Help Me Build My $1000 Gaming PC

[Tidus]

For Christmas this year I received a $1000 budget from my Dad so that we could build the best gaming PC that we can together. I was wondering if my eGO friends could give me some advice on what parts to buy, where to buy them from, and what is the best deal I can get. I won't have a problem with the building process, I just need your guys' help with getting the best parts that I can for as low of a price as possible.

Parts I need

1. Case (A see-through or clear case would be cool)

2. Motherboard (I need a really high-end motherboard with PCI and PCI-Express slots)

3. System RAM (I was hoping I could get at least 4GB)

4. Hard Drive (500GB or more)

5. Video Card (I need the BEST possible video card I can find for hopefully under $300-$400)

6. Sound Card (Not nearly as important as the video card, but I still want a decent one)

The other parts that I need I'm going to take from my old PC.

If you guys could please post your thoughts, advice, and recommendations on where to buy it from and what part to buy, it would be much appreciated.

Links would help a lot!

Thanks in advance,
-Tidus

 

[batterytime]

You're not looking for a processor? Got a good one in your old one or something?

 

[JunK]

do you have any preferrences such as ATI vs nvidia or AMD vs intel

 

[Saeten]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121345&cm_re=5870-_-14-121-345-_-Product

 

[Putty]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121345&cm_re=5870-_-14-121-345-_-Product

This, an i7, and your ram would take up the whole $1000.

(Don't get this video card)

 

[dudethatrocks]

Here this should be pretty powerful:
- COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - 69.99

- HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $54.99

- ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - 99.99

- HT | OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail - 89.99

- CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail - 109.99

-CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1333C9A G - Retail - 89.99

- AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor Model ADX620WFGIBOX - Retail - 99.00

- SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail - 299.99

- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM - 104.99

Subtotal:$998.92
Shipping:$0.00
Awesome Computer experience: priceless :laugh:

 

[pillar]

Seeing as you didnt specify what kinda cpu u have, not to mention what kinda video card you have or wanted, came up w/ the following results:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131407
$169.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
$69.99

Also, I like most of dudethatrocks suggestions. The hard drive is the only thing I have a bit of an issue w/.

 

[dudethatrocks]

I agree, the Hard drive you picked is much better. I was just trying to keep it under $1000, and believe it or not hitachi may not be one of the most name brands, but i have a 320 GB one in my laptop and it works amazingly well. Though going with the Western Digital one would probably be better.

 

[pillar]

yes, not to mention that tidus has yet to reply with additional information as to what he has to build upon. once we get more info from him, then we will be able to help make better decisions for him 2 help him stay within this $1000 budget.

 

[JunK]

i would go with a 790gx/fx mobo with SB750 for better overclocking capabilities, but it would be around the same price, other than that i think that build would work out great
the 5850 is an amazing card too, you can easily overclock it past 5870 numbers and gain such crazy graphic experience. best performance per dollar right now if you ask me, even while it is still higher in price

 

[Tidus]

Hey everyone,

Sorry for the late reply. I posted this thread right before I left for a snowboard trip. Thanks to everyone, especially dudethatrocks.

But the video card that dudethatrocks posted seems like it's no longer available. So I looked around and found this 5850 for the same price. Let me know what you guys think.

And Junk, I was hoping that I could use ATI and AMD. My friend told me that those run best together.

Thanks again!

 

[Ice hearted killer]

And Junk, I was hoping that I could use ATI and AMD. My friend told me that those run best together.

that's what i run, it would be odd if they didn't work well together seeing as they are made by the same people

 

[Kill Me]

Here this should be pretty powerful:
- COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - 69.99

- HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $54.99

- ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - 99.99

- HT | OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail - 89.99

- CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail - 109.99

-CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1333C9A G - Retail - 89.99

- AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor Model ADX620WFGIBOX - Retail - 99.00

- SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail - 299.99

- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM - 104.99

Subtotal:$998.92
Shipping:$0.00
Awesome Computer experience: priceless :laugh:

This would have been my choice for a $1000 gaming rig as well. However, I might have gone with a different AMD processor.

 

[JunK]

ya i prefer ati/amd myself - even though there are a handful of games that heavily favour nvidia for graphics

 

[dudethatrocks]

That 5850 video card is so powerful, the only game you really have to worry about graphical performance is crysis. As far as i can see, the 5850 is slightly more powerful than the 4890 which is by itself an extremely powerful graphics card. ( i have a 4890 btw)
The processor itself is not the top of the line gaming processor but it is still quite powerful and with a nice new 3rd party heatsink you should be able to overclock it and get excellent performance.

 

[Meowcenaries]

Try to get Nvidia its really good And if you turn on the 3d thing to Force Off, you get some nice FPS.

 

[PewPewBangBang]

That 5850 video card is so powerful, the only game you really have to worry about graphical performance is crysis. As far as i can see, the 5850 is slightly more powerful than the 4890 which is by itself an extremely powerful graphics card. ( i have a 4890 btw)
The processor itself is not the top of the line gaming processor but it is still quite powerful and with a nice new 3rd party heatsink you should be able to overclock it and get excellent performance.

5850 is much better than 4890 actually, not that a 4890 is bad but the 5850 beats a GTX 285 and the 4890 matches up against a GTX 275

the processor....i would try to go for a phenom II x4 940 or something around that, they overclock nicely and offer great performance, might be out of ur budget tho, you can probably tone down some of the other things to get it tho