Gaming PC Build under 1230

[KGC Exemplar]

I'm looking to get a new pc but i really want to attempt to build one but the problem is i don't know too much on how to actually build it, to give you an idea of what id like it to do is basically be able to run battlefield 4 on ultra settings and get at least 80 frames and my budget is $1230. Now something i fear is that if i attempt to buld this i feel i may end up getting incompatible components and that ill mess something up so basically what im asking is if somebody could redirect me to components that would be able to run bf4 on ultra atleast 80 frames and would all be compatible with eachother and also maybe a good tutorial on how to put a pc together correctly

 

[seanma0314]

Are you also needing a monitor in this build? 1230 will easily get you a capable machine.

 

[woltej1]

What resolution do you want to play at?

 

[woltej1]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2IgXX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2IgXX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2IgXX/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($147.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ TigerDirect)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1239.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Here's my first go at it. You can build a rig with a 780 at that price but the quality of other components will take a hit.

 

[Beezy]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2IgXX
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($147.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ TigerDirect)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1239.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-26 23:06 EST-0500)

Here's my first go at it. You can build a rig with a 780 at that price but the quality of other components will take a hit.

really nice build there, the 770 will be perfect for single monitor gaming. if you want to play on 2 or more than we would factor that 780 in there somehow, but as it stands its a wonderful build. you can play all games at ultra with ease and very playable framerates

 

[KGC Exemplar]

Are you also needing a monitor in this build? 1230 will easily get you a capable machine.

A monitor isnt very necessary because i have my tv but i wouldnt mind a smaller one with a good hd resolution something around 24 inch maybe

 

[woltej1]

Can you make due with the tv until you can save up $150 or so? If you include a screen in your build the performance is going to take a hit.

 

[KGC Exemplar]

Ya i can definetly make due with the tv for a while

 

[woltej1]

Sweet, I'd go with that build then.

 

[Raheel Hasan]

Look at this build, remove the SSD to fit in ur budget. This will give u around 55 fps in BF4 ultra, on high preset it will give 80 fps, for 80 fps ultra u need 780ti which will be out of ur budget

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-haswell-overclocking,3608.html

 

[woltej1]

Look at this build, remove the SSD to fit in ur budget. This will give u around 55 fps in BF4 ultra, for 80 fps ultra u need 780ti which will be out of ur budget

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-haswell-overclocking,3608.html

that build is lacking an OS, so you need to remove a lot more than the SSD. I'm assuming the OP needs an OS.

 

[KGC Exemplar]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2IgXX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2IgXX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2IgXX/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($147.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ TigerDirect)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1239.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-26 23:06 EST-0500)

Here's my first go at it. You can build a rig with a 780 at that price but the quality of other components will take a hit.

Sweet, I'd go with that build then.

K ill prob go with this one and might drop the gpu from 770 to 760 just so I can upgrade to 2tb or that way I can up to i7 but anyways thanks a ton for the help ill try to order the parts on Friday till then I'm gonna look more into building

 

[seanma0314]

Another thing you could consider is if you're mostly going for battlefield game play. An AMD gpu may be a better choice with mantle coming out, it's suppose to work well with bf.

 

[woltej1]

Mantle is suppose to do a lot of things, including have been released already. I didn't choose a 280x because they are still $400 and the ones that are somewhat normal priced (which are still $50 over release price) are out of stock. The 770 will run BF4 at ultra with 60+fps so why deal with the hassle of AMD right now?

 

[KGC Exemplar]

Mantle is suppose to do a lot of things, including have been released already. I didn't choose a 280x because they are still $400 and the ones that are somewhat normal priced (which are still $50 over release price) are out of stock. The 770 will run BF4 at ultra with 60+fps so why deal with the hassle of AMD right now?

ok so i was wondering if this would also be a solid build that i was able to put together just to see now this build costs $1266 which i could get the extra $30 from a friend but anyways heres the build so ya if you could tell me which one you feel is better that would be great and also this build is actually prebuilt off a website thats having a sale right now origninally this would cost atleast $1900 the site is IBUYPOWER

-ARC 647 Gaming Case Black
-Intel® Core™ i7-4770 Processor (4x 3.40GHz/8MB L3 Cache) OR Intel Core™ i5-4670K w/ Intel Performance Tuning Protection
-Processor Cooling, Liquid CPU Cooling System [Intel] - ARC Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade
-8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1866 ADATA XPG V2
-NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 - 2GB -EVGA Superclocked
-MSI Z87 G41 PC Mate -- 2x PCIe 3.0 x16, 2x USB 3.0, HDMI
-750 Watt - LEPA G750-MAS 80 PLUS Gold
-2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s
-24x Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive
-3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
-Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
-Windows 8.1 64-bit
-ASUS USB-N53 802.11a/b/g/n N300 Dual-Band Wireless USB Adapter

 

[woltej1]

Seems pretty good to me. That isn't a K series CPU so it won't overclock as good but it is pretty future proof.

 

[KGC Exemplar]

Seems pretty good to me. That isn't a K series CPU so it won't overclock as good but it is pretty future proof.

k thx for all the help so now i have 2 builds i could try out incase one fails but anyways thx a TON for all the help