Need a pc for dota 2.

[littleprayer7]

Hi, can I have a rig recommendation? Gaming will be just dota 2 on highest settings and smooth gameplay. Thanks!

 

[monikernemo]

Hi, can I have a rig recommendation? Gaming will be just dota 2 on highest settings and smooth gameplay. Thanks!

Budget?

Any requirements (I.e. wifi?) Or using it for other application?

Inclusive of monitor and peripherals?

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[littleprayer7]

Budget?

Any requirements (I.e. wifi?) Or using it for other application?

Inclusive of monitor and peripherals?

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Oops, sorry, my bad for not listing out those.

Budget would be $800, no requirements, no need wifi, not using any other applications.

No need monitors and peripherals. Need OS though.

 

[monikernemo]

Oops, sorry, my bad for not listing out those.

Budget would be $800, no requirements, no need wifi, not using any other applications.

No need monitors and peripherals. Need OS though.

From PC Themes, SLS:
CPU MOBO: MSI H81M-E35 V2 + i3 4130 ~ 249
RAM:KINGSTON PC 12800/1600MHZ DDR3 CL11 VALUE RAM ~ 67
HDD: WESTERN.D 1TB BLUE 64MB SATA3 ~ 77
CASE: C.M N200 USB3.0 MICRO CASE ~61

From Lazada:
GPU: ZOTAC Geforce GTX 750 Ti 2GB GDDR5 ~ 199
PSU: FSP Hexa+ 450W 80+ ~ 59
(wait for discounts for further price cuts, Monday 10% off if using MasterCard and use shopback for further rebates)

From reddit (google Microsoftsoftwareswap):
Windows 8.1 Standard ~ 30

Total: $742


mm alternatively, can change to a more robust PSU..? A FSP Aurum Gold 500W/Superflower Leadex 550W, also can be found on Lazada.

If fine with the PSU selection, can step up your storage game and change the HDD to a SSD (Zotac 240 GB SSD, can buy from Lazada, pricing is superb just have to top up another 40 bucks or so) if you don't need the 1TB of storage space.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Oops, sorry, my bad for not listing out those.

Budget would be $800, no requirements, no need wifi, not using any other applications.

No need monitors and peripherals. Need OS though.

You can even have it small too!

CPU+MB: Intel Core i3-4160 + ASRock H81M-HDS R2.0 @ $237
RAM: Kingston ValueRAM DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB @ $56* (Lazada Singapore)
GPU: Palit GTX 750 Ti 2GB StormX Dual @ $160* (Lazada Singapore)
SSD: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB @ $132 (Lazada Singapore)
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $77
CASE+PSU: In Win BK644 + Powerman IP-P300BN7-2 300W SFX [80 Plus] @ $99 (Laser)
Only 12.5 litres, smaller than many mITX chassis!
OS: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit Product Key [OEM] @ $28 (Reddit)
Upgrade for free to Windows 10 via free Windows 8.1 update.

Total: $789

Buy others from PC Themes, #04-15. Haggle for discounts!

Lazada prices after shopback.sg 5% electronics rebates
*Price after Lazada App MasterCard Monday / DBS/POSB Appy Friday / CITIBank Wild Weekend 15% off max $25 discount

 

[littleprayer7]

Thanks for the help, guys! Really appreciate it.

But what is laser? A SLS shop or online shop?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Thanks for the help, guys! Really appreciate it.

But what is laser? A SLS shop or online shop?

SLS #05-58, nearby lift IIRC....

 

[littleprayer7]

SLS #05-58, nearby lift IIRC....

Oh. ok, thanks!

 

[sacredrays]

I'm using gtx 750ti and I won't say I'm able to play dota 2 smoothly at max settings...

 

[monikernemo]

I'm using gtx 750ti and I won't say I'm able to play dota 2 smoothly at max settings...

Lag and unsmooth graphics two different things...

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[ykgoh]

SLS #05-58, nearby lift IIRC....

#05-18 still the best.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

#05-18 still the best.

Don't flabbergast when you see almost nothing there.

 

[sacredrays]

Lag and unsmooth graphics two different things...

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Did you tried it yourself? If so, then good for you if you don't suffer at max settings.

ts budget very tight anyway..

 

[monikernemo]

Did you tried it yourself? If so, then good for you if you don't suffer at max settings.

ts budget very tight anyway..

I used to play it with a laptop with a even weaker graphics component.. Gtx 850m and more thermally starved and restricted...

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[sacredrays]

I used to play it with a laptop with a even weaker graphics component.. Gtx 850m and more thermally starved and restricted...

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Ts want play at highest settings.. And you tried which dota 2? Dota 2 reborn (source 2 engine) need better graphics.

 

[littleprayer7]

Ts want play at highest settings.. And you tried which dota 2? Dota 2 reborn (source 2 engine) need better graphics.

Like that, do I need to upgrade to at least gtx950?

 

[monikernemo]

Ts want play at highest settings.. And you tried which dota 2? Dota 2 reborn (source 2 engine) need better graphics.

Now Dota 2 all changed to 'reborn' client already. Last I tried still good what?

For normal d2 matches is still okay? If you're talking about the custom games with extreme number of units on map, I think even highest end gpu cannot handle also...

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[littleprayer7]

Now Dota 2 all changed to 'reborn' client already. Last I tried still good what?

For normal d2 matches is still okay? If you're talking about the custom games with extreme number of units on map, I think even highest end gpu cannot handle also...

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I think you're right. For normal d2 matches a gtx750ti should be good enough. But for dota imba 10 v 10 custom game, might not be good enough.

 

[monikernemo]

I think you're right. For normal d2 matches a gtx750ti should be good enough. But for dota imba 10 v 10 custom game, might not be good enough.

10v10 is okay also bah. Extreme I mean those spawn alot of mobs one. Imagine you play wtf then spawn like 50 illusion

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[sacredrays]

Like that, do I need to upgrade to at least gtx950?

The price difference quite small, better still if can find 960 at good price..

But really, 750ti can play at high settings, just need off some of the options if not good luck during those huge aoe spell clashes.