[DIY] Comment on my purchases so far and recommend me parts to complete my build

[Beepok]

Hi all, over Black Friday I couldn't resist the urge to spend my money on some on the US deals, as such I have these coming to me in the next week or two. Prices are in USD:

$54 --- 2x4gb G.skill Ares F3-1600Mhz (Ares - F3-1600C9D-8GAB - G.SKILL DDR3 Memory)

$169 --- HIS Radeon R9 285 2GB <-is this a laoya brand??

$199 --- Intel 730 480gb

All these (except ssd) ship over would be around $30~

Right now, I need the other few components left to finish this build. Can you guys recommend me the remaining parts I should buy to finish this build? That GPU is 10 inches long, which casing should I get? Also, will a G3258 bottleneck my gpu? I'm looking to complete this build as cheaply as possible, no matter if the parts are bought from USA or SG. Would prefer a see through casing though, and can anyone recommend me where to buy the cheapest LED light strips? TIA!

 

[Alternative X]

CPU+ Mobo: MSI B85-G41 PC MATE + i5 4460 (357)
HDD: TOSHIBA 1TB 7200RPM (69)
DVD-RW: LG 24X DVD-RW SATA OEM (25)
PSU: SUPERFLOWER HX 600M (99)
Case: CORSAIR SPEC 03 (89)
OS: WINDOWS 7 HOME PREM (120)

Total cost: $759

Buy at PC Themes, #04-15, and ask for discounts. DIY yourself. If you can't into DIY, get PC Themes to assemble for you for a fee.

Notes:

1) It would be a better idea for you to pair the R9 285 with an i5 and be able to play modern AAA games at High settings in 1080p.

2) The Corsair Spec 03 has a side window and a GPU clearance of 420mm. (Your HIS R9 285 is only 270mm long, that is pretty normal by high end GPU standards, there are much longer cards than that.)

3) HIS is a rather well known AMD GPU manufacturer in the European and US hardware market. It is only unknown in Singapore because nobody is bringing HIS GPUs to Singapore.

 

[shadow84]

It has only been 2 hrs... No one here owe u a recommendation u know? We all gt a life..

With that said, i help u get the ball rolling, whats ur budget and games u play.

 

[Beepok]

CPU+ Mobo: MSI B85-G41 PC MATE + i5 4460 (357)
HDD: TOSHIBA 1TB 7200RPM (69)
DVD-RW: LG 24X DVD-RW SATA OEM (25)
PSU: SUPERFLOWER HX 600M (99)
Case: CORSAIR SPEC 03 (89)
OS: WINDOWS 7 HOME PREM (120)

Total cost: $759

Buy at PC Themes, #04-15, and ask for discounts. DIY yourself. If you can't into DIY, get PC Themes to assemble for you for a fee.

Notes:

1) It would be a better idea for you to pair the R9 285 with an i5 and be able to play modern AAA games at High settings in 1080p.

2) The Corsair Spec 03 has a side window and a GPU clearance of 420mm. (Your HIS R9 285 is only 270mm long, that is pretty normal by high end GPU standards, there are much longer cards than that.)

3) HIS is a rather well known AMD GPU manufacturer in the European and US hardware market. It is only unknown in Singapore because nobody is bringing HIS GPUs to Singapore.

Oic, thanks. Actually HDD OS and DVD I have alr, i have never bought from local store before, how much should i bargain if im only buying the mobo, cpu, case and psu? Idw bargain too much ask them price match amazon end up chased out of the shop lol

 

[Alternative X]

Oic, thanks. Actually HDD OS and DVD I have alr, i have never bought from local store before, how much should i bargain if im only buying the mobo, cpu, case and psu? Idw bargain too much ask them price match amazon end up chased out of the shop lol

Just open mouth and ask for discount, PC Themes' discounts are very small.

 

[Beepok]

Just open mouth and ask for discount, PC Themes' discounts are very small.

okok thanks, actually i3 will bottleneck my gpu? I dont really need it for anything else other than gaming, far cry 4, the crew, gta v these type of games.

 

[Goodshot]

okok thanks, actually i3 will bottleneck my gpu? I dont really need it for anything else other than gaming, far cry 4, the crew, gta v these type of games.

actually i3 4130 is quite powerful for gaming ,only lose to i5 few fps. But since i5 and i3 only diff by $120++ might as well get i5

 

[Beepok]

actually i3 4130 is quite powerful for gaming ,only lose to i5 few fps. But since i5 and i3 only diff by $120++ might as well get i5

a lot wor...

 

[Alternative X]

okok thanks, actually i3 will bottleneck my gpu? I dont really need it for anything else other than gaming, far cry 4, the crew, gta v these type of games.

i3 should not bottleneck your GPU, you will only get real bottlenecks if running your R9 285 with a Core2Duo, Pentium, Celeron and Athlon X2 and Phenom X2 CPUs.

 

[Beepok]

i3 should not bottleneck your GPU, you will only get real bottlenecks if running your R9 285 with a Core2Duo, Pentium, Celeron and Athlon X2 and Phenom X2 CPUs.

I just did this, did I make the wrong choice?

 

[ondooy]

why never buy during BF ? when most were discounted ?

 

[Beepok]

why never buy during BF ? when most were discounted ?

This one wasnt discounted that day, i kept a close watch. The next best thing that was discounted that day was i3-4150, that was $89.90. But i felt a little ex so didnt buy

 

[Goodshot]

This one wasnt discounted that day, i kept a close watch. The next best thing that was discounted that day was i3-4150, that was $89.90. But i felt a little ex so didnt buy