Suggestions?

  • Budget. How much are you willing to spend? = $800 (This must include the cost of the OS and Monitor
  • Where do you live (what country),  and what currency do you use? = US 
  •   -Is there a retailer you prefer? = No
  • Do you need or already have peripherals? (this can add to costs) = No
  • What will you be using your future computer for? Gaming? Rendering? Mix of both? Or is this a home media PC? = Gaming
  • Do you overclock or want to get into overclocking? = Np
  • Do you plan on going for custom watercooling now, or in the future? = No
  • OS. Do you need a new one? = Yes
  • Do you plan on Mining BTC either for yourself or Tek Syndicate? = No

If you can also have the build be in PCpartpicker that would make things very easy.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1D6L2

Couldn't fit a CPU cooler in there, but you don;t want to overclock, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Thats probably the best build that you'll get for the money.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1CQDV

Don't get liferesripted's build.. Mine is similar I admit, but it includes a 7950 which is a MUCH better graphics card. I put this together a couple days ago for someone else.

 

Ow my feelings... lol

Gonna be honest, that sale was not on when I put together the build. I will say that you should shoot for 8 gigs of ram though. And stay the hell away from the CX series of power supplies. The voltage ripple barely meets the acceptable standards, which is a little frightening when you think about it. The XFX i put in has much better voltage regulation, keeping your expensive parts safe from frying.

lol, didnt mean to hurt your feelings lol, but not getting a 7950 would be a horrible. Swapping out the PSU I agree on, and IF the 8 gb of ram is still in the budget, then definitely, but if you have to choose between 8 gigs of ram and a 7950, then get the more powerful graphics card.

4gb is fine for just games. 8gb is optimal for future proofing. Also asrock boards have the software to create a ram drive for temp files.. its really nice and fast.

Oh, it's still in the budget

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Dwzq

That looks nice man, but I changed the monitor to a different asus... same price

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1DEFW

This monitor is brighter and faster refresh.. very good for gaming.