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Hi all, Christmas is coming up and my HP laptop is getting old and it is not running games at good settings at good FPS, so it's time I find some ideas to use so I can get another PC.
I am looking to build a PC for under $1,000 USD. I don't know a lot about PC's. I heard using a laptop is not a good idea for gaming. I would want to run games such as TS2016 and War Thunder on high graphics.
For War Thunder I would want Max graphics settings running at around 100 FPS. For TS2016, high graphic settings running around 60-80 fps on high scenery dense routes like Stevens Pass, and the BNSF Racetrack.
Any ideas on what stuff I would need to get?

"Any ideas on what stuff I would need to get?"

More money.

buzz456 wrote:"Any ideas on what stuff I would need to get?"

More money.

Obviously, but that doesn't help me at all.

Well someone else might have a suggestion but unless you want to build it yourself I don't see anything that will do what you want for under 1K.

Intel i5 quad core cpu, 8gb ram Corsair, Corsair PSU 650 watt or better, Nvidia GTX 960 2gb card or better, Windows 10 64 bit, SSD drive and if getting a monitor 24" led one.

buzz456 wrote:Well someone else might have a suggestion but unless you want to build it yourself I don't see anything that will do what you want for under 1K.

Who said I wanted to?

trev123 wrote:Intel i5 quad core cpu, 8gb ram Corsair, Corsair PSU 650 watt or better, Nvidia GTX 960 2gb card or better, Windows 10 64 bit, SSD drive and if getting a monitor 24" led one.

Alright, thanks. What if I don't want Windows 10? Is there any way I could downgrade to Windows 8 or even Windows 7? I already have a LED monitor. Would a I7 core processor of some kind work?

Also I can go up to around $1500 now.

trev123 wrote:Intel i5 quad core cpu, 8gb ram Corsair, Corsair PSU 650 watt or better, Nvidia GTX 960 2gb card or better, Windows 10 64 bit, SSD drive and if getting a monitor 24" led one.

And that is about $1100 just for the parts. Trev didn't mention that you also need a motherboard.

Yes you can still purchase Win7. And I wasn't trying to be a wise guy. You just save some money if you build it yourself.

buzz456 wrote:Yes you can still purchase Win7. And I wasn't trying to be a wise guy. You just save some money if you build it yourself.

Its ok but like I said I do not know a lot about computers. An idea for a motherboard, would a Asus Maximus Formula ATX LGA 775/ Socket T work or would something else be recommended?

This will start the Ford vs, Chevy argument I'm sure but I have a MSI Z97 gaming 5 and am very satisfied with it. I am no expert and don't claim to be.

Any other ideas?

If you look at my post under this one about my computer crash, the system I listed in there was $1300 on Black Friday sale. Monday is Cyber Monday, you might want to shop at Best Buy too. The system I bought is no longer available however which I hope is not a bad thing.

buzz456 wrote:

trev123 wrote:Intel i5 quad core cpu, 8gb ram Corsair, Corsair PSU 650 watt or better, Nvidia GTX 960 2gb card or better, Windows 10 64 bit, SSD drive and if getting a monitor 24" led one.

And that is about $1100 just for the parts. Trev didn't mention that you also need a motherboard.

Knew I had missed something

Like I said

ColoradoRailfan wrote:An idea for a motherboard, would a Asus Maximus Formula ATX LGA 775/ Socket T work or would something else be recommended?

Maybe this one. https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_II_FORMULA/