$1200 New CPU (Non peripheral non OS)

[Alizeeshan095]

Approximate Purchase Date: This week

Budget Range: $1000 to $1400

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming(Above All)

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: Everything (Building from Scrath

Do you need to buy OS: No


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: None (Since i cant get any parts shipped here)

Location: Lahore , Pakistan (Inconsequential since no one ships)

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU and a Radeon GPU

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Mostly for the latest games (Skyrim running a ton of mods) Lots of MMORPGs and semi competitive gaming (So preferably no FPS loss even in high density Grifts in Diablo 3 ^^

Why are you upgrading ? Moving back to a desktop after a while for gaming got sick of laptops.


I am currently thinking of going with https://pcpartpicker.com/user/alizee095/saved/#savedbuild_1662285

CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core
CPU Cooler Thermaltake CLP0556 39.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing
Motherboard Intel DH87MC ATX LGA1150
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE
Case Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply Cooler Master 750W ATX12V
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

The prices of most components locally are within a Dollar or 2 of the international prices on the best deals , primary issue is that these parts will be bought by me (Could be various areas)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: (e.g. I'm having trouble running game X or my PSU broke)

 

[Jacob McIntosh]

Is having a Radeon video card 100% necessary? You could get a Nvidia GTX 970 4GB that performs better, and consumes much less power than the R9 290. It also runs cooler and quieter than the R9 290.

 

[Ninjawithagun]

The build looks great overall, but would recommend a couple of changes:

1) Buy an Asus Z97 motherboard instead of that crappy Intel motherboard.

2) Buy an SSD (256GB or larger) as your OS drive and use the 1TB green drive for additional storage. Samsung, Crucial, Corsair, and Kingston are all great brands that sell 250GB SSDs for around $110. Worst case and you are limited due to budget, get the SSD and then use the old hard drive from your existing computer as the storage drive (you may need to reformat it to get the most storage capacity).

 

[Alizeeshan095]

Is having a Radeon video card 100% necessary? You could get a Nvidia GTX 970 4GB that performs better, and consumes much less power than the R9 290. It also runs cooler and quieter than the R9 290.

Nope , its not a necessity at all , just a general preference i have had. ^^ Ty for the heads up though the 970 does look a lot better especially since i will be running this system on a UPS due to the power situation.

I used to have pretty good know how in the E7800 Overclocking days (Rusty atm) So all suggestions are highly appreciated.

 

[Jacob McIntosh]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.94 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.95 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 230T Windowed-BLUE ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1114.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-17 10:20 EST-0500