Building Gaming PC Advice

[Java The Script]

I want to build a gaming PC, (counterstrike, battlefield, Rift, Dark Souls, a bunch of steam games. What I'm mostly concerned about is FPS games thats what I'm building the PC for)

My budget is up to $1,000.

I'll be buying my parts from the united states. I kind of want to stick with newegg.com since I have free shipping from them but if there is an insane deal somewhere that's fine too.

No brand preference just want whatever is best for the price.

I don't even know what overclocking is or why I should/shouldn't do it. Some light on that would be awesome.

My resolution, well is there a "best" resolution for FPS gaming? I usually use 1920 x 1200 but I'm open to suggestions.

I want to build it asap. I'm ready to buy and build right now.

I want to use windows 7 64 bit. I don't really like Windows 8

I just want to run my FPS games at 120hz with a DVI and have great performance and graphics. If anyone can suggest a 120hz monitor that would be awesome too.

Thanks guys!

 

[Ken g6]

[thread=2192841]Mfenn's thread[/thread] is the starting point for $1000-budget gaming PCs. But do you have to include a monitor in your budget? Do you have to include Win7 ($9 less at Amazon than at Newegg) as well?

 

[Java The Script]

[thread=2192841]Mfenn's thread[/thread] is the starting point for $1000-budget gaming PCs. But do you have to include a monitor in your budget? Do you have to include Win7 ($9 less at Amazon than at Newegg) as well?

No those were just questions on the "How to fill out PC build help" thread. The $1000 is just for the tower alone. I just need advice on the monitor and as for the thread I see whats on there but I'm not sure which one is best for what I need it for.

EDIT: or perhaps I'm reading the thread wrong. Is the top one the best one at the moment to build?

 

[Termie]

mfenn's thread provides his recommend $1,000 build each week. The top one is the most recent, though some of those prices may already be out-of-date. Newegg's promotions run for a short period of time, meaning you really have to jump on them.

To break it down for you, what he's showing is that with $1,000, you can expect to get the following items:
(1) Intel Core i5-4670K
(2) basic Z87 motherboard (allowing overclocking, which can net you 10-20% more performance without much effort by increasing the clock multiplier on the 4670K from 34x to between 38x and 42x, depending on your luck).
(3) HD7970 video card
(4) a 120GB SSD
(5) a 1-2TB hard drive
(6) a basic case
(7) a basic 500-600W power supply
(8) a DVD burner
(9) 8GB of RAM (which is definitely all you'll need)

 

[Torn Mind]

Apparently, he needs a monitor, so some tweaks to mfenn's build will be in order. I can't provide any though, as I have little experience with higher-end monitors.

 

[mfenn]

Apparently, he needs a monitor, so some tweaks to mfenn's build will be in order. I can't provide any though, as I have little experience with higher-end monitors.

Well, he did say that $1000 was for the computer only, and that the monitor was separate.

OP, take my $1000 build and then add the ASUS VG248QE for $243 AP. That ASUS is quickly becoming the standard 120Hz+ monitor because it has good features and is priced well.