3k Gaming build recommendation

[xcrozx]

Hi guys,

Posting this on behalf of one of my friends. He is looking to get a new computer as an upgrade of his current computer(Does not plan to reuse parts), which is not performing very well. He does primarily gaming and a little video editting.

He says he will be willing to spend up to 3k, but if possible to be around 2k will be better. I don't think he will be overclocking.
Will require monitor,kb/mouse & os.

 

[x3illuminate]

Hi guys,

Posting this on behalf of one of my friends. He is looking to get a new computer as an upgrade of his current computer(Does not plan to reuse parts), which is not performing very well. He does primarily gaming and a little video editting.

He says he will be willing to spend up to 3k, but if possible to be around 2k will be better. I don't think he will be overclocking.
Will require monitor,kb/mouse & os.

MB+CPU:MSI Z87 G45 + i5 4570 ~ $490
RAM:Kingston/GSKILL 8GB Value Ram ~ $90
Case:Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 ~ $140
GPU:GTX770/HD7970 ~ $700-800/$600-700
PSU:Seasonic M12II 650W ~ $129
Alternatively,if wan fully modular go for something like
PSU: Seasonic X 650W ~ $179?
HDD:Western Digital 1TB Caviar Blue ~$85
SSD:Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB ~ $250
Monitor:Asus VS239H-P ~ $259(Good IPS monitor for gaming,relatively cheap.)
OS:Win7HomePrem64Bit- $120
KB+Mouse:Got alot combo that goes for around $20-$30
Overall:~$2200?

Decent haswell board,opens up possible upgrade path for haswell refresh/broadwell.
Consider dropping to 760/7950.
Also,can drop to IB which will look something like this
CPU+MB:Asrock B75M DGS + i5 3470 - $334
Can up RAM to 16GB if you want to,add around another $100

 

[Jian19]

I5-4570 + Msi b85m-G43 ~ $356
G.skill Ripjaws ddr3 8gb 1600 ~ $108
Msi gtx760 + seasonic m12ii 620w ~ $499
Plextor m5p 128gb ssd ~ $149
Wd blue 1tb ~ $80
Samsung 24x dvd ~ $20
Sharkoon t28 ~ $86
Win 7 home 64bit oem ~ $120
Logitech mk520 ~ $85
Asus VS239H-P ~ $259 (from suggestion on top)

Total $1762

 

[melovelinux]

PowerColor 7870
Logitech MK120 combo (mouse/KB)
AOC e2060swd
Sharkoon T5 Value + FSP Raider 750
Asrock H81M DGS + i5 4570
Samsung 840 Pro series SSD
Hitachi 3.5 1TB
Corsair Ven RAM 2X4GB 1600Mhz
Total : $1357
Price@Mynextcomonline.com

Free Delivery and can ask them fix up rig for you.

Up for their good service

 

[wuweiz]

Why all so cheap?

I am sure his friend will want a good one with 2k to 3k budget, not just minimum requirements.. Lol

 

[x3illuminate]

Why all so cheap?

I am sure his friend will want a good one with 2k to 3k budget, not just minimum requirements.. Lol

All relatively decent builds liao ):<
Extra money go buy more monitors or something lor,more feel

 

[Jian19]

Around 2k better Mah, can always invest more on monitor or better casing

 

[ah hui]

PowerColor 7870
Logitech MK120 combo (mouse/KB)
AOC e2060swd
Sharkoon T5 Value + FSP Raider 750
Asrock H81M DGS + i5 4570
Samsung 840 Pro series SSD
Hitachi 3.5 1TB
Corsair Ven RAM 2X4GB 1600Mhz
Total : $1357
Price@Mynextcomonline.com

Free Delivery and can ask them fix up rig for you.

Up for their good service

This is quite a average gamer build excluding the SSD.

