Recommend gaming rig - $2k

[d3vilboi]

Hi guys, I am looking to build a new gaming rig and I have a budget of $2k. Games played will be D3, BF4, titanfall etc. I will need monitor and OS. Please recommend me a rig. Thanks!

 

[royfrosty]

Hi guys, I am looking to build a new gaming rig and I have a budget of $2k. Games played will be D3, BF4, titanfall etc. I will need monitor and OS. Please recommend me a rig. Thanks!

2k full msi rig with synergy build and red dragon theme

Msi b85 g43 gaming + i5-4570 ~ $384
Gskills ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit red ~ $113
WD blue 1tb ~ $75
Crucial M500 240gb ~ $155 (amazon)
Msi r9 290 4gb twin frozr gaming ~ $685 (with bf4) able to use msi vga boost functions
Superflower hx500 500w 80+ gold semi modular ~ $88
Corsair Carbide t230 red ~ $105
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit oem ~ $115
Dell s2340L 23inch eIPS panel ~ $219

Total ~ $1960. Buy at tradepac. Diy

 

[summersky1986]

Simi si synergy and red dragon

 

[shadow84]

Jus a full red/black and dragon theme nia.

 

[royfrosty]

Simi si synergy and red dragon

Haha. Just some features that can be used with msi mobo and gpu in conjunction. Like vga boost. Also with all the gaming app.

 

[d3vilboi]

Hi roy, thanks for the recommendation. Just wondering if 500w psu be sufficient?

 

[royfrosty]

Hi roy, thanks for the recommendation. Just wondering if 500w psu be sufficient?

Single gpu is enough.

 

[d3vilboi]

Hi roy, thanks for the info. Sorry to bother you. If my budget remains unchanged but I do not need the SSD as I already have 1. Would you be able to recommend me a rig with a budget of $2k without SSD?

 

[royfrosty]

Hi roy, thanks for the info. Sorry to bother you. If my budget remains unchanged but I do not need the SSD as I already have 1. Would you be able to recommend me a rig with a budget of $2k without SSD?

If thats the case

Msi b85 g43 gaming + i5-4570 ~ $384
Gskills ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit red ~ $113
WD blue 1tb ~ $75
Msi r9 290 4gb twin frozr gaming ~ $685 (with bf4) able to use msi vga boost functions
Seasonic g650 650w 80+ Gold ~ $135
Corsair Carbide 230T ~ $105
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit oem ~ $115
Dell U2414HM 23.9inch eIPS Panel ~ $369 (new 2014 edition)

Total ~ $2002

or alternatively invest on good peripherals such as a gaming mouse and Mechanical keyboard.

 

[d3vilboi]

May I know the difference between the h87-g43 board n b85-g43? Also how is fsp aurum pt-650w?

If thats the case

Msi b85 g43 gaming + i5-4570 ~ $384
Gskills ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit red ~ $113
WD blue 1tb ~ $75
Msi r9 290 4gb twin frozr gaming ~ $685 (with bf4) able to use msi vga boost functions
Seasonic g650 650w 80+ Gold ~ $135
Corsair Carbide 230T ~ $105
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit oem ~ $115
Dell U2414HM 23.9inch eIPS Panel ~ $369 (new 2014 edition)

Total ~ $2002

or alternatively invest on good peripherals such as a gaming mouse and Mechanical keyboard.

 

[royfrosty]

May I know the difference between the h87-g43 board n b85-g43? Also how is fsp aurum pt-650w?

The difference is just the RAID functions for connecting multiple HDD or SSD in RAID. If you do not know what is RAID then probably you would not need this functions.

It also has extra SATA ports.

Other than that it is the same.

FSP Aurum is also a good PSU. But check if it is a modular psu.