Under $900 pc gaming

[Gamerz97]

I am 15 years old
Mainly for gaming perhaps futureproof
Please give me build for under $900

1) Full AMD setup
2) Nvidia + Intel setup

In the budget : Graphic Card, Processor, Motherboard, Case, Power Supply, Aftermarket cpu cooler. And then a good monitor, keyboard, mouse and headphone headset out from my budget.

 

[Outlander_04]

Everything , including monitor keyboard etc for $900?

 

[ben001]

There is no such word "Future-proof". It's better try to ignore it. Any build from now to next 2-3 years, you have to change it. Yes, unless you feel your desktop is becoming slow while performing in games, that's the perfect time to upgrade your build. This setup will definitely serve you maximum performance for next 2 years, after that it depends what kind of games you're going play at what settings.

Unless you're involved in CPU OCing, a stock cooler should fine. Make sure you clean up the dusts from the heatsink, Once a year would be ideal.
Two build's are given below & the peripherals are separated from the build as per your preference.


1) Intel-Nvidia:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.75 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($424.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $883.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 03:36 EST-0500


2) My personal suggestion:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H170-PLUS D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.05 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card ($374.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case ($18.25 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $890.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 03:42 EST-0500


Others: (Without knowing your budget)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: Asus VC239H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($145.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Headphones: Razer KRAKEN 7.1 CHROMA 7.1 Channel Headset ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $325.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 03:47 EST-0500

 

[Gamerz97]

Everything , including monitor keyboard etc for $900?

that thing out from the budget so in case I want to upgrade that I will upgrade it

 

[Gamerz97]

overclock please 😀

 

[JonnyDough]

The FIRST thing you should do is study ESD and buy yourself an ESD mat and find a way to properly ground it. This is almost never mentioned, but IT professionals (that work for the government) aren't usually even allowed to touch the inside of a computer without an ESD bench.

 

[ben001]

overclock please 😀

It's better not to.
- Overclocking a CPU will not make much impact in game performance hardly 2-3 fps gain.
- Getting a "K" chip will need a after market cooler, so invest more dollar on a cooler.
- Generally, Ocing a CPU will reduce the life span of your chip.

 

[JonnyDough]

And don't be afraid to mix and match AMD/Intel/Nvidia parts. I think Intel is currently the way to go, but if you're 15 and not paying the electric bill and your folks don't care AMD is a cheaper solution. For those of us who DO pay electric bills - it's something we should be considering into the cost. Nvidia and Intel offer more energy efficient solutions currently.

 

[JonnyDough]

overclock please 😀

It's better not to.
- Overclocking a CPU will not make much impact in game performance hardly 2-3 fps gain.
- Getting a "K" chip will need a after market cooler, so invest more dollar on a cooler.
- Generally, Ocing a CPU will reduce the life span of your chip.

Many chips with a retail box cooler can do 300mhz OC. At 6 or 8 cores it's like adding another CPU to your system. K chips cost very little more than a non-K chip. A properly cooled CPU with a slight OC and or tiny voltage increase is unlikely to die for 10+ years.

 

[Gamerz97]

overclock please 😀

It's better not to.
- Overclocking a CPU will not make much impact in game performance hardly 2-3 fps gain.
- Getting a "K" chip will need a after market cooler, so invest more dollar on a cooler.
- Generally, Ocing a CPU will reduce the life span of your chip.

can you show me the benchmark for most popular games now bf4, crysis3, farcry 3 and 4, cod4mw, csgo, dota2, the witcher3 and so on perhaps.

 

[JonnyDough]

overclock please 😀

It's better not to.
- Overclocking a CPU will not make much impact in game performance hardly 2-3 fps gain.
- Getting a "K" chip will need a after market cooler, so invest more dollar on a cooler.
- Generally, Ocing a CPU will reduce the life span of your chip.

can you show me the benchmark for most popular games now bf4, crysis3, farcry 3 and 4, cod4mw, csgo, dota2, the witcher3 and so on perhaps.

No, but Google can. Google is your friend.

 

[JonnyDough]

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