Building a computer

[craigston]

Hey guys Im trying to build a gaming desktop with a budget of 1.8k. Any idea or recommendations on what to buy to meet my budget?? Thanks alot

 

[Jian19]

Need OS ? Monitor ? Wad games u intend to play ?

 

[RyuOrKen]

Yea TS, u haf to give more details b4 any help can be rendered.

 

[craigston]

Hmmm a windows 7 os would be good enough cause i somehow feel window 8 quite problematic haha. Games like battlefield 4, Metro last night, titan fall at max graphics. Monitor is fine

 

[craigston]

Is there any suggestions on what to look for motherboard, graphics card and processor?

For graphics card im thinking of Gforce or Radeon. Processor would be i5 or i7.

 

[Jian19]

Graphic card only left 2 camp

1.6k

i5-4570 + Asrock b85 killer ~ $357
G.skill Ripjaws 8gb kit ~ $110
Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $189
Wd blue 1tb ~ $74
Msi 280x gaming ~ $470
Seasonic g550 ~ $108
Samsung oem drive ~ $21
Fractal design arc midi r2 ~ $130
Win7 64 oem ~ $110

$1569 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount. Can bring to gs shop ask him help u assemble @ a fee if u not sure how to DIY.

 

[craigston]

Alright thx alot dude. Will check up on all this stuffs u mention

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Hmmm a windows 7 os would be good enough cause i somehow feel window 8 quite problematic haha. Games like battlefield 4, Metro last night, titan fall at max graphics. Monitor is fine

What monitor are you using then?

And do you need WiFi?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

What monitor are you using then?

And do you need WiFi?

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4440 + ASRock B85 Fatal1ty Killer @ $345
RAM: G.Skill RipJaws-X DDR3-1866 CL9 8GB Dual Channel Kit [Red] @ $115
GPU: PowerColor R9-290 4GB PCS+ @ $618
SSD: Crucial M500 240GB @ $175 (t258jgn)
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $72
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
PSU: FSP Aurum 92+ 550W [80 Plus Platinum] @ $125 (t258jgn)
CASE: Corsair Obsidian 450D @ $165 (t258jgn)
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit [OEM] @ $115

Total: $1751

Optional:
WIFI: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 Plus Bluetooth @ $35 (eBay)
ETC: Mini PCI-E to PCI-E Wireless Card w/ 3 Antennas @ $12 (Amazon)

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-18.

 

[craigston]

Hey really appreciate your help there !!! Im currently still looking at monitors with a width of at least 21 inches. And for the graphics card im looking at the MSI R9 280X Trying to see which graphics card is within my budget but still able to play games at max or almost max grahics haha.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Hey really appreciate your help there !!! Im currently still looking at monitors with a width of at least 21 inches. And for the graphics card im looking at the MSI R9 280X Trying to see which graphics card is within my budget but still able to play games at max or almost max grahics haha.

If you are purchasing monitor out of your $1800 budget, consider these:

Dell S2340L 23" LED [eIPS] @ $219
QNIX Evolution II QX2710 27" LED [PLS] @ $274

 

[shadow84]

If you are purchasing monitor out of your $1800 budget, consider these:

Dell S2340L 23" LED [eIPS] @ $219
QNIX Evolution II QX2710 27" LED [PLS] @ $274

Just to add though, qnix usual price is $379, need wait for sale for prices like $279-299..

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Just to add though, qnix usual price is $379, need wait for sale for prices like $279-299..

Yeah im aware, but price has been dropping for months like no tomorrow...

 

[shadow84]

Yeah im aware, but price has been dropping for months like no tomorrow...

A lot of deals for the mth of Apr...