DIY PC for 1.2k

[Roughice]

Hi all. I was offered this DIY desktop for 1.2k. Do you all think its worth that price? Would appreciate any help i can get here. Note that its just the CPU, without a screen, keyboard and mouse. Prices are directly from the supplier.

AMD FX8350 (8 Core Processor)
Motherboard ASUS M5A97 EVO 2.0
8GB DDR3 RAM (4GB + 4GB)
7200RPM 2TB HDD
Internal DVD-RW
Powercolor R9 270
750W Power Supply Unit - Modular
Fractal Design Define S

 

[Jian19]

usage ?

$1.2k if u diy

i5-4460 + Asrock h81m hds ~ $338
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $80
Transcend SSD370 250gb ssd ~ $99* (Lazada with discount)
Wd blue 1tb ~ $75
Sapphire 380 4gb ~ $365
Superflower leadex 550w ~ $129
Fractal Design Arc midi R2 ~ $139

Optional : Win8 64 oem ~ $35 (g2a)

$1225 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount.

 

[royfrosty]

1.2k far better system.

ASRock H81M HDS + i5-4460 ~ $297
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz Value Ram ~ $67
WD Blue 1tb ~ $69
Transcend SSD370 250gb ssd ~ $99 (lazada after discount)
MSI GTX970 4gb OC Armor Edition ~ $485
Seasonic G550 550w 80+ Gold Semi Modular PSU ~ $115
Sharkoon BD28 ~ $74


Total ~ $1205 Buy at tradepac. DIY

 

[Goodshot]

1.2k for a amd +R7 290 set ? Totally no worth man , u can get intel I5 with gtx 970 already . That guy trying to rip u off

 

[Roughice]

1.2k for a amd +R7 290 set ? Totally no worth man , u can get intel I5 with gtx 970 already . That guy trying to rip u off

Wah seriously ah? 1.2k can get gtx 970 already?

 

[Roughice]

Any more suggestions?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

1.2k far better system.

ASRock H81M HDS + i5-4460 ~ $297
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz Value Ram ~ $67
WD Blue 1tb ~ $69
Transcend SSD370 250gb ssd ~ $99 (lazada after discount)
MSI GTX970 4gb OC Armor Edition ~ $485
Seasonic G550 550w 80+ Gold Semi Modular PSU ~ $115
Sharkoon BD28 ~ $74


Total ~ $1205 Buy at tradepac. DIY

This is already best bang for buck for quality for balance liao.

 

[kaixax555]

Wah seriously ah? 1.2k can get gtx 970 already?

Yes GTX970 isn't very expensive and with Lazada discounts, you can get these with 1.2k budget

 

[suavegamer30]

If it's 8 core processor, then it's worth paying for it....