Building my own GAMING computer $1000 or lower.?

Jay G

Ok i know about 70% of computer hardware but can you guys post the stuff you think would be best for a gaming computer for like Battlefield 2, Counter Strike, Crysis, Call of Duty 4, and all those 3D multiplayer games for under $1000 dollars.

If you want to go over $1000 then go ahead im trying to see what would be best for a gaming computer, but try not to go over.. thanks!

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I like Revenger's set-up but there some of the prices even I can't find.

I have build my current system for about $800, and it is a great system. If you wish to stay under budget, I would recommend going AMD instead of Intel. Intel is a good chip but the cost is usually more than the AMD equivilent. Motherboards; only have one saying that I have found true, you get what you pay for. This is where you can be dropping some money. I have found Asus and Gygabyte make a good board.
The only other thing that is important is graphics. To play the games that you want, you will need either a nVidia 8800 GT or better or the ATi 3870 or better.
Here is a good set-up:
AMD 6000+ (dual 3.0ghz) -$175
Asus M3A ATi770 mobo - $85
DDR2 Ram - $50
Case - $75 (found many on sale)
PSU 450W - $40 (if Required)
DVD RW - $40
HDD 250g - $100
ATI 3870 - $180

Total is $745. You will need an OS so add about $100-125. Also keyboard and mouse would be about $50 so that would bring the total to $920.

As for a monitor, you can get a CTR for now for under 80, but if you are looking for flat screen that would start at 150 and can get to 300 easily.

Good Luck

What is a good gaming computer under or around $1000?

Mike Richa

I know little to nothing about processors or graphic cards. I have been doing a little bit of research and found some, but I have no clue if they are any good for what I want. I want a gaming computer that can play games such as Diablo 3, Mass Effect 3, and Skyrim on, hopefully, the highest setting or at least a good setting. I also want to be able to build the computer for future games that will be coming out.

In short.
I want to buy a good gaming computer that can handle most games well and one that I can build upon to make it better.
Thanks for the help.

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If gaming is your aim, you need everything from the get go.

Powerful Intel Core processor, powerful graphics card, 8GB (two x 4GB) DDR3 RAM.

You said you know little to nothing about computers, but you don't really need to know all that much.
Since nowadays even a 13 year old kid can build a gaming desktop computer, I suggest you do the same. You spend less and get more. The best thing you get is the satisfaction of playing on something you made.
Do some research, there are extensive step by step guides and even videos out there on how to do that.

BEST GAMING DESKTOP PC BUILD FOR THE MONEY:

FACT: INTEL IS A MUCH BETTER PROCESSOR FOR GAMING THAN ANY AMD.
See here:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

Processor: New 3rd generation Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - $239.99
Or 2nd generation Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - $219.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
According to most people, the i5-2500K is still considered the best gaming processor, better than i5-3570K.
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157297
After market CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper EVO - $34.99 (Stock Intel cooler sucks and it's noisy too)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
Memory (RAM): G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600MHz - $46.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
Graphics Card: 1GB GDDR5 EVGA GeForce GTX560 Ti (Fermi) - $229.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604
Hard Drive: 1TB Seagate Barracuda SATA III (6.0Gb/s), 7200rpm, 64MB Cache - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840
Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM - $17.99
Power Supply (PSU): CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
PC Case (Tower): Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $49.99
Or COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233&Tpk=haf%20912
Operating System (OS): Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit OEM - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

TOTAL: $989.90 to $1,019.90
All prices are in $USD and in the USA, as of end of May 2012, they might be slightly different one way or the other by now. Also, some shipping charges may apply to some of the items.

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what is a good gaming desktop computer for under 1000 dollars that can play the witcher 2?

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Paul Konke

im looking for a gaming computer under a 1000 dollars and i would like to play the high end games like the witcher 2, crysis 2, and others. is there any computer that can do this that is under 1000 dollars

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Build the computer yourself. It's much, much cheaper, and it's not exactly difficult. This guide tells you basically everything you need to know as well as lists tons of components to give you a rough idea of how much it'd cost. Read it well.

http://tinyurl.com/falconguide

What do I need for a good gaming computer?

John Diaz

I want to know what I should look for for a good gaming computer. I'm not going to build my own computer. I also want to keep it under $1000. I just want to know what I should look for for a good gaming computer. PLS answer ASAP

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Ok, as a person that recently got a gaming computer for only 600, I think I can help you.

You will need...

4 GB of ram.
a quad-core CPU.
a very good CPU Cooling system.
a gtx 450 graphics card or higher.
a gaming case labled 'Mid Tower'
a PSU with over 700 W (preferably around 850 W)
A motherboard that supports the graphics card that you want to buy and also supports 8 GB's of Ram.

Getting a good CPU Cooling system is very good if you want to save money on buying a good CPU. For instance, you can get a expensive 2.93 Gz CPU, or you could get a much cheaper, 2.66 Gz CPU and overclock it to 3.20 Gz. The best cooling systems you should look into are the refrigerated cooling system. It'll keep the cpu very cool even when its overclocked.

Ram is a essential if you want to play big games. Bigger games, most of the time open world games (skyrim, sleeping dogs, GTA), require more memory to run. If you try to run -lets say sleeping dogs-
with only 2 GB's of ram, you might get an error at the startup saying something related to memory.
Also, Ram will also help to support multiple programs running at the same time. So you could have itunes or the internet open while playing a game or something. You never really need more than 4 GB's of RAM imo.

Graphics card are the most important thing. I'm currently playing on a SLI graphics card. What that is is two graphic cards running together. It's cheaper than getting the higher-up graphics card and more effective. Though some old games don't support SLI, all the new games support it and the older games you won't even need to use the SLI system to play. Even so, their always updating the number of games that can play SLI. I would recommend SLI to you.

There's not much to say about the PSU. You just need that much wattage for a regular Gaming Computer. Less than 700 W will give your system blackouts randomly or the system won't even run.

The reason I say a Mid Tower Case is because of two reasons. PSU's over 700 W have thicker cables and need more room to operate. And also because refrigerated cooling systems for CPU's are very big and require a bigger case.

Some motherboard won't operate with some Graphics cards, so always think about the motherboard when choosing which graphics card to get, and vise versa.


You can get most of the things cheap at NCIX.com Only look at the ones on sale on NCIX, the real price is expensive but they have some damn fine sales. I got my 1000 W PSU from NCIX for only $120.
But when you go to that site, don't look at the 'After Rebate' price, Rebates are very annoying to do, I could have saved a extra $20 on my PSU but the Rebate was too complicated to do.

I wouldn't recommend getting used parts other than a case. A case won't matter if its slightly damaged whereas a motherboard thats slightly damaged might only last a few months after you purchase it.

I hope that helps :)

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I need help building a custom gaming computer?

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marie s

I have no idea on how to build one does anyone know of a website that teaches you how to? Or do you know of a gaming computer that is under $1000. One that I can play bf3 and mw3 on?

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Go here http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-your-own-computer/

and here http://www.pcworld.com/article/203827/the_perfect_pc_dont_buy_it_build_it.html

and search for others via google or yahoo search engines

What is the best gaming computer under 1000 dollars?

Luke

I am 13 I have been wanting a computer to run UDK and all of that. Which gaming computer do you recomend. Also please let it be in price range. Thank you!

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I would suggest to build your own PC.
AMD Radeon HD 7850
Intel i5-3570k processor
Windows 7
Antec 902 V3 mid tower case
Corsair - 8GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
ASRock Z77 Extreme Motherboard
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
HP - 24x Internal Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive
Corsair 600w Power supply

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