Help building a new Computer (~$1000-1500)

[phyrexians]

Hi Everyone,

Hope to get some help for building a new computer Will gladly appreciate the extra effort if a shop and price is included otherwise I think I will likely default to TradePac.

Have a budget of $1000-1500.

- Unsure of Mobo
- At least Intel i5 . Intel only.
-Mid-range GPU (DoTa, D3, GTA) but with the price, I assume can run high on most game. NVIDIA only.
- SSD (256GB) (already have an existing HDD)
- At least 8GB RAM
- Unsure of PSU
- Unsure of Casing

Budget EXCLUDES the following parts for now
- Monitor
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- OS
- DVD-ROM

Think I have listed all the parts here.

I will add the price and shop into the components when I search from the digital price list tomorrow after my exam -.-"

In the meantime, here's an advance thank you for anyone helping in adding the price/shops

 

[Jian19]

i5-4570 + Msi b85m g43 ~ $347
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $90
Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $155 (amazon) or Plextor m5s 128gb ssd ~ $130
Zotac gtx750 ti ~ $205
Fsp aurum s 500w ~ $89
Fractal design arc mini r2 ~ $120

$1006 buy and diy @ tradepac ask for discount. Can bring to gs shop ask him help u assemble @ a fee if u duno how to.

if u wan better gfx can consider Leadtek gtx760 oc @ $345

 

[royfrosty]

1.7k everything in

MSI B85M G43 + i5-4570 ~ $347
Gskills Ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit blue ~ $113
Crucial m500 240gb ~ $155 (Amazon)
Powercolor r9 270 2gb ~ $260
Seasonic G550 550w 80+ Gold Semi Modular ~ $105
Corsair Obsidian 350D ~ $139
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM ~ $110
Dell S2340L 23inch eIPS Panel ~ $219
CM QuickFire TK Red/Brown/Blue switches mechanical keyboard ~ $139 (Cybermind)
Razer Naga 2014 Edition ~ $119 (Cybermind)

Total ~ $1727. Buy at tradepac unless stated. DIY

Upgrade options:

MSI R9 280X 3gb Twin Frozr OR Sapphire r9 280x 3gb VapourX TriX ~ + $215
Dell U2414H 23.8inch eIPS panel ~ + $150

I recommend the Razer Naga series mouse since you are playing Dota2/D3. With this mouse you have plenty buttons on your left side that allows you to trigger any skills faster. Imagine playing D3 with just 1 hand lol.

 

[phyrexians]

Thanks guys.

For the SSD - Crucial m500 240gb ~ $155 (Amazon), I found that Transcend sells at a comparable price but is from a local store so there's a 3 years warranty.

Any recommendation on which one to get? Do let me know why (like performance, durability etc...) if possible so I can let the others know as well

 

[royfrosty]

Go for crucial instead. More reliable and better performance.