Friday, January 31, 2014

Today's $500 Gaming PC

Link to Each Part: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2KQhF

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($80.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $502.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Here is an Intel Build.

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($103.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card  ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($91.48 @ OutletPC)
Total: $514.06

Today's $700 Gaming PC

Links to Each Part: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2N6JA

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card  ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $700.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Intel build 
Links to Each Part: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2KVye

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card  ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $698.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Today's $1000 Gaming PC

One option is to remove the SSD and upgrade to a GTX 770.
A $1300 option would keep the SSD and add a GTX 780.

Links to Each Part: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2N6Sc
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.98 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular
ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $976.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)