (after peripherals). I was basically wondering how to budget it (where to put the most money etc) and what parts to get and in which order, what to look for in certain parts and some recommendations of parts etc. I am not the kind of person that want to play on ultra-high game settings and all that but I do not want to have to lower an exponential amount just to keep the frame rate at a playable rate.

 

I am new to the forum and I apologise if I put this in the wrong place.

 

Thanks for all the help

 

What resolution are you planning on playing at? . 1500$ can get you a really beefy Gaming PC (if in USD)

[Streetguru]

I am planning on building a gaming computer and to be completely honest I don't know what I am doing. I have about a budget of about $1500 (after peripherals). I was basically wondering

So, ya, US and mostly gaming? if so start here. includes a 144hz Free-sync display, sadly it's TN though

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Mtq47P

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Mtq47P/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ B&H)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.59 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus H170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($103.75 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($48.65 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($70.72 @ Amazon)

Monitor: AOC G2460PF 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1249.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-16 21:20 EST-0500

[GalacticRuler]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($113.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($649.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master MasterCase 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($98.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1511.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-16 21:21 EST-0500

[Stucam01]

What resolution are you planning on playing at? . 1500$ can get you a really beefy Gaming PC (if in USD)

It is in AUD and I was planning on hoping to get a monitor (ASUS VG248QE 24") at 1920X1080

[Streetguru]

It is in AUD

Well you're screwed

maybe get a slightly nicer case like a HAF XB

I'd say go skylake but the motherboards are way more expensive

also no real reason to get a 24" 1080p display, just get whatever is IPS and cheap

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/txxNt6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/txxNt6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($274.00 @ IJK)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.00 @ Umart)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.00 @ IJK)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($329.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($96.00 @ IJK)

Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($155.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1109.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 13:43 AEDT+1100