Gaming Rig Recommendation Budget - $3000

[wanhidayat]

As title stated i'm looking to build a gaming rig system with a 3k budget inclusive of monitor , OS , Mouse , Keyboard and speaker. Any help will be greatly appreciated! ( Getting hyped for ESO)

 

[Hailgod]

I think you just need an upgrade of graphics card actually. No real reason to overhaul your rig.

 

[wanhidayat]

I think you just need an upgrade of graphics card actually. No real reason to overhaul your rig.

I no longer have the rig shown on the right lol

Actually i ordered the ASUS G750JH on impulse last week and bound to get it next week and then i thought i could get better performance for the money i've paid for the laptop if i bought a desktop instead. So i planned when the gaming notebook reaches me i'll sell it as brand new and get myself a dyi desktop instead.

 

[wanhidayat]

Bump for assistance

 

[GeForce]

Bump for assistance

can try my setup. off ur budget though. can downgrade mobo and GPU a little.. maybe maximus vi hero and GTX 770.

 

[royfrosty]

3k go for 1440p le.

Msi z87 g45 gaming + i5 4670k ~ $499
Gskills ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $115
WD blue 1tb ~ $76
Crucial m500 240gb ~ $149 (amazon)
Gigabyte r9 290 4gb 3x windforce ~ $635 x2 ~ $1270 (with 2 copies of bf4)
Corsair Rm850 850w 80+ gold modular psu ~ $199
Fractal design arc midi ~ $129
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit oem ~ $115
Thermaltake performance water 3.0 cooler ~ $105
Qnix q2710 evolution ii 27inch PLS panel ~ $319 (qoo10)
Logitech g100s keyboard mouse gaming combo ~ $48 (cybermind)

Total ~ $3045. Buy at tradepac. Diy

Can sell the bf4 to fund for your speakers.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

My build tackles on overall gaming experience, focusing on quality for every single component.

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4440 + ASRock Fatal1ty H87 Performance @ $367
RAM: G.Skill RipJaws-X DDR3-1600 CL9 8GB Dual Channel Kit [Red] @ $113
GPU: PowerColor R9-290 3GB PCS+ @ $600
SSD: Crucial M500 240GB X2 [RAID 0] @ $420 (t258jgn)
HDD: Western Digital Green 3TB @ $149
ODD: Lite-On 24X CD/DVD Writer [Retail] @ $24
PSU: Super Flower Golden Green 600W [80 Plus Gold] @ $108
CASE: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 @ $139
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit [OEM] @ $115
DSP: Qnix Evolution II QX2710 27" LED [PLS] @ $319 (qoo10)
SPK: HiVi Swans M50w [2.1] @ $319 (Cybermind)
KB: Filco Majestouch 2 [Mechanical] @ $179
MS: Logitech G500s Gaming Mouse [Laser] @ $89
PAD: Razer Goliathus Extended @ $50 (Cybermind)

Total: $2991

Buy others and Build from Tradepac, #05-18.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

This one is for gaming at 96+Hz:

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4670K + ASRock B85 Fatal1ty Killer @ $407
Crossfire performance will be penalised by 10% on B85 motherboard in X16 + X4 mode.
RAM: G.Skill RipJaws-X DDR3-1600 CL9 8GB Dual Channel Kit [Red] @ $113
GPU: PowerColor R9-290 3GB PCS+ X2 [Crossfire] @ $1200
SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB @ $199
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $76
ODD: Lite-On 24X CD/DVD Writer [Retail] @ $24
PSU: Cooler Master V850 [80 Plus Gold] @ $218
Seasonic made, highly-rated on jonnyguru. 7 years warranty over price-competing 5 year warranty Corsair RM series.
CASE: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 @ $139
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit [OEM] @ $115
DSP: Qnix Evolution II QX2710 27" LED [PLS] @ $319 (qoo10)
SPK: HiVi Swans M10 [2.1] @ $109 (Cybermind)
PHP: Cooler Master Storm Devastator @ $69
PAD: Razer Goliathus Omega @ $20 (Cybermind)

Total: $3008

Buy others and Build from Tradepac, #05-18.

