Gaming PC recommendations needed

[HumongousLips]

Budget max $2k.
Need OS.
SSD is a must have. I prefer AMD Graphic cards.
I do not need assembly.

Side note: Anybody got any frameless monitor recommendation?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Alternative X]

List down all games and programs that you want to use with the rig.

 

[HumongousLips]

List down all games and programs that you want to use with the rig.

I will just want a R9 290x to be inside. No specific games that I will want it to run currently. But BF4 on ultra will be a good gauge.

Budget over a bit nevermind.

 

[Jian19]

1.8k

i5-4590 + Gigabyte h97m d3h ~ $390
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $100
Plextor m6s 256gb ssd ~ $185
Wd blue 1tb ~ $68
Sapphire 290x tri-x 4gb ~ $695
Superflower leadex gold 650w ~ $149
Lg dvd rom ~ $2
Fractal design arc midi r2 ~ $130
Win 8.1 64 oem ~ $120

$1858 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount ~

 

[HumongousLips]

Thats a nice case u recommended. thanks.

Just a question. 650W Power Supply is enough? Because to my understanding power supply tend to degrade overtime and will be unable to sustain the power needed by the graphic card overtime.

 

[Jian19]

It's a solid psu ~ should not be a issue since u not overclocking

Can always consider the 750w option if u wan to be on the safe side since ur budget allows

 

[shadow84]

Thats a nice case u recommended. thanks.

Just a question. 650W Power Supply is enough? Because to my understanding power supply tend to degrade overtime and will be unable to sustain the power needed by the graphic card overtime.

More than enough. The degrading will occur for the components instead of wattage provided being lesser n lesser. Even if so, 650w is morr than enough.

Didnt know sapphire 290x also gt promo? But u can conside powercolour 290x pcs+ at $688. 3 yrs warranty as compared to sapphire, and slightly cheaper of coz.

 

[Jian19]

Btw I recommend the tri-x becos of their aggressive cooler, downside is only 2 year warranty ~

 

[shadow84]

Btw I recommend the tri-x becos of their aggressive cooler, downside is only 2 year warranty ~

The pcs+ cooler also nt bad, comparable to giga WF.

 

[HumongousLips]

My sapphire served me well for 2 years. I think i will just continue to go with the sapphire tri-x.
Maybe i'll got with the 750W. Thanks guys.

 

[SKinny86]

Budget max $2k.
Need OS.
SSD is a must have. I prefer AMD Graphic cards.
I do not need assembly.

Side note: Anybody got any frameless monitor recommendation?

Thanks in advance.

Frameless? Dell is the way to go! Take a look at the U2414H

 

[royfrosty]

Hmmmm...

2k i would recommend a premium 290x instead.

MSI B85 G43 Gaming + i5-4460 ~ $384
Gskills Ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $115
WD Blue 1tb ~ $67
Crucial mx100 256gb ~ $152
MSI r9 290x 4gb Tri Frozr Lightning Edition ~ $899 (Corbell Promo)
Seasonic G650 650w 80+ Gold Semi Modular PSU ~ $139
Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 ~ $129
LG DVD Drive ~ $21
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM ~ $115
Dell U2414H 23.8inch eIPS Panel ~ $340

Total ~ $2361 inclusive Monitor. Buy at tradepac. DIY

290x Lightning, highly overclocked out of the box. With its 500w TDP heatsink design + the famous Tri Frozr cooler to cool the card down.

 

[ZawLee]

A warning though, game load temp can be near 90 deg especially in bf4, if you play in a room no aircon.

 

[royfrosty]

It will never hit 90 on a lightning card.

Not unless you do higher overclock on top of the high overclock settings out of the box.