Building a custom desktop.

[Toilet93]

Hello. I'm a computer idiot when it comes to real technical stuffs. My knowledge is only limited to processors, graphic cards and RAM.

My budget is around $1300, including monitor. But excluding peripherals such as mouse and keyboard.

I intend to only use it for gaming. Able to play with high graphics for games like League of Legends, World of Warcraft and latest PC games like Crysis 3 and etc.

If possible, please kindly suggest places that you think it's reputable and reasonable to me. It would be of a great help.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Jian19]

It's a tight budget to be honest, u can go the pctheme or mynextcom to build ur PC ~

For 1.3k ~

i5-3470 + Asrock b75m dgs ~ $320
G.skill 8gb ddr3 ram 1600mhz ~ $94
Wd blue 1tb ~ $85
PC 270x ~ $318
Fsp raider 550w ~ $85
Samsung oem drive ~ $21
Cm n200 ~ $58
Win7 64 oem ~ $120
Lg ip234v ~ $199 (best price shop beside fuwell)

Total ~ $1300 buy @ pctheme or mynextcom and ask for discount + assemble

 

[5ter123]

MSI B85M G43 + i5 4430 - $361
Palit GTX 760 + Thermaltake 630W - $395
WD Blue 1TB - $85
NZXT 210 - $69
Kingston 8GB Value Ram - $96
Win7 64bit - $120
Dell S2240L - $212

Total $1338. Prices are all from PC Themes!

 

[Toilet93]

Okay, if I extend my budget to $1500. I don't need super high-end stuffs, I just need stuffs that has upgrade potential. I heard about someone called F something in HWZ that is pretty famous for the cheap stuffs and good assembly.

He's reputable and good right?

 

[Jian19]

Fortran ~ u can pm him ask for a quote ~ Duno his back problem ok buay

 

[shadow84]

Fortran? He can help u assembly and deliver to ur hse for a fee...

 

[royfrosty]

For 1.3k with budget ssd

Asrock b75m dgs + i5-3350p ~ $271
Kingston value ram 8gb 1600mhz ~ $93
WD blue 1tb ~ $80
Silicon power v60 128gb ~ $125
Palit gtx760 2gb + fsp raider 550w ~ $399
Sharkoon ms140 ~ $52
Windows 7 home premium OEM 64bit ~ $115
Dell s2340L 23inch IPS panel ~ $219

Total $1354 buy at tradepac. DIY ask for discount to meet budget.

 

[Toilet93]

Do you guys think windows 8 is good? And if I have more budget like $1.5k or $1.7k, will it be a big difference from a $1.3k budget desktop?

 

[royfrosty]

Do you guys think windows 8 is good? And if I have more budget like $1.5k or $1.7k, will it be a big difference from a $1.3k budget desktop?

1.5k

MSI b85m g43 + i5-4570 ~ $356
Kingston value ram 8gb 1600mhz ~ $93
WD blue 1tb ~ $80
Plextor m5p 128gb ~ $159
Palit gtx 760 2gb + fsp raider 550w 80+ silver ~ $399
Sharkoon t28 ~ $87
Windows 7 home premium OEM 64 bit ~ $115
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Dell s2340L 23inch IPS panel ~ $219

Total $1529

1.7k

MSI b85m g43 + i5-4570 ~ $356
Kingston hyperX genesis 2x4gb kit 1600mhz ~ $99
WD blue 1tb ~ $80
Plextor m5p 128gb ~ $159
Gigabyte r9 28XOC 3gb 3X windforce ~ $449
Sharkoon t28 + seasonic m12ii 620w bronze 80+ ~ $188
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Window 8 home ~ $120
Dell s2340L 23inch IPS panel ~ $219

Total $1697

Basically the 2nd one comes with better rams, one tier higher gpu with 3 years warranty, higher PSU, and a windows 8.

Win 7 or win 8 is depends on your preference.

 

[Toilet93]

ASUS P8H61M-A + Core i5-3570k $386.
Palit GTX650 Ti Boost 2GB OC $249.
Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHz 2x4GB $124.
Western Digital 500GB Blue 16MB SATA3 $69.
Thermaltake Smart SE 730W 87% Modular $90.
CM HAF912 Combat $99.
Win7 Home Premium OEM $120.

Total cost :$1185.

Is this good?

 

[Jian19]

Not good, no point get a k series CPU since u not overclocking

650ti can only play lastest game on med-high settings

 

[koroshiya8]

Normally i dont recommend PC themes as i tend to be more neutral but i will recommend you to go there after seeing how customer-oriented Yilong is....

Only look for him at PCT.. he will give u good advise.

Another very good option is Fortran.. he help build my PC few years back and he is a very detailed person and even do cable management for you after installing

 

[royfrosty]

ASUS P8H61M-A + Core i5-3570k $386.
Palit GTX650 Ti Boost 2GB OC $249.
Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHz 2x4GB $124.
Western Digital 500GB Blue 16MB SATA3 $69.
Thermaltake Smart SE 730W 87% Modular $90.
CM HAF912 Combat $99.
Win7 Home Premium OEM $120.

Total cost :$1185.

Is this good?

For 1.2k you can do better on specs.

Asrock B75M DGS + i5-3350p ~ $271
Kingston Value Ram 8gb 1600mhz ~ $90
WD Blue 1tb ~ $80
Silicon Power V60 128gb ~ $125
Gigabyte R9 27X 2gb OC ~ $295
Sharkoon T28 + Seasonic m12ii 620w mod ~ $188
Windows 7 Home Premium OEM 64bit ~ $115
Samsung ODD ~ $21 (optional)

Total $1185 buy at tradepac DIY.