The Best $1,000 Gaming PC Budget Build in 2019

If you are looking for the best gaming PC build for around $1,000 then you have definitely come to the right place. This $1,000 gaming PC building guide will help you choose what parts to purchase for your next gaming rig. If $1,000 is still too expensive for you, I highly suggest checking out our other budget builds where you can find cheap budget gaming builds under $1,000.

With the help of this guide, your next gaming rig will be able to run all AAA games on Ultra settings with a resolution of 1080p. Apart from that, this build will also be able to run games smoothly with a resolution of 1440p. You may have to slightly lower some settings to run the games smoothly at 1440p, but this $1,000 gaming computer will be a 1440p beast.

No cutting corners. This is the beauty of not having a cheap gaming computer, no cutting corners. When building gaming computers with a lower price range, a lot of compromises have to be made to stick to the budget. In this $1,000 budget gaming PC build, there are no cutting corners. This build packs a lot of power but does not break the bank. This computer is powerful enough to handle streaming, content production, video editing, and also VR Games without any problems.

The PC parts are all picked from Amazon since they have the best prices and also the best customer service. The ‘Buy from Amazon‘ button at the bottom of the article will add all the parts in this Budget Gaming PC Build to your Amazon’s cart.

Build Details

CPU – Intel Core i5-9600KF

The Intel Core i5-9600KF is currently one of the best CPUs out there for gaming. With 6 cores that all go up to 4.6 GHz, this CPU will definitely handle all the AAA games. Apart from that, the i5-9600KF is unlocked and overclockable. This means that you can fine-tune your system and run your processor at higher speeds than the default specification. Unlike the i5-9600K, the i5-9600KF does not come with the usual Intel UHD Graphics 630, therefore it costs $20 less. Since this build has a dedicated GPU (RTX 2060 Super), the Intel UHD Graphics 630 would be useless.

GPU – MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT

With the release of the RX 5700 XT release in July 2019, AMD started to catch up with NVIDIA. The RX 5700 XT is an extremely high-end graphics card which is almost as powerful as the new NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super, but costs around $150 less. This card can handle gaming in 1080p and 1440p (2K) resolution with Ultra settings as smooth as butter.

As can be seen in the benchmarks performed by Digital Citizen, this powerful graphics card is able to run Shadow of the Tomb Raider even in 1440p resolution. When running the game in 1440p with the highest settings, the GPU achieved a minimum FPS of 63, which is amazing for a $399.99 graphics card.

Digital Citizen also performed benchmarks with Fortnite. When running the game in 1440p resolution with Epic settings, the graphics card achieved a minimum of 65 FPS. That means that the card never dropped below 65 FPS, which is of extremely important when playing a highly competitive game such as Fortnite.

This cheap graphics card is able to run any game you throw at it, even in 1440p resolution.

Motherboard – Gigabyte Z390 UD Gaming

Gigabyte make some great motherboards, and this one is no exception. This ATX motherboard supports 8th & 9th generation processors and overclocking. Since the CPU in this build is overclockable, it is important to go for a motherboard with the Z390 chipset, because that is the only chipset that supports overclocking. Going with another chipset won’t make sense because then you won’t be able to overclock the CPU. Apart from that, going with a Z390 chipset instead of a Z370 chipset means that you won’t have to update the BIOS to support the 9th generation processors. It will be ready straight out the box.

RAM – Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4

Every build needs some good RAM, and the Crucial Ballistix series are great. With speeds up to 2666 MHz, the Crucial Ballistix Sport LT RAM will surely run all the AAA games smoothly. Apart from that, the grey camouflage pattern on the heat spreaders of the RAM sticks goes great with the grey pattern on the motherboard.

CPU Cooler – ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports

The CPU tends to get hot when playing video games, therefore, a good CPU cooler is required. This CPU cooler buy ARCTIC is currently one of the best CPU heatsinks in the market right now, and it only costs $33.99 which is perfect for this gaming build under $1000. The ARCTIC Freezer 34 CPU Cooler offers high performance for high-end CPUs like the one in this guide.

Apart from that, this CPU Cooler fits the colour scheme of this build, looks cool, and is extremely easy to install. If you’re looking for a great CPU heatsink which offers high performance but low noise, then this one is perfect.

PSU – Thermaltake Smart 500W

The Power Supply Unit (PSU) is what powers everything in the $1,000 gaming PC. Without it, the PC won’t turn on. When purchasing a PSU it is important to check that it is 80+ PLUS, which means that it has atleast 80% efficiency under typical load.

HDD – Western Digital Blue 1TB

A good and reliable Hard Drive is always needed in a computer build. The Western Digital Blue is one of the best hard drives on the market, and it definitely won’t let you down. This 1TB hard drive has more than enough storage space to store your photos, videos, movies, etc.

SSD – Crucial BX500 240GB

An SSD inside a gaming computer build is a must. Installing an SSD enables faster boot ups and faster loading times since they are 300% faster than a typical hard drive. This SSD will only be used to install the Operating System and any games on it, therefore, 240GB should be enough.

Storing the Operating System and games on the SSD means that they will load much faster. The Operating System will boot up a lot faster, and games will also have faster load times. This means that you can spend much more time playing and less time waiting for the Operating System or game to load.

Apart from that, installing an SSD is extremely simple and takes less than 10 minutes.

Case – DeepCool Matrexx 55

This is the housing of the whole $1,000 gaming PC . Every part / component mentioned above needs to fit inside this case. Unfortunately, purchasing an awesome-looking case can be costly sometimes, but the Deepcool Matrexx 55 looks extremely great and has a very cheap price of $54.99! This computer case comes with a tempered glass side panel and front panel, which allows us admire all the components that are inside. In addition, it also has an RGB lighting strip attached to the front, which gives the computer a nice glow when gaming at night. Apart from that, this case is future-proof since it allows any component to be easily upgraded without the need to worry whether the new component will fit or not.

If this $1,000 Gaming PC Build is too expensive for you, check out our $900 PC Gaming Build!