Gaming rig 1.5K budget

[wanhidayat]

As title stated
Just the CPU including OS and nothing else
Intended to play games at 1080p
Don't mind cosmetics but pure performance
Know nuts about DIY building
I'm quite an audiophile, do i necessary need a standalone soundcard ? Is there any motherboard that can provide good power output for high end headphones?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

 

[Jian19]

i5-4460 + Msi b85m g43 ~ $335
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $100
Crucial mx100 256gb ssd ~ $155
Wd blue 1tb ~ $67
Msi gtx970 armor edition ~ $499
Lg dvd rom ~ $21
Superflower hx 600 ~ $108
CM n200 ~ $55
Win8.1 64 oem ~ $125

$1465 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount. If u not sure how to DIY can bring to Nigel shop ask him help u assemble @ a fee. Left some budget for a entry sound card if u need it.

 

[Advancraft]

Alternative build.

CPU: Asrock H81M-HDS + i5 4460 ~ $320
RAM: G.Skill PC 12800/1600MHZ DDR3 CL11 Value Ram (8GB) ~ $98
GPU: Sapphire R9 280 3GB Dual-X ~ $285 ~ get from Lazada
SSD: Plextor M6S 128GB ~ $99
HDD: Toshiba 1TB 7200Rpm ~ $69
DVD-RW: LG 24X Dvd-Rw Sata OEM ~ $25
PSU: Superflower Hx 600M Gold Modular ~ $109
Case: Deepcool Tesseract ~ $65
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium ~ $125

Total ~ $1,195

Get the parts from PC Themes in SLS except for the GPU.
GPU get from Lazada on Monday to get 10% off.
The remaining budget can be used for your audio needs.

DIY the rig yourself or ask PC Themes to fix it up for you at a nominal fee

 

[shadow84]

Alternative build.

CPU: Msi B85-G41 Pc Mate + i5 4460 ~ $357
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws-X 1600Mhz ( 4GBx2pcs ) Cl9 ~ $115
GPU: Zotac Gtx 970 4GB Twin Fan ~ $469 ~ get from Lazada
SSD: Plextor M6S 128GB ~ $99
HDD: Toshiba 1TB 7200Rpm ~ $69
DVD-RW: LG 24X Dvd-Rw Sata OEM ~ $25
PSU: Superflower Hx 600M Gold Modular ~ $109
Case: Corsair 200R ~ $85
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium ~ $125

Total ~ $1,453

Get the parts from PC Themes in SLS except for the GPU.
GPU get from Lazada on Monday to get 10% off.
The remaining budget can be used for your audio needs.

DIY the rig yourself or ask PC Themes to fix it up for you at a nominal fee

Ur recommended rig has lower capacity for ssd, basic ver of mobo but still cost almost the same as what jian19 recommended. A bit bo hua.

 

[Advancraft]

Ur recommended rig has lower capacity for ssd, basic ver of mobo but still cost almost the same as what jian19 recommended. A bit bo hua.

edited the parts to make it cheaper liao.

This build better? lol

 

[shadow84]

edited the parts to make it cheaper liao.

This build better? lol

Not saying must be cheaper, but jian19's recommendation gives better value. In his rig, can get 256gb ssd whereas urs only 128gb.

But, up to TS to decide.

 

[Advancraft]

Not saying must be cheaper, but jian19's recommendation gives better value. In his rig, can get 256gb ssd whereas urs only 128gb.

But, up to TS to decide.

Lols. ahh.. icic. depends on TS see how much he wanna invest in his audio equipment bah. cheaper build can give him more budget for audio lol