$800-$1000 Gaming PC

[firestronk]

I am looking to buy parts for a friend to build his gaming pc with. He lives by a microcenter, budget is between $800 and $1000. He lives on the east coast of the U.S. as well and will be using the pc for mainly gaming. No peripherals or os is needed.

[Zyndo]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/qRTkd6

 

Comes to almost exactly 1000 bucks. This computer will smoke anything you throw at it for 1080p or 1440p gaming. If you wish to save additional cash, and are only gaming at 1080p, get the 6500 CPU instead of a 6600, get an RX 480 or 1060 (when it comes out) instead of the 1070. You could get a cheaper motherboard if you decide you don't care for features like USB 3.1 or type C. You could also get a different case if you want it, I just figured its a reasonably priced case for its features and looks somewhat nice.

[forthe48]

20 minutes ago, PhoenixArising said:

I am looking to buy parts for a friend to build his gaming pc with. He lives by a microcenter, budget is between $800 and $1000. He lives on the east coast of the U.S. as well and will be using the pc for mainly gaming. No peripherals or os is needed.

 

If I had that budget, here's where I'd go - http://pcpartpicker.com/user/forthe48/saved/JzY6Mp

 

The build comes up to $700, with no GPU included. That would leave you $300 to find a nice used 980 or even 980Ti maybe? If you're not interested in/worried about overclocking, then what @Zyndo put together would be way better.

[antisleep]

I went to microcenter's site and picked these parts. (dunno which store in east coast so i went with NJ/Paterson)

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: EVGA SuperSC 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($60.00) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($70.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($60.90 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $723.24

GPU is up to you GTX 1060/RX 480.

 

Same parts on microcenter: $685, not including ~$67 worth of rebates so it totals for $618

[firestronk]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys!

[Herman Mcpootis]

On 19/07/2016 at 1:20 AM, Zyndo said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/qRTkd6

Don't get that psu for a $1000 build, the quality isn't that great. I'd get the evga supernova non-NEX or any seasonic/XFX non-XT instead. Also, the i5 will bottleneck the gtx 1070.

[Herman Mcpootis]

13 minutes ago, PhoenixArising said:

Thanks for all the suggestions guys!

My personal choice:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) an i5 will bottleneck gtx 980ti-class graphics cards.
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($54.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($369.99 @ Newegg) or the gtx 1070
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.98 @ Newegg) great psu for a $1000 rig.
Total: $996.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-20 08:30 EDT-0400