So I am thinking up upgrading to a new desktop, primarily for gaming with my 2 most anticipated games coming out very soon, DA:I and Witcher 3.
My budget is ~$1000.00 and my time frame to purchase would be within 2-3 weeks.

This is what I have come up with so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9sh8xr

I am not sure about the cooler, case, or mobo but I *think* it looks ok?

One thing I am a bit particular about is I would like this machine to be as quiet as possible while still having some decent power to it.

I prefer Intel and Nvidia builds but am willing to compromise on the CPU to afford a great GPU seeing as CPU won't really matter too much for me on this machine, the most CPU intensive work I do is Photoshop and AI.

Let me know your thoughts!

Question is do you need storage other than SSD and what about cd drive? With that budget I definitely wouldnt grab intel

u wot mate

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8gh8xr

horrible on my part was thinking Intel was 329 for some reason, was thinking i7=fail.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Y2MgCJ

or

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RctbVn

if needing secondary storage for files/dvd drive

This with Ripjaws X 1866MHz or Trident X 2400MHz.

I would spend the extra $10 and get the Trident.

This post was edited by SanityWasHacked on Oct 19 2014 08:58am

Clock speeds on ram makes virtually no difference in gaming... only in rendering and load times that are useless to the average user but useful in a professional setting where that 1-2 seconds will add up over the course of a day. Save money and go for 1600 unless 1866 or higher is on sale for cheaper

I absolutely agree, and yes the 1866 is cheaper than 1600 for Ripjaws X.

Trident X is newer with slightly better performance, even if ran at 1600. Plus it has the option for a high, stable OC in the future. But whether that's worth a $10 difference comes down to personal opinion.

This post was edited by SanityWasHacked on Oct 19 2014 09:18am

alright cool, so my build wasn't too far off to begin with. Thanks for the input!

Wow richh boyy

builds posted here might be able to be improved, considering price of parts change often.