Suggestion on Gaming Rig pls

[Kightzzz]

Hi guys, need some suggestion from the forum expert in rig building.

The budget is at 1.8K and will be building this recommend Rig at 3/10/2014 as i am moving house on that day. Need OS and monitor. As for the monitor, is it better to have a 23"inch or 27"inch? And whats the different in price?

And is there any good in investing in a sound card?

Lastly, for gaming need will be to able to apply max setting at current high graphic intensive game and future games too.

Thanks in advance for the help and time. Cheers

 

[Alternative X]

1) Define 'graphic intensive games'. Which games?

2) It would be better to get a 23" or 24" monitor if gaming at 1080p. Cheaper as well.

3) Onboard sound is generally good enough for most purposes. No need sound card.

 

[royfrosty]

Come back again when the dates get nearer as there may be promo from time to time.

To answer your question. Big monitor does not mean good.

23/24 inch @ 1080p resolution is still much more crisp image than a 27inch 1080p.

Simply to put a 1080p on 27inch pixels are spread slightly more apart. At near viewing, you can see the black dots between each pixels.

But of cause if you use it to view at a far distance like 3-8m then you will not noticed it.

Sound card will depends on the speakers and headphones you intending to drive.

Current 1.8k setup for your reference only.

Msi B85 g43 gaming + i5-4460 ~ $383
GSkills Ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $115
WD Blue 1tb ~ $67
Crucial mx100 256gb ~ $155
Powercolor r9 280x 3gb turbo duo ~ $408
Superflower HX600 600w 80+ gold semi modular PSU ~ $108
Sharkoon BD28 ~ $73
LG DVD drive ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit OEM ~ $115
Dell s2340L 23inch eIPS panel ~ $219

Total ~ $1664. Buy at Tradepac Diy.

 

[Kightzzz]

hi Alternative X, thanks for the reply, let say game like battlefield 4 and Dragon Age: Inquisition? thanks

 

[Kightzzz]

hi royfrosty, thanks for the reply. I guess your recommendation really help a lot of us. Alright will be back in a months time and ask again, and really thanks for listing down the part. Now i can gauge what are the part i can expect. Thanks

 

[Alternative X]

hi Alternative X, thanks for the reply, let say game like battlefield 4 and Dragon Age: Inquisition? thanks

CPU+ Mobo: MSI B85-G41 PC MATE+ i5 4460 (348)
RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1600MHZ ( 4GBx2pcs ) CL9 (119)
GPU: POWER COLOR R9 280X 3GB TURBODUO (418)
SSD: CRUCIAL MX100 256GB (165)
HDD: TOSHIBA 1TB 7200RPM (69)
DVD-RW: LG 24X DVD-RW SATA OEM (25)
PSU: SUPERFLOWER HX 600M GOLD MODULAR (109)
Case: DEEP COOL TESSERACT (65)
OS: WINDOWS 7 HOME PREM (120)
Monitor: AOC 24" e2461Fwh (219)

Total cost: $1657

Buy at PC Themes, #04-15, and ask for discounts. DIY yourself. If you can't into DIY, go to PC Care & Solution at #02-32 and ask Nigel to help you assemble for a fee.

Notes:

1) True futureproofing is impossible in the rapidly changing techonological enviroment today. This build may not be able to play future games at max settings.

2) Since you are only building this rig in October, you may want to wait for the R9 285X to come out before deciding on your build.