 

[aaaflyer]

This one is for gaming at 96+Hz:

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4670K + ASRock B85 Fatal1ty Killer @ $407
Crossfire performance will be penalised by 10% on B85 motherboard in X16 + X4 mode.
RAM: G.Skill RipJaws-X DDR3-1600 CL9 8GB Dual Channel Kit [Red] @ $113
GPU: PowerColor R9-290 3GB PCS+ X2 [Crossfire] @ $1200
SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB @ $199
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $76
ODD: Lite-On 24X CD/DVD Writer [Retail] @ $24
PSU: Cooler Master V850 [80 Plus Gold] @ $218
Seasonic made, highly-rated on jonnyguru. 7 years warranty over price-competing 5 year warranty Corsair RM series.
CASE: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 @ $139
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit [OEM] @ $115
DSP: Qnix Evolution II QX2710 27" LED [PLS] @ $319 (qoo10)
SPK: HiVi Swans M10 [2.1] @ $109 (Cybermind)
PHP: Cooler Master Storm Devastator @ $69
PAD: Razer Goliathus Omega @ $20 (Cybermind)

Total: $3008

Buy others and Build from Tradepac, #05-18.

Or can get 3570k with asrock z77 extreme4 @444 for no penalty for xfire.

 

[royfrosty]

x4 really penalise by the performance.

Did tried on the last slot lol. The performance on x4 is almost slower by 15-20% depending on the games.

And i doubt it is suitable for 96hz 1440p. Cause i did that and it failed terribly and could not go above 9Xfps. Not unless with mid high settings.

 

[royfrosty]

Nvm see what TS really wants.

TS do you wanna game on 1080p with 120hz?

OR

Do you wanna game on 1440p with 96/110hz?

 

[wanhidayat]

I think 1080p for me is enough
Hoping that i could play games at 60fps stable for atleast another 3-4 yrs

Thanks alot for the recommendation!

 

[aaaflyer]

Nvm see what TS really wants.

TS do you wanna game on 1080p with 120hz?

OR

Do you wanna game on 1440p with 96/110hz?

@roy since we are at it, just wanna check with you are the shops still selling 3570k?

 

[shadow84]

I think 1080p for me is enough
Hoping that i could play games at 60fps stable for atleast another 3-4 yrs

Thanks alot for the recommendation!

Meaning you aiming for 1080p @ 60hz?

 

[wanhidayat]

Meaning you aiming for 1080p @ 60hz?

Yup i think

 

[shadow84]

Then a 280x would be more than enough. Wanna future proof a bit for upcoming games, 290 is the max.

780 also can, but due to price diff, not worth.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Yup i think

Then this should suffice.

My build tackles on overall gaming experience, focusing on quality for every single component.

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4440 + ASRock Fatal1ty H87 Performance @ $367
RAM: G.Skill RipJaws-X DDR3-1600 CL9 8GB Dual Channel Kit [Red] @ $113
GPU: PowerColor R9-290 3GB PCS+ @ $600
SSD: Crucial M500 240GB X2 [RAID 0] @ $420 (t258jgn)
HDD: Western Digital Green 3TB @ $149
ODD: Lite-On 24X CD/DVD Writer [Retail] @ $24
PSU: Super Flower Golden Green 600W [80 Plus Gold] @ $108
CASE: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 @ $139
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit [OEM] @ $115
DSP: Qnix Evolution II QX2710 27" LED [PLS] @ $319 (qoo10)
SPK: HiVi Swans M50w [2.1] @ $319 (Cybermind)
KB: Filco Majestouch 2 [Mechanical] @ $179
MS: Logitech G500s Gaming Mouse [Laser] @ $89
PAD: Razer Goliathus Extended @ $50 (Cybermind)

Total: $2991

Buy others and Build from Tradepac, #05-18.

 

[Jian19]

 

[royfrosty]

If just 1080p at 60hz

Msi b85 g43 gaming + i5-4570 ~ $384
Gskills ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $115
Wd blue 1tb ~ $76
Crucial m500 240gb ~ $149 (amazon)
Msi r9 290 4gb twin frozr ~ $669 (bf4 included)
Seasonic g650 650w 80+ gold modular psu ~ $135
Fractal design r4 ~ $159
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit oem ~ $115
Dell u2414hm 23.8inch eIPS panel ~ $369 (pcthemes) <---- new 2014 edition
Razer naga red ~ $119 (cybermind)
Cooler master quickfire TK ~ $139 (cybermind)
Swans m10 2.1 speakers ~ $109 (pc themes)

Total ~ $2559. Buy at traeepac unless stated. Diy

 

[Hailgod]

Crucial m500 now at $120 usd leh.