Need Help With Building A Desktop

[pleopleo]

Hello all,

I have not custom build a desktop before. I am looking to build a custom gaming pc with a budget of S$1,000.00 to play Dota 2, Diablo 3 and Killing Floor smoothly at max setting. Is it possible? Any advice please. Thanks in advance!

 

[Jian19]

do u need monitor ? os ? kb/m ?

 

[pleopleo]

do u need monitor ? os ? kb/m ?

Just the desktop itself inclusing window 8 os. What is kb/m?

 

[Jian19]

Keyboard / Mouse

$1k

i5-4460 + Asrock h81m hds ~ $337
G.skill 8gb ddr3 ~ $87
Wd blue 1tb ~ $75
Powercolor 270 ~ $229
Fsp hexa 550w ~ $68
Samsung oem drive ~ $24
Coolermaster n200 ~ $55
Win8 64 oem ~ $135

$1010 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount.

 

[pleopleo]

Keyboard / Mouse

$1k

i5-4460 + Asrock h81m hds ~ $337
G.skill 8gb ddr3 ~ $87
Wd blue 1tb ~ $75
Powercolor 270 ~ $229
Fsp hexa 550w ~ $68
Samsung oem drive ~ $24
Deepcool smarter ~ $49
Win8 64 oem ~ $135

$1004 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount.

May I know how is the cooling system for this desktop? I had very bad heat issue with my current cpu.

Thanks for the configuratiin too. Any other possible configuration?

 

[zenniz]

By the way, Deepcool smarter doesn't come with intake and exhaust fan. You need to buy them separately. Intel's stock cooler is adequate.

R9 270 is more than enough for Dota 2 and killing floor. You can even play battlefield 4 at high setting with it.

 

[pleopleo]

By the way, Deepcool smarter doesn't come with intake and exhaust fan. You need to buy them separately. Intel's stock cooler is adequate.

R9 270 is more than enough for Dota 2 and killing floor. You can even play battlefield 4 at high setting with it.

is there any case that comes with intakr and exhaust fans then? How much is an intel stock cooler?

 

[Jian19]

ok edited, get the cm n200 instead

 

[Jian19]

intel stock cooler comes with the i5-4460 chip

 

[trento]

the gpu is not very hot under load so stock cooling with single intake exhaust will do

 

[pleopleo]

even playing for very long hours?

 

[zenniz]

The fan will always keep the GPU's temp below (room temperature +50 degree Celsius) regardless of how long you play.

 

[pleopleo]

cm n200 is mini tower? what do you guys recommend for mid tower case then?

 

[Jian19]

Sharkoon bd28
Corsair Carbide spec 02

$80 range

 

[trento]

Corsair 200r $80

 

[pleopleo]

If my budget is 1.5k, what should I get then?

In addition, what are the differences between amd gpu and nividia gpu then?

 

[Jian19]

Amd gpu is better price / performance

Nidvia gpu is better @ efficiency and temp

$1.5k

i5-4460 + Msi h97m g43 ~ $418
G.skill 8gb ddr3 ~ $87
Crucial bx100 256gb ssd ~ $158
Wd blue 1tb ~ $75
Msi gtx960 armor oc ~ $339
Superflower leadex 550w ~ $129
Samsung oem drive ~ $24
Fractal design arc midi r2 ~ $139
Win8 64 oem ~ $135

$1504 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount.

 

[trento]

If my budget is 1.5k, what should I get then?

In addition, what are the differences between amd gpu and nividia gpu then?

some games are optimised for nvidia. so u may lose some performance.

 

[pleopleo]

some games are optimised for nvidia. so u may lose some performance.

then what amd card will you recommend to the configuration Jian19 suggested?

 

[pleopleo]

Amd gpu is better price / performance

Nidvia gpu is better @ efficiency and temp

$1.5k

i5-4460 + Msi h97m g43 ~ $418
G.skill 8gb ddr3 ~ $87
Crucial bx100 256gb ssd ~ $158
Wd blue 1tb ~ $75
Msi gtx960 armor oc ~ $339
Superflower leadex 550w ~ $129
Samsung oem drive ~ $24
Fractal design arc midi r2 ~ $139
Win8 64 oem ~ $135

$1504 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount.

Is it possible to get msi gtx 970 gaming 4gb for this configuration for budget of 1.5k and then remove ssd? Windows 7 or 8 better?