Gaming Pc $800-$950

Niso

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Dec 29, 2013
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Approximate Purchase Date: This month

Budget Range: $800-950

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, recording, surfing the web

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, headset

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference

Country: U.S.

Parts Preferences: Latest parts, no outdated parts, and a tower that has at least two usb slots on the front
Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Not quite sure

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Games that I will be playing: Bf4, Assassin's creed, and such games at very nice settings (mid - high settings)

Additional Comments: I have been wanting to build my first pc for a while now so, I went around forums, websites, etc. and got the fundamentals down so I have a bit of knowledge. I have also made a bunch of different builds on pcpartpicker and such, but have always stumbled upon things due to the fact of my non-vast knowledge. SO I came to you guys (People with more knowledge than I) with around 800-950$ how good of a gaming pc could I build?
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
~Niso
 
Solution
This is the build I recommend, I had to put the price for the case in manually, here is a link to it. If you like it I would suggest ordering it since it is only on sale for a day or 2. Also by going with a non OCing chip I was able to squeeze in a Gtx 770 which will max out your games

Phantom 410: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7693057&CatId=1509

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.89 @...


As for color: Something simple Black or White will do and not sure if to overclock it :/ Is it easy to do? Is there a risk involved in overclocking?
 
There will not be a huge difference, games are mostly gpu dependant. I would suggest going with a cheaper CPU and spending the money on the GPU where it will make the biggest impact on games. Also do you prefer Intel or AMD?
 
This is the build I recommend, I had to put the price for the case in manually, here is a link to it. If you like it I would suggest ordering it since it is only on sale for a day or 2. Also by going with a non OCing chip I was able to squeeze in a Gtx 770 which will max out your games

Phantom 410: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7693057&CatId=1509

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $872.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-31 04:59 EST-0500)
 
Solution


Is there no need for a cpu cooler?
 


About how many FPS will this build get in BF4 on mid settings? I too will more than likely be getting this build come mid January. Also, is this build SLI compatible? I may want to buy another 770 in Feb.
 
I know at ultra at 1080p it get around 50+ fps Avg, I revised the build to allow for SLI 770's, i had to change the mobo and add in a bigger power supply to allow for it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $946.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-31 07:02 EST-0500)

 


Is that 55-60 FPS with a single 770 or SLI 770s?
 
@spencer - A single 770 will average around that much yes, depending on your msaa settings, if they are turned off and everything set to ultra then fps will be 60+ most of the time

SLi 770s will be around 90+
 


Also, would you recommend even going the SLI route or just getting the new 780ti for roughly the same price?
 
Well you have to remember not all games are coded well for SLI, there will be times where a single card can pull ahead. I would say go for a 780 or 780ti if you can afford it but if you can only afford 1 770 now. Then go the SLI route and pick up another 770 when you are able too