[CPU] Help Needed For Gaming CPU

[Jkdada]

Hello folks here I buiying a gaming cpu that can handle dayz,CSgo,smite and gta v easily without any lags nd my budget is $1500-$1600 that includes cpu,monitor,keyboard,mouse please give me some specs and i need some information on who can i contact to build the cpu. Much Thanks

 

[Dr.Vijay]

Wrong forum. Moved to main HWC.

 

[royfrosty]

ASRock H81M HDS + i5-4460 ~ $292
GSKills Ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $115
WD Blue 1tb ~ $71
Crucial mx100 128gb ~ $104
MSI GTX970 4gb Armor Edition ~ $485
Seasonic S12II 520w 80+ Bronze Semi Modular PSU ~ $84
Sharkoon BD28 Blue ~ $74
LG DVD Drive ~ $21
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM ~ $115
Dell S2340L 23inch eIPS Panel ~ $198
Logitech G100S Gaming Combo Keyboard + Mouse ~ $48

Total ~ $1607. Buy at tradepac. DIY

 

[yukita]

tompang to ask....

my nephew's computer start to haywire for a few times already. the symptom is nothing on display. Specs as follow
- Asus 785M (cant exactly remember which model) with AMD x4-640 (stock clock)
- 2x2GB 1333 total 4 GB
- ATI 6850 1GB
- 500 GB WD Blue
- Cooler master 460W real power psu

Steps i tried:
- unplug everything, plug in one stick ram and try to use onboard graphic card. no display. with cpu and gpu fan running.
- clear cmos by jumper, also by unplug battery, no use.
- test the ram and graphic card on another pc no issue. so i suspect either motherboard and processor.
- when im about to give up and put everything together, it miraculously can boot up but this happen a few times already, when it cannot boot, i need to try this and that to make it work.

so im thinking to replace it with either one of these options. budget and stability is the most important, as i cannot go and troubleshoot for my nephew everytime

A. GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H + i5 4460 $348
B. ASROCK B85 KILLER + i5 4460 $329
C. ASROCK H81M-DGS + i5 4460 $292
D. GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H + i3 4130 $257
E. ASROCK B85 KILLER + i3 4130 $253
F. ASROCK H81M-DGS + i3 4130 $201

reason B85 is so that can reuse existing ram and add additional 2x4GB or 1x8GB.

my questions are:
1. Is it really necessary for i5 4460 compared to i3 4130? usage is purely gaming those first person shooter.
2. will the 6850 bottle neck with i3?
3. personally i prefer Gigabyte due to good experience with it. i know its heng suay things. but is Asrock low end ok to begin with? or i should get Gigabyte since price difference is around $50?

 

[Goodshot]

1. I3 4130 is quite powerful for ur game already, but overall if budget enough of cus I5 would be better.
2 . 6850 wouldn't bottleneck ur I3 , infact I tried 7970 ghz with I3 runs perfect
3 . For low end mobo I find Asus most stable ( in my opinion)

 

[Gattberserk]

1. I3 4130 is quite powerful for ur game already, but overall if budget enough of cus I5 would be better.
2 . 6850 wouldn't bottleneck ur I3 , infact I tried 7970 ghz with I3 runs perfect
3 . For low end mobo I find Asus most stable ( in my opinion)

Once DX 12 games start coming in... The situation maybe difference...


You may need a very good CPU to generate good FPS.


But that might be another 1 or 2 years later with window 10.

 

[Goodshot]

When u have $1600 budget confirm go I5 . I bought I3 because when I only have $700 budget

 

[yukita]

is this the rma place for asrock motherboard?
Contact Us - AsView Technology Pte Ltd

 

[yukita]

1. I3 4130 is quite powerful for ur game already, but overall if budget enough of cus I5 would be better.
2 . 6850 wouldn't bottleneck ur I3 , infact I tried 7970 ghz with I3 runs perfect
3 . For low end mobo I find Asus most stable ( in my opinion)

1. im on budget so i think i would go for i3 ba.... i maybe wrong since i dont play game (fps or such), but i think if got extra $, i guess better to get higher end gfx.

2. thats great.

3. another reason why i prefer gigabyte is that rma place is at commonwealth, nearer to my place as i stay west.

but i still think B85 Killer is a good buy ... what you guys think?

 

[royfrosty]

That is if you can find a B85 board.

FYI, most B85 boards are already taken off shelfs. Some shop still may have.

Popular models such as B85 Killer all those wont have.

 

[yukita]

That is if you can find a B85 board.

FYI, most B85 boards are already taken off shelfs. Some shop still may have.

Popular models such as B85 Killer all those wont have.

wah... B85 is old model?

 

[yukita]

how about GA-H81M-DS2 or S2PV?

 

[royfrosty]

H81 still have some models left.

B85 most of it taken off. Ever since H97 Z97 came into the scene, the H87 and B85 all start to take off.

Cause B85 pricing so close to H97.

 

[yukita]

H81 still have some models left.

B85 most of it taken off. Ever since H97 Z97 came into the scene, the H87 and B85 all start to take off.

Cause B85 pricing so close to H97.

i notice you mention tradepac price need to top up 30 if just buy motherboard + processor (not whole desktop)... is that true?

 

[royfrosty]

i notice you mention tradepac price need to top up 30 if just buy motherboard + processor (not whole desktop)... is that true?

Yes. If you are just buying the board and cpu then head to pc themes.

There is msi b85 g43 gaming board.

 

[idmanotic]

tompang to ask....

my nephew's computer start to haywire for a few times already. the symptom is nothing on display. Specs as follow
- Asus 785M (cant exactly remember which model) with AMD x4-640 (stock clock)
- 2x2GB 1333 total 4 GB
- ATI 6850 1GB
- 500 GB WD Blue
- Cooler master 460W real power psu

Steps i tried:
- unplug everything, plug in one stick ram and try to use onboard graphic card. no display. with cpu and gpu fan running.
- clear cmos by jumper, also by unplug battery, no use.
- test the ram and graphic card on another pc no issue. so i suspect either motherboard and processor.
- when im about to give up and put everything together, it miraculously can boot up but this happen a few times already, when it cannot boot, i need to try this and that to make it work.

so im thinking to replace it with either one of these options. budget and stability is the most important, as i cannot go and troubleshoot for my nephew everytime

A. GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H + i5 4460 $348
B. ASROCK B85 KILLER + i5 4460 $329
C. ASROCK H81M-DGS + i5 4460 $292
D. GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H + i3 4130 $257
E. ASROCK B85 KILLER + i3 4130 $253
F. ASROCK H81M-DGS + i3 4130 $201

reason B85 is so that can reuse existing ram and add additional 2x4GB or 1x8GB.

my questions are:
1. Is it really necessary for i5 4460 compared to i3 4130? usage is purely gaming those first person shooter.
2. will the 6850 bottle neck with i3?
3. personally i prefer Gigabyte due to good experience with it. i know its heng suay things. but is Asrock low end ok to begin with? or i should get Gigabyte since price difference is around $50?

Change your PSU as well.

 

[yukita]

Yes. If you are just buying the board and cpu then head to pc themes.

There is msi b85 g43 gaming board.

but even with 30 top up, seems tradepac still cheaper leh compared to pcthemes.

 

[yukita]

Change your PSU as well.

im on budget, i think psu still got warranty. so maybe keep it first , will do some cleaning later on.