1000$ Gaming/Programming Build.

[PatStef]

Approximate purchase date: April 15th 2014.

Budget Range: 1000-1200$.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Computer programming, watching movies browsing internet etc.

Are you buying a monitor: No.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes.

Location: British Columbia, Canada.

Parts Preference: RELIABILITY. I'm really not too sure, but I would like quality so it will last.

Overclocking: NO.

SLI or Crossfire: SLI. But for now I would like to buy only 1 card included in my budget of 1000-1200$. I will be buying another down the road.

Additional comments: I want A computer that can play any game out there.. Hence why I want SLI. I am also interested in learning code(JAVA,C++,HHTML,PYTHON etc.), so I want to make sure that it can handle those kind of programs.. Which I mean gaming should require a faster set-up.

Thank you so much Tom's Hardware, I look forward to all of your imput.
-Pat

 

[FractalDesignCore]

If you want a maximized $1200 budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($105.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1199.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 20:36 EDT-0400)

 

[PatStef]

What about Windows 8 doesn't it have lots of bugs still to fix. What about Windows 7?

 

[PatStef]

Will this.system run any Game on max settings? I also want to learn computer programming on this machine. Thanks again

 

[FractalDesignCore]

A 770 will run really good on games Ultra easily on Battlefield 4.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

The previous build didn't use Canada sites, so the prices are a bit off. There is nothing wrong with Windows 8.1. It's a solid OS. I don't see using an OS as old as Windows 7 on a new build. Here's a build that maxes out the $1200 Canadian budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.72 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($131.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($374.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.75 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.79 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($118.34 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $1207.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 18:07 EDT-0400)

 

[FractalDesignCore]

The previous build didn't use Canada sites, so the prices are a bit off. There is nothing wrong with Windows 8.1. It's a solid OS. I don't see using an OS as old as Windows 7 on a new build. Here's a build that maxes out the $1200 Canadian budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.72 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($131.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($374.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.75 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.79 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($118.34 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $1207.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 18:07 EDT-0400)

Great work i skimmed over and didnt realize it said Canada. Sorry about my build OP