Trying to get this rig under $1000

[Tatermate09]

Hello all,

This will be my first rig, and I hope to build it by the end of February. Any changes or suggestions are more than welcome. Thanks in advance.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ncjh

 

[Ratul Chakrabarty]

Hello all,

This will be my first rig, and I hope to build it by the end of February. Any changes or suggestions are more than welcome. Thanks in advance.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ncjh

try to get two 4GB sticks instead of one 8gb and at least get a 550W power supply preferably antec or xfx or seasonic

 

[Emiran]

Funny, this is exactly the build I am building. Anyway, I am going for MSI 770 gaming, rather then EVGA, from what I heard and read, it is VERY quiet and cool, plus since you are going for MSI gaming board, there seems to be some kind of feature to automaticaly boost MSI graphics on MSI board (plus it looks cool).. Also I would go for two ram sticks (2x4gb), rather then one, maybe Corsair Venegance ones, or Crucial Tacticals, apparently it is faster to have two rather then one. About the PSU, in terms of voltage it should be enogh, but I would go for something like RM 550 at least, if you want to overclockk the cpu and still have a little headroom.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.47 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $991.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-20 05:56 EST-0500)

 

[ixi_your_face]

That build seems great!
There's only a few things i'd change, and i've made these changes below;

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($185.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $994.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-20 06:16 EST-0500)

It's just under your budget, I had to compromise in GPU slightly, but you do gain 3 times the storage which is always nice. The GPU performance won't be too different, maybe take the AA down a notch, but that's about it 😀

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Uh. What? That's a massive step down in GPU. Think 660 vs 680.

 

[Transmaniacon]

Modified someone's build to get you a SSD as well, which will be a big performance boost with day to day computing.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.47 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1006.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-20 07:50 EST-0500)

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Yeah, that's a good option.

 

[Tatermate09]

Hello all,

This will be my first rig, and I hope to build it by the end of February. Any changes or suggestions are more than welcome. Thanks in advance.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ncjh

try to get two 4GB sticks instead of one 8gb and at least get a 550W power supply preferably antec or xfx or seasonic

Crap, I thought that was two sticks. That 5 AM shopping. Thanks!

 

[Tatermate09]

Hey, thanks guys. Didn't expect this many replies. I kinda wanted to stick with the intel and 770. I know that's a bit far reaching. A question though: how is the 760 compared to the 770 ? Worth it in your opinions'?

 

[Tatermate09]

Funny, this is exactly the build I am building. Anyway, I am going for MSI 770 gaming, rather then EVGA, from what I heard and read, it is VERY quiet and cool, plus since you are going for MSI gaming board, there seems to be some kind of feature to automaticaly boost MSI graphics on MSI board (plus it looks cool).. Also I would go for two ram sticks (2x4gb), rather then one, maybe Corsair Venegance ones, or Crucial Tacticals, apparently it is faster to have two rather then one. About the PSU, in terms of voltage it should be enogh, but I would go for something like RM 550 at least, if you want to overclockk the cpu and still have a little headroom.

That's the same thing I read concerning the GPU; however, I kept seeing the EVGA pop up every time I saw the 770 in a desktop. Any suggestions concerning a specific PSU in that range?

 

[Transmaniacon]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1027.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-20 09:15 EST-0500)

It can be done, you can't have as nice of a case, and no SSD, but you will be better off for gaming.

 

[Tatermate09]

Thanks for all the help!