Need Gaming Rig advice

[Kightzzz]

Hello guys, need some help on the gaming rig since my old rig is going to transfer to my younger brother. My budget is @ $1.4K~ $1.6K. The nearer to $1.4K the better it is. What I don't need will be the keyboard, Mouse, Speaker, SDD ( As i fear it will be over budget for me).

Btw, it have come to my attention that Zotac 770 2gb amp is a very good card as recommend by the pro here, so is it possible to add in this card as the GPU? but any other recommendation are welcome too. =)

Lastly, i am not going to overclock it, The use of it will be on high graphic setting like Battlefield 4 and COD:Ghost and any gaming that are going to release in 2014. Thanks in advance and sorry for the long text. =D

 

[royfrosty]

Do you need monitor and OS?

 

[Kightzzz]

hello roy, yup. i do need those too. thanks =)

 

[royfrosty]

A decent 1.6k with good a good AMD gpu instead.

AsRock B75M DGS + i5-3470 ~ $292
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz ~ $89
WD Blue 1tb ~ $76
Crucial m500 240gb ~ SGD$175 (Amazon)
Powercolor r9 280X 3gb ~ $404
FSP Aurum S 600w 80+ Gold ~ $108
Sharkoon BD28 ~ $77
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM ~ $115
Dell S2340L 23inch IPS Panel ~ $219

Total ~ $1567. Buy at tradepac. DIY

Alternative build

Swap mobo to
MSI B85m G43 + i5-4570 ~ $356

And Swap SSD to
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $128 (Local)

Total ~ $1595 Buy at tradepac. DIY

*Note please ask for power cable for the monitor as it does not include in the box. FOC.

 

[Hailgod]

You mean i5 4570? If you want 1.4k just drop the ssd.

 

[royfrosty]

You mean i5 4570? If you want 1.4k just drop the ssd.

Thanks for the point out. Typo error.

 

[HardwareNewie]

hijack this thread abit ar. if i just buy msi b85-g43 and i5 4570 at tradepac they will add how much ar cause dun have bundle price if not whole system. also is the monitor from tradepac

 

[shadow84]

hijack this thread abit ar. if i just buy msi b85-g43 and i5 4570 at tradepac they will add how much ar cause dun have bundle price if not whole system. also is the monitor from tradepac

Can add about $30 more... Monitor from tradepac.

 

[royfrosty]

hijack this thread abit ar. if i just buy msi b85-g43 and i5 4570 at tradepac they will add how much ar cause dun have bundle price if not whole system. also is the monitor from tradepac

Between $20-$30

Depending on bargaining skills.

Yes monitor from TP.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

hello roy, yup. i do need those too. thanks =)

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4440 + ASRock H81M-HDS @ $298
RAM: ADATA Premier DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB @ $85
GPU: Gigabyte R9-280X 3GB OC @ $439
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $76
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
PSU: FSP Aurum S 500W [80 Plus Gold] @ $85
CASE: Sharkoon REX3 Value @ $69
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit [OEM] @ $115
DSP: Dell S2340L 23" LED [eIPS] @ $219

Total: $1407

Optional:
SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB @ $199

Buy and Build from Tradepac, #05-18.

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[Kightzzz]

Thanks guys for the fast and good advice...=-)

 

[Kightzzz]

hey guys, just curious, is it possible to re-use my Win 7 Home 64Bit on the new rig if it is already installed in my currently CPU?

 

[royfrosty]

hey guys, just curious, is it possible to re-use my Win 7 Home 64Bit on the new rig if it is already installed in my currently CPU?

By right not possible. Tight down to mobo. And is not advisable to have 2 coms running on the same os.

By left it is possible. During activation they will stop you. To activate you will need to call microsoft toll free number for an activation code. Trust me, their voice recognition is damn satki. Just tell them that your mobo on old com up lorry. They will give you an input code to key in.

But if you are still using the current com then i would say no go.

 

[Hailgod]

LOL they use voice recognition instead of a proper human?

 

[royfrosty]

LOL they use voice recognition instead of a proper human?

Haha. Before calling windows will give you a long string of codes. When you call in they will ask you that code. And at that moment, you will feel like you wanna talk like a robot or talk normally LOL. In the end just talk normally. They will understand. After the voice recognition part they will divert to cso. And cso will check if it is valid. Once validation they will ask you to key in using another set of codes.

 

[JustAnotherTroll]

Their automated phone system.

For example you want to Continue, you say "Continue." Want to repeat say "Repeat."

If the code they give you through this system doesn't work then you'll be redirected to a human.

 

[Kightzzz]

haqha, okok..thanks roy

 

[Kightzzz]

hmm, bro Royfrosty and Moneyface. sorry to trouble you again, if i wanna go for double screen. if there still a need to change the spec? example like the PSU, motherboard or GPU?