Suggestions for a gaming PC for about $1,000

[Tom Niven]

Hey Techspot! I've been wanting to build a gaming desktop, my budget is about 1000$. It would be nice if it could run BF3 on Ultra at about 40-60 FPS, please throw me some ideas for parts that combined would cost about 1000$. Thanks!

 

[T77]

Hi Tom Niven, I suggest you have a look here at our TechSpot PC Buying guide https://www.techspot.com/guides/buying/
The entry level rig would cost you around $800, but to get those frame rates(and since you have $200 left) you will have to upgrade the GPU and ram.

And going by the performance guide here https://www.techspot.com/review/603-best-graphics-cards/page4.html, you should pick no lesser than the GTX 650Ti.

 

[St1ckM4n]

BF3 Ultra @1080p? Good luck, you're gonna need more cash.

 

[slh28]

What resolution are you playing at? And is the 40-60 fps in single player or multiplayer?

 

[St1ckM4n]

I think we could probably squeeze this into the budget, just. But it'll be a very unbalanced system and will require overclocking.

 

[Tom Niven]

Hi, I was going to play at 1080p, I managed to sell some stuff and I've decided on an AMD 7870, you think I could get like 40-60 FPS on ultra @1080P?

 

[slh28]

You'll have to turn down the AA to 2x MSAA or 0x MSAA if you want smooth gameplay at 1080p, and an overclock would help.