[help needed ] building a new rig! 1.5k

[Shadowpocket]

Hey guys! I need help with building a new rig however I'm not too sure for the parts.

Basically I need to get a gaming rig and 2 monitors, one main one (24") and one side one(a cheap one will do). I do not need to buy keyboard, mouse, speakers etc etc

Type of games, like Dota 2,COD, BF4.

I really hope I can get a mid-high end gaming rig with my budget, 1.5k.

For the casing I was wondering if you guys could list afew compatible casing for the rig because I wanna find a cool looking case. ( a case that's good for air flow plus good looking) ^^

Thank you very much for your time and effort and I appreciate it!^^

Cheers!

 

[hengheng220]

1.5k with monitors? if thats so then might be quite hard...

 

[Jian19]

i5-4460 + Asrock h81m hds ~ $305
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $100
Plextor m6s 128gb ssd ~ $104
Wd blue 1tb ~ $68
Powercolor 280 ~ $335
Lg dvd rom ~ $21
Fsp aurum s 500w ~ $89
Sharkoon bd28 ~ $73
Win7 64 oem ~ $115
Dell s2340l ~ $198

$1408 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount. If not sure how to DIY can bring to gs shop ask him help u assemble @ a fee. Left $100 just go Hwz bazaar source a 2nd hand 20-22" monitor ~

 

[Shadowpocket]

Is there any other type of GPU i can use?

 

[Jian19]

Leadtek or Zotac gtx760

1.5k with 2 monitor and OS wan to squeeze in high tier gfx is just impossible ~

 

[Shadowpocket]

For the motherboard can i use B85M-HDS Asrock?

 

[royfrosty]

Spend wisely on gpu. Dont just spend more on mobo which does not yield any performance value to you.

Gpu like wise if you have a bit more budget, 280x would be a good card to handle your games at ultra. 280 and 760 will be on high settings.

 

[Shadowpocket]

Spend wisely on gpu. Dont just spend more on mobo which does not yield any performance value to you.

Gpu like wise if you have a bit more budget, 280x would be a good card to handle your games at ultra. 280 and 760 will be on high settings.

but can Asrock h81m hds support R9 280? i dont see any pci 3.0 in H81m Hds~ sorry i'm still new to this.

 

[royfrosty]

PCI 2.0 can still support most modern GPU in market now. The bandwidth provided by it is sufficient for it.

 

[Shadowpocket]

hey~ is it possible or compatible to build this set? with these items?
i5-4460 + MSI B85G -Gaming ~ $383
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $100
Plextor m6s 128gb ssd ~ $104
Wd blue 1tb ~ $68
Powercolor 280x ~ $408
Lg dvd rom ~ $21
Fsp aurum s 500w ~ $89
Sharkoon bd28 ~ $73
Win7 64 oem ~ $115
Dell s2340l ~ $198

 

[Alternative X]

hey~ is it possible or compatible to build this set? with these items?
i5-4460 + MSI B85G -Gaming ~ $383
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $100
Plextor m6s 128gb ssd ~ $104
Wd blue 1tb ~ $68
Powercolor 280x ~ $408
Lg dvd rom ~ $21
Fsp aurum s 500w ~ $89
Sharkoon bd28 ~ $73
Win7 64 oem ~ $115
Dell s2340l ~ $198

Upsize that Aurum to a Aurum 600W as the R9 280X uses a relatively high amount of power at full load. Other than that, the build is fine.

 

[leo0o0]

Can consider the Palit GTX 970 4GB JetStream @ $478 via Lazada after their Monday MasterCard promo?

 

[Shadowpocket]

ok thank you !! ^^

 

[Shadowpocket]

I forgot I need to add a wireless card. Which is compatible and what do you recommend?
I understand is not a good choice to play with wireless but the location of my cpu does not have a LAN port.

 

[shadow84]

I forgot I need to add a wireless card. Which is compatible and what do you recommend?
I understand is not a good choice to play with wireless but the location of my cpu does not have a LAN port.

You sure ur mobo dun have LAN port? U know how it looks like?

If u cant run wired, den get those decent tplink adaptors at $3x odd.

 

[Shadowpocket]

You sure ur mobo dun have LAN port? U know how it looks like?

If u cant run wired, den get those decent tplink adaptors at $3x odd.

Ya that's what I mean I can't wire a lan cable. Alright thanks

 

[shadow84]

Ya that's what I mean I can't wire a lan cable. Alright thanks

Do take note of your router as well. If it does not support AC, then getting an AC wireless adaptor is useless. If your router supports wireless-N up to 300mbps, then getting a 450mbps adaptor is also useless. Although thats in theory nia, but you get my drift.