Budget gaming desktop (2000 - 2500)

[joven90]

Hi All

Since this is the first time to buy and build a gaming desktop, expected to get following hardware, do comment if TS has any thought

1. Motherboard : MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon
2 CPU : Intel i5-8600k
3. GPU : Galax GTX1070ti 8GB exoc snpr white
4. Casing : NZXT S340 Elite
5. CPU cooler : ID cooling auraflow AIO 240 RGB
6. HDD : Seagate 2TB @7200 rpm
7. SSD : SAMSUNG 860 EVO 250GB
8. Power supply : Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
9. RAM : DDR4 G-Skill Trident Z RGB 3000MHZ ( 2 x 8GB)
10. OS : Windows 10 64bits

PS: RGB isn't necessary, will replace with normal specs if budget tight. Plan to get it before end of Jun. And definitely will get someone to assemble it.. LOL

Peace...lll ^_^ /// Y

 

[-Synchronicity-]

So what is this desktop used for? What type of games? WiFi or lan? Budget inclusive of pherpherials and monitor? Planning to overclock?

 

[joven90]

So what is this desktop used for? What type of games? WiFi or lan? Budget inclusive of pherpherials and monitor? Planning to overclock?

1/More for gaming and normal net surfing n movie.

2/Don't have any specific game, may be FPS, wish to run ultra setting in most of the game.

3/WIFI

4/budget not included monitor, mouse, KB , speaker

5/Not planning to overclock (zero knowledge about this, so never thought of it)

 

[FlipGor]

1/More for gaming and normal net surfing n movie.

2/Don't have any specific game, may be FPS, wish to run ultra setting in most of the game.

3/WIFI

4/budget not included monitor, mouse, KB , speaker

5/Not planning to overclock (zero knowledge about this, so never thought of it)

if you are new or not planning to overclock, i dont recommend you to take the watercooling route as its another potential point of catastrophic failure. Just get a good air cooler, throw it into your rig and call it a day.

 

[ItsmeagainhK]

Casing don’t seem air flow friendly. Can see meshify c. I’m using that case. Similar the the nzxt one but the front is mesh. Mobo if not planning why not get the non z or x series?

 

[gld998]

That idcooling AIO... famous for leaking.. u sure want to whack this?

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[Omfgitzmark]

Woah serious? I was thinking of using ID's cooler when I build my rig a couple of weeks ago. But I end up going with NZXT x62 instead...

That idcooling AIO... famous for leaking.. u sure want to whack this?

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[ItsmeagainhK]

Woah serious? I was thinking of using ID's cooler when I build my rig a couple of weeks ago. But I end up going with NZXT x62 instead...

Why not go for air cooling ? Save you the headache, cash and reduce the paranoia of water leaking.. lol

 

[joven90]

Will look for better air cooler, never thought of cleaning n leaking issue

if you are new or not planning to overclock, i dont recommend you to take the watercooling route as its another potential point of catastrophic failure. Just get a good air cooler, throw it into your rig and call it a day.

 

[joven90]

never thought of leaking part actually.. will consider air cooler now since easy to clean

That idcooling AIO... famous for leaking.. u sure want to whack this?

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[Junken]

i personally think you should assemble yourself. quite fulfilling to do it by yourself.

and also, if budget tight, can drop to 2400mhz instead of 3000 for your ram.

 

[JAson1980]

Hi All

Since this is the first time to buy and build a gaming desktop, expected to get following hardware, do comment if TS has any thought

1. Motherboard : MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon
2 CPU : Intel i5-8600k
3. GPU : Galax GTX1070ti 8GB exoc snpr white
4. Casing : NZXT S340 Elite
5. CPU cooler : ID cooling auraflow AIO 240 RGB
6. HDD : Seagate 2TB @7200 rpm
7. SSD : SAMSUNG 860 EVO 250GB
8. Power supply : Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
9. RAM : DDR4 G-Skill Trident Z RGB 3000MHZ ( 2 x 8GB)
10. OS : Windows 10 64bits

PS: RGB isn't necessary, will replace with normal specs if budget tight. Plan to get it before end of Jun. And definitely will get someone to assemble it.. LOL

Peace...lll ^_^ /// Y

I bought the Dell R7, Added in 8GB ram to bump it to 16GB, an additional 256GB SSD, upgraded to watercooled chasis with 2 years onsite warranty
Alienware Shadowcat (Aurora R7) Desktop specs below

Yeah, i built all my past PCs with the mad prices for GPUs and RAM, it would cost about the same as prebuilt ones, minus all the headaches from troubleshooting hardware and installing the softwares. Also, i do not have the time these days.

