Suggestions for a new gaming PC Budget of $1500.

[bravoalpha_]

Hey guys, I am wanting to build a gaming PC. I have a budget of $1500. Your help will be much appreciated.

[42BelowVodka]

you building it yourself or do you wanne pick the component and let the store put it together?

[bravoalpha_]

I will be building it myself,well when I say that I mean my Friend who knows how to build pc's

[42BelowVodka]

in my opinion the most important components for a gaming pc are the CPU and GPU.

i finished building my own new gaming pc last month.
this is what i got in mine, above my budget but will give you an idea.

case: coolermaster Cosmos 2
motherboard: msi gaming 7
cpu: i7 4790K
cpu cooler: corsair H90
gpu: msi geforce gtx 980
ram: 2x 8gb G.skill tridentX series - ddr3
psu: coolermaster silent pro 1000W

all this can be downgraded to suit your budget since this setup was around 1800 euro which is around 2400 dollars i think. i would recommend the i7 and the gtx 970 or 980. the newer games will be going to recommend something in that range.
when choosing a case make sure its big enough, the newer gpu's are pretty large with the dual fans.

let me know if you need more info

[bravoalpha_]

Thanks so much for your reply!

[fullderpgaming]

I could put together an amazon list or parts picker list for you, if you tell me what type of games you play and if you plan on streaming or have interest in putting together a high quality channel.

[H3ll0J3ll0]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Y9g2Mp
here ya go, it got everything beast gpu,beast processor that can stream if you want,16gb ram,240gb ssd and 2tb hdd for mass storage. both motherboard and psu can handle sli uppgrade in the future if needed. its 200$ over budget but with mail in rebate(might be irritating but worth) its "only" 100$ over budget and that is the cooler. it makes the system quiter and looks so much better + if you want to overclock there is room for that. if you want to save 40$ and/or dont like the angular elements of the chassi you can switch it out for a nzxt h440.

[pcmn1331]

I just built this a few months ago, this was all from NewEgg and I'm really enjoying it so far (I needed a monitor too so that is in the cost) -

11-139-018 CASE CORSAIR | CARBIDE 200R RT
1
$59.99
$59.99

13-132-287 MB ASUS|Z97-E Z97 LGA 1150 ATX R
1
$129.99
$129.99
'http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/Addto ... Investment'
14-125-685 VGA GIGABYTE|GV-N970WF3OC-4GD RT
1
$339.99
$339.99

17-139-051 PSU CORSAIR | CX750M 750W R
1
$89.99
$89.99

19-116-991 CPU INTEL|CORE I5 4590 3.3G 6M R
1
$198.99
$198.99
'http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/Addto ... Investment'
20-231-560 MEM 8Gx2|GSKILL F3-1866C10D-16GAB R
1
$119.99
$119.99

22-236-339 HDD 1T|WD WD10EZEX SATA6G R
1
$54.99
$54.99
'http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/Addto ... Investment'
23-126-327 KB LOGITECH | G105 R
1
$34.99
$34.99
'http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/Addto ... Investment'
24-236-112 MNTR ASUS|LED 23.6" 2MS VE247H RT
1
$164.99
$164.99
'http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/Addto ... Investment'
27-151-266 DVD BURN SAMSUNG | SH-224DB/BEBE %
1
$19.99
$19.99

32-416-806 MS WIN 7 HOME SP1 64BIT SLM - OEM
1
$99.99
$99.99

33-704-133 WL ADPT TP-LINK| TL-WDN4800 R
1
$34.80
$34.80
'http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/Addto ... Investment'
35-103-027 THERMAL COMPOUND CM|HTK-002-U1 R
1
$5.99
$5.99

35-103-195 WATER COOLER CM | RL-S12V-24PK-R1 R
1
$49.99
$49.99
35-608-034 CASE FAN NOCTUA | NF-A14 FLX R
2
$24.99
$49.98

99-261-005 TOOL ROSEWILL|RTK-002 ANTISTATIC R
1
$6.99
$6.99

Subtotal:
$1457.66

Shipping and Handling:
$46.54

Total Amount:
$1504.20

[lord_lobster]

I built this one

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XXLCWZ

Its $100ish over, but includes a 144hz monitor

But I will ask which country are you from, as that will make a huge difference

[scully1384]

Check out some online PC stores. They have great deals on pre-built and do it yourself builds.

[bravoalpha_]

[QUOTE="lord_lobster, post: 27090, member: 3890"]I built this one

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XXLCWZ

Its $100ish over, but includes a 144hz monitor

But I will ask which country are you from, as that will make a huge difference[/QUOTE]

I am in Australia.

[NLDre]

found a prebuild system for 1499,- at JW from what i can tell it seems to be good value for AU prices. you just need to change a few part for your preference.
http://www.jw.com.au/gmr-scorcher-gaming-system-p-56832

in europe you usually dont really save money by building it yourself. just keep that in mind.