Could I pull off a amazing gaming desktop for $1000 USD?

So im on my Alienware M9750 (good ol' laptop) and well the hinge is cracking...........so I need something new, could $1000 build a amazing gaming desktop? What would you get?

How do you think it would run these games? What resolution? Estimates?

Crysis

Crysis 2

RAGE

CS:S

TF2

DoD:S

BF BC 2

AvP (new one)

COD (1-4) and even black ops?

So essentially how will i be able to game this fall :P

Oh OT but who is that girl?xfactor19990

[QUOTE="xfactor19990"]Oh OT but who is that girl?smc91352

but what if pic is mistagged ?xfactor19990

[QUOTE="xfactor19990"]but what if pic is mistagged ?smc91352

I am not sure if can build an AMAZING gaming system with 1000$... I built one last week with 1200$ and it can max out everything at 1900X1024

Consider these :

GPU : ATi Radeon ASUS EAH5850 DirectCU

CPU : AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 Ghz

Mobo : Gigabyte GA-790FXTA UD5

Ram : OCZ 2X2 (4Gb) 1600 Mhz

I dunno what you are searching for (Intel, AMD...) but the system above can max out everything without overclocking it.

Im looking to build a gaming desktop for around that price as well, what did you end up going with?

does anyone have a good build for around that price?

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If you're ever on a budget, go with amd/ati. It's cost-effective and - for the price - gives you amazing performance.

The case is up to you. If you want red leds, go with that case that i listed; but if you want blue leds, go with the CM690 II

If you're ever on a budget, go with amd/ati. It's cost-effective and - for the price - gives you amazing performance. The case is up to you. If you want red leds, go with that case that i listed; but if you want blue leds, go with the CM690 IIkrisroe_213

[QUOTE="krisroe_213"]If you're ever on a budget, go with amd/ati. It's cost-effective and - for the price - gives you amazing performance. The case is up to you. If you want red leds, go with that case that i listed; but if you want blue leds, go with the CM690 IIProudLarry

This is my setup.

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner $22.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

RAIDMAX Tornado ATX-238WU Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $39.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156223

Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS 1TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $69.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136490

ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard $59.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131398R

HIS H575Q1GD Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $142.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161316

Hec X-Power Pro 650 650W Continuous @ 40°C ATX 12V v2.2 / EPS 12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply $44.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339024

Crucial 1GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model CT12864BA1339 (2 Sticks @ $24.99 each)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148196

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX $179.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

Very suprised at low total cost. With shipping is $625.48.

This is a budget PC, but a very good one nonetheless.

I am not sure if can build an AMAZING gaming system with 1000$... I built one last week with 1200$ and it can max out everything at 1900X1024

Consider these :

GPU : ATi Radeon ASUS EAH5850 DirectCU

CPU : AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 Ghz

Mobo : Gigabyte GA-790FXTA UD5

Ram : OCZ 2X2 (4Gb) 1600 Mhz

I dunno what you are searching for (Intel, AMD...) but the system above can max out everything without overclocking it.

spy2828

Nice. I am actually looking into building a gaming desktop. I've never built one and this would be my first. I didn't know how much money to set aside so I planned setting aside $1500. Would the results look incredible with this setup you recommended. I'm not exactly pinching pennies here. I'll spend what I have to. I just want a top of the line setup. I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks.

sorry i forgot to mention i need a monitor but not for the $1k budget, and Windows can be seperate too :)xfactor19990

To answer your question now, a $1000 rig should be able to Max every game on that list at a reasonable resolution. I would part it out but I'm going to bed soon, if you can hold off until tomorrow I can maybe put something together.General_X

you can do alot with a 1000.00. I only spent 700 on my rig and it was top of the line a few years ago. Just go to newegg or your local computer store and look for deals.

If I were to spend the most money I would spend it on a good GPU instead of a good CPU because having a good GPU will take alot of stress of the CPU. Also if you get a quad core cpu or higher they are best suited with 6 gb ram or more.

Nowadays PC games are being held back by consoles so there are not alot of exclusive games that push PC's to their limits except the ones that have support all the latest direct x's.

[QUOTE="General_X"]To answer your question now, a $1000 rig should be able to Max every game on that list at a reasonable resolution. I would part it out but I'm going to bed soon, if you can hold off until tomorrow I can maybe put something together.C_Rule

[QUOTE="C_Rule"][QUOTE="General_X"]To answer your question now, a $1000 rig should be able to Max every game on that list at a reasonable resolution. I would part it out but I'm going to bed soon, if you can hold off until tomorrow I can maybe put something together.General_X