Build Your Own PC 2013

It's that time of year where I like to breakdown what I think a great budget gaming PC will cost you. I've gone and done up some estimates on how much a casual, budget gamer, and rich gamer would spend and choose for their components. I've ordered them by priority, so if you already have a monitor, then you don't need to buy a new one. Keep in mind, that keyboard and mouse are not included. Have a peak after the break.

The Casual User

First up is the consumer budget PC. Ideally, this is for someone who doesn't do much gaming, but does like to play some web based games like those found on Facebook. The total price for this computer (as of April 16th 2013) is $508.92.

Category	Description	Unit Price	Running Total
Processor	AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ADX640WFGMBOX	74.99	74.99
Motherboard	ECS A960M-M3 AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX	41.99	116.98
Memory	Mushkin Enhanced 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500)	32.99	149.97
Hard Drive	Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s	74.99	224.96
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (Full Version)	99.99	324.95
Monitor	Acer S220HQLAbd Black 21.5" 5ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor	109.99	434.94
Power Supply	CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply	44.99	479.93
Case	HEC Vigilance Black 0.5 mm Thickness SGCC MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case	28.99	508.92

The Budget Gamer

I consider myself a budget gamer. I'm someone who plays a lot of games on my PC, but they don't need to be maxed out graphically. But they do need to run smoothly without hickups. I tend to go with SLI based, for easily upgrading graphics.

Category	Description	Unit Price	Running Total
Processor	AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core	119.99	119.99
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX	89.99	209.98
Memory	Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)	64.99	274.97
Graphics Card	MSI N650ti-1GD5/OC BE GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST 1GB 192-bit GDDR5	154.99	429.96
Solid State Drive	OCZ Agility 4 AGT4-25SAT3-128G 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC	124.99	554.95
Hard Drive	Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache	59.99	614.94
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (Full Version)	99.99	714.93
Monitor	Acer V243HAJbd Black 24" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor	169.99	884.92
Power Supply	Rosewill Stallion Series RD500-2SB 500W ATX12V v2.2	49.99	934.91
Case	GIGABYTE GZ-G1 Plus GZ-G1SGS Black ABS / Mesh/ 0.6 mm SGCC ATX Mid Tower	69.99	1004.9

The Rich Gamer

The rich gamer is someone who wants the best of the best where money is not a factor.

Category	Description	Unit Price	Running Total
Processor	Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K	569.99	569.99
Motherboard	Intel BOXDX79TO LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0	204.99	774.98
Memory	G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)	239.99	1014.97
Graphics Card	EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5	479.99	1494.96
Solid State Drive	OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-512G 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC	581.05	2076.01
Hard Drive	Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s	154.99	2231
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (Full Version)	99.99	2330.99
Monitor	ASUS VG Series VG278H Black 27" 2ms HDMI	579.99	2910.98
Power Supply	CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply	169.99	3080.97
Case	NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower	139	3219.97