Time to Get a New Rig........

[satria_neo_2014]

Hi everyone, need some advice on getting a new rig. Mainly for gaming purpose. Now trying to keep things small and not too expensive. Below is what I intend to go for. What do you think?

i5 4690K + MSI Z97M Gaming $558
2 x 8GB DDR3 1866 Vengence Pro $245
2 x Asus R9 290 OC 4GB $519 x 2
2 x 256GB Crucial MX100 $165 x 2
Seasonic 850W Xpower $239
Obsidian Series 350D Micro ATX PC Case $149

Using back my monitor/KB/Mouse/Speakers

Watercooling stuff undecided yet but this is the basic configuration.

 

[hengheng220]

Hi everyone, need some advice on getting a new rig. Mainly for gaming purpose. Now trying to keep things small and not too expensive. Below is what I intend to go for. What do you think?

i5 4690K + MSI Z97M Gaming $558
2 x 8GB DDR3 1866 Vengence Pro $245
2 x Asus R9 290 OC 4GB $519 x 2
2 x 256GB Crucial MX100 $165 x 2
Seasonic 850W Xpower $239
Obsidian Series 350D Micro ATX PC Case $149

Using back my monitor/KB/Mouse/Speakers

Watercooling stuff undecided yet but this is the basic configuration.

erm lots of expensive stuffs you are looking at. Watercooling is not going to be cheap either.

 

[nippp0n]

What is your budget and monitor resolution? Do you intend oc?

 

[shadow84]

350D a bit cramped for WC... Doable but limited in space...

 

[satria_neo_2014]

What is your budget and monitor resolution? Do you intend oc?

I don't really have a fixed budget but I don't think I want to spend more than 3K for the comp (given how fast things change). I will oc the CPU to 4.5GHz but not going to oc the graphics card. Main purpose is play games, surf net and watch youtube/movies/anime. Thats all.

Current monitor is a Philips 23" 1920 x 1080 IPS panel (don't want to go for TN one due to colour).

Not really a serious gamer. Currently just playing Diablo 3 and World of Tanks.

 

[satria_neo_2014]

erm lots of expensive stuffs you are looking at. Watercooling is not going to be cheap either.

Errr..... Me tried to cut down as much as possible. Not going for i7 or 290x or expensive SSDs.

 

[Yureak]

Dont think u can do wc with 3k and these parts

 

[satria_neo_2014]

Dont think u can do wc with 3k and these parts

No, I am not going to do WC with graphics card. Only WC the CPU. Using those AIO.

 

[Yureak]

No, I am not going to do WC with graphics card. Only WC the CPU. Using those AIO.

Icic then definitely possible but at 1080p 290 more than enogh to max everything... Y u wanna get 2?

WOT i maxed out at 1440p avg 70-80fps in game... Not demanding just one 290 can le

 

[micheloving]

I would get a samsung evo ssd instead of Crucial MX100 if possible since they are ard same price now.Obvious reasons too .Unless performance is of no importance of course .

UserBenchmark: Crucial MX100 256GB vs Samsung 840 Evo 250GB

 

[royfrosty]

Dont think you need 2 r9 290 for a single 1080p reso monitor.

Too much of a overkill.

Not unless you going for higher gaming reso then you may need 2 of it.

Get a single SSD bigger capacity will do.

 

[straweffigy]

"not too expensive" lol

 

[FlyingNuggets]

Hi everyone, need some advice on getting a new rig. Mainly for gaming purpose. Now trying to keep things small and not too expensive. Below is what I intend to go for. What do you think?

i5 4690K + MSI Z97M Gaming $558
2 x 8GB DDR3 1866 Vengence Pro $245
2 x Asus R9 290 OC 4GB $519 x 2
2 x 256GB Crucial MX100 $165 x 2
Seasonic 850W Xpower $239
Obsidian Series 350D Micro ATX PC Case $149

Using back my monitor/KB/Mouse/Speakers

Watercooling stuff undecided yet but this is the basic configuration.

Not urgent i suggest wait for DDR4 rams, Broadwell and New series of Nvidia/AMD GPU's

 

[devilwahaha]

"not too expensive" lol

Self contradiction level over 9000

 

[Ark Law]

2 x 256GB Crucial MX100 $165 x 2

RAID0 only Intel x30 or Samsung 8x0 Pro if that's the purpose of you buying 2 pieces

 

[satria_neo_2014]

RAID0 only Intel x30 or Samsung 8x0 Pro if that's the purpose of you buying 2 pieces

Actually I am thinking of the 850 Pro. But its not available locally. Have to order from Amazon. Do you think its worth getting 850 Pro? Going for 2 x 256GB.

 

[satria_neo_2014]

"not too expensive" lol

Er... my rig very tone down already lar... No 290x, no 780Ti, no i7 also.

 

[shadow84]

Actually I am thinking of the 850 Pro. But its not available locally. Have to order from Amazon. Do you think its worth getting 850 Pro? Going for 2 x 256GB.

Why u die die wanna RAID 2 ssds?

 

[hengheng220]

Er... my rig very tone down already lar... No 290x, no 780Ti, no i7 also.

Hahaha dual gpu cost more leh

 

[KingJio]

Just get 1 512GB SSD and 1 r9 290x. Psu drop to 750w. Everything else is fine.