Gaming pc build

[johndoe11]

This is my first time building a pc. I want to use this pc for extreme gaming at any quality and video editing/recording. my budget is around 1600-1650 and I already have the keyboard, mouse, and monitor. I am big on intel processors but if it makes that much of a difference id go with amd.

 

[FelixVincent]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ryGqhM if your US dollars this is great plus you can spend the extra money on monitor OS etc
Also it should be able to run star citizen at high.

i understand if you don't like the"AMD theme" though

Also i made this because i didn't see you already had the monitor etc: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheFelixCow/saved/#savedbuild_1512295

 

[sparestuff]

Here is a very powerful, and future proof build with options to overclock later on, it is intel btw, and this will be excellent for gaming AND video editing, it is probably even better than AMD cpus with 8 cores, simply because of the sheer high performance of each of the cores in the i7 4790k and hyperthreading:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FTmdMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FTmdMp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($144.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($208.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($569.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Commander G42 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1683.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

This comes with a massive 512gb ssd for booting and your favourite applications, and with a 2tb hdd for general storage, which is pretty much as much as you need, if you want a larger one, just spend around $20 more for a WD 3tb hard drive which is approximately $100.
If you want to save around $20 just downgrade the cooler to a Cooler master Hyper 212 EVO.

 

[MasterDell]

Don't be fooled by the 2349023424 cores AMD CPUs have and the high clock speeds.. You can;t compare AMD and Intel clock speeds. 4790k>basically any AMD CPU. I hate to beak people's builds so I am not going to but if you (OP) see one you like I can point out flaws so we can adjust it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($203.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1611.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-02 21:16 EDT-0400