Advice on Gaming Rig

[mesab0ogie]

Hi guys any comments about the parts i've selected below? Will be playing fallout 4, dota 2 and cs go mainly. And will be using a 144hz 1080p monitor(got this mainly for cs go)

-Intel i5 6600
-MSI H170 GAMING M3
-SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB SSD
-SAPPHIRE NITRO R9 390 TRI-X OC 8GB
-G SKILL RIPJAWS 16GB 2400 DDR4 RAM (Im a heavy chrome user)
-FSP HYRDO 650W PSU
-ID COOLING FROSTFLOW 240L CPU COOLER (getting this purely for looks purpose)
-NZXT PHANTOM 410 (only full red case available now in sg to my knowledge. full red is a must)

trying to keep the budget below 2k. Is there anything you guys would swap out? Will head down to sim lim tmrw and most prob buy the stuff. Oh and do you guys know where i can buy led strips.

TY in advance

 

[mesab0ogie]

Oh and for the OS, has anyone ever bought a product key from G2A or reddit?

 

[Untamed]

Oh and for the OS, has anyone ever bought a product key from G2A or reddit?

Don't have good experience with G2A and try at your own risk

 

[spiky0180]

Hi guys any comments about the parts i've selected below? Will be playing fallout 4, dota 2 and cs go mainly. And will be using a 144hz 1080p monitor(got this mainly for cs go)

-Intel i5 6600
-MSI H170 GAMING M3
-SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB SSD
-SAPPHIRE NITRO R9 390 TRI-X OC 8GB
-G SKILL RIPJAWS 16GB 2400 DDR4 RAM (Im a heavy chrome user)
-FSP HYRDO 650W PSU
-ID COOLING FROSTFLOW 240L CPU COOLER (getting this purely for looks purpose)
-NZXT PHANTOM 410 (only full red case available now in sg to my knowledge. full red is a must)

trying to keep the budget below 2k. Is there anything you guys would swap out? Will head down to sim lim tmrw and most prob buy the stuff. Oh and do you guys know where i can buy led strips.

TY in advance

If no need additional features on the H170, a MSI B150 Gaming M3 board will suffice. IIRC both B150 and H170 boards only support DDR4 up to 2133mhz. So if you buy a 2400 DDR4 ram, cannot utilise. Just get G Skill ripjaws 16gb 2133 DDR4 ram

To reduce cost, since you playing only on 1080p, Gtx 970 will be enough.

PSU go for superflower leadex. More value for money.

 

[FlushX]

the cooler you want might not be available, yet. better to call the shop first to ask.

choose another PSU that's more value for money. For LED strip, can get Deepcool RGB LED Strip for $25~$30 at PCThemes

 

[th3pr0]

if the cooler you want is oos then you can get this.. i think it matches the red pretty well and its nice

http://www.lazada.sg/deepcool-gamerstorm-captain-240-water-aio-158683.html

 

[mesab0ogie]

thanks for the advice guys! heading down to sim lim now.

 

[mesab0ogie]

thanks for the help guys. got all the parts i listed in my original post from Best Bargain at a really good price. Paid 1.8k in total including OS. Some of the parts i chose to go with purely just for the looks. Did consider those parts you guys listed but in the end of the day had a little bit extra to spare so went for the nicer looking parts. Dont like that mesh part though but no choice. No Phantom 530 in stock.

 

[GreenBandit]

Wah soo hot +9k

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[GreenBandit]

Eh bro can sic part list?

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[mesab0ogie]

Eh bro can sic part list?

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Bro the parts list is exactly what i listed in the first post. If you want the exact price breakdown can pm me. But total cost is 1.8k

 

[FlushX]

Bro the parts list is exactly what i listed in the first post. If you want the exact price breakdown can pm me. But total cost is 1.8k

What's the price of the cooler? Is it widely available in SLS?

 

[th3pr0]

oh wow that backplate on the r9 390 is sexy.. is it all r9 390 sapphire in sg back plate-d?

 

[mesab0ogie]

What's the price of the cooler? Is it widely available in SLS?

$109. Only saw this at Best Bargain. Apparently my rig is the first to have this installed. Its a new cooler and stocks just came. The guy had some trouble installing it at first because of some mounting issues. Had to come back the next day to collect my PC but managed to install with no issues.

Nice!! Enjoy your rig!

Thanks bro i will!

oh wow that backplate on the r9 390 is sexy.. is it all r9 390 sapphire in sg back plate-d?

Honestly i prefer the MSI Twin Frozr backplate. Way sexier IMO. But they didnt have the 390 in stock for MSI so i went with the Sapphire. Nt sure if all 390s have it but this particular sapphire nitro tri-x has it for both the 390 and 390x.