Rig reccomendation

[FatalityV]

Hi guys,

Friend of mine wants to build a gaming rig. Not sure what games he plays, but should be nothing too fancy, able to run at medium- high settings?

His budget: 1.2k incl monitors, excluding kb/mouse/etc. Can exceed by abit, not too much can already.

Put together a guide for him tml when he goes down to slq using tradepac/pct price list. Anyone can take a look and spot if there's room for improvement?

intel i5 4590 + GIGABYTE B85M-D3H - 397
G.SKILL RIPJAWS-X 1600MH (4gbx2) - 115
Samsung 250gb 840evo - 164
TOSHIBA 1TB 7200RPM - 69
LG24X DVD-RW SATA - 25
ZOTAC GTX770 AMP O.C - 399
Xigmatek Gaia - 40
SF LEADEX 650w GOLD F.M - 139
FRACTAL DESIGN R4 BLACK WINDOW or FRACTAL DESIGN R4 TITANIUM WINDOW - both 169 (titanium should be lighter and more classy feel)
/ NZXT PHANTOM 410 any color - 159 or NZXT SOURCE 530 BLACK - 179
AOC i2367FH 23 - 250

Thanks

 

[shadow84]

Very hard to find Gaia I liao... Unless u r looking for Gaia II..

i2367fh gt that fake bezel at side when monitor not turned on. You fren may not like it..

Get R4 or arc midi r2, better than 410 bah.

The rest looks ok.

 

[for-kel]

Hi guys,

Friend of mine wants to build a gaming rig. Not sure what games he plays, but should be nothing too fancy, able to run at medium- high settings?

His budget: 1.2k incl monitors, excluding kb/mouse/etc. Can exceed by abit, not too much can already.

Put together a guide for him tml when he goes down to slq using tradepac/pct price list. Anyone can take a look and spot if there's room for improvement?

intel i5 4590 + GIGABYTE B85M-D3H - 397
G.SKILL RIPJAWS-X 1600MH (4gbx2) - 115
Samsung 250gb 840evo - 164
TOSHIBA 1TB 7200RPM - 69
LG24X DVD-RW SATA - 25
ZOTAC GTX770 AMP O.C - 399
Xigmatek Gaia - 40
SF LEADEX 650w GOLD F.M - 139
FRACTAL DESIGN R4 BLACK WINDOW or FRACTAL DESIGN R4 TITANIUM WINDOW - both 169 (titanium should be lighter and more classy feel)
/ NZXT PHANTOM 410 any color - 159 or NZXT SOURCE 530 BLACK - 179
AOC i2367FH 23 - 250

Thanks

mmm
the amount add up like alot different..

 

[MoneyFace =p]

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4460 + ASRock H81M-HDS @ $299
RAM: Crucial DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB @ $96
GPU: Palit GTX 660 Ti 2GB JetStream @ $188* (Lazada Singapore)
SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB @ $143* (Lazada Singapore)
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $68
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
PSU: Super Flower Golden Green HX 500W [80 Plus Gold] @ $88
CASE: Fractal Design Core 2500 @ $99
DSP: Dell S2340L 23" LED [eIPS] @ $199^ (SITEX 2014)
In just a month's time.

Total: $1201

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-19. Haggle for discounts.

*Price after 10% storewide discount
^Price estimation based on COMEX 2014

 

[FatalityV]

mmm
the amount add up like alot different..

ya lor..

I found it very hard to keep within budget, especially when need factor in monitor into the budget, and he wants a gfx card that can last for at least the next few years...

 

[royfrosty]

1.2k

ASRock H81M HDS + i5-4460 ~ $299
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz Value Ram ~ $100
WD Blue 1tb ~ $67
Samsung EVO 250gb ~ $159 (LAZADA.sg ADDITIONAL 10% off for storewide discounts * $144)
Palit GTX 660ti 2gb Jetstream ~ $209 (Lazada.sg ADDITIONAL 10% off for storewide discounts * $188)
Superflower HX500 500w 80+ Gold Semi Modular PSU ~ $89 (Lazada.sg ADDITIONAL 10% off for storewide discounts * $80)
Xigmatek Recon ~ $45
LG DVD Drive ~ $21
Dell S2340L 23inch eIPS Panel ~ $198 (NO need to wait till sitex, tradepac already selling at $198)

Price after discounts ~ $1142. Buy at tradepac unless stated, DIY.

Remainder budget see whether you wanna up the chassis to something else.

 

[FatalityV]

Thanks alot for the help guys!

I went down to tp today. Got everything at one shot, changed a few of the recomended items because I wanted to get everything from there on the spot.

Managed to keep it within 1.5k. Big thanks for the tip on the monitor.

Even managed to squeeze in a 970 (but had to give up the ssd, he rather take the 970 than the ssd).

 

[royfrosty]

Thanks alot for the help guys!

I went down to tp today. Got everything at one shot, changed a few of the recomended items because I wanted to get everything from there on the spot.

Managed to keep it within 1.5k. Big thanks for the tip on the monitor.

Even managed to squeeze in a 970 (but had to give up the ssd, he rather take the 970 than the ssd).

Omg. A mistake to forgo ssd. But its fine. Please purchase the ssd as soon as possible.

 

[FatalityV]

Omg. A mistake to forgo ssd. But its fine. Please purchase the ssd as soon as possible.

I know it's a mistake, but in the end it's his money, my advice will only go so far!

 

[Butthead]

Thanks alot for the help guys!

I went down to tp today. Got everything at one shot, changed a few of the recomended items because I wanted to get everything from there on the spot.

Managed to keep it within 1.5k. Big thanks for the tip on the monitor.

Even managed to squeeze in a 970 (but had to give up the ssd, he rather take the 970 than the ssd).

So which 970 you manage to squeeze in?

 

[FatalityV]

So which 970 you manage to squeeze in?

Palit jetstream, only the palit and the asus were in stock when I went down today!

 

[Butthead]

Palit jetstream, only the palit and the asus were in stock when I went down today!

Good choice.
Few of my friends bought and never regret.
Performance and price win hands down.

 

[FatalityV]

Good choice.
Few of my friends bought and never regret.
Performance and price win hands down.

yup... I might be moving up to 7 series soon. dont really need the 9 series. my 5 series still enough to fufill my needs

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Dell S2340L 23inch eIPS Panel ~ $198 (NO need to wait till sitex, tradepac already selling at $198)

Sounds great. But SITEX Dell Booth may stuff in another "branded" HDMI cable..

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Palit jetstream, only the palit and the asus were in stock when I went down today!

Hope your friend enjoy!