What is the best gaming pc for under 1300 dollars?

[GHR4321]

Does anyone think they could come up with an idea for me for gaming? I mainly play bf3 tf2 portal 2 sims and soon bf4. I need to be able to max these games out while staying in my budget.

 

[Swordkd]

Please list what you need for a Pc setup. Monitor, OS, keyboard/mouse(we'll need to allow some money left over for those), etc.

 

[GHR4321]

oh sorry i forgot to metion i dont need a monitor keyboard or mouse. i just need the pc and an os. sorry for bad spelling

 

[endeavour37a]

Are you going to OC the CPU?, what display are you running?

 

[GHR4321]

I don't plan on overclocking and i will probably be using a 1920 x 1080 display.

 

[endeavour37a]

This should be a real nice gamer, you could upgrade a couple thing if you wanted as it came in at around 1100 but as it is, it ought to handle most everything you throw at it...

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gL7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gL7P/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gL7P/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1113.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-14 23:18 EDT-0400)

 

[GHR4321]

Awesome thanks a bunch!

 

[endeavour37a]

Awesome thanks a bunch!

I don't know when you looked at it but I changed the MB to a better one, it brought the price up to ~$1100, but it is much better now, I really did not like the other and this one is worth the extra cost...hope it rocks for you!!

 

[endeavour37a]

Sorry but I picked the wrong graphics card, this is the exact same card with a much better cooler on it for $10 more, well worth it.
If you are going to use these part numbers this one is correct, everything else is the same, just the graphics card is changed....
Sorry about that, my mistake.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gLDZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gLDZ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gLDZ/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($409.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1123.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-14 23:51 EDT-0400)

 

[GHR4321]

It's ok thanks for fixin it bro!

 

[chicosuave123]

I5 4670k
800w psu
2x gtx 760
8 - 16gb ram
corsair/bitfenix case
sli ready motherboard
1 tb western digital caciar blue hdd
in my estimation this would be from 1300-1500 dollars

 

[chrismxer]

This is the best build that you could come up for a pc for 1300 bucks in my terms. I have been building this and upgrading for over a year so here it is check out this link http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chrismxer12/saved/ZHThP6 it took a lot of hard work too so i hope you like it,. Don't mind the two custom parts btw.