Comment on mid tier specs pls...

[chanjw]

Hi All,

I have not been following the hardware scene for quite some time. not sure my "eyesight" still good or not. please give your comments and better recommendations for the below specifications.

Budget: 1.4K
Usage: Basic photo editing(40%), gaming (20%), movies(20%), surfing(10%), MS office(10%).

CPU : i5 4690
Mobo : Asrock B85M Pro 4
RAM : G.Skill DDR3-1600MHz 8GB (2X4GB)
Graphics : Gigabyte R9 270X 4GB
HDD : WD Blue 1TB
PSU :Superflower 550W Full Modular Power Supply
Casing : Corasir Carbide 300R
DVD-R : Any $24 OEM...

Note: Not going to go for SSD as it would likely push out of budget.

Please recommend a monitor to go with the specifications. Just wondering, those Scythes Gentle Typhoon case fans still available @ PC Themes?

TIA

 

[zystttt]

def rec ssd. <$130 extra fir 250gb 850 evo in exchange for lots of improvement. will consider it pretty mandatory.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Hi All,

I have not been following the hardware scene for quite some time. not sure my "eyesight" still good or not. please give your comments and better recommendations for the below specifications.

Budget: 1.4K
Usage: Basic photo editing(40%), gaming (20%), movies(20%), surfing(10%), MS office(10%).

CPU : i5 4690
Mobo : Asrock B85M Pro 4
RAM : G.Skill DDR3-1600MHz 8GB (2X4GB)
Graphics : Gigabyte R9 270X 4GB
HDD : WD Blue 1TB
PSU :Superflower 550W Full Modular Power Supply
Casing : Corasir Carbide 300R
DVD-R : Any $24 OEM...

Note: Not going to go for SSD as it would likely push out of budget.

Please recommend a monitor to go with the specifications. Just wondering, those Scythes Gentle Typhoon case fans still available @ PC Themes?

TIA

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4590 + ASRock B85M Pro4 @ $351
RAM: Crucial DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB X2 @ $122
GPU: Zotac GTX 760 2GB OC @ $248
SSD: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB @ $149 (COMEX 2015)
Free Mouse!
HDD: Western Digital Purple 3TB @ $161
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
PSU: FSP Aurum S 500W [80 Plus Gold] @ $89
CASE: Sharkoon T28 @ $73
2x USB 2.0 and 2x USB 3.0 ports may be essential for multiple external storage connections.

Total: $1214

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-18. Haggle for discounts!

 

[alienaire]

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4590 + ASRock B85M Pro4 @ $351
RAM: Crucial DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB X2 @ $122
GPU: Zotac GTX 760 2GB OC @ $248
SSD: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB @ $149 (COMEX 2015)
Free Mouse!
HDD: Western Digital Purple 3TB @ $161
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
PSU: FSP Aurum S 500W [80 Plus Gold] @ $89
CASE: Sharkoon T28 @ $73
2x USB 2.0 and 2x USB 3.0 ports may be essential for multiple external storage connections.

Total: $1214

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-18. Haggle for discounts!

instead of the zotac gtx 760, get the palit 960 2gb from lazada @ 299. purchase it before 9th september to get metal gear solid phantom pain game code, sell that off (for at least $50) and you've got yourself a better and cheaper gpu price can be further lowered with shopback and discount codes!

 

[chanjw]

Hi Gents and Ladies (if any),

how about monitor? I am trying to keep all under $1.4K budget.

Can ignore keyboard and mouse.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

instead of the zotac gtx 760, get the palit 960 2gb from lazada @ 299. purchase it before 9th september to get metal gear solid phantom pain game code, sell that off (for at least $50) and you've got yourself a better and cheaper gpu price can be further lowered with shopback and discount codes!

GTX 960 only comes with 128-bit memory bus width, which limit the GPGPU processing significantly for large files.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Hi Gents and Ladies (if any),

how about monitor? I am trying to keep all under $1.4K budget.

Can ignore keyboard and mouse.

Dell S2316H 23" 1080p 60Hz W-LED [AH-IPS] @ $199*** (COMEX 2015)

***Wait for price drop which most likely should occur