Best hardware below $1600??

[Lightbreak]

ASRock H77 Pro 4/MVP and i5-3330 ($365)
G. Skill Ripjaws 4GBx2 ($95)
WD Black 1TB ($126)
MSI R7870 ($339)
Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 ($139)
Seasonic G series 550W ($125)
Windows 7 Home Premium ($120)
LG disc drive ($26)
Dell 23" S2340L (249)

Total: $1584
All prices took from PC Themes, anything that requires improvement or changes? My friend is trying to keep below $1600. Thanks and much appreciated!!

 

[SSDLover]

The parts are all here with at least 30% discount from your listed price

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...international-shipping-singapore-4243347.html

 

[jownsftw]

s2340L selling for $199 during pc show. what a pity i missed it.

 

[xtNero]

The amount of hardware that can be shipped from Amazon US is extremely limited so don't bother.

 

[Athrun88]

No local rma too, will be a pain in the ass when things go wrong

 

[quekghi]

just build a pc for my friend with similar budget. imo, more value and higher performance with better graphics and a ssd included.

corsair 200r - $79
thermaltake smart se 630w - $85
asrock b85m pro4 + intel i5 4430 - $361
kindston ddr3-1600 cl10 8gb - $77
powercolor hd7950 3gb pcs+ - $399
plextor m5s 128gb - $139
toshiba 1tb - $80
24x dvdrw - $24
win 7 hp 64bits oem - $120
dell s2340l - $249
total: $1,613

 

[nippp0n]

CPU & Mobo: i5-4570 & Asrock B85M Pro 4 @ $372
Ram: Kingston 1600mhz value ram 8GB @ ~$76
ODD: Samsung DVD RW @ $22
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB @ ~$80
SSD: Plextor M5S 128GB @ $139
GPU: Powercolor 7950 PCS @ $385
Case: Sharkoon T28/ Asgard Midgard II @ $87
PSU: Seasonic S12 520W @ ~$78
OS: Windows 7 Home 64 bit OEM @ $110
Monitor: Dell U2312HM @ $250

Total: $1599
Buy and build at Tradepac.

Tradepac offers the cheapest price but newbies have to be aware of their zero after-sales services and ALWAYS check your items before leaving the store. Lastly, don't be swayed to upgrade and buy more expensive components which you don't require.