Gods of the Master Race,

I am a humble neophyte seeking assistance in selecting parts for a gaming rig. I will be buying parts and assembling my own PC which will run windows 7. I am looking for help from you guys on part selection.

My budget is relatively loose, but I am hoping to get all the parts I need for the tower and monitor (not keyboard, mouse, or OS.

So to be clear I would need:
CPU
Mobo
RAM
Hard drive
Video Card
Power Supply
Montior
Optical Drive
Cooler?

I would really like to be able to play all the current games at maximum settings for 1080p. The goal of this build is for when Battlefield 4 releases, and I will be using it for solely gaming. I have other computers to use for personal matters.

What I value most will be the graphics and games running smoothly.

Whatcha got?

MY Budget is loosely at $1300, but if one component is far and above another for more money I would consider it.

TIA

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Posted by Mr Gardoki

Member since Apr 2010

27652 posts

Posted on 6/19/13 at 4:10 pm to TexasTiger39

PCPartPicker part list: LINK
Price breakdown by merchant: LINK /
Benchmarks: LINK /

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($127.86 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($252.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $930.75

This doesn't include a monitor but leaves you plenty of room.
Do you plan to crossfire/sli at some point? I planned for you not to. This could be beefed up but for 1080 this would do great. Also the mobo comes with free memory right now so that's why it is not linked

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Posted by wadewilson

Member since Sep 2009

36636 posts

Posted on 6/20/13 at 10:39 am to TexasTiger39

First of all, congratulations. You're gonna love Steam and gaming on PC. Second, I'm a rookie, so I can't give any real technical advice, but with that kind of budget, you can buy a NICE gaming machine already built. Maybe it's more fun to build your own, but I like the idea of a warranty if anything is wrong right off the bat.

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