Best PC Builds (Archive)

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Here are eight gaming PC builds that are recommended by the Tom’s Hardware community. These builds range from $500 to $2,000.

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[adamovera]

Archived comments are found here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3200446/builds.html

 

[Mitchell_28]

SR-71 Blackbird’s Roswell Reality.

Built and running.
changed the
SSD to 525gb mx300 crucial stick
power supply evga 850 P2 80+
3tb barracuda

Do I need to do anything else to get the best out of gaming for this setup?
I've never overclocked anything and would like to know how if needed. Thanks
Thank you for the build.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Will run like a BEAST just like you built it.

 

[Mitchell_28]

So awesome! Thanks for putting this together!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

So awesome! Thanks for putting this together!

Nice to hear Congrats on the sick build!!!!!!!!

 

[mark_835]

Hey SR-71 BLACKBIRD I love your build and I am planning to build it!!!!!
I just wanna know if there are any modifications I have to do at this time.
Thanks, Mark

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I would just check the current prices on the components and see if there are some money saving options out here.

 

[mark_835]

Thanks so much SR-71 BLACKBIRD.
I would also just want to know on what website should I order these components and what kind of monitor should I get for this awesome build.
Thanks for all the help you've been providing.

 

[mark_835]

And should I upgrade the storage and power supply like Mitchell and what shouldcI use

 

[mark_835]

Thanks.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Mitchell made some good changes , he found some great deals , Monitor depends on your needs.

 

[mark_835]

Hey SR-71 BLACKBIRD I love your build and I am planning to build it.
I just wanna know if there are any modifications I can do at this time.
Thanks for everything, Mark.

 

[mark_835]

oups, sorry

 

[mark_835]

Hey SR-71 BLACKBIRD I love your build and I am planning to build it!!!!!
I just wanna know if there are any modifications I have to do at this time.
Thanks, Mark

 

[cajtucuman]

Hi all.. great build.... can someone upload a benchmark???
thx...

 

[ceh4702]

I built something along the lines of a $500 Minimalist build for browsing. I think they should have using computer parts from Micro-Center as an option. I purchased a Gigabyte GA-H110N Motherboard with an i-3 6100 CPU and I saved an additional $30 off the motherboard when purchasing the i-3 6100. I also used a different case. I used a Thermaltake V1 Cube Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2F84EA0391

http://www.microcenter.com/product/461948/GA-H110N_LGA_1151_Mini_ITX_Intel_Motherboard

 

[Annihilannic]

In the $2500 VR build the prices of the video card and memory are showing as the same as the cooling fan for me ($46.99) - bug?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Yes , the prices have been glitched for awhile.

 

[Ancipital]

For under 1000 euros, I built a computer that got MAXIMUM Window Experience rating.

 

[Ali Tauseef]

Is this the place I can suggest a build myself?

 

[Olle P]

$500 PC Build: Homeless Overclocker
"The biggest issue is its rather limited storage space, with its 240GB SSD and no other storage devices. ... The system also has less RAM than we would like to see in a gaming PC, but it would be exceptionally difficult to accommodate 16GB of RAM at this low budget."
I think that only 240GB of storage is extremely prohibitive. The Steam folder on my computer, with only the actively used games installed, is almost twice of that. Then there's Uplay, BattleNet and Origin...
I see no reason to go beyond 8GB of RAM in a budget oriented build though. I went from 8GB to 16GB in my own computer half a year ago, and I've noticed no performance increase whatsoever in the daily use. In some benchmarks the performance actually took a slight hit.
- Is there any sort of proof available showing that having more than 8GB of RAM provides a substantial performance increase while gaming (at 1080p)?

Best $600 VR and $750 VR:
Both suffer from having a single stick (8GB) RAM, resulting in half the memory bandwidth possible.

Strange that it's only one build (the $2,000) that has 2TB of storage available.

 

[nycalex]

all builds have extremelly garbage cases.

i understand for a sub $800 build, you gotta compromise.

but anything over a grand, you are not gonna go for a cheapo case.

i used to build on antec 300 or rosewill cases a lot for budget builds.

but once i stepped into $2k territory? obsidian 900, cm cosmos, in-win 850, 904, 909, or any decent lianli cases, enthroo evolv, ncase m1, you get the point........

 

[Nickynike]

None of these builds have a sound card. Is there a reason for this?

 

[Timmy_420]

Awww, I should have submitted mine. i7-3770S 3.1 Ghz Turbos 3.9 Ghz, A GTX 760 SC 2GB VRAM , 8 GB of DDR3. An ASUS motherboard(I'm high so don't ask me to look right now, maybe later) all for $466. Between ebay and Amazon and my PC tech facebook friend in NC(I'm in FL) selling me the motherboard along with all the shipping