New Rig Recommendation

[myfifa888]

Looking to buy a rig for games like fifa online 3, fifa15. Have shortlisted the following components. Appreciate if experts could give comments and and tweak my configuration to make it more suited for my needs.

Asus H87M-E (i5-4690) - $411
Kingston 1600Mhz(16chips+$2) 4GB - $52
Western Digital Green 5400RPM 66 72 2TB $107
Samsung SSD 840 Pro $145
GTX750TI GDDR5 OC - $212
Cooler Master G750M Semi-Mod 80+Bronze 750w $119

May i know can for motherboard to be able to support 1*SSD and 2*HD if the case if able to fit in 3HD? Any recommendation for casing? What is full tower and mid tower casing?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Elijahonli]

Looking to buy a rig for games like fifa online 3, fifa15. Have shortlisted the following components. Appreciate if experts could give comments and recommended configuration, if mine is a overkill for my needs.

Asus H87M-E (i5-4690) - $411
Kingston 1600Mhz(16chips+$2) 4GB - $52
Western Digital Green 5400RPM 66 72 2TB $107
Samsung SSD 840 Pro $145
GTX750TI GDDR5 OC - $212
Cooler Master G750M Semi-Mod 80+Bronze 750w $119

May i know can for motherboard to be able to support 1*SSD and 2*HD if the case if able to fit in 3HD? Any recommendation for casing? What is full tower and mid tower casing?

Thanks in advance!

yes...based on the number of sata ports you have on the motherboard. if there are 6 ports, u can have up to 6 drives, be it dvd drive, ssd or hdd

 

[myfifa888]

Ok thks! Any more comments?

 

[shadow84]

NO need for 750w psu... 500-600w will do. Go find superflower hx500w or seasonic g550w. Go for quality psu, CM G series not that good.

U can lower costs by going for MSI B85M G43 mobo with i5-4460. 3.4ghz to 3.8ghz not much diff at all, and dun justify the costs.

4GB ram may be cutting it. If possible, go for KVR 8gb.

No need for 840 Pro, 840 evo 120gb or mx100 128gb or plextor m6s 128gb at $109 will do.

Dun go for WD green, its energy efficient and speed is 5400rpm nia. Go for blue at least, with better speeds at 7200rpm.

As for case, can try Sharkoon BD28. If got more budget, arc midi r2 at $129.

Buy and bargain at tradepac, but self assemble at home or bring to nigel's shop at #02-32 and pay him around $20-50 for assembling. Dun ever let TP help u assemble.

 

[for-kel]

Can i know what the reason for not letting them assemble?
Thinkin of getting from them and assemble there.

 

[wkweewee]

1)Accessory packs with the extra thumbscrews, cables might not be returned to you after the pc has been fixed.

2)Cable management can range from 'soso' to being horrid depending on the no. of customers in the shop.

3)When purchasing from the shop, do try to ensure that most of the components are sealed.

Generally people buy from tp due to its competitive pricing and they are usually clear on what they want and what they should be getting. It is more like a 'buy and bye' kind of relationship. If you want any aftermath support or (any after purchase) customer service, then you can look at a little more pricey pct.

 

[shadow84]

Some items may not be sealed, but if the anti static bag isnt crumpled, then high chance its nt tampered with. ALso, make sure u know what accessories you are getting for each component, though some may not matter.

 

[myfifa888]

Thks shadow84 bro for the very detail explanation!