Recommendation for 1.1k Rig

[BlackCube]

Need recommendation for ~ 1.1k budget.

Without KB/Mouse
Without Monitor

Usage: Normal. Light gaming (Dota2), office work.

Include OS 8.1 and SSD.

Preferred PCTheme.

Thanks.

 

[Jian19]

i3-4160 + Asrock h81m hds ~ $242
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $94
Lite on s900 256gb ssd ~ $149
Wd blue 1tb ~ $75
Powercolor 260x ~ $179
Fsp aurum s 500w ~ $89
Samsung oem drive ~ $25
Cm n200 ~ $55
Win8 64 oem ~ $135

$1043 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount.

 

[BlackCube]

Okay, looks good, but what's the difference to upgrade to i5 instead of i3?

 

[Jian19]

ur usage dun need a i5

 

[katata]

If you want to upgrade to i5, which i agree with Jian19 that is of no use for you, these are the following pricepoints.

with i5 4460, price = $338
i5 4590, price = $359
i5 4690, price =$393
i5 4690k, price = $428

The core i5 has more physical cores. 4 Cores, while i3 has 2 core + 2 Hyperthreads. Difference is not noticeable in officework and light gaming. Since you aren't doing photoshop etc, the extra cores dont really make a big difference. Today's core i3 is seriously quite power pack.

@Jian19, is that asrock board reliable ? I building one for my parents, but reviews online say the pcb very thin and warranty only 1 year

 

[hengheng220]

If you want to upgrade to i5, which i agree with Jian19 that is of no use for you, these are the following pricepoints.

with i5 4460, price = $338
i5 4590, price = $359
i5 4690, price =$393
i5 4690k, price = $428

The core i5 has more physical cores. 4 Cores, while i3 has 2 core + 2 Hyperthreads. Difference is not noticeable in officework and light gaming. Since you aren't doing photoshop etc, the extra cores dont really make a big difference. Today's core i3 is seriously quite power pack.

@Jian19, is that asrock board reliable ? I building one for my parents, but reviews online say the pcb very thin and warranty only 1 year

photoshop are more dependent on ram iirc not cores.

 

[Jian19]

If you want to upgrade to i5, which i agree with Jian19 that is of no use for you, these are the following pricepoints.

with i5 4460, price = $338
i5 4590, price = $359
i5 4690, price =$393
i5 4690k, price = $428

The core i5 has more physical cores. 4 Cores, while i3 has 2 core + 2 Hyperthreads. Difference is not noticeable in officework and light gaming. Since you aren't doing photoshop etc, the extra cores dont really make a big difference. Today's core i3 is seriously quite power pack.

@Jian19, is that asrock board reliable ? I building one for my parents, but reviews online say the pcb very thin and warranty only 1 year

It's the most entry board wad do u expect

 

[MoneyFace =p]

i3-4160 + Asrock h81m hds ~ $242
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $94
Lite on s900 256gb ssd ~ $149
Wd blue 1tb ~ $75
Powercolor 260x ~ $179
Fsp aurum s 500w ~ $89
Samsung oem drive ~ $25
Cm n200 ~ $55
Win8 64 oem ~ $135

$1043 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount.

TS, you will save $78 for the same list of parts just by patronising Tradepac. Do consider.

 

[Ark Law]

@Jian19, is that asrock board reliable ? I building one for my parents, but reviews online say the pcb very thin and warranty only 1 year

All new motherboards sold in SLS come with 3-year warranty, regardless of brand. The only exception is Asus's TUF series boards, which have 5-year warranty

 

[MoneyFace =p]

All new motherboards sold in SLS come with 3-year warranty, regardless of brand. The only exception is Asus's TUF series boards, which have 5-year warranty

Biosuck 3 years le meh???

 

[BlackCube]

TS, you will save $78 for the same list of parts just by patronising Tradepac. Do consider.

Understand. Shall see again on that day.

Sometimes I go tradepac too many people le, and the ah neh don't want entertain me. So I just zhao to PCT loh.