Need some advice.

[kawakaka]

intending to diy a PC at the end of the month.

i got 0 PC knowledge. should i DIY it or just get from aftershock?

i need a gaming desktop. budget around 1.3-1.5k
dont need mouse monitor keyboard etc.

i dont have any games in mind now but will want my desktop to be able to tahan most of the games.

i watch HD videos as well and im interested in the idea of SSD.

 

[kawakaka]

Anyone haha

 

[Jian19]

i5-4460 + Msi b85m g43 ~ $335
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $100
Crucial mx100 256gb ssd ~ $155
Wd blue 1tb ~ $67
Zotac gtx970 ~ $459 (Lazada MasterCard 10% discount)
Lg dvd rom ~ $21
Superflower hx 600 ~ $108
Fractal design arc midi r2 ~ $130
Win7 64 oem ~ $115

$1490 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount. If not sure how to DIY can bring to gs shop ask him help u assemble @ a fee.

 

[kawakaka]

i5-4460 + Msi b85m g43 ~ $335
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $100
Crucial mx100 256gb ssd ~ $155
Wd blue 1tb ~ $67
Zotac gtx970 ~ $459 (Lazada MasterCard 10% discount)
Lg dvd rom ~ $21
Superflower hx 600 ~ $108
Fractal design arc midi r2 ~ $130
Win7 64 oem ~ $115

$1490 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount. If not sure how to DIY can bring to gs shop ask him help u assemble @ a fee.

hi whats the difference between msi b85m and h97??

if i dont need a zotac 970 can i trade it for a msi 760?

for the casing if i get a haf 912 no issues right?

one last thing about thermal paste thing is it a must?

 

[shadow84]

hi whats the difference between msi b85m and h97??

if i dont need a zotac 970 can i trade it for a msi 760?

for the casing if i get a haf 912 no issues right?

one last thing about thermal paste thing is it a must?

H97 allows u to do RAID with hdd/ssd. If u dunnoe what is it, it means u dun need it. However, as B85 stocks are running low and prices of H97 are quite close to B85, one may opt for H97 if there are no stocks for B85.

970 and 760 are quite far apart. If u want to play the latest games, i suggest u go for 970.

Case is personnal, but CM cases are known to be meshy which will attract dust. but if u like the design, then why not?

It would be good to have good TIM (thermal paste) for your cpu if u r gonna OC. But if ur cpu cant OC, then the stock thermal paste + cooler from intel would do.

 

[kawakaka]

H97 allows u to do RAID with hdd/ssd. If u dunnoe what is it, it means u dun need it. However, as B85 stocks are running low and prices of H97 are quite close to B85, one may opt for H97 if there are no stocks for B85.

970 and 760 are quite far apart. If u want to play the latest games, i suggest u go for 970.

Case is personnal, but CM cases are known to be meshy which will attract dust. but if u like the design, then why not?

It would be good to have good TIM (thermal paste) for your cpu if u r gonna OC. But if ur cpu cant OC, then the stock thermal paste + cooler from intel would do.

alright thanks for the info!
for the thermal paste do we need to purchase or comes with the cpu??

 

[shadow84]

alright thanks for the info!
for the thermal paste do we need to purchase or comes with the cpu??

Intel stock cooler comes with its own TIM. It is crappy, but it will do its job. Since ur cpu cant OC, it wun produce loads of heat. So, just stick to it bah.

 

[kawakaka]

Intel stock cooler comes with its own TIM. It is crappy, but it will do its job. Since ur cpu cant OC, it wun produce loads of heat. So, just stick to it bah.

sorry to bother you. is it advisable to get a cpu cooler?

 

[Alternative X]

sorry to bother you. is it advisable to get a cpu cooler?

No need. The Intel stock cooler would do just fine.

 

[kawakaka]

hi my final build.

i5 4460 + msi b86 g43 gaming
kingston 8gb ram
256gb ssd
wd blue 1tb
msi 970
Superflower hx 600
Fractal design arc midi r2
windows 8

do i need to change anyhthing?

 

[kawakaka]

anyone :3?

 

[Alternative X]

anyone :3?

What 256GB SSD are you planning to buy? Also, you sure about using Windows 8?

 

[muddle]

What 256GB SSD are you planning to buy? Also, you sure about using Windows 8?

What is wrong with windows 8?

 

[royfrosty]

I presume that you wanna get 8.1. There is nothing wrong with OS preferences.

One do not go around comparing what OS is needed for own use.

Anyway,

For SSD are you getting crucial mx100?

 

[Alternative X]

What is wrong with windows 8?

Nothing wrong with Windows 8, just that it has a rather different GUI from older Windows OSes and hence I want to be sure that TS knows what is he getting into before buying Windows 8.

Also, I seem to have heard of several users complaining of memory leak issues when using Windows 8. Have they fixed this yet?

 

[kawakaka]

haha i wanna try 8.1 so yea going for windows 8.1. never try never know!

and year crucial mx100! or is there a better performance ssd?

 

[royfrosty]

Yes there is. But a naked eye wont be able to tell the difference. Unless you want those milliseconds to count.

 

[kawakaka]

Yes there is. But a naked eye wont be able to tell the difference. Unless you want those milliseconds to count.

haha ok la i not the the extend of ms kind. so my rigs good to go? gonna get on sat try use it fair and get cheaper

 

[FlyingNuggets]

Buy at best bargain free assembly i can help assemble bargain at best bargain

 

[shadow84]

Buy at best bargain free assembly i can help assemble bargain at best bargain

But, can they go as low as Tradepac?