I want the Best $1000 - $1100 custom PC for game development & intensive gaming at least for the next 3 or 4 years

[JoeBecky]

Dear amazing people at tomshardware,
I want the best possible PC ranging from $1000 to $1100 excluding the screen, mouse and keyboard. I want it for video game development (you know, for stuff like UE4 and 3ds max) without having a problem. And for the best gaming experience at least for the next 3 or 4 years.

Your effort is highly appreciated, Thank you.

 

[NexusDota]

http/pcpartpicker.com/p/nPRqXL This has a GTX 970 which will be more than enough for 3-4 years, the i5 does have an excellent cooler which gives you some overclocking and the 500 watt PSU does give some headroom for overclocking either.

 

[UnderAttack]

Try this, with 970 gaming 4g GPU
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.69 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.24 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1061.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-05 01:45 EST-0500

 

[NexusDota]

[PCPartPicker part list](http/pcpartpicker.com/p/nPRqXL) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http/pcpartpicker.com/p/nPRqXL/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http/pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $199.99 @ Micro Center
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http/pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $28.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http/pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xsli) | $114.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http/pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz16gx3m2a1600c10) | $122.73 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http/pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a120g) | $49.98 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http/pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1003fzex) | $69.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card](http/pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr) | $329.00 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http/pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | $49.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http/pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m) | $55.98 @ OutletPC
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)](http/pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700578) | $101.75 @ OutletPC
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1161.38
| Mail-in rebates | -$38.00
| **Total** | **$1123.38**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http/pcpartpicker.com) 2015-03-05 02:44 EST-0500 |

You are basically getting exactly the same things except going onto water cooling and getting 8 GB of RAM, its an okay build but for him and game development the 16 GB of RAM may come in handy instead of getting water cooling.