Best $750 Gaming PC with OS

[redjordan9]

Please provide the best $750 gaming PC with the OS. Thanks!

 

[Calnin]

Consider this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $730.89

 

[Eximo]

Went a little smaller and with an SSD:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t9YzhM) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t9YzhM/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34150) | $114.99 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97m) | $75.66 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1866c9) | $83.69 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sh103s3120g) | $77.27 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001) | $69.99 @ NCIX US
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp43751kr) | $129.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl) | $24.99 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze) | $59.99 @ Amazon
**Optical Drive** | [LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0) | $13.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $740.54
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-22 17:10 EDT-0400 |

 

[drill97]

Consider this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $730.89

That's pretty much perfect for the price. But I think I would get an AMD FX 8350 instead and a compatible motherboard. The overclocking potential of an FX 8350 is great compared to the locked i5-4460 in my opinion.

 

[Calnin]

Per core, the i5 would be better. The fx 8350 is a bit power hungry when it gets overclocked, but does do better in multi threaded applications. Not many games actually use more than number of threads that the i5 has.

If you want to go with the fx 8350, I'd suggest maybe getting an 8320 + cm hyper 212 evo + gigabyte 970 ud3p then.

 

[Zircoben]

Consider this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $730.89

That's pretty much perfect for the price. But I think I would get an AMD FX 8350 instead and a compatible motherboard. The overclocking potential of an FX 8350 is great compared to the locked i5-4460 in my opinion.

No, don't buy an AMD system. Calnin's build is a lot better of a computer for gaming, the FX CPUs are extremely outdated and are bottlenecking more and more games that need a lot of single-thread performance.

If you really want to overclock, splurge another $70 or so, get a Z97 motherboard instead, a Hyper 212 EVO, and the i5-4690K.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $814.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-22 17:24 EDT-0400

 

[drill97]

Zircoben, that build blows his budget by a lot. And yeah, the really FX 8350 really will bottleneck in a close future.

Here's my suggestion.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $729.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-22 17:39 EDT-0400

 

[Caldrumr]

Just adding my two cents. An SSD is a must for me:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7WRbTW) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7WRbTW/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $199.99 @ Micro Center
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrb10212pg1) | $19.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85md2v) | $54.79 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2k4g3d1609es2lx0) | $76.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-internal-hard-drive-mknssdcr120gb7) | $59.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $49.99 @ Micro Center
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr7265wf2oc2gd) | $139.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-rangerm) | $29.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0) | $13.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $765.68
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-22 18:01 EDT-0400 |

 

[Zircoben]

Here's what i'd do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $717.85


That ASUS board can overclock (http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/asus-adds-overclocking-for-h97h87b85-and-h81-series-motherboards.html), as long as you buy it new and it has the latest BIOS update. I wouldn't count on it though, Intel may force a patch that disables overclocking. That's why i'd play it safe with Calnin's original build.

 

[Calnin]

@Zircoben As far as I'm aware, that motherboard you suggested would require you to have a haswell non-refresh cpu so you can flash the bios in order to use the newer refresh cpus.

 

[Zircoben]

@Zircoben As far as I'm aware, that motherboard you suggested would require you to have a haswell non-refresh cpu so you can flash the bios in order to use the newer refresh cpus.

Yeah, true, you would probably have to settle for a i5-4670K if you want to go with the overclockable cheap motherboards. But really, I don't recommend doing that. They weren't made to provide the power of overclocking and Intel may very well stop it at some point.

I'd just play it safe and get a quality Z97 motherboard with the 4690K if you want to overclock, but that will be an $800 build. If you can't spend that much, Calnin's build at the top is the best.