I5-4570 + Msi b85m-G43 ~ $356
G.skill Ripjaws ddr3 8gb 1600 ~ $108
Msi gtx760 + seasonic m12ii 620w ~ $499
Plextor m5p 128gb ssd ~ $149
Wd blue 1tb ~ $80
Samsung 24x dvd ~ $20
Sharkoon t28 ~ $86
Win 7 home 64bit oem ~ $120
Logitech mk520 ~ $85
Asus VS239H-P ~ $259 (from suggestion on top)

Total $1762

This is a more expensive build due to the graphic card as the main difference.

MB+CPU:MSI Z87 G45 + i5 4570 ~ $490
RAM:Kingston/GSKILL 8GB Value Ram ~ $90
Case:Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 ~ $140
GPU:GTX770/HD7970 ~ $700-800/$600-700
PSU:Seasonic M12II 650W ~ $129
Alternatively,if wan fully modular go for something like
PSU: Seasonic X 650W ~ $179?
HDD:Western Digital 1TB Caviar Blue ~$85
SSD:Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB ~ $250
Monitor:Asus VS239H-P ~ $259(Good IPS monitor for gaming,relatively cheap.)
OS:Win7HomePrem64Bit- $120
KB+Mouse:Got alot combo that goes for around $20-$30
Overall:~$2200?

Decent haswell board,opens up possible upgrade path for haswell refresh/broadwell.
Consider dropping to 760/7950.
Also,can drop to IB which will look something like this
CPU+MB:Asrock B75M DGS + i5 3470 - $334
Can up RAM to 16GB if you want to,add around another $100

This is expensive because of the overclocking capabilities of the motherboard, and the graphic card is able to support majority of the current games now.

In conclusion, it's about choosing parts that you need for your task or gaming needs, not defining the recommended build/components by the price point. It doesn't mean that the more expensive it is, means is good, but if it is good but you don't even use the features, that is wasting money. Just my 2 cents.

 

[royfrosty]

Msi b85m g43 + i5-4570 ~ $356
Kingston value ram 8gb ~ $92
WD blue 1tb ~ $81
Plextor m5p 128gb ~ $149
MSI gtx760 twin frozr 2gb + seasonic m12ii 620w ~ $499
Fractal design arc midi or Fractal design mini ~ $129
Samsung odd ~ $21
Windows 7 Home premium OEM 64bit ~ $115
LG IPS234v monitor ~ $228 from best price shop beside fuwell
Logitech mk120 KB and mouse combo ~ $18

Total $1688 buy at tradepac. Diy

 

[wuweiz]

My noob recommendations:

Mobo+CPU: MSI B85-G43 + i5-4570
GFX: MSI GTX 760 2GB Twin Frozr Gaming
DDR3: Corsair Vengence 1600MHZ 8GB (2x4GB)
SSD: Plextor M5S 128GB
HDD: WD Caviar Blue (1TB)
Casing: Fractal Design R4 Black
PSU: Seasonic M12II-620W
ODD: LG 24x DVD-RW Sata OEM

OS: Win 7 Home Premium (64bit)
Monitor: AOC I2757FH IPS (27")
Keyboard: Rosewell RK 9000 (Go and see which colour key u like.. :x)
Mouse: Logitech G400s

Optional:

Soundcard: Asus Xonar DX 7.1
Gaming Headset: Turtle Beach® Ear Force® DPX21 Dolby Headset (Not sure of pricing.. Lol..)

Should be around $2.25k without the gaming headset..

Can cut on on monitor size, sound card and gaming headset for GTX 770 imo..

 

[MVCPattern]

BNIB SAMSUNG 840 PRO SSD 256GB - 320

BNIB ASUS GTX 780 DCU II OC - 900

just a personal opinion building a new com..

1) always know what kind of casing you like..

ATX: i suggest Lian Li front PSU mounted casing (Lian A05FNB & PC-700

MATX: SG10 (Get from amazon)

ITX: Node 304 (Get from amazon)

Personally I prefer MATX, You rarely use up those extra slots provided by ATX.

