D Daniel John Honorable Nov 30, 2013 9 0 10,510 Nov 30, 2013 #1 i'm planning to buy a new system unit next week. i have a budget of around $680 to $800. i want to build a pc from scratch. what hardware specs can you build based on my budget? btw, i'm a gamer. i play games like skyrim, crysis, battlefield, etc.
i'm planning to buy a new system unit next week. i have a budget of around $680 to $800. i want to build a pc from scratch. what hardware specs can you build based on my budget? btw, i'm a gamer. i play games like skyrim, crysis, battlefield, etc.
Solution ganon11000 Nov 30, 2013 Hows this? PCPartPicker part list CPU: Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.14 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.99 @ Amazon) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD...
Hows this? PCPartPicker part list CPU: Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.14 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.99 @ Amazon) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD...
ganon11000 Honorable Jul 21, 2012 1,102 3 11,660 Nov 30, 2013 Solution #2 Hows this? PCPartPicker part list CPU: Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.14 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.99 @ Amazon) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($26.99 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon) Total: $803.05 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) Without OS PCPartPicker part list CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.14 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.99 @ Amazon) Total: $812.06 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Hows this? PCPartPicker part list CPU: Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.14 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.99 @ Amazon) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($26.99 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon) Total: $803.05 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) Without OS PCPartPicker part list CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.14 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.99 @ Amazon) Total: $812.06 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
quilciri Splendid Mar 16, 2012 4,104 4 23,965 Nov 30, 2013 #3 If you don't need an OS, my humble suggestion: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($75.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($404.98 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Total: $815.91 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) Upvote 0 Downvote
If you don't need an OS, my humble suggestion: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($75.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($404.98 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Total: $815.91 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
quilciri Splendid Mar 16, 2012 4,104 4 23,965 Nov 30, 2013 #4 If you *do* need an OS: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($75.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($79.99 @ Newegg) Total: $785.91 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) Upvote 0 Downvote
If you *do* need an OS: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($75.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($79.99 @ Newegg) Total: $785.91 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)