limit $1100 please leave a build

[Twige69]

so my Birthday is commin up(sweet 16) and my parents are letting me build a computer! And they gave me a limit of $1100 i know not a ot but enough for a good gaming budget build right? so i need a build that will run almost any game and yeahh. I need everything from monitor too optical drive. And im wanting to run intel. Not amd sorry

thank you all for all the help

 

[VirtualLarry]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2192841

 

[amdhunter]

Going by Microcenter/Newegg pricing for a budget build:
Intel 2500k - $179
Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B37 - $119
Generic Microcenter Branded 16GB DDR3 - $70
SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W - $90
EVGA GeForce GTX 580 - $420
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB - $129
Fractal Design Arc Midi Black - $101
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Burner - $18

= $1126

EDIT: Or check Virtual Larry's link.

 

[mnewsham]

I thought sweet 16 was for girls.... :hmm:

 

[lehtv]

Maybe she is a girl.

@VirtualLarry & amdhunger

He/she needs a monitor, mouse and keyboard too (and Windows, I presume), so those builds are overbudget.

 

[DSF]

On that budget it probably makes sense to scale back the $520 video card to something in the $250 range. That should save enough money for a monitor, especially if you go with a traditional HDD instead of the SSD. It's also probably not worth spending $101 on the case and $90 on the PSU in this instance. (Referencing amdhunter's build here.)

Making those changes would save somewhere between $250 and $300, which should buy a monitor and an OEM version of Windows.

Edit: And I just noticed the 16GB DDR3, there's no sense in that right now. I'd be more tempted to try to squeeze in an SSD than a mostly useless extra 8GB of RAM.

 

[mfenn]

This is based on my build in the other thread that Larry linked, but scaled back to accommodate the needed peripherals.

i5 2500K $205 AP
ASRock Z68 Pro3 $105http://redirect.anandtech.com/r?url...duct.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333&user=u00000687
Crucial DDR3 1600 8GB $38http://redirect.anandtech.com/r?url...duct.aspx?Item=N82E16814102984&user=u00000687
7850 $250 http://detonator.dynamitedata.com/c...com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145532
Samsung F3 500GB $80 AP - welcome back, old friend!
Lite-ON DVD Burner $18http://redirect.anandtech.com/r?url...duct.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044&user=u00000687
500CX $31 AR AP
HAF 912 $50 AR
Base system: $777 AR AP (lucky!)

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit $100
ASUS VH232H $145 AR
Logitech G400 $42
Logitech K200 $20
Peripherals: $307 AR

Total: $1084 AR AP

 

[DSF]

That's a really nice setup when you consider it gets you everything including keyboard, mouse, monitor and OS for under $1100.

 

[danielhep]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6fhK
This'll be a pretty good build, although about $50 over budget. You might spend some of your own money for this. 😉
Edit: If you can spend another $20 or so, I would HIGHLY recommend getting an aftermarket CPU cooler to make it quieter and cooler.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Look in the For sale section. Lots of great deals there. Just seen a X58 platform going for 250$ 920 C0 stepping and a Asrock X58 Extreme.. don't' remember the ram. 1156 platforms are decent too. 45nm tech is getting a little long in the tooth but would probably be very cheap.