Recommend: DIY PC

[derrick256]

asrock b85m pro b4 with i5-4570
wd blue 1tb
powercolor 7850 pcs +
samsung dvd r/w
windows 7 home premium
g skill 1600mhz 2x4gb
casing? seasonic s12 520w

is the above considered ok?
casing worth for the value?

 

[royfrosty]

asrock b85m pro b4 with i5-4570
wd blue 1tb
powercolor 7850 pcs +
samsung dvd r/w
windows 7 home premium
g skill 1600mhz 2x4gb
casing? seasonic s12 520w

is the above considered ok?
casing worth for the value?

What is your budget and what is your usage?

 

[derrick256]

What is your budget and what is your usage?

around 1.2k if possible
gaming. dota2 etc.

 

[royfrosty]

around 1.2k if possible
gaming. dota2 etc.

1.2k can be better

Asrock b75m dgs + i5-3350p ~ $271
Adata 8gb 1600mhz ~ $85
WD blue 1tb ~ $78
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $139 (convergent promo)
Zotac gtx 760 2gb + superflower hx500 500w 80+gold ~ $399
Sharkoon t28 ~ $87
Samsung Odd ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit OEM ~ $115

total $1195. buy at tradepac diy

 

[derrick256]

1.2k can be better

Asrock b75m dgs + i5-3350p ~ $271
Adata 8gb 1600mhz ~ $85
WD blue 1tb ~ $78
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $139 (convergent promo)
Zotac gtx 760 2gb + superflower hx500 500w 80+gold ~ $399
Sharkoon t28 ~ $87
Samsung Odd ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit OEM ~ $115

total $1195. buy at tradepac diy

possibly to buy 2 sets and prefer different cases
is the Antec X1-T/Zalman Z11 Plus an ok alternative for case?

 

[derrick256]

what if its 1.2k for 1 full set include monitor and keyboard?
dun think will need ssd for the time being.

 

[nippp0n]

what if its 1.2k for 1 full set include monitor and keyboard?
dun think will need ssd for the time being.

CPU & Mobo: i5-3470 & ASrock B75M-DGS @ $292
Ram: Adata 1600mhz value ram 8GB @ $85
ODD: Samsung DVD RW @ $21
HDD: WD Blue 1TB @ $80
GPU: Powercolor 7850 PCS 2GB @ $232
Case & PSU: CM Elite 311 & FSP Hexa 500W @ $105
OS: Windows 7 Home 64bit OEM @ $115
Monitor: Dell S2340L @ ~$219
Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech MK 120 @ $18

Total: $1167
Buy and build at Tradepac.

 

[derrick256]

CPU & Mobo: i5-3470 & ASrock B75M-DGS @ $292
Ram: Adata 1600mhz value ram 8GB @ $85
ODD: Samsung DVD RW @ $21
HDD: WD Blue 1TB @ $80
GPU: Powercolor 7850 PCS 2GB @ $232
Case & PSU: CM Elite 311 & FSP Hexa 500W @ $105
OS: Windows 7 Home 64bit OEM @ $115
Monitor: Dell S2340L @ ~$219
Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech MK 120 @ $18

Total: $1167
Buy and build at Tradepac.

is mynextcomonline okay ? no time to head down to sls, prefer to shop online.

 

[nippp0n]

is mynextcomonline okay ? no time to head down to sls, prefer to shop online.

Yup, they are fine as well. Got quite a number of people recommend that shop here too.

 

[derrick256]

asrock b75m dgs + fsp raider 550W Silver
Antec X1-T / Zalman Z11 Plus

are there enough connectors to power all the fans on the chassis?

 

[m3 th3 last]

Hey maybe can consider getting 8x Series motherboard and that means haswell CPU (I-4xxx) at the same time.

Reason: 7x & I-3xxx are outdated product, makes replacement difficult 3 years down the road when motherboard up lorry but CPU working fine situation.

By then I-4xxx CPU could use an 9x series motherboard but not for i-3xxx CPU

 

[mwc934]

can consider my setup if you dont want to spend too much

 

[voiceoflove]

mine setup also quite mid range can consider . dun get the cooler and those fan is ard ur budget

 

[cnt]

can consider gigabyte r9 270x ard $290 from bizgram or best bargain. abt 30% faster den 7850

 

[derrick256]

i5 4440 asrock b85m pro4
g.skill 8gb ddr3 1600 cl 11
powercolor 7850 pcs+ 2gb
wd 1tb blue
samsung 24x dvdrw
fsp raider 550w
sharkoon t28
ms win 7 home premium 64 bit oem

finalized rig, any more changes? like the cpu?

recommend a monitor under $200?

 

[shadow84]

Change ur mobo to msi b85m g43... at least it have 3 pcie slots, as compared to asrock having 2 pci slots, which u cant use in this modern times.....

 

[derrick256]

i5 4440 asrock b85m pro4/ msi b85m g43
g.skill 8gb ddr3 1600 cl 11
powercolor r9 270 2gb oc
wd 1tb blue
samsung 24x dvdrw
fsp raider 550w
sharkoon T28
dell u2312hm 24 inch ips monitor
ms win 7 home premium 64 bit oem

is i5 4440 ok?

 

[royfrosty]

1.2k if you wanna squeeze in everything with a haswell chip.

Msi b85m g43 + i5 - 4570 ~ $ 356
ADATA 1600mhz 8gb Ram ~ $ 85
WD Blue 1tb ~ $ 78
Silicon power v60 120gb ~ $ 120
Powercolor 7870 myst 2gb ~ $295
CM311 chassis + fsp hexa 500w ~ $ 105
Windows 7 home premium 64bit ~ $ 115
Dell s2340L 23inch ips gloss panel ~ $ 215
Samsung odd ~ $ 21
Logitech kb and mouse combo mk120 ~ $ 18

Total $ 1193 buy at tradepac. Diy.

Optional upgrade plextor m5s 128gb ~ $ 139 (convergent promo) additional $19 more.