AMD or intel 1k budget gaming rig

[Dash04]

Hi all, I need some recommendation on a gaming rig with a small budget that only require CPU components plus case.

Thanks.

 

[royfrosty]

1k

ASrock b75m DGS + i5-3350p ~ $271
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz ~ $89
WD Blue 1tb ~ $75
OCZ Vector 450 128gb ~ $109 (Ban Leong E-store Promo)
Powercolor r9 270 2gb ~ $260
CM311 + FSP Hexa 500w 80+ ~ $105
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit OEM ~ $115

Total ~ $1045. Buy at tradepac. DIY

 

[Dash04]

1k

ASrock b75m DGS + i5-3350p ~ $271
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz ~ $89
WD Blue 1tb ~ $75
OCZ Vector 450 128gb ~ $109 (Ban Leong E-store Promo)
Powercolor r9 270 2gb ~ $260
CM311 + FSP Hexa 500w 80+ ~ $105
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit OEM ~ $115

Total ~ $1045. Buy at tradepac. DIY

I do not SSD and HDD as can i salvage them from my current CPU.

would it gbe possible to recommend better component with amount saved?

Thx in advance

 

[Ark Law]

I do not SSD and HDD as can i salvage them from my current CPU.

would it gbe possible to recommend better component with amount saved?

Thx in advance

Get a Samsung 840 Evo SSD instead of crappy OCZ. Unless you already have an SSD from your current PC, you're gonna hugely benefit the speed increase.

 

[royfrosty]

I do not SSD and HDD as can i salvage them from my current CPU.

would it gbe possible to recommend better component with amount saved?

Thx in advance

Can get the Asrock H81M DGS + i5-4430 ~ $287

Swap out the GPU to a Powercolor r9 280x Turbo Duo ~ $425

The rest stays the same.

 

[Dash04]

Get a Samsung 840 Evo SSD instead of crappy OCZ. Unless you already have an SSD from your current PC, you're gonna hugely benefit the speed increase.

Samsung 840 Evo SSD was the main reason why i wanted to assemble new CPU. I bought one 2 week ago from Amazon and realize my MB is too old to take full advantage to the SSD.

 

[Dash04]

Can get the Asrock H81M DGS + i5-4430 ~ $287

Swap out the GPU to a Powercolor r9 280x Turbo Duo ~ $425

The rest stays the same.

Thx for your recommendation.

I'm just curious why noone recommend AMD CPU. I've been using them for years

 

[royfrosty]

Samsung 840 Evo SSD was the main reason why i wanted to assemble new CPU. I bought one 2 week ago from Amazon and realize my MB is too old to take full advantage to the SSD.

Huh. No lah. Not unless u talking about trim and other small functions? If for speed then no. Sata2 or 3 there should not be any form of bottleneck.

 

[royfrosty]

Thx for your recommendation.

I'm just curious why noone recommend AMD CPU. I've been using them for years

Price ratio in sg is a bit expensive and could land an intel cpu. Not unless you are buying from america the cpu.

 

[haylui]

Thx for your recommendation.

I'm just curious why noone recommend AMD CPU. I've been using them for years

AMD CPU and board are largely marked up in SG....sad thing...

 

[Dash04]

Huh. No lah. Not unless u talking about trim and other small functions? If for speed then no. Sata2 or 3 there should not be any form of bottleneck.

I was able to enable trim but for some reason my system is not using SATA AHCI Controller Driver even though they are connected to sata ports. I'm also not able to find any MD driver compatible windows 7.

below are my current CPU spec in case ur curious.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+
M2N-E SLI
2X 2GB PC2-6400
Readeon HD 5670

 

[Dash04]

anymore recommendation on build around 1k?

thx

 

[MoneyFace =p]

anymore recommendation on build around 1k?

thx

(Mostly) Black and Red theme!

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4440 + ASRock H81M-HDS @ $298
RAM: G.Skill NT DDR3-1333 CL9 8GB [Black PCB] @ $90
GPU: PowerColor R9-280X 3GB TurboDuo @ $425
PSU: Super Flower Golden Green HX-600 [80 Plus Gold] @ $108
CASE: Antec X1-T [Window] @ $75

Total: $996

Optional:
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
If current ODD is of IDE.

Buy and Build from Tradepac, #05-18.

 

[Dash04]

(Mostly) Black and Red theme!

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4440 + ASRock H81M-HDS @ $298
RAM: G.Skill NT DDR3-1333 CL9 8GB [Black PCB] @ $90
GPU: PowerColor R9-280X 3GB TurboDuo @ $425
PSU: Super Flower Golden Green HX-600 [80 Plus Gold] @ $108
CASE: Antec X1-T [Window] @ $75

Total: $996

Optional:
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
If current ODD is of IDE.

Buy and Build from Tradepac, #05-18.

I will be using it to play games like FF14 and some FPS. Do i need invest more on CPU?

 

[Jian19]

No need..u should get a ssd if possible

Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $150 (amazon)

 

[Dash04]

No need..u should get a ssd if possible

Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $150 (amazon)

Already bought evo samsung evo 840 from amazon

 

[MoneyFace =p]

I will be using it to play games like FF14 and some FPS. Do i need invest more on CPU?

Nope no need, there's minimal difference upgrading further...

 

[Dash04]

Nope no need, there's minimal difference upgrading further...

Hi, I was offer the follow build from someone who sell computer components. I notice his recommendation offer better CPU but weak GPU compare to yours. Issit worth the extra money for the slight increase in CPU power?

Thank.

Recommendation from you:
CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4440 + ASRock H81M-HDS @ $298
RAM: G.Skill NT DDR3-1333 CL9 8GB [Black PCB] @ $90
GPU: PowerColor R9-280X 3GB TurboDuo @ $425
PSU: Super Flower Golden Green HX-600 [80 Plus Gold] @ $108
CASE: Antec X1-T [Window] @ $75

Total: $996

Recommendation from supplier
CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4570 + ASRock b85m pro4
RAM: G.Skill DDR3 1600 8GB cl11
GPU: leadtek gtx 760 2gb oc
PSU: seasonic m12 ii 620w
CASE: cooler master n200
HSFAN:scythe gentle typhoon fan
HDD: wd 1tb blue
samsung 24x dvdrw

Total: $1100

 

[Hailgod]

thats a slightly better cpu and a far weaker gpu.
Moneyface's build is far better.

 

[hengheng220]

Hahahaha sounds abit rude but moneyface user is called moneyface, cause he is a moneyface person, therefore knows how to save better cause he is moneyfaced, hence making his build more worth the money