I wrote this review with a speculative budget of $1200. While you can get away much cheaper I wanted to provide the best possible options to fit in the budget. This setup provides you with a Quad-Core PC with 4 GB of ram, 1TB HD, and a 1GB Graphics card which will play any game on the market extremely well.
Peripherals: Not included in budget price, these are for upgrading old peripherals.
Monitor: Asus 24 Inch Widescreen LCD - $199
Keyboard: Logitech G110 - $63
Mouse: Razer Lachesis - $80
Speakers or Headset: Logitech Z313 - $40 / Logitech G35 - $108
That being said, most people who are looking to build their own PC already have good peripherals for their gaming PC. Now onto the PC itself!
Computer Parts:
Case: Cooler Master Centurion 534 - $55
Power Supply: Corsair 650W - $90
Processor: Intel i5-2500k 3.3 Ghz - $229
Heatsink: Thermaltake Frio - $58
Motherboard: Asus P8P68-M PRO - $150
Memory: 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws 12800 DDR3 - $63
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti - $260
Hard Drive: Western Digital 1TB - $90
DVD Drive: Lite-On Lightscribe 24x DVD+/-RW - $33
Total price of the PC itself: $1028
Price of the PC including peripherals: $1410 - $1478
The feeling of accomplishment when you buy and build your own super-fast PC?: Priceless
Note: This price does not include the Operating System.
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