Gaming PC Build List -- Around $850-$950 Give or Take

[AMDRazer]

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)

Budget Range: 850-950 give or take

This is the format that I am supposed to be using, so here goes.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming at High/Ultra, light Video Rendering and Animating

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (newegg.com, amazon.com, microcenter.com)

Location: Midwest US

Parts Preferences: AMD if there are sales, Intel if better bang/buck ratio. AMD 8320 over 8350 please

Overclocking: Definitely, incorporate closed loop cooler if needed and describe what clock speeds I can push out of the processor

SLI or Crossfire: If budget allows/more performance:dollar ratio

Your Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 gaming, 3360x1050 web browsing/video watching

Additional Comments: Case Needs side window, fans are allowed in budget if allows better air flow

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: AMD A10-7850K and R7 250 was a bad idea.

 

[Derza10]

Here, and you could play games in Surround across all three of your monitors with high settings with this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $814.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 15:42 EDT-0400

 

[Derza10]

Go with this if you want to be able to overclock your CPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $888.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 15:44 EDT-0400

 

[AMDRazer]

Here, and you could play games in Surround across all three of your monitors with high settings with this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $814.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 15:42 EDT-0400

can I replace the i5 with an 8320

 

[ztrexx]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3TWgHx 953$ a little over budget, but hope you can work with it.

chose intel as they just gives more bang/buck than amd.

 

[bsod1]

Here, and you could play games in Surround across all three of your monitors with high settings with this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $814.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 15:42 EDT-0400

can I replace the i5 with an 8320

the i5 4460 will perform better

 

[dottorrent]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($67.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $897.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 15:49 EDT-0400

 

[bsod1]

if you want to do rendering work

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $948.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 15:51 EDT-0400

 

[Derza10]

Here, and you could play games in Surround across all three of your monitors with high settings with this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $814.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 15:42 EDT-0400

can I replace the i5 with an 8320

You can (would also need to change the motherboard of course), i just wouldn't recommend it, the i5 will outperform it and use a good amount less power.

 

[AMDRazer]

May I upgrade to an i7-4790k?

 

[bsod1]

May I upgrade to an i7-4790k?

if you can upgrade your budget