Help me build a gaming pc.

[Jellee]

Hello.
I recently made a topic here, asking about which pc I could choose better. I had the option to buy a bad computer for $900, or an even worse one for around $550. The people there told me that building my own would be alot better.

So, my question is, could someone help me build one? The games I'd like to play on it will range from RuneScape and Minecraft to Battlefield 3, and I'm wanting to record the gameplay too. My budget is approximately $900.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Raptor lx]

Okay, easy enough. Here's one build that you could improve on and customise.

RAM - G.Skill Ares Series 2x8gb DDR3 - 70
CPU - Intel Core i5-3570k Ivy Bridge - 230
GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 680 GDDR5 - 450
MB - Gigabyte Intel Z77 (GA-Z77X-UD3H) - 150
Case - Cooler Master Storm Enforcer Mid Tower - 85
SSD - Samsung 830 Series 128gb SSD - 110
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 1tb HDD - 85

From there you can downgrade/upgrade/find cheaper prices for parts as you see fit. The numbers after the parts were the price I found from the first site I found them on - I haven't gone looking for the lowest prices.

 

[ll champion]

Try to find a few stores that'll ship to your location. I'll help you out tommorow.

 

[risk it nerd]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pM76
Remove SSD/Get the 60GB.
The dude above made a 1200$ build and didn't even include a PSU, so that's around 1260$
The one I recommend is 1070 and 940 without SSD.
GTX 680, the best single GPU card on the planet.
i5 3570k, best gaming CPU for the price.
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H, an amazing motherboard, LGA 1155, Z77
Samsung 840 PRO Series 128GB, the beast of SSD's (OCZ Vertex 4 is great, too).
8 GB G.SKILL RAM, It's well cooled go for that 2133MHz
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pM76
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pM76/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pM76/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($414.86 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1067.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-27 08:19 EST-0500)

 

[Hello Miss799]

Can't list any specs right now but yeah if you assemble your own with $900 it will be way better than any retail computer at that price. Way to be smart

 

[Raptor lx]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pM76
Remove SSD/Get the 60GB.
The dude above made a 1200$ build and didn't even include a PSU, so that's around 1260$
The one I recommend is 1070 and 940 without SSD.
GTX 680, the best single GPU card on the planet.
i5 3570k, best gaming CPU for the price.
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H, an amazing motherboard, LGA 1155, Z77
Samsung 840 PRO Series 128GB, the beast of SSD's (OCZ Vertex 4 is great, too).
8 GB G.SKILL RAM, It's well cooled go for that 2133MHz
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pM76
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pM76/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pM76/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($414.86 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1067.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-27 08:19 EST-0500)

Your build is basically identical in terms of parts. It's a cooler master case, same SSD, same HDD, same CPU, same GPU, same motherboard. I don't know how you can back up an argument against my build when I clearly stated that I didn't source parts when your build is almost identical. Yes I forgot PSU, but if he sources the parts himself he could easily get my build down to $900.

 

[VeniVidiVici]

Your build is basically identical in terms of parts. It's a cooler master case, same SSD, same HDD, same CPU, same GPU, same motherboard. I don't know how you can back up an argument against my build when I clearly stated that I didn't source parts when your build is almost identical. Yes I forgot PSU, but if he sources the parts himself he could easily get my build down to $900.

you chose 70$ ram. and a 450$ video card, he can easily suffice for 30 dollar ram, 1600mhz, and a 670 or 7950. >_>

 

[Raptor lx]

you chose 70$ ram. and a 450$ video card, he can easily suffice for 30 dollar ram, 1600mhz, and a 670 or 7950. >_>

My point was that it was essentially the same parts list, and for the THIRD TIME, I did not source the cheapest prices for the parts I listed.

 

[Jellee]

Alright well, I took a look at the parts you told me about. I also showed my cousin it, who works in a computer store. He told me an equally good setup would be this for about €653:
Processor - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Motherboard - Asrock 970 Extreme
Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1333C9
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST1000DM003, 1TB
Videocard - Club3D Radeon HD 7950 royalQueen
Case - Antec One
Antec HCG-520
Optic drive - LG GH24NS90 Black

There's no SSD in there because according to me that's just luxury. I'll buy that later.

Now, my question will ofcourse be, will this let me play the games I mentioned without any lagg? If this is the case, I'll have money left to buy more games etc, and will this be equally good as the setup Risk it nerd mentioned, with the GeForce GTX 680 and the i5 3570K? There's only €50 difference if I take out the SSD from the setup Raptor mentioned.

Thanks for all the replies.

 

[Raptor lx]

Alright well, I took a look at the parts you told me about. I also showed my cousin it, who works in a computer store. He told me an equally good setup would be this for about €653:
Processor - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Motherboard - Asrock 970 Extreme
Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1333C9
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST1000DM003, 1TB
Videocard - Club3D Radeon HD 7950 royalQueen
Case - Antec One
Antec HCG-520
Optic drive - LG GH24NS90 Black

There's no SSD in there because according to me that's just luxury. I'll buy that later.

Now, my question will ofcourse be, will this let me play the games I mentioned without any lagg? If this is the case, I'll have money left to buy more games etc.

I would go for an intel core over an AMD core anyday - they beat AMD in basically any price bracket. As for the video card, if you are looking for one with that kind of power, I'd lean towards an equivalent nVidia GeForce one - they are a better bet in my opinion, and look for a better brand than club3d. How much memory is in that build by the way.

 

[Jellee]

I would go for an intel core over an AMD core anyday - they beat AMD in basically any price bracket. As for the video card, if you are looking for one with that kind of power, I'd lean towards an equivalent nVidia GeForce one - they are a better bet in my opinion, and look for a better brand than club3d. How much memory is in that build by the way.

8GB DDR3.

 

[Raptor lx]

8GB DDR3.

8GB is fine, but I've seen 16GB for $70 before. I still recommend a GeForce GPU. Also, I would fork out the extra for the GPU I mentioned, as it will last longer before requiring an upgrade. As for the CPU, the i5-3570k is designed with overclocking in mind, allowing for massive performance boosts.

 

[risk it nerd]

you chose 70$ ram. and a 450$ video card, he can easily suffice for 30 dollar ram, 1600mhz, and a 670 or 7950. >_>

I chose a GTX 680, for fact.
It was on a deal for 412$ instead of 499.99$!
He doesn't need 16GB RAM, I chose the G.Skill Ripjaws X Series which is top-notch, too, was on a sale for 25$ instead of 45$.
The SSD is better, yes, by a good amount of performance, the 830 is kind of outdated.