Advice needed for gaming rig

[KuroI-Kaze]

Dear Hardware clinic experts,

Please help me decide which component to buy as I have next to no knowledge about the PC parts. My current rig which is also my 1st rig was built 7years ago by engaging a freelancer who helps to buy, deliver and assemble for a token fee.

I do not have a fixed budget but is looking at value for money components that can serve my needs.

I am the 'plug and play' type so I probably wont be overclocking. I intend to play most if not all AAA titles, all interesting mmorpgs like black desert/archeage/tree of savior, watching 1080 HD videos/movies, basic Microsoft office and heavy torrenting.

I am reusing some of my old components:

1 - Seagate 500GB + Plextor m5pro 128GB
2 - Samsung S223 22x DVDRW drive
3 - Corsair HX520 (not sure this one have enough power for new rig, also not sure should change new one because use for 7years liao)
4 - win7 OS bukit timah hill ver

What I have now:

1 - Graphic card: I have a Asus gtx 970 Strix
2 - Monitor: I have a Viewsonic VX2452MH 24inch

I think that this monitor quite lousy cannot fully unleash and display the power of the asus strix. In this case, will there be any bottlenecking?

So I believe now I still need:

1 - Mobo + CPU
2 - Ram
3 - Matx casing

Please advise

THANKS!

 

[Wongpk]

is your Asus gtx 970 Strix compatible with your existing Core™2 Duo E8500 PC

 

[monikernemo]

What is bukit timah hill version hahaha

For AAA core i5 will do the trick. Maybe bare minimum 4460.
H81 chipsets for mobo, Asus/asrock/MSI are cheap. If you want WiFi can look into m-itx h97 instead asrock/msi./gigabyte.
Standard ram is 2x4GB, 1600mhz if not ocing. Gskill rams are good.
Matx casing suggest coolermaster N200.

Suggest you change PSU. Maybe superflower hx 600? Or leadex even. Coolermaster V series are not bad too I heard.

 

[boyan08252]

hi bro, if u do not mind im selling 2 separate cpu/mobo combo, rams and case which u need. build around july-oct 2014 with proof of purchase

 

[KuroI-Kaze]

is your Asus gtx 970 Strix compatible with your existing Core™2 Duo E8500 PC

I will not be reusing my existing CPU. Must change already

 

[KuroI-Kaze]

Suggest for you to get the following based on your usage.

CPU+ Mobo: ASROCK H81M-HDS + i5 4460 (331)
RAM: CRUCIAL PC 12800/1600MHZ DDR3 CL11 VALUE RAM (8GB) (98)
PSU: FSP AURUM S 700W (129)
Case: DEEPCOOL TESSERACT (65)

Total cost: $623

Get the parts from PC Themes
DIY or pay PC Themes a nominal fee to fix it for you.

For your GPU, it can support a 4k monitor thou it will not be able to game at 4k resolution. You can read more about your GPU here.
www[dot]techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_970_STRIX_OC/9]ASUS Strix GTX 970 OC 4 GB Review | techPowerUp[dot]html

You might wanna consider upgrading your monitor to a 1440p monitor since you got such a powerful GPU. lol

Thank you for your recommendation. LOL I buy wrong monitor liao I underestimated the capabilities of my gpu ....

What is bukit timah hill version hahaha

For AAA core i5 will do the trick. Maybe bare minimum 4460.
H81 chipsets for mobo, Asus/asrock/MSI are cheap. If you want WiFi can look into m-itx h97 instead asrock/msi./gigabyte.
Standard ram is 2x4GB, 1600mhz if not ocing. Gskill rams are good.
Matx casing suggest coolermaster N200.

Suggest you change PSU. Maybe superflower hx 600? Or leadex even. Coolermaster V series are not bad too I heard.

Thank you for your reply, LOL bukit timah hill ver lor u know one heheh. yea I actually prefer wifi included mobo as my wireless dongle very old like going to uplorry soon. I also believe got some wifi speed bottleneck as I am using 1gbps now.

PSU I still hoping can reuse hahah. Will look into your PSU recommendations, I scare dun change very soon will explode.

hi bro, if u do not mind im selling 2 separate cpu/mobo combo, rams and case which u need. build around july-oct 2014 with proof of purchase

hi, can u pm me with your price and the exact model of your items that you are selling? thanks!