Help with diy cpu

ILivingLegend

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hi people i want to build a diy gaming cpu but i have no idea what to get as i am not good with computer stuff can anyone help me out? my budget is $2k. Thank you
 

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I assume u need everything

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Or u can also pm fortran, tell him ur budget and he customize for u

Both option includes delivery and assemble for u
 

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Ya i will need everything. Just not sure which shop is reliable...plus nowdays they have all these liquid cooling sysyem and etc not sure what that is.
 

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Not overclocking no need water cooling etc...can use wad I recommend as a reference

U can always go either pctheme or mynextcom or gs shop to buy ur stuff

If u lazy go SLS can pm fortran ~
 

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SLS? I not lazy just dont have any knowledge on how to diy have been getting those pre made from best denki and courts then i heard from ppl diy cheaper and better :(
 

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Then I think it might be good to pm fortran lol....or buy from mynextcom ~

Wad sort of game u playing ?
 

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I will have a look lor..because alot of ppl tell me sim lim alot of scammer so must ask for advise before buying. I play d3, gw2 lor but my friend ask me to play arma 3 and i doubt my current laptip which is 3 years old can play
 

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Arma 3 is pretty demanding

Jio ur fren play dayz standalone :p
 

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usually is they jio me one haha, i actually want to buy asus g30 but i see peoeple say till like very useless lol
 

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usually is they jio me one haha, i actually want to buy asus g30 but i see peoeple say till like very useless lol

Get a proper gaming rig lor, around 1.5k can get a pretty good one Liao...

Monitor, keyboard n mouse not included ~
 

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everyone say dont buy those pre build one leh, plus there is so many brand (for example graphic got geforce and radeon so say radeon better then geforce but to me from young i always hear geforce better so will say geforce better even if radeon is better then geforce lol.
 

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Depend on ur budget ~ both camp got their good and bad on diff price point..

Anyway the casing I recommend click wrong should be fractal design arc midi r2 :s34:
 

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2k settle with a more powerful gpu.

Msi b85m g43 + i5 - 4570 ~ $ 347
Gskills ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $ 110
Wd blue 1tb ~ $ 77
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $ 128
Gigabyte r9 290 4gb windforce ~ $ 630
Superflower hx600 600w 80 + gold efficiency ~ $ 109
Fractal design arc midi ~ $ 129
Samsung odd ~ $ 21
Windows 8.1 oem ~ $ 125
Dell s2340l 23inch ips gloss panel ~ $ 215
Logitech g100s combo ~ $ 42
Creative sbs a230 ~ $ 35

Total ~ $ 1968 buy at tradepac. Diy.
 

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usually for this case buying a branded gaming com will be better. if not later parts spoil he dunno how to RMA also...
 

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My build emphasises on build quality, performance and holistic gaming experience - visually, acoustically and touch.

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-3470 + ASRock B75M-DGS @ $292
RAM: Crucial DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB X2 @ $90
GPU: PowerColor R9-290 4GB @ $540
SSD: Plextor M5S 256GB @ $230
Double the fun with 2x capacity of other competing builds.
SSD is your next gen storage medium for OS and game installations for ultra-fast system responsiveness and application loading times.

HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $76
Nowadays relegated for general media archival.
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
PSU: Super Flower Golden Green HX-500 [80 Plus Gold] @ $88
CASE: Fractal Design Core 3000 [USB 3.0] @ $99
Top quality, heavyweight, classy chassis.
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit [OEM] @ $115
DSP: Dell UltraSharp U2312HM 23" LED [e-IPS] @ $248
Raving review everywhere, offering rich colour reproduction and wide viewing angle. In addition it offers pivotal orientation usually found on high-end monitors as well as USB hub. Comes with 5 years warranty.
SPK: Logitech Z323 [2.1] @ $49 (t258jgn)
Same price as lower-end brother Z313.
KB: Rosewill RK-9000 [Mechanical] @ $99 (Cybermind)
Premium type of keyboard offering typing experience notch above your common cheapo-rubber-dome based ones.
MS: Logitech G400 [Optical] @ $49 (Fuwell)
Try your best to find this.

Total: $1996

Assembly + Delivery: $30

Buy + Build from Fortran (Ivan) after price-match against SLS stores and 3rd-party resellers.
Widely popular and highly reputable among local forums.
 
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