Recommend a $2K Rig

[GeForce]

Hi hwzers, building a rig for friend with $2K budget. Only PC needed. no need monitors and periphirals etc.

Already set a rig in mind but just wanna hear your thoughts.

Case - Corsair 350D (chosen case) or other case if you recommend an ATX board
Need opinions on parts.
-ATX or mATX
-Not into Overclocking
-For gaming use only

 

[artyboy]

Bro I look at your rig's specs I don't think you need any advice on which parts to choose for another dude at any given budget

but anyways... calling Roy calling Royfrosty!

 

[Jian19]

i5-4570 + Msi b85 g43 gaming ~ $384
G.skill Ripjaws 8gb kit 1600mhz ~ $113
Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $155 (amazon) or Samsung 840 evo 256gb ssd ~ $238
Wd blue 1tb ~ $76
Msi gtx 780 twin froze ~ $745
Samsung oem drive ~ $21
Corsair RM 650w ~ $159
Fractal design arc midi r2 ~ $130
Win7 64 oem ~ $115

$1898 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount. Can bring to gs shop ask him help u assemble @ a fee if u not sure how to DIY.

 

[GeForce]

cool.. i also ended up with a 780 aft calculations. btw the OS dunnid as well

 

[royfrosty]

Hmm mATX

For 2k-ish you can settle a dual 280x lol. Possible to have an oc rig also. Just no aio cooler

Asrock z87M extreme 4 + i5-4670k ~ $457
Gskills ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $113
WD blue 1tb ~ $75
Crucial m500 240gb ~ $155 (amazon)
Powercolor r9 280x 3gb turbo duo x2 ~ $950
Corsair Rm850 850w 80+ gold fully modular ~ $199
Corsair obsidian 350D ~ $139
Samsung ODD ~ $21

Total ~ $2109

But lets say you really wanna keep within the budget then

Msi b85 g43 gaming + i5-4570 ~ $384
Gskills ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $113
WD blue 1tb ~ $75
Crucial m500 240gb ~ $155 (amazon)
Msi gtx780ti 4gb twin frozr gaming ~ $1035
Seasonic g650 650w 80+ gold semi modular ~ $135
Fractal design arc midi ~ $129
Samsung ODD ~ $21

Total ~ $2047. Buy at tradepac. Diy

Although gtx780 onwards is overkill for 1080p not unless wanna get a new faster monitor. Or a 1440p monitor.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Black beauty............

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4440 + ASRock B85M Pro4 @ $328
RAM: Avexir Core DDR3-1600 CL9 8GB Dual Channel Kit [Black Heatspreader, White LED] @ $118
GPU: PowerColor R9-290 4GB PCS+ @ $625
SSD: Crucial M500 480GB @ $295 (Amazon)
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $75
ODD: HP 24X CD/DVD Writer [Retail] @ $24
PSU: Seasonic X-650 [80 Plus Gold] @ $175
CASE: Corsair Obsidian 350D @ $139
FAN: Corsair Air Series AF120 LED White Quiet Edition 120mm [Twin Pack] X2 @ $54 (Amazon)

Total: $1833

Optional:
WC: Corsair Hydro H100i @ $159
For cooler, quieter operation as well as white accent LED enhancing the overall theme.

Buy and Build from Tradepac, #05-18.