2) BUY A GOOD PSU with 7 years warranty and at least 700++ watt

seasonic gold/platinum

A good casing and PSU can last you a few upgrades and save you a lot of grief down the road.

3) Avoid Palit GFX(2years warranty compare to industry norm of 3) and distributors that doesn't operate on saturday

4) Monitor get dell ultra sharp series, good warranty and pricing

5) GET A DECENT CPU COOLER! A decent CPU cooler can improve the life span, reliability and nose profile of your System by a lot! Well GFX also pick one with good cooling...

 

[shadow84]

BNIB SAMSUNG 840 PRO SSD 256GB - 320

BNIB ASUS GTX 780 DCU II OC - 900

just a personal opinion building a new com..

1) always know what kind of casing you like..

ATX: i suggest Lian Li front PSU mounted casing (Lian A05FNB & PC-700

MATX: SG10 (Get from amazon)

ITX: Node 304 (Get from amazon)

Personally I prefer MATX, You rarely use up those extra slots provided by ATX.

2) BUY A GOOD PSU with 7 years warranty and at least 700++ watt

seasonic gold/platinum


A good casing and PSU can last you a few upgrades and save you a lot of grief down the road.

3) Avoid Palit GFX(2years warranty compare to industry norm of 3) and distributors that doesn't operate on saturday

Dun spam your sales here, plz....

And, anyway, for a single 770/780, no need 700w+ psu, get a 600-700w will do. It would be recommended that the idle wattage falls within the 50% load, which is most efficient. the higher your PSU wattage yet you dun utilise all, the lower ur efficiency.

 

[MVCPattern]

heehee maybe he wants to SLI in future?

SLI gtx 780 when price drop a lot 2~3 years later

 

[shadow84]

heehee maybe he wants to SLI in future?

SLI gtx 780 when price drop a lot 2~3 years later

In 2-3 years time, a card that is relesed 1 yr after that timespan will win the 780 for sure...

 

[Jian19]

2-3 years later change card Liao still sli...

 

[MVCPattern]

In 2-3 years time, a card that is relesed 1 yr after that timespan will win the 780 for sure...

PassMark Software - Video Card Benchmarks - High End Video Cards

if you look at 580.. it is still slightly better than 660TI and slightly below 760..

so I think with a dual SLI 780.. you can still safely use your GFX for another 1~2 years?

so that is about 4 years

 

[royfrosty]

PassMark Software - Video Card Benchmarks - High End Video Cards

if you look at 580.. it is still slightly better than 660TI and slightly below 760..

so I think with a dual SLI 780.. you can still safely use your GFX for another 1~2 years?

so that is about 4 years

Pointless. By then already change a new one lo. And by then i would probably change countless gfx card..

And your concept or thoughts for the Palit just 2 years warranty? I think you are just looking at after sales service. Well to be honest with you it is not that. It is a good target for people whom keep keep on track with technology and keep changing cards before the 2 years expires. And yet im able to buy at $50-$60 difference savings. I change 10 graphics card i already save $500 to $600.

And fyi, i have changed a total of 3 graphics card since June till now.

Asus 7750, Palit gtx 660, current Palit gtx760.

 

[shadow84]

I think he is just trying to push for sales for his 780?

 

[x3illuminate]

This is quite a average gamer build excluding the SSD.



This is a more expensive build due to the graphic card as the main difference.



This is expensive because of the overclocking capabilities of the motherboard, and the graphic card is able to support majority of the current games now.

In conclusion, it's about choosing parts that you need for your task or gaming needs, not defining the recommended build/components by the price point. It doesn't mean that the more expensive it is, means is good, but if it is good but you don't even use the features, that is wasting money. Just my 2 cents.

Good point.
But i think that with higher budget,go with more features better,can expand more in the future mah,my 2cents
To each his own!

 

[MVCPattern]

after spending 2~3k on a com.. still wanna keep changing GFX?

From the way he say, i think his friend is not a person that change com often.

oh yes I forgotten to add Palit resale value is horrible!

I'm personally a fan of MSI and ASUS