Building a budget gaming rig

[Malevolent00]

Hello guys!

Would like to get some recommendations on what parts to get.

Budget: 700~800

Games that I play are Dota 2, Fifa 14, Path Of Exile, Left 4 Dead 2.


OS is not needed! Hoping to squeeze in SSD if possible too.

Thanks!

 

[royfrosty]

Hello guys!

Would like to get some recommendations on what parts to get.

Budget: 700~800

Games that I play are Dota 2, Fifa 14, Path Of Exile, Left 4 Dead 2.


OS is not needed! Hoping to squeeze in SSD if possible too.

Thanks!

Your games arent demanding.

$800

Asrock H81M DGS + G3220 ~ $140
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz ~ $89
WD Blue 500gb ~ $62
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $128
Powercolor r9 270 2gb ~ $245
CM311 chassis + FSP Hexa 500w 80+ ~ $105
Samsung ODD ~ $21

Total ~ $790. Buy at tradepac. DIY.

 

[Malevolent00]

Your games arent demanding.

$800

Asrock H81M DGS + G3220 ~ $140
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz ~ $89
WD Blue 500gb ~ $62
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $128
Powercolor r9 270 2gb ~ $245
CM311 chassis + FSP Hexa 500w 80+ ~ $105
Samsung ODD ~ $21

Total ~ $790. Buy at tradepac. DIY.

Thanks for recommending!

If I were to sacrifice SSD for a better mobo.

Which mobo would you suggest?

 

[shadow84]

A better mobo wun really help much in ur gaming, but if u insist, msi b85m g43 will do.

Best is to still include a ssd in ur rig.

 

[royfrosty]

Thanks for recommending!

If I were to sacrifice SSD for a better mobo.

Which mobo would you suggest?

If you sacrifice the SSD i wouldnt go for a better mobo but a better CPU. Probably

A better mobo does not give you any form of performance value. An i3 would be a better choice. Take advantage of the 2cores and 2 hyper thread.

Up the HDD to 1tb additional $14 more

Probably this setup will be fine

Asrock H81M DGS + i3-4130 ~ $213
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz ~ $89
WD Blue 1tb ~ $76
MSI R9 270X 2gb Twin Frozr + FSP Raider 80+ Silver ~ $319
CM311 chassis ~ $51
Samsung ODD ~ $21

Total ~ $769. Buy at tradepac. DIY

 

[MoneyFace =p]

CPU+MB: Intel Pentium G2130 + ASRock B75M-DGS @ $145
RAM: ADATA Premier DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB @ $85
GPU: PowerColor R9-270 2GB @ $245
SSD: Crucial M500 240GB @ $215
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
CASE+PSU: In Win BK644 + Powerman IP-P300BN7-2 300W SFX [80 Plus] @ $89

Total: $800

Buy and Build from Tradepac, #05-18.

 

[royfrosty]

CPU+MB: Intel Pentium G2130 + ASRock B75M-DGS @ $145
RAM: ADATA Premier DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB @ $85
GPU: PowerColor R9-270 2GB @ $245
SSD: Crucial M500 240GB @ $215
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
CASE+PSU: In Win BK644 + Powerman IP-P300BN7-2 300W SFX [80 Plus] @ $89

Total: $800

Buy and Build from Tradepac, #05-18.

Bro you forget your HDD but you add in a larger ssd?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Bro you forget your HDD but you add in a larger ssd?

I purposely took out HDD cos i'm trying to focus on the gaming aspect of this PC.

 

[Malevolent00]

Decided to up my budget to $1k, after referring to other threads, I came out with some parts, please advise if it fits the $1k budget, or any changes that I should follow. Haha.

CPU - i3-4130
MOBO - Asrock H81M-DGS
GPU - PowerColor R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 OC
PSU - FSP RAIDER 550W
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz 8GB(2x4GB)
SSD - Plextor M5 Pro 128GB SSD Sata3
HDD - WD 1TB SATA 6GB/s, 16MB Cache, 7200RPM (Caviar Blue)
DVD - Samsung Internal 24x DvD+-RW
CASE - Sharkoon T28 Blue


Probably going down sls to buy soon!

