How to optimise my budget

[Archcake]

Hello forum,

With a budget of $1500, how can i best optimise my specs?

I apologise if this has been posted beforehand..

 

[royfrosty]

What are the things you need?

Monitor?
OS win 7 or 8.1?
Speakers?
Wifi receiver? If so please state your subscribe bandwidth from your ISP
Keyboard & Mouse?

 

[Alternative X]

Name all programs that you wish to use with this rig.

 

[Archcake]

Hey there, this budget is only for the CPU itself, i already have a monitor/mouse/keyboard. I'll be using LAN and already have a copy of windows 8.1 to install.

The programs i'll be using... Mostly gaming, i would be using mid/high graphics options.

Thanks for the replies

 

[royfrosty]

MSI H97 Gaming 3 + i5-4460 ~ $393
GSKills Ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $115
WD Blue 1tb ~ $67
Crucial mx100 256gb ~ $143 (Price after 10% Discount, Buy at lazada.sg using mastercard monday)
MSI GTX970 4gb Amour Edition ~ $499
Superflower Leadex 600w 80+ Gold Semi Modular PSU ~ $98
Fractal Design Arc Midi ~ $113 (Price after 10% Discount, Buy at lazada.sg using mastercard monday)
LG DVD Drive ~ $21

Total ~ $1449. Buy at tradepac unless stated. DIY

Optional upgrade

MSI GTX970 4gb Twin Frozr Gaming ~ additional $56

 

[Archcake]

Thank you, appreciate the help!