Decent gaming rig advice pls?

[Skuyle]

Hi guys, need some advice on building a new rig cos i think my ol one is gonna go some time soon.

M trying to keep the budget below 1.7k, inclusive of all stuff e.g. monitor, mobo, gpu, ram, psu, OS, etc.. except keyboard n mouse.

Gonna use it for some gaming like Diablo3, hopefully it can handle BF4 n i wanna add a 2nd monitor in the future.

M a noob at hardware but i do prefer using nvidia altho alot of laojiao prefer AMD R9 280x for more value?

anyways, heres the selected parts

MSI b85m-g43 i5 4570 $384
MSI gtx 760 +seasonic m12II 650 $513
gskill value 1600mhz 2x4gb $104
samsung evo 840 120gb ssd $149
wd 3.5" 1tb blue $85
fractal design define mini $122
MS windows 8 $149
dell 23" 2340 $235
liteon internal dvd $24

total $1765

personally i do prefer the asus vanguard b85 n wanna pair it with asus gtx760, slightly more ex but ive been using asus for like 7-8yrs wif no problems.

also was wondering if any better choices for monitor like dell 2312hm or AOC more value?

any comments and advice appreciated, thanks!

btw, prices n parts i got from mynextcom, any folks that dealt wif them gt further discount via online or phone?
from what i've read the service is good n reliable.

 

[Skuyle]

bump.

any seniors can help?

 

[Jian19]

Looks good to go ~

 

[boygenius]

Skuyle, mybe u can get the Dell 23" 2312HM from tradepac... I recently bought mine from them @$245 with very minimal bargaining... nt sure hw low I could have gone of I put in more effort.. $10 more for ultrasharp =)

 

[Skuyle]

comparing this set up with the below 3, which one gives more bang for the buck?

Processor: Intel i5-4670 3.4Ghz
Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 Gaming
RAM: Avexir 1600C9 2X4GB
SSD: Plextor M5P 128GB
HDD: Seagate 1TB
GPU: MSI HD7970 3GB TF OC
ODD: Asus 24X DVD-RW
PSU: Corsair CX600M
Casing: Coolermaster N400
$1250

Processor: Intel i5-4670 3.4Ghz
Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 Gaming
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1600C9
SSD: SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB
HDD: Seagate 1TB
GPU: MSI HD7870 2GB OC X2 CF
ODD: Asus 24X DVD-RW
PSU: Corsair TX850M
Casing: Coolermaster Storm Scout II
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212X
$1400

Processor: Intel i5-4670 3.4Ghz
Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 Gaming
RAM: Avexir 1600C9 2X4GB
SSD: Plextor M5P 128GB
HDD: Seagate 1TB
GPU: MSI 7970 Lightning 3GB
ODD: Asus 24X DVD-RW
PSU: Corsair CX600M
Casing: Coolermaster N400
$1280

bundles/parts list n prices from ithorlick
seems like really good feedback in forum with regards to service n value.

 

[Skuyle]

Skuyle, mybe u can get the Dell 23" 2312HM from tradepac... I recently bought mine from them @$245 with very minimal bargaining... nt sure hw low I could have gone of I put in more effort.. $10 more for ultrasharp =)

yea, was looking at 2312hm as well, but kinda confused cos some places offer 3yrs n some 5yrs for the guarantee.

no real preference to matt of gloss, was actually looking at the AOC i2757FH @ $395, lotsa good feedback in the forums on it as well.

any seniors cn help with the guarantee issue?

 

[Jian19]

U might as well pm fortran ~ lagi best ~

 

[Jian19]

Ultrasharp should be 5 years warranty I think ~ go shop ask lor

 

[shadow84]

You gonna do RAID with H87? If not, drop to B85...

And for 7970, it is expensive as compared to r9 280/280x. And since both are the same, best is to get the r9 280x.

 

[Skuyle]

thanks for the comments and advice guys, m still looking ard for a better deal before committing

 

[royfrosty]

Among all if you want bang for bucks build i would recommend something like this.

MSI B85M G43 + i5-4570 ~ $356
ADATA 8gb 1600mhz ~ $85
WD Blue 1tb ~ $78
Plextor M5S 128gb ~ $139 (convergent promo)
Gigabyte R928X OC 3gb 3x Windforce ~ $425 (bizgram)
Superflower HX600 600w ~ $109 (mynextcom)
Sharkoon T28 ~ $87
Samsung ODD ~ $21

Total $1300

 

[Skuyle]

Among all if you want bang for bucks build i would recommend something like this.

MSI B85M G43 + i5-4570 ~ $356
ADATA 8gb 1600mhz ~ $85
WD Blue 1tb ~ $78
Plextor M5S 128gb ~ $139 (convergent promo)
Gigabyte R928X OC 3gb 3x Windforce ~ $425 (bizgram)
Superflower HX600 600w ~ $109 (mynextcom)
Sharkoon T28 ~ $87
Samsung ODD ~ $21

Total $1300

Thanks for the advice!
Btw, can this setup support 2xmonitors or a gtx760 is enough?