Buying a DIY Rig tmr !

[Starville]

Budget 1.4k ~

Mainly for gaming only and also able to play BF4 with no lag.

No need kb/mouse/os/

Will be using Seasonic m12ll 620W

Was thinking of haswell i5k or i7K
Graphic card GTX 7xx if possible

Please advise thanks alot!

 

[nippp0n]

Planning to overclock? And you need monitor?

 

[sglords]

I5 4430 + ASROCK B85M-PRO4 @ $363
KINGSTON 1600MHZ DDR3 @ $82
POWERCOLOR 7970 3GB OC @ 519
PLEXTOR M5S 128GB @ $139
HITACHI 1TB @ $89
SAMSUNG 24X DVD-RW SATA @ $25
SHARKOON T28 + SEASONIC M12II 620W 80+ BRNZ @ 195

T: $1412
price reference PCT

 

[LesterQ]

I5 4430 + ASROCK B85M-PRO4 @ $363
KINGSTON 1600MHZ DDR3 @ $82
POWERCOLOR 7970 3GB OC @ 519
PLEXTOR M5S @ $139
HITACHI 1TB @ $89
SAMSUNG 24X DVD-RW SATA @ $25
SHARKOON T28 + SEASONIC M12II 620W 80+ BRNZ @ 195

T: $1412
price reference PCT

Cut the gpu to 7950 and get a 1 TB HDD , if you need the space.

Because BF3 already 10gb plus.

 

[Starville]

Planning to overclock? And you need monitor?

Hi, yes planning to overclock and i don't need a monitor

 

[Starville]

I5 4430 + ASROCK B85M-PRO4 @ $363
KINGSTON 1600MHZ DDR3 @ $82
POWERCOLOR 7970 3GB OC @ 519
PLEXTOR M5S 128GB @ $139
HITACHI 1TB @ $89
SAMSUNG 24X DVD-RW SATA @ $25
SHARKOON T28 + SEASONIC M12II 620W 80+ BRNZ @ 195

T: $1412
price reference PCT

Thanks for the reference! forget to inform that i already have the seasonic power supply in hand..

Is it advise to go for 7970 or gtx 7xx ?

 

[LesterQ]

Thanks for the reference! forget to inform that i already have the seasonic power supply in hand..

Is it advise to go for 7970 or gtx 7xx ?

Depends on the game you play.

https://www.google.com.sg/webhp?sou...p.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48572450,d.bmk&biw=996&bih=862

 

[Starville]

Depends on the game you play.

https://www.google.com.sg/webhp?sou...p.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48572450,d.bmk&biw=996&bih=862

Thanks for your prompt reply lester!

 

[LesterQ]

I trolling the forums this days. haha
Welcome.

Sharing is scarce in the world we live today.

 

[shadow84]

what can i type in google to find a range of GPU, in terms of performance, temp and noise, for nvidia and amd?? like GTX 780> GTX 770> GTX 680> GTX670, etc...

 

[eriolmoon2008]

what can i type in google to find a range of GPU, in terms of performance, temp and noise, for nvidia and amd?? like GTX 780> GTX 770> GTX 680> GTX670, etc...

Different GFx serve for different purposes. Some GFx is inferior but is more money value.

For me i always tend to type XXXGfx benchmark and than narrow down the card and search for their individual review.

 

[shadow84]

Different GFx serve for different purposes. Some GFx is inferior but is more money value.

For me i always tend to type XXXGfx benchmark and than narrow down the card and search for their individual review.

im interested and researching on gtx 770.. im only looking mostly on temp/noise/power levels.. coz for the games, i dun turn on AA, so i would presume that i can set everything high and it will run smoothly on 1080p..

but im comparing the difference between 760 and 770.. dunnoe if it is worth the price difference for whatever % performance difference.

 

[LesterQ]

If I'm not wrong don't turn on a a. Then don't need 770.. Amd 7950 or gtx 760. Depending if you buy locally or online.

 

[Andread]

im interested and researching on gtx 770.. im only looking mostly on temp/noise/power levels.. coz for the games, i dun turn on AA, so i would presume that i can set everything high and it will run smoothly on 1080p..

but im comparing the difference between 760 and 770.. dunnoe if it is worth the price difference for whatever % performance difference.

regarding 760 and 770, i'd say get the 770. because the performance difference is quite substantial in reviews, really worth it. the power draw difference during idle is almost the same between the 2, only during load 770 is higher but unless you game 24hrs every day, the difference is negligible.

if you're looking at low temp and noise what matters more is the vendor, pick MSI, Asus, and maybe Gigabyte windforce non-ref coolers for that, there might be other better recommendations but this is only from my experience. My GPU (view on the right) is dead silent while gaming even when speakers are off. I OC it and monitor the temps with AB all the while and it's constantly low in temps.

hope it helps

 

[ordway]

It goes somewhat like this:

760 -> 760ti and 670 (Same card, nearly identical specs, but of course better to get the 760ti since newer) -> 680 -> 770 -> 780

 

[enenyi]

It goes somewhat like this:

760 -> 760ti and 670 (Same card, nearly identical specs, but of course better to get the 760ti since newer) -> 680 -> 770 -> 780

There is no 760ti, bro. Wad u r referring to is actually the newly released 760.

 

[shadow84]

im leaning towards the gtx 770... more future-proof... at least 3 years frm now, i am still able to plae latest games, at most in med-high settings..

 

[LesterQ]

There is no 760ti, bro. Wad u r referring to is actually the newly released 760.

Think he meant 660ti

im leaning towards the gtx 770... more future-proof... at least 3 years frm now, i am still able to plae latest games, at most in med-high settings..

3 years in the computer world is veryveryveryvery long.... Personally i go for what i need now. Save the extra for next time upgrade because technology is just moving to fast to try and future proof.

 

[shadow84]

Think he meant 660ti



3 years in the computer world is veryveryveryvery long.... Personally i go for what i need now. Save the extra for next time upgrade because technology is just moving to fast to try and future proof.

i dun wan to upgrade every 1-2 years.... prefer it to last around 3 years den change..

 

[LesterQ]

Good luck! haha
Enjoy whatever you will be buying then