$1500 gaming pc help

halfpast12

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hello im woundering what i could get with a $1500 budget for a gaming pc. somewhere in the budget id at least like room for an os & maybe a monitor.

i'd like something that has ocing & multi gpu configuration in mind"

idea of games i plan to play far cry 3/ bf3/ skyrim/ minecraft running maxed out with good fps.

i'll likely customize the ideas you throw at me to my liking.

thank you
 
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slightly overbudget, but best I could come up with, might get close to budget by going with a lower end motherboard:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($94.85 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB...
Motherboard Asus Z87-PLUS, LGA 1150, Intel Z87 Express
$163
Processor Intel Core i5-4670K: 3.4 GHz Base Clock Rate, 3.8 GHz Maximum Turbo Boost, 6 MB Shared L3 Cache
$240
Heat Sink
Enermax ETS-T40-TB Air Cooler
$35
Memory 8 GB Patriot Viper 3 (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1866 Model PV38G186C9K $95
Graphics 2 x MSI Gaming N770 TF, GeForce GTX 770 2 GB 256-bit GDDR5
$660
System Drive
Samsung 840 Pro MZ-7PD128PW 2.5" 128 GB SATA 6Gb/s (SSD)
$150
Storage Drive
Seagate Barracuda 2 TB, 7200 RPM, 64 MB Cache, SATA 6Gb/s
$100
Optical Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD Burner
$18
Case NZXT Gamma Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$35
Fans
Apevia 140 mm, Rosewill 120 mm ($7 each)
$14
Power Corsair TX750 V2 750 W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Bronze PSU
$90
Total Cost
$1600
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2LQMi
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2LQMi/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2LQMi/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $970.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 07:23 EST-0500)
 
hows this

i5 4670k

asus z87-a

corsair vengeance lp 8gb

gtx 660 sig 2

wd 500gb

drw-24b1st

seasonic 650w psu

corsair graphite case

and room for os / monitor

question i look at results from game-debate.com on farcry3 performance with the i5 4670k / gtx 660 sig2 i see gpu has great performance but cpu performance is little over recommended marker..
 
build idea

i5 4670k

cooler master hyper 212 evo

maximus vi hero

corsair vengeance lp 8gb

gtx 660 sig 2

wd black 500gb

drw-24b1st

seasonic 700w psu

corsair graphite case

os/ monitor
 
slightly overbudget, but best I could come up with, might get close to budget by going with a lower end motherboard:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($94.85 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $1572.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 08:03 EST-0500)

edit: can replace Win 7 with Win 8.1 if you want, they are ~ the same price
 
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