Gaming computer.

[littlejoel]

Hi guys. What parts would you recommend for budget $2000-$2500. Must contain a reference gtx 780 card and a fractal midi r2

 

[littlejoel]

Os needed. No need monitor.

 

[royfrosty]

For reference design there is only 2 brands iirc for the gtx780. Only palit and asus has it atm and the price gap is kind of huge.

Asus $989
Palit $848

$141 difference.

And we need more info like what would you probably do with this 2.5k rig?

 

[nippp0n]

CPU & Mobo: i5-4570 & Asrock H87M Pro4 @ $368
Ram: Kingston 1600mhz value ram 2x4GB @ ~$84
ODD: Samsung DVD RW @ $22
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB @ $80
SSD: Plextor M5P 256GB @ $289
GPU: Asus GTX 780 @ $960
Case: Fractal Midi R2 @ ~$159
PSU: FSP Platinum 650W @ $142
OS: Windows 7 Home 64bit OEM @ ~$115

Total: $2219
Buy and build at Tradepac.

 

[foo9883]

For reference design there is only 2 brands iirc for the gtx780. Only palit and asus has it atm and the price gap is kind of huge.

Asus $989
Palit $848

$141 difference.

And we need more info like what would you probably do with this 2.5k rig?

Asus 3 years, Palit I think 2 years? I rather get Asus.

 

[royfrosty]

Asus 3 years, Palit I think 2 years? I rather get Asus.

To me yes its between 2 or 3 years. But if you are like me every 1year change things I will just get the palit variant. And most likely the GPU by then can eol or obsolete. So my take is still 2 years change a graphic card.

 

[foo9883]

To me yes its between 2 or 3 years. But if you are like me every 1year change things I will just get the palit variant. And most likely the GPU by then can eol or obsolete. So my take is still 2 years change a graphic card.

I guess its up to the individual upgrade cycle. I personally upgrade my GPU only after I'm 2~3 generations behind.