Computer Build Under 1,000

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Thinking of building a PC with the money i get from papa's wallet this Christmas. Try to keep it under $1,000 around $800-900 range. I already have a monitor, keyboard & mouse. Use is for gaming (TF2 mainly, but I want to be able to run other games like CS:GO and shit like that decently). Good graphics card pls.
 
Here it is now, regardless of CD drive need.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($138.50 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1061.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-21 19:53 EST-0500

Tell me what to downgrade:
  • SSD Size or none at all (Maybe you already have storage???)
  • Quality of Motherboard
  • Quality of GPU
  • Quality of Case
 
Fiesta said:
Here it is now, regardless of CD drive need.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($138.50 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1061.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-21 19:53 EST-0500

Tell me what to downgrade:

  • SSD Size or none at all (Maybe you already have storage???)
  • Quality of Motherboard
  • Quality of GPU
  • Quality of Case

How big of a difference would it be to have a GTX 960 Gamplay-wise

Also drop the quality of the case down

Also no need for cd drive
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($216.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($138.50 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($214.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $917.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-21 20:28 EST-0500

For CSGO? Like none.
 
Fiesta said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($138.50 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($214.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $917.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-21 20:28 EST-0500

For CSGO? Like none.

This looks good, I just need to figure out how to build it now
 
Go on YouTube and type "linus tech tips how to build guide" and you'll get like five or so guides. All same concepts. Just make sure you're grounded, and you also have bowls for screws, lots of desk space, and a thin screw driver.

Post pics please, I like this case.
 
Fiesta. I think we've been doing builds too long. I'll have to nit-pick to improve on that list. GG.
 
Sorano said:
Fiesta. I think we've been doing builds too long. I'll have to nit-pick to improve on that list. GG.

There's probably some ram on sale, OutletPC isn't always reliable, same with MicroCenter. Power Supply could be fully modular.
 
PCPartpicker is showing DDR4 to have dropped in price dramatically. Definitely worth building a Skylake system. One sec.

Also there is about a 25-30% difference between the performance of the GTX 960 and the 970, but the 970 has a memory bus limitation that comes into play on higher-quality games while 4GB 960 cards use full-speed GDDR5.

I also included a pair of 850 EVOs to run in RAID for more performance. Only a pittance more compared to a single 480GB but much better performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler  ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($162.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $959.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 18:29 EST-0500
 
Mispelled Newegg.com

SFW http://newgg.com/

Anyways, rebuttal. Now it's silent

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($162.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($207.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $974.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 20:31 EST-0500
 
The memory I selected has a full-coverage heatplate and lower latency, and the GPU I selected exhausts air toward the bottom of the case, where the PSU can be reverse-mounted to draw that air out of the case. Any money you just saved him you blew on a case with reduced airflow capability, which will result in higher fan speeds.
 
I'll give you the RAM argument.

I've never seen a scenario of a PSU causing heat issues.

GPU is completely negligible depending on his cooling set-up.

The Define S would last him any upgrades he might encounter. Be it AIO, fans, Custom Loops, and so on.
 
Sorano said:
and the GPU I selected exhausts air toward the bottom of the case, where the PSU can be reverse-mounted to draw that air out of the case.
 
Fiesta said:
» Fiesta - 22-12-21:45 -- Your gpu and psu blow air down, my gpu and psu blow air up.
» Fiesta - 22-12-21:43 -- Every case can have a different cooling setup, pointing out yours is different than mine is not needed.
» Fiesta - 22-12-21:41 -- That argument is null.
 
Not really, it is a more efficient design and does better to eliminate hot pockets in the case and improves overall airflow instead of drawing all of the exhaust air into only one section of the case.
 
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