[Help] Rig for Gaming

[deadguy]

Need help on choosing parts for gaming rig. Budget 1.5k - 1.6k. Need OS (Windows 8.1) and monitor. Don't need SSD and ODD. Casing, Ill prefer the Corsair 240 unless budget not permitted and GPU will be GTX970.

Games will be mainly ACU, NFS, GTA V, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Modor, The Sims 4.

This is my "list" from reading this forum.

Mobo + CPU: ??? + i5-4460
RAM: ???
GPU: GTX 970 (Palit Jetstream/MSI Armor/ZOTAC)
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB (Others?)
PSU: Cooler Master V550 Semi-Modular (Others?)
Case: Corsair 240 AIRFLOW
OS: WINDOWS 8.1
Monitor: ???

Thanks

 

[royfrosty]

Why would you leave out the SSD? Bought already?

 

[deadguy]

Nope. Need SSD? Cause I don't play online gaming that much only leisure gaming.

 

[royfrosty]

With that budget, better to have an SSD.

It is not just games that you will benefit. There are many benefits towards it.

1. Game loading reduce drastically. Such as Civilization, Diablo 3.... And the list goes on. It helps also for those move to checkpoints and the game does a save for you. Its smooth in transitions over a choppy HDD. Most of the games mentioned will benefit from smooth transition thru checkpoints.

2. Fast boot up of OS and other applications.

3. Overall stability and responsive of the OS.


1.6k with monitor

ASRock H81m hds + i5-4460 ~ $299
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz Value Ram ~ $96
WD Blue 1tb ~ $68
Crucial mx100 256gb ~ $148
Zotac GTX970 4gb Dual Fan + Superflower HX600 600w 80+ Gold Semi Modular PSU ~ $547
Corsair 240 ~ $129
Windows 8.1 OEM ~ $120
Dell S2340L 23inch eIPS Panel ~ $198

Total ~ $1605. Buy at tradepac. DIY

 

[Jian19]

causal gaming get a 280 ba

 

[royfrosty]

causal gaming get a 280 ba

It wont cut his shadow of mordor.

EDIT: unless he wanna play mid settings

 

[ericccc]

gtx970 can fit in air 240?

 

[Jian19]

Zotac gtx970 20cm only

Mitx pun ok