[DIY] 2.5k

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MSI Z97S SLI KRAIT EDITION i5 4690K $553
WESTERN.D 2TB BLACK 64MB SATA3 $185
SAMSUNG 850 PRO 128GB SSD $170
MSI GTX 970 4GB Gaming O.C $579
SF LEADEX 1000w PLAT F.MOD $299
phanteks ENTHOO LUXE BLACK $229
ASUS 24X DVD-RW SATA OEM $26
G.SKILL RIPJAWS-X 1600MHZ ( 4GBx2pcs ) CL9 $115
CORSAIR H110 CPU COOLER $159
windows 8.1 64bit $133
Total $2448

Help my friend ask, budget 2.5K Intend to OC + SLi
For playing GTA V, Battlefield 4 + HL, and more

 

[royfrosty]

MSI Z97S SLI PLUS + i5-4690k ~ $471
GSKills Ripjaws 1866mhz 2x4gb Kit Red RAM ~ $119
WD Purple 2tb AV ~ $124
Samsung EVO 850 256gb ~ $161.50 (after using MOBILE20 for $20 discount from lazada APP)
MSI GTX970 4gb Armor Edition x2 ~ $865 (after using Citibank Mastercard 15% off, separate the purchase to enjoy more than $100 off)
Superflower Leadex 850w 80+ Gold Fully Modular PSU + Fractal Design R5 Chassis ~ $308 (after using MOBILE50 for $50 discount from lazada APP)
LG DVD Drive ~ $21
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM ~ $115
NEW Corsair H100i GTX Cooler ~ $165

Total ~ $2349.50. Buy at tradepac unless stated DIY.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

MSI Z97S SLI PLUS + i5-4690k ~ $471
GSKills Ripjaws 1866mhz 2x4gb Kit Red RAM ~ $119
WD Purple 2tb AV ~ $124
Samsung EVO 850 256gb ~ $161.50 (after using MOBILE20 for $20 discount from lazada APP)
MSI GTX970 4gb Armor Edition x2 ~ $865 (after using Citibank Mastercard 15% off, separate the purchase to enjoy more than $100 off)
Superflower Leadex 850w 80+ Gold Fully Modular PSU + Fractal Design R5 Chassis ~ $308 (after using MOBILE50 for $50 discount from lazada APP)
LG DVD Drive ~ $21
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM ~ $115
NEW Corsair H100i GTX Cooler ~ $165

Total ~ $2349.50. Buy at tradepac unless stated DIY.

GTX 970 SLI ok meh?

 

[royfrosty]

Depends loh, see if he really wanna go 1440p. If so i will push for 2x 290x instead but i dont encourage using the Sapphire TriX.

SLI should not affect the performance for 1080p only. Not unless his friend wanna go for 1440p.

On another thing is, if really need to buy 2x 980, the price will come up to 1 titanX.

Which is Tradepac selling at $1629.

 

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MSI Z97S SLI PLUS + i5-4690k ~ $471
GSKills Ripjaws 1866mhz 2x4gb Kit Red RAM ~ $119
WD Purple 2tb AV ~ $124
Samsung EVO 850 256gb ~ $161.50 (after using MOBILE20 for $20 discount from lazada APP)
MSI GTX970 4gb Armor Edition x2 ~ $865 (after using Citibank Mastercard 15% off, separate the purchase to enjoy more than $100 off)
Superflower Leadex 850w 80+ Gold Fully Modular PSU + Fractal Design R5 Chassis ~ $308 (after using MOBILE50 for $50 discount from lazada APP)
LG DVD Drive ~ $21
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM ~ $115
NEW Corsair H100i GTX Cooler ~ $165

Total ~ $2349.50. Buy at tradepac unless stated DIY.

1)Why WD purple? Wasn't it for Surveillance ?
2)Wasn't the SSD pro better? He use it for OS only
3)Any reason why use this GPU?
4) 850w is enough for Sli?

 

[royfrosty]

1)Why WD purple? Wasn't it for Surveillance ?
2)Wasn't the SSD pro better? He use it for OS only
3)Any reason why use this GPU?
4) 850w is enough for Sli?

1. Doesnt mean its for surveillance you cant use it for your own PC. It spots about the same speed as Black. But you must understand that you wont need a WD Black as you already have an SSD. Adding WD Black is just adding cost blindly as most of the things in the HDD are either movies or some pics.

2. Pro is better of cause no doubt about it. But can your eyes see the split seconds difference? SSDs are generally very fast. The difference between the EVO and the PRO does not justify the price/performance ratio. Pay more for that split sec.

3. MSI has a very thin profile card cooler. And among all the brands, MSI have emerged to be one of the coolest card out there to offer. You can pay a bit more for the GTX970 Gaming edition. Its even thinner and even cooler. Its good for SLI profiles as it offers just 1.5 slots worth. And the temps you will love it.

The Armor edition is something different. It spots the same PCB as Gaming edition. Just a lower end cooler is implemented. Search around Twin Frozr Club, Clon22 have given some benchmark results and also temp overall results for the both of it. See what you really want.

4. Same repeated question asked. Yes its in fact over powered. You are powering 2 polar bear friendly cards and does not even take up more than 200w per card. You still have half the maximum wattage to play with overclocking.