New Gaming Rig for around 1K

[stickoman]

Hi gurus, need advice for gaming rig for around 1k, will be playing games such as dota 2 and other mmorpgs.

have monitor kb and mouse and speaker.

i had a Dell desktop computer previously that have a 1 TB hdd with OS win7, can i use that ? or should i just get a SSD with another OS?

thanks in advance

 

[royfrosty]

The os oem is tied down to the mobo. Its not transferable. You may take the hdd. Buy a new os.

Anyway for 1k not gonna give you much

But if the rig is on your right i dont see if there is a need for you to change anything. Most to most change gpu and add in a bigger ssd.

 

[stickoman]

the rig is not for me, haha. my friend is making a new one so im getting it for him.

but if the budget is 1k, can i still get a ssd and hdd along with OS? prefer win7

 

[royfrosty]

It may be quite tight. But sincehe isnt gaming much but only dota then its fine.

Asrock b75m dgs + i5 3350p ~ $271
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz ~ $89
Wd blue 1tb ~ $76
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $128
Msi r9 270x 2gb twin frozr + fsp raider 450w 80+ silver ~ $319
Cm n200 chassis ~ $51
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit oem ~ $115

Total ~ $1070. Buy at tradepac. Diy.

If you are giving him the hdd then just nice 1k

 

[Jian19]

1k ~

i3-4130 + Asrock h81m dgs ~ $216
Adata 4gb ddr3 ~ $43
Plextor m5s 128gb ssd ~ $130
Wd blue 1tb ~ $77
Powercolor 7870 ghz edition ~ $241
Superflower hx 500 ~ $89
Samsung oem drive ~ $21
Sharkoon bd28 ~ $77
Win7 64 oem ~ $115

$1009 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount

 

[liewhl]

the rig is not for me, haha. my friend is making a new one so im getting it for him.

but if the budget is 1k, can i still get a ssd and hdd along with OS? prefer win7

if you really have a tight budget, buy ssd as a upgrade next time. pricing for ssd in singapore very simple one normally is 1 gb = $1. OS window 7 is around $110 ++.

so with a 64gb ssd, decent hhd and OS, you will be looking at a 200 - 250 damage to your budget.

 

[stickoman]

It may be quite tight. But sincehe isnt gaming much but only dota then its fine.

Asrock b75m dgs + i5 3350p ~ $271
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz ~ $89
Wd blue 1tb ~ $76
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $128
Msi r9 270x 2gb twin frozr + fsp raider 450w 80+ silver ~ $319
Cm n200 chassis ~ $51
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit oem ~ $115

Total ~ $1070. Buy at tradepac. Diy.

If you are giving him the hdd then just nice 1k

1k ~

i3-4130 + Asrock h81m dgs ~ $216
Adata 4gb ddr3 ~ $43
Plextor m5s 128gb ssd ~ $130
Wd blue 1tb ~ $77
Powercolor 7870 ghz edition ~ $241
Superflower hx 500 ~ $89
Samsung oem drive ~ $21
Sharkoon bd28 ~ $77
Win7 64 oem ~ $115

$1009 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount

Whats the difference between the 2 setup?
do i need to purchase additional stuff for cable management etc?

 

[Jian19]

One is i5 quad core

Mine is i3 dual core

Gaming wise quad core is better for latest and next gen games

But if u play Dota and mmorpg a i3 works just fine

Also u can consider add another 4gb ram to my setup if budget allows ~ but 4gb works fine and u can easily add another 4gb in future if u felt u need it

 

[royfrosty]

Whats the difference between the 2 setup?
do i need to purchase additional stuff for cable management etc?

One is an i5 and the other is an i3 setup.

Same standard gpu. r9 270x is a newer one.

PSU one is gold and one is silver efficiency. HX500 is a better one.

n200 is a smaller chassis over the Sharkoon BD28. Sharkoon has window.

One has 8gb ram the other is 4gb.