Advise for rig 1.5k

[kevinbox]

I was thinking of upgrading my PC. I will reuse keyboard, mouse, monitor, OS. My budget is ard 1.5k. Any comments on below specs?

Asrock H87 Performance + I5 4690

G.Skill RipjawsX 1600MHz 8GB(2x4GB) 9-9-9-24

Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB

WD 1TB (Black)

Gigabyte Radeon R9-280X WindForce OC

Samsung DVD writer

Superflower HX600 600w 80+ Gold Semi Modular PSU

Arc Midi R2

 

[royfrosty]

1.5k

MSI B85 G43 Gaming + i5-4570 ~ $384
Gskills Ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit Red ~ $113
WD Blue 1tb ~ $71
Samsung EVO 250gb ~ $180 (Amazon)
MSI r9 280X 3gb Twin Frozr ~ $450 (T258gn)
Superflower HX600 600w 80+ Gold Semi Modular PSU ~ $108 (Restocked)
Fractal Design Arc Midi ~ $129
Samsung ODD ~ $21

Total ~ $1456. Buy at tradepac. DIY

 

[MoneyFace =p]

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4440 + ASRock B85 Fatal1ty Killer @ $345
RAM: G.Skill RipJaws-X DDR3-1866 CL10 8GB Dual Channel Kit [Red] @ $115
GPU: PowerColor R9-290 4GB @ $549 (Cybermind)
SSD: Crucial M500 240GB @ $175 (t258jgn)
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $72
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
PSU: Super Flower Golden Green HX 600W [80 Plus Gold] @ $108
CASE: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 @ $139

Total: $1524

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-18.