Building a gaming rig, need some help!

[solaryzed]

hi, I'd be building my own gaming rig soon, and I'll need some help and advice on what to get though. Totally new on this. My budget is 1.3k, and I play dota 2 all the time. But I'd like to prep my rig for higher quality games like arkham knight. I also watch movies all the time so it'll be great if there's a good sound card. For the chassis, the smaller the better!

Many thanks in advance!

 

[Jian19]

Do u need monitor ? OS ?

 

[CraneDrop]

There's a lot to consider. Whether you want to overclock or not has to be put into your consideration.

Things you will need:
CPU
Motherboard
Ram
Graphic Card
PSU
HDD and/or SSD
OS
CPU Cooler (a must if you want to overclock)
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
Speaker (not if you decide to use monitor's in-built speaker)

 

[Gaiason]

quite standard request....should get response soon...

 

[Goodshot]

Good sound card would be around 239 to 380+ , and u need at least a $500 speakers to feel the diff ba

 

[solaryzed]

Do u need monitor ? OS ?

The budget should include an OS, but excludes monitors and speakers

 

[lenseview]

The budget should include an OS, but excludes monitors and speakers

Speaker price can varies alot. Mix into it with nice speaker mean rig not so good lo.

 

[ongrasp]

OS should be able to use linux for free?

 

[solaryzed]

There's a lot to consider. Whether you want to overclock or not has to be put into your consideration.

Things you will need:
CPU
Motherboard
Ram
Graphic Card
PSU
HDD and/or SSD
OS
CPU Cooler (a must if you want to overclock)
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
Speaker (not if you decide to use monitor's in-built speaker)

Any suggestions on what I should get?

 

[solaryzed]

OS should be able to use linux for free?

Not a fan of Linux hahaha

 

[solaryzed]

Speaker price can varies alot. Mix into it with nice speaker mean rig not so good lo.

Yea, that's why it's outside my budget

 

[monikernemo]

Suggest TS wait for locked Skylake Chip (hypothetically i5 64/500) to come out first? Then get ddr4 since can reuse them for future builds? Should cost around 350~ish

Gpu get a R9 390. If you chance upon second 980s sub 600 then have a go too..

Dont think you need a sound card.

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[WhiteHunter]

There's a lot to consider. Whether you want to overclock or not has to be put into your consideration.

Things you will need:
CPU
Motherboard
Ram
Graphic Card
PSU
HDD and/or SSD
OS
CPU Cooler (a must if you want to overclock)
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
Speaker (not if you decide to use monitor's in-built speaker)

if you dun intend to overlock, do you still need cpu cooler?

 

[solaryzed]

There's a lot to consider. Whether you want to overclock or not has to be put into your consideration.

Things you will need:
CPU
Motherboard
Ram
Graphic Card
PSU
HDD and/or SSD
OS
CPU Cooler (a must if you want to overclock)
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
Speaker (not if you decide to use monitor's in-built speaker)

Any advices on the parts if I'm to build a 1.5k rig, running on SSD, wants to overclock, and also a gpu good enough for current and future games?

 

[solaryzed]

Hi guys. Im new at building a PC but i tried. Sourced out these parts. These are for a 1.5k (+/- $100) gaming rig and wondering if there are any compatibility issues or if there are certain things i can improve on/omit. All these parts are sourced from Fuwell's price catalog that i happen to have at hand. I'm wondering if i can get a cheaper price somewhere else? All advices are greatly appreciated, thank you!

MOBO: Asrock H97 Killer
CPU: i5 4590
CPU Cooler: (Still unsure)
HDD: WD Blue 1TB
RAM: G Skill Ripjaws 1866mhz CL9
GPU: Gigabyte R9 380 G1 Gaming 4GB
CASE: Corsair Graphite Series 230T
PSU: Corsair CX600M Modular 80+ Bronze
DVD: Samsung SH-224 24x DvD+-RW
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

 

[monikernemo]

Hi guys. Im new at building a PC but i tried. Sourced out these parts. These are for a 1.5k (+/- $100) gaming rig and wondering if there are any compatibility issues or if there are certain things i can improve on/omit. All these parts are sourced from Fuwell's price catalog that i happen to have at hand. I'm wondering if i can get a cheaper price somewhere else? All advices are greatly appreciated, thank you!

MOBO: Asrock H97 Killer
CPU: i5 4590
CPU Cooler: (Still unsure)
HDD: WD Blue 1TB
RAM: G Skill Ripjaws 1866mhz CL9
GPU: Gigabyte R9 380 G1 Gaming 4GB
CASE: Corsair Graphite Series 230T
PSU: Corsair CX600M Modular 80+ Bronze
DVD: Samsung SH-224 24x DvD+-RW
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Wait for skylake locked CPUs first?

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[solaryzed]

Wait for skylake locked CPUs first?

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not sure if i will have the budget for it haha. if i do get the skylake, what will be compromising on?

 

[algerr]

Hi guys. Im new at building a PC but i tried. Sourced out these parts. These are for a 1.5k (+/- $100) gaming rig and wondering if there are any compatibility issues or if there are certain things i can improve on/omit. All these parts are sourced from Fuwell's price catalog that i happen to have at hand. I'm wondering if i can get a cheaper price somewhere else? All advices are greatly appreciated, thank you!

MOBO: Asrock H97 Killer
CPU: i5 4590
CPU Cooler: (Still unsure)
HDD: WD Blue 1TB
RAM: G Skill Ripjaws 1866mhz CL9
GPU: Gigabyte R9 380 G1 Gaming 4GB
CASE: Corsair Graphite Series 230T
PSU: Corsair CX600M Modular 80+ Bronze
DVD: Samsung SH-224 24x DvD+-RW
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Hmm.... how about this? Take it with pitch of salt..=)


CPU + MOBO: i5 4460 + Asrock B85M-Pro4 - $373
CPU Cooler: No need - no overclock
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9 (8gb DDR3) - $99
GPU: Sapphire R9 380 Nitro 4GB Dual-X GDDR5 - $365
SOUNDCARD: Creative SB Z Model SB1500 - $149
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD SATA3 - $169
HDD: WD Black 7200rpm - $108
CASING: Corsair Graphite Series 230T - $119
PSU: Seasonic X Series 650W Modular Gold - $169

Total: SGD$1551 from Fuwell


Suggestions aside....

Nowadays, seems that PC upgrades can get obsolete quite fast.. high end specs get outdone within 3yrs or less.... =(

IMHO... overclocking is just to get that extra fps in the game.... for normal surfing, internet uses... overclocking is not necessary..

GPU depends on your choice and budget...

Soundcard is definitely optional as onboard sound also does the same job...
You have good soundcard but shitty speakers is also no point...

I would say having a SSD is definite must-have... be it booting up speed of Win7 or loading of games...

As for HDD - you can go for WD Blue - sufficient for normal usage...

As for PSU - dun save money on it... get as best as you can... of cos not 1200w type... IMHO....600w or more should be more than enough...

Hope it helps...

To get the most information, go this thread - http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...entry-level-systems-part-2-a-3396832-595.html

 

[Goodshot]

Ram no need cosair ba, Kingston $69x2 can lo = save $60
psu $140 already can buy gold + 650w = save $20
Use the $80 buy better gpu like gtx970 . Not saying r9 380 not good it still lose to 970 in performance

 

[monikernemo]

not sure if i will have the budget for it haha. if i do get the skylake, what will be compromising on?

Will be same price as the combo bah.

Anw Skylake more `futureproof' can get DDR4 ram to reuse for future builds

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