$2130, 12 months IPP

Aurora R7 Base 1
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 8400 (6-Core, 9MB Cache, up to 4GHz with Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology)
460W APFC PSU Liquid Cooled Chassis 1370-ADUB 16GB Dual Channel DDR4 at 2666MHz (2X8GB) 256GB M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive 1
1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage) 1
Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD) 1
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5 1Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1 1
Alienware USB Optical Mouse 1Alienware Standard USB 2.0 Keyboard (English) 1
Windows 10 Home (64bit) English 1
##Yr1 Premium Support: Onsite Service 1
2Yr Premium Support:Onsite Service W/Accidental Damage 1
2Yr Premium Support: (7x24) Technical Support & Assistance 1
Premium Support: Onsite Service 1

 

[-Synchronicity-]

Hi All

Since this is the first time to buy and build a gaming desktop, expected to get following hardware, do comment if TS has any thought

1. Motherboard : MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon
2 CPU : Intel i5-8600k
3. GPU : Galax GTX1070ti 8GB exoc snpr white
4. Casing : NZXT S340 Elite
5. CPU cooler : ID cooling auraflow AIO 240 RGB
6. HDD : Seagate 2TB @7200 rpm
7. SSD : SAMSUNG 860 EVO 250GB
8. Power supply : Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
9. RAM : DDR4 G-Skill Trident Z RGB 3000MHZ ( 2 x 8GB)
10. OS : Windows 10 64bits

PS: RGB isn't necessary, will replace with normal specs if budget tight. Plan to get it before end of Jun. And definitely will get someone to assemble it.. LOL

Peace...lll ^_^ /// Y

All prices are from Sim Lim Square Dynacore

ASROCK Z370 KILLER SLI/AC + i5-8400 - 489
KLEVV BOLT 2400MHz 8GB x2 - 242(121 each)
Seasonic Focus+ 550W Gold Modular - 139
Cryorig H7(Optional) - 60
Toshiba 7200RPM HDD 2TB - 78
Klevv N600 SSD 250GB - 125
NZXT S340 Elite - 165
Galax GTX1070Ti EX-Sniper White 8Gb GDDR5 - 819
Win 10 - 20(carousell)

If you not overclocking, don't bother getting the k chips. The i5-8400 already performs superbly in games so you don't really need anything higher.

Asrock board here is a better choice for you since you want Wifi. You can still get your MSI but would have to pay additional to get inbuilt Wifi or purchase a wifi card.

Since ram speeds has minimal impact(1% or less fps) on intel platforms, just got for the cheapest rams will do.

You do not need 750watt PSU especially since you are not overclocking. 550watts are more then enough.

CPU cooler is optional since i5-8400 already comes with one. I wont say it's very good or quiet but it's definitely enough to keep the chip cooled. Paying extra 60 for it is not worth it IMO but up to you.

HDD has the same performance just get the cheapest. SSD performance in game has no difference in real world. You won't be able to tell so just get a decent one will do.

 

[FlipGor]

Woah serious? I was thinking of using ID's cooler when I build my rig a couple of weeks ago. But I end up going with NZXT x62 instead...

its not that bad la, one of my personal rig and two friends's rig are using id cooling 120 and 240 AIO. its solid for the price but dont expect it to last forever lo, out of the 3 AIO, 2 failed(one leak, one pump spoil) after 3 years so you get what you paid for lo. But from what i understand even the branded AIOs (nzxt etc.) all hard to last more than a few years.

 

[mib500]

if you not intend to overclock no point of getting Z board and chipset.. just go normal cpu or try amd new chipset if in tight budget

 

[jnashville]

Ts choosing 8600k so I believe he wants to overclock.

Anyway certain games definitely benefit from overclocking. Games like csgo, overwatch, pubg.

No need save and scrim so much la.

 

[Lycanista]

Ts choosing 8600k so I believe he wants to overclock.

Anyway certain games definitely benefit from overclocking. Games like csgo, overwatch, pubg.

No need save and scrim so much la.

I think TS mentioned that he's not planning to overclock.

Can probably get i5 8400 and a good B360 motherboard to save some money.

 

[-Synchronicity-]

Problem is a decent b360 and a decent z370 not alot of difference in price. I rather have the ability to have mce (which actually affects performance) and better resale value.

 

[joven90]

Everything up to 2.5k should be fine

i personally think you should assemble yourself. quite fulfilling to do it by yourself.

and also, if budget tight, can drop to 2400mhz instead of 3000 for your ram.

 

[joven90]

Saw at dell website, this model is in promotion right now with 500 discount !

I bought the Dell R7, Added in 8GB ram to bump it to 16GB, an additional 256GB SSD, upgraded to watercooled chasis with 2 years onsite warranty
Alienware Shadowcat (Aurora R7) Desktop specs below

Yeah, i built all my past PCs with the mad prices for GPUs and RAM, it would cost about the same as prebuilt ones, minus all the headaches from troubleshooting hardware and installing the softwares. Also, i do not have the time these days.

$2130, 12 months IPP

Aurora R7 Base 1
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 8400 (6-Core, 9MB Cache, up to 4GHz with Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology)
460W APFC PSU Liquid Cooled Chassis 1370-ADUB 16GB Dual Channel DDR4 at 2666MHz (2X8GB) 256GB M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive 1
1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage) 1
Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD) 1
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5 1Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1 1
Alienware USB Optical Mouse 1Alienware Standard USB 2.0 Keyboard (English) 1
Windows 10 Home (64bit) English 1
##Yr1 Premium Support: Onsite Service 1
2Yr Premium Support:Onsite Service W/Accidental Damage 1
2Yr Premium Support: (7x24) Technical Support & Assistance 1
Premium Support: Onsite Service 1