Recommendation for a new rig

[royfrosty]

I was quoted a list of specs and the total price was kind of staggering.

PU: Intel Core i5-4460
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87-D3HP ~ $470
CPU Cooler: Thermal take Water 2.0 pro (used) ~$75
Memory: Gskill ValueRAM DDR3-1600 8GB (2 x 4GB) ~ $105
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ~ $169
Storage: 1TB WD red ~ $90
Video Card: 2nd hand R9 290X gaming (used) ~$350
Case: Fractal Define R2 Midi (black) ~ $130
Power Supply: Superflower HX600 Golden Green 80+ Gold Semi-Modular PSU ~ $105
ODD - SATA DVD Writer ~ $22
OS installation
Diagnostics

Total: $1542

The pricing don't sounds from Tradepac.

Value ram at 105 might as well buy gaming ram 110.

And the board is a z87 board with a non oc CPU? Are you intending to oc?

 

[shadow84]

I was quoted a list of specs and the total price was kind of staggering.

PU: Intel Core i5-4460
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87-D3HP ~ $470
CPU Cooler: Thermal take Water 2.0 pro (used) ~$75
Memory: Gskill ValueRAM DDR3-1600 8GB (2 x 4GB) ~ $105
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ~ $169
Storage: 1TB WD red ~ $90
Video Card: 2nd hand R9 290X gaming (used) ~$350
Case: Fractal Define R2 Midi (black) ~ $130
Power Supply: Superflower HX600 Golden Green 80+ Gold Semi-Modular PSU ~ $105
ODD - SATA DVD Writer ~ $22
OS installation
Diagnostics

Total: $1542

The bolded item is cfm to be a ref gpu. I think i saw it in VRZ...

 

[ngluon]

The pricing don't sounds from Tradepac.

Value ram at 105 might as well buy gaming ram 110.

And the board is a z87 board with a non oc CPU? Are you intending to oc?

Yes I'm intending to O/C.

Had a revised list of recommendations after stock checking at SLS (no H440 stock T_T):

CPU:Intel core i5-4690k
MOBO:MSI Z87 G43 ~ $491
CPU COOLER: Corsair H105 ~ $165
RAM: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB DDR3-1866 ~ $92.25 (Hooted)
SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB ~ $135.30 (Hooted)
HDD: WD caviar blue 1TB ~ $74
GPU: Gigabyte R9 280X Windforce ~ $270 (Hooted)
CASE: Fractal Design R4 Window (white) ~ $169
PSU: Superflower HX600 Golden Green 80+ ~ $105
Diagnostics & LED ~ $45
Monitor: Samsung 27D590P ~ $318
Total ~ $1884.55

 

[shadow84]

Yes I'm intending to O/C.

Had a revised list of recommendations after stock checking at SLS (no H440 stock T_T):

CPU:Intel core i5-4690k
MOBO:MSI Z87 G43 ~ $491
CPU COOLER: Corsair H105 ~ $165
RAM: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB DDR3-1866 ~ $92.25 (Hooted)
SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB ~ $135.30 (Hooted)
HDD: WD caviar blue 1TB ~ $74
GPU: Gigabyte R9 280X Windforce ~ $270 (Hooted)
CASE: Fractal Design R4 Window (white) ~ $169
PSU: Superflower HX600 Golden Green 80+ ~ $105
Diagnostics & LED ~ $45
Monitor: Samsung 27D590P ~ $318
Total ~ $1884.55

Whr u hoot your crucial mx100 256gb at $135.30?

You can consider the Thermaltake 3.0 extreme, would be $10 cheaper and if bargained, will be more than that.

That samsung monitor, is it an old model? 1080p at 27" isnt that great. Either get 1440p at 27" or 1080p at 24".

 

[ngluon]

Whr u hoot your crucial mx100 256gb at $135.30?

You can consider the Thermaltake 3.0 extreme, would be $10 cheaper and if bargained, will be more than that.

That samsung monitor, is it an old model? 1080p at 27" isnt that great. Either get 1440p at 27" or 1080p at 24".

Oh i did my hooting @ amazon for ram and SSD.
not very sure if its a old model. The SRP of this monitor was $418. They running a promotion till the end of the month. $100 off all 27"

 

[shadow84]

Oh i did my hooting @ amazon for ram and SSD.
not very sure if its a old model. The SRP of this monitor was $418. They running a promotion till the end of the month. $100 off all 27"

Even so, 1080p on 27" isnt that great. The image will be stretched out on the 27" and wun look good as compared to a 1080p 24". It will look slightly pixelated. YMMV.

 

[ngluon]

Even so, 1080p on 27" isnt that great. The image will be stretched out on the 27" and wun look good as compared to a 1080p 24". It will look slightly pixelated. YMMV.

Oh crap. I was also evaluating on the QNIX korean monitor for the 1440p, I thought the risks involved in getting no warranty + a defective monitor was not worth it as compared to the 27" by samsung which provides a 3 year warranty; since they both cost the same.

I wasn't aware about the stark difference in quality that you have mentioned.
I intend to stick to this budget of mine and I would certainly consider this as I'm a sucker for performance and quality as well.

Regarding the option of getting a 24" 1080P, that option would be out for me as I currently am using a 30" Apple cinema HD for work purposes (provided by company). I won't get used to a screen smaller than 27" now (spoiled by the 30" screen), and they won't look good side by side

*edit* Heck. I just ordered the QX2710 LED Evolution ll SE [Matte]. I'm in for the gamble. (Don't give me too much backlight bleed please T_T)

 

[ngluon]

Good day all,

Thanks to all the help and recommendations of the people.

Below are some pictures of the final product of what I've got in the end.
I've named it "The Red Beast"

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The specifications and the damage was:

CPU:Intel core i5-4690k
MOBO:MSI Z87 G43 ~ $490
CPU COOLER: Corsair H105 ~ $165
RAM: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB DDR3-1866 ~ $92.25 (Amazon)
SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB ~ $135.30 (Amazon)
HDD: WD caviar blue 1TB ~ $72
GPU: Gigabyte R9 280X Windforce ~ $270 (2nd hand forum)
CASE: Fractal Design R4 Window (white) ~ $165
PSU: Superflower HX600 Golden Green 80+ ~ $105
Diagnostics & LED ~ $45
Monitor: QNIX 2710 ~ $305
Keyboard: Tesoro Durandal Ultimate (Brown) ~ $125
Total ~ $1969.55

Special thanks to all the people who have contributed in this thread. You guys have helped make this possible in some way or another.
Special mention to tamjinhang! He made all of these possible by offering some of these hoots at below retailer's price.
You guys can follow him here:
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