Help on building budget gaming pc

[zencube3]

Hi all I would like some help and advice on building a budget gaming pc.

My budget is around $1k. Ok to exceed abit.

I am new to to building my own pc and would be really grateful if you all can give advice on the components I need(full rig). Preferably a set up that I can improve on in the future when I have the extra cash

 

[zencube3]

What kind of games do you play?

Mostly steam games. Dota2. CS GO. And a few other mmorpgs

 

[DawnsTear]

Mostly steam games. Dota2. CS GO. And a few other mmorpgs

Budget include Monitor, OS, Wireless ?

 

[bunnypangsai]

include monitor then you can only get an i3 at best. No monitor you can prolly stretch to an i5

 

[zencube3]

include monitor then you can only get an i3 at best. No monitor you can prolly stretch to an i5

No need monitor and wireless. OS windows 10 I guess?

 

[DawnsTear]

[Mobo&Proc] MSI H81M-E35 V2 /w i5-4460 - $353.00
[GPU] Zotac GTX 960 Twin Fan 2048MB - $274.00** (Lazada)
[RAM] Kingston DDR3L 1600Mhz CL11 (8GB*1) - $51.00** (Lazada)
[SSD] Zotac Premium 240GB - $92.65** (Lazada)
[HDD] Toshiba 1TB/64MB - $65.00
[PSU] FSP Hexa 550W 80+ - $58.65** (Lazada)
[Case] Coolermaster N200 - $61.00

[OS] Windows 7/8 Professional 64bit OEM - $30.00 (Reddit)

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Do ur own calculation, cos i'm lazy.. for more saving
e.g
GPU + SSD - 68
RAM + PSU - 28

 

[zencube3]

Thanks for the recommendation! I saw you gave the same setup in another post but the case recommended is different. Is there a reason for that?

 

[wlalala]

Dota2 and CSGO are not GPU intensive games, I think a low end GPU like GTX960 2GB will do nicely.

GTX960 is considered low end?

 

[dragonewt]

the same setup in another post but the case recommended is different. Is there a reason for that?

Coolermaster N200 size up to M-ATX
that other thread the guy want ATX chassis.

BTW, (hijack) genuine question. Can ask why recommend MSI H81M-E35 V2 instead of last time the cheaper asrock hds one. Quality difference?

 

[zencube3]

Coolermaster N200 size up to M-ATX
that other thread the guy want ATX　chassis.

Ohhhhhh understood. Thanks man!

 

[DawnsTear]

BTW, (hijack) genuine question. Can ask why recommend MSI H81M-E35 V2 instead of last time the cheaper asrock hds one. Quality difference?

Main diff is got extra 2 USB3 port and additional fan header

 

[zencube3]

Main diff is got extra 2 USB3 port and additional fan header

Oo ok. Do you think this set up will be able to like last me the next 1- 2 years or so? Or am I able to get a slightly better one with a little more topup

 

[Mockingjay]

1k gtx 960 can alr

 

[dragonewt]

Oo ok. Do you think this set up will be able to like last me the next 1- 2 years or so? Or am I able to get a slightly better one with a little more topup

To be honest, very hard to say abt future, but if you aren't picky about graphics settings, i believe can one. the i5 and 960 quite enough for playing games on high now, if dun mind 1-2 years later high become medium .

 

[Goodshot]

gtx 960 consider good already la , not low end . But best for buck should be 970

 

[zencube3]

Main diff is got extra 2 USB3 port and additional fan header

I was looking at the price of the gtx960 on lazada and saw a palit gtx960 Jetstream. It seems to be slightly cheaper. Isit around the same as the zotac?

 

[jarred1223]

I was looking at the price of the gtx960 on lazada and saw a palit gtx960 Jetstream. It seems to be slightly cheaper. Isit around the same as the zotac?

performance between Palit and Zotac GTX960 should be very similar. maybe clock speeds a bit different but it won't make any impact.