 

[MoneyFace =p]

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4440 + ASRock H81M-HDS @ $298
RAM: ADATA Premier DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB @ $85
GPU: PowerColor R9-270 2GB @ $245
SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB @ $115
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $76
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
PSU: FSP Aurum S 500W [80 Plus Gold] @ $85
CASE: Sharkoon T28 [Blue] @ $78

Total: $1003

Optional:
SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB @ $199
Forego HDD for double the capacity!

Buy and Build from Tradepac, #05-18.

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[Malevolent00]

I went down to SLS today, this was quoted to me.

Mobo + CPU: Asrock H81-DGS + i5-4440
Ram: Kingston PC3 1600 8GB
GPU: Powercolor R9 270GB
SSD: Kingston V300 240GB
PSU: FSP Hexa 500W
Case: Sharkoon T28
ODD: Samsung 24x OEM

Total: $1020 (tradepac)


Went to bestbuy to see if any better deals, this was quoted to me.

Mobo + CPU: Asrock H81M-DGS + i5-4440
GPU: Powercolor R9 270 2GB
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB
SSD: Sandisk 256GB
PSU: FSP Hexa 500W
Case: Sharoon VS3
ODD: Samsung 24x OEM

Total : $980 (bestbuy)


Please advise if I should purchase the items suggested to me by the shops.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

I went down to SLS today, this was quoted to me.

Mobo + CPU: Asrock H81-DGS + i5-4440
Ram: Kingston PC3 1600 8GB
GPU: Powercolor R9 270GB
SSD: Kingston V300 240GB
PSU: FSP Hexa 500W
Case: Sharkoon T28
ODD: Samsung 24x OEM

Total: $1020 (tradepac)

Mobo + CPU: Asrock H81-DGS + i5-4440 @ $295 Please get H81M-HDS for additional USB 3.0 header for just $3 more.
Ram: Kingston PC3 1600 8GB @ $93
GPU: Powercolor R9 270GB @ $245
SSD: Kingston V300 240GB @ $199
PSU: FSP Hexa 500W @ $58
Case: Sharkoon T28 @ $78
ODD: Samsung 24x OEM @ $21

REAL Total: $989 (tradepac)

So the above pricing is BS.

Went to bestbuy to see if any better deals, this was quoted to me.

Mobo + CPU: Asrock H81M-DGS + i5-4440
GPU: Powercolor R9 270 2GB
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB , <- Expensive
SSD: Sandisk 256GB <- Expensive
PSU: FSP Hexa 500W
Case: Sharoon VS3
ODD: Samsung 24x OEM

Total : $980 (bestbuy)

Build isn't ideal..

Please advise if I should purchase the items suggested to me by the shops.

This has been reiterated frequently throughout forum history. Never trust whatever shops say. That's why we are here to assist.

 

[royfrosty]

Mobo + CPU: Asrock H81-DGS + i5-4440 @ $295 Please get H81M-HDS for additional USB 3.0 header for just $3 more.
Ram: Kingston PC3 1600 8GB @ $93
GPU: Powercolor R9 270GB @ $245
SSD: Kingston V300 240GB @ $199
PSU: FSP Hexa 500W @ $58
Case: Sharkoon T28 @ $78
ODD: Samsung 24x OEM @ $21

REAL Total: $989 (tradepac)

So the above pricing is BS.


Build isn't ideal..


This has been reiterated frequently throughout forum history. Never trust whatever shops say. That's why we are here to assist.

Bro the tradepac price is ok de. +/- $30 Anything more than that then yes is bullshyt. This is a price range one should get about there. And it is up to individual bargaining skills. With the bargaining skills $30 is very easy to knock TP off.

Always remember. Never ever believe in first quote. There is always a room for bargaining.