1000-1100$ Gaming Rig!

[MrRogers]

Hello,
I'm looking to build a cheap but effective gaming rig, for games such as Skyrim (On High). I have been eyeing this rig I found on CyberPower and as you may or may not know you can customize it to want you want.

I am going for a computer for around 1000-1100 dollars, and with the rig I built I was wondering if it would have a good performance for it's price. Or if I should wait and get a better rig in a few months. (I have a horribly paying job and it will take me months to save 1000$)

By the way, I have never built a rig this expensive before, therefor I am a bit afraid of wasting money.

Here is the rig:

*BASE_PRICE:[+695]

BLUETOOTH:None

CAS:Azza Orion Gaming Mid-Tower Case with See-Thru Side Panel [-3] (Black with Red Lightning)

CASUPGRADE:None

CD:24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

CD2:None

COOLANT:Standard Coolant

CPU:Intel® Core™ i7-2600 3.40 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 [+100]

CS_FANefault case fans

ENGRAVING:NONE

ENGRAVING_MSG:

FA_HDD:None

FAN:Intel LGA1156 Certified CPU Fan & Heatsink [-20]

FLASHMEDIA:None [-3]

FREEBIE_MO:None

GLASSES:None

HDD:1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache Power Saving 5900 RPM HDD [+4] (Single Drive)

HDD2:None

HEADSET1:Thermaltake eSports ISURUS In-Ear Headset [+26] (Black Color)

IEEE_CARD:None

IUSB:Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

KEYBOARD:Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard

MB_SRT:None

MEMORY:4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1333MHz Dual Channel Memory [-37] (Corsair or Major Brand)

MONITOR:None

MONITOR2:None

MONITOR3:None

MOTHERBOARD:[CrossFireX] GigaByte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Intel Smart Response Tech. & 7.1 Dolby Home Theater Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID, mSATA Connector onboard, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 3 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI (All Venom OC Certified) [+0]

MOUSE:XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse

NCSW:None

NETWORK:Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

OS:Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)

OVERCLOCK:No Overclocking

POWERSUPPLY:700 Watts - XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply [+14]

RUSH:NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

SERVICE:STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SOFT1:Free Microsoft® Office® 2010 STARTER EDITION (Reduced-Functionality versions of Word and Excel that include advertising) [+0]

SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

SPEAKERS:None

TEMP:None

TVRC:None

USB:None

USBFLASH:None

USBHD:None

USBX:None

VIDEO:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 2GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+147] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

VIDEO2:None

VIDEO3:None

WNC:None

_PRICE+1027) - (I am going to change a few accessories so it will be around 1053)


Thank you for your feedback/information.

[glc]

That's not a well balanced gaming system - too much CPU, not enough video card, and a slow hard drive. Do you own a Phillips screwdriver and know how to use it? Build your own!

This is just under $1000 without peripherals and accessories:

Newegg.com - AZZA Orion 202 EVO Black / Red SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Newegg.com - Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-620 620W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2300 Sandy Bridge 2.8GHz (3.1GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I52300

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Newegg.com - LG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH24LS70 LightScribe Support

Newegg.com - ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems

[David M]

It is not that hard at all to build your own, even if you have never done it before. If you have any problems or questions about building your own you can ask here. Plenty of people on this forum have already built there own. It is nice to have a reliable and cost effective computer that is exactly what you want for a pretty good price.

[MrRogers]

I have built my own computer before, but with help. Although it is not hard I want to make sure when spending this much money on a computer it would not break in just a year or so. Or not work and I would have to send it back or replace parts.

Thanks for your fast reply, I will be looking into getting the system you recommended.

[David M]

There is no guarantee something will not fail but most parts are guaranteed for at least a year. As far as quality goes, same thing, the experts here know what is quality and what is junk through personal experience, reducing your chance of a parts failure. As far as incompatibilty goes, the experts here know what is and what is not comparible. They can also design you a balanced system where you get the most bang for your buck and nothing is overkill causing you to waste money.