$950 and below gaming rig

[slidchickenleg]

im building have a few builds in mind this is my build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cxJkkL and i want better builds at the cap of $950 thanks in advance

 

[iam2thecrowe]

How do you feel about socket 2011, quad channel ram and Xeons? IMO 120gb is too small for a main drive so i just omitted the ssd. Go for at least 256gb if your going to get one.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RyBTvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RyBTvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($288.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.29 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Z1 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($308.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $908.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-04 22:51 EDT-0400

I just have to be different.....

 

[Wisecracker]

What type screen, resolution, frame rate ... ?

The thing is, new video cards are rolling by mid-Summer and either going big now or waiting until then is how you need to roll

Spend $250-$300 on your CPU/Mobo/RAMs and $400-$450 on your graphics. Snag an R9 390x or a GTX 980.

An i5 Haswell or AMD FX- will work just dandy.