$700-1000 gaming pc

[austenw23]

Approximate Purchase Date: During boxing day sales

Budget Range: $750-1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Watching movies/shows online/ surfing internet

Are you buying a monitor: Yes



Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.ca

Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Parts Preferences: Whatever is best for gaming.. I honestly don't know lol.

Overclocking: No idea what this is

SLI or Crossfire: No idea what this is either
Your Monitor Resolution: I don't know.. but I'm looking for a monitor around 20-24"

Additional Comments: Games I'll be playing are:
-Runescape in max graphics (RPG game)
-Minecraft
-League of Legends
-MAYBE call of duty

I want to be able to play these games with really good graphics and a good frame rate.

 

[larrym]

You could go with something like this. If you dont want the SSD, you could go up on the video card or bigger HDD. The ssd will only be for fast boot/fast load times. Won't really help in games, but make for a better PC experience.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/sUE2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/sUE2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/sUE2/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Apevia X-TRPJR-NW-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($52.20 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHAS324-98 DVD/CD Writer ($21.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor ($128.84 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($96.99 @ Computer Valley)
Total: $1001.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-17 10:25 EST-0500)

 

[loresr97]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/sUSk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/sUSk/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/sUSk/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V LE ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($98.44 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHAS324-98 DVD/CD Writer ($21.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor ($128.84 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($96.99 @ Computer Valley)
Total: $999.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-17 11:00 EST-0500)