Core i5-4460 + Asrock B85M-HDS (347)
Kingston 8GB DDR3-1600 ValueRAM (99)
Sapphire R9 280 3GB DDR5 Dual-X (285) (lazada.com)
WD Blue 1TB hard disk (72)
LG 24X DVD-RW SATA OEM (25)
Seasonic S12 II 620W power supply (99)
Bitfenix Neos (65)
Total Cost: $996
Unless otherwise stated, buy at PC Themes, #04-15, and ask for discounts. DIY yourself. If you can't into DIY, get PC Themes to assemble for you for a fee.
Comments:
1) In my opinion, for the price that you are paying, the B85M-HDS is seriously not very cost effective as the B85M-HDS has far lesser features than other B85 M-ATX boards (the amount of features on the board effectively makes it a more expensive version of the H81M-HDS) and a little top-up will allow you to get a motherboard with far more features than the B85M-HDS.
Suggested alternatives: (prices are the cost of mobo + i5-4460 combo)
MSI B85-G41 PC Mate (357)
Asrock B85 Pro 4 (364)
MSI B85M-G43 (365)
2) Got Mastercard? Buy the Sapphire R9 280 Dual-X at lazada.com on a Monday and get a 10% discount when you use a Mastercard to pay. Do note that discounts are capped at $50 per transaction.
3) If you have got money to spare, consider getting a Zotac GTX 970 4GB Twin Fan for $509 at lazada.com (Before applying the Mastercard discount) and be able to enjoy your games at max settings when compared to high settings with the R9 280 in COD and Battlefield.
4) Consider getting the Superflower HX 600 for $109 and get yourself a 80+ Gold efficiency PSU when compared to the 80+ Bronze efficiency of the Seasonic S12II 620W PSU.
5) Consider getting a SSD as having a SSD as the OS drive will help reduce boot up times and if games are installed into the SSD, you can enjoy reduced loading times when gaming. Consider the Plextor M6S 128GB for $99 or the Crucial MX100 256GB for $159 from lazada.com (Before applying the Mastercard discount).
6) No OS? A copy of Windows 7 Home Premium will cost you $125.
