$1000 Budget Rig

[bunnypangsai]

Sian. Sibei gian in getting an Xbox controller to play NFS on my PC sia. So dope.

Wait for promo. Now Nvidia give free game, after sell game only pay about $350 for Gtx 970. More worth it

 

[DrSheldonCooper]

Wait for promo. Now Nvidia give free game, after sell game only pay about $350 for Gtx 970. More worth it

Sian leh. Wait until when sia? Haha. I hoping to assemble everything by next weekend.

Btw would it be difficult for a total noob to assemble a PC by myself? Like just watch youtube or some online guide to do it?

 

[bunnypangsai]

Watch YouTube to familiarize. It's basically Lego. Read instruction and follow. Won't go wrong. Dk how to install can find Nigel. Pay him kopi lui.

Sian leh. Wait until when sia? Haha. I hoping to assemble everything by next weekend.

Btw would it be difficult for a total noob to assemble a PC by myself? Like just watch youtube or some online guide to do it?

 

[DrSheldonCooper]

Watch YouTube to familiarize. It's basically Lego. Read instruction and follow. Won't go wrong. Dk how to install can find Nigel. Pay him kopi lui.

Wa who is Nigel ah? He freelance one? Or got a shop or something? What is the kopi rate? I don't mind paying a bit to learn haha.

 

[DrSheldonCooper]

Ok guys I'm probably going for the GTX 960. I don't think there's much difference from the R9 380 for real world applications. Most reviews I see about 10% better benchmarks. But price is 18% more.

Do let me know if this is a very stupid decision. Haha! If not will probably hoot tonight on lazada.

 

[bunnypangsai]

Wa who is Nigel ah? He freelance one? Or got a shop or something? What is the kopi rate? I don't mind paying a bit to learn haha.

got. sls second level. i can't rmb the exact details, ask those gurus here. They'll know.

 

[DrSheldonCooper]

got. sls second level. i can't rmb the exact details, ask those gurus here. They'll know.

Found it! Nigel on 2nd floor. Probably contact him in a few days time when my parts are in.



Btw is this monitor okay? See price like quite cheap.

http://www.lazada.sg/benq-gl2460-24-full-hd-led-monitor-679513.html?mp=1

 

[enenyi]

Found it! Nigel on 2nd floor. Probably contact him in a few days time when my parts are in.



Btw is this monitor okay? See price like quite cheap.

http://www.lazada.sg/benq-gl2460-24-full-hd-led-monitor-679513.html?mp=1

I think u may be better off with a Dell S2340L for ard that price range.

 

[nexusRAGER]

Sian leh. Wait until when sia? Haha. I hoping to assemble everything by next weekend.

Btw would it be difficult for a total noob to assemble a PC by myself? Like just watch youtube or some online guide to do it?

can la.

i last time also noob then first time assemble went well. But it too 7 hours from disassembling my old pc and building new one.

 

[DrSheldonCooper]

Actually its ok. But just to let you know that 10% is alot of difference esp. when frame rates are low.

Okay you got me there.

I came back home and was still running round the websites thinking which to buy. The R9 380 is obviously the better card. But more expensive. So I was still on the fence.

Opened up this thread, saw your post, and pulled the trigger. Haha.

$50 is an okay price to pay to avoid regret. Haha.

 

[nexusRAGER]

The 380 uses more power and produce more heat compared to the 960.

380 needs 70watts more so you have to get a larger psu.

 

[bunnypangsai]

Okay you got me there.

I came back home and was still running round the websites thinking which to buy. The R9 380 is obviously the better card. But more expensive. So I was still on the fence.

Opened up this thread, saw your post, and pulled the trigger. Haha.

$50 is an okay price to pay to avoid regret. Haha.

yea try to get dell.. If you want bigger monitors can look at qnix? i suppose.. idk. my hardware isnt as fantastic as the others here.

prolly only upgrade it when my current com dies out. LOL.

 

[DrSheldonCooper]

The 380 uses more power and produce more heat compared to the 960.

380 needs 70watts more so you have to get a larger psu.

Thanks for the advice. Yeah actually I was planning to get the Seasonic M12II Modular 520W. Should be good enough right??

Or should I get a larger one just in case next time want to crossfire?

 

[bunnypangsai]

Thanks for the advice. Yeah actually I was planning to get the Seasonic M12II Modular 520W. Should be good enough right??

Or should I get a larger one just in case next time want to crossfire?

no point. Just get a powerful card and call it a day. Many xfire can face certain issues while gaming.

 

[IceCreamPoop]

Thanks for the advice. Yeah actually I was planning to get the Seasonic M12II Modular 520W. Should be good enough right??

Or should I get a larger one just in case next time want to crossfire?

Try get 600+? Its better to be safe since you getting a power hungry card. Another thing will be that a higher capacity gives u headroom to play around with overclocking your gpu in the future if you want to

 

[DrSheldonCooper]

Wah items very fast come in liao.

Last step.

Windows 7/8/10???

I see a lot of online articles swinging back and forth. Zzzzz.

 

[nexusRAGER]

Thanks for the advice. Yeah actually I was planning to get the Seasonic M12II Modular 520W. Should be good enough right??

Or should I get a larger one just in case next time want to crossfire?

should be enough. get 600+w if you want to be opened to upgrades in the future.

 

[jnashville]

I build a desktop with bizgram inclusive of a asus strix gtx970. I dont have any free gift or games leh.

 

[yknyong1]

Found it! Nigel on 2nd floor. Probably contact him in a few days time when my parts are in.



Btw is this monitor okay? See price like quite cheap.

http://www.lazada.sg/benq-gl2460-24-full-hd-led-monitor-679513.html?mp=1

Get a Dell monitor for the warranty

 

[Tornesoul]

Get a Dell monitor for the warranty

how bout dell vs samsung? whats the + point for dell monitor warranties?