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May 17, 2014 7:00:55 AM

Hey guys! I'm planning to build a PC since my laptop can't really take some games. So, please say whatever because your answers really help.

Oh, btw, I live in the Philippines so some parts may not be available for me.
It costs Php 35,950 without the Monitor, Mouse, and Keyboard which is about $821.71 as of today. Is it worth it?

The Video Card has BF4 free with it, so I got that going for me. :D 

Again, thank you. :) 

Specs:

CHASSIS
Aerocool V3X BLUE Case
- Php 1,350
(pcx.com.ph/components/chassis/aerocool-v3x-blue.html)

PROCESSOR
Intel Core i5-4440 3.1ghz
- Php 8,400
(pcx.com.ph/components/processor/intel-core-i5-4440.html)

VIDEO CARD
MSI AMD R9 270x 2G OC with BF4
- Php 11,500
(pcx.com.ph/msi-and-r9-270x-2g-bf4.html)

POWER SUPPLY
Aerocool Strike-X 500W 80+ Bronze
- Php 2,400
(pcx.com.ph/components/power-supply/aerocool-strike-x-500w-80-bronze.html)

MOTHERBOARD
ASUS B85M-G
- Php 3,900
(pcx.com.ph/components/motherboard/asus-b85m-g.html)

RAM
GSKILL Ripjawsx 8GB 1600mhz (F3-1280CL10S-8GBXL)
- Php 3,750
(pcx.com.ph/components/memory/gskills-ripjawsx-8gb-f3-12800cl10s-8gbxl.html)

SOUND CARD
CREATIVE SB 5.1 VX PCI
- Php 1,050
(pcx.com.ph/components/sound-card/creative-sb-5-1-vx-pci.html)

HDD
Toshiba 1TB 7200rpm 3.5" SATA (DT01ACA100)
- Php 2,700
(pcx.com.ph/components/internal-hdd/toshiba-7200rpm-3-5-sata-dt10aca100.html)

OPTICAL DRIVE
ASUS 24D3ST Black 24x SATA
- Php 900
(pcx.com.ph/components/optical-drives/asus-24d3st-blk-24x-sata.html)

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May 17, 2014 7:17:06 AM

Having an SSD as boot drive is really nice. My windows 7 boots in ~30 sec +/- 5 sec. You don't need a big drive. I'm pretty sure 64GB will give you enough to install OS and have a little bit of headroom for some documents and files you use often, might be wrong though. 128GB will also allow you to install a few games on it, giving really quick load times.
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May 17, 2014 8:05:53 AM

ScrewySqrl said:
overall, it looks decent.

The sound card is unnecessary and the PSU is not top quality. replace the PSU with a 450-550W from XFX, Seasonic, Antec, or Corsair

this is probly the best bet:
http://pcx.com.ph/components/power-supply/seasonic/seas...


So I could take the sound card out? I'm not really good at these kind of things. What does it do anyway?

Oh and thank you for the PSU advice. I will do that. :) 
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May 17, 2014 8:08:37 AM

Skallagrim1 said:
Having an SSD as boot drive is really nice. My windows 7 boots in ~30 sec +/- 5 sec. You don't need a big drive. I'm pretty sure 64GB will give you enough to install OS and have a little bit of headroom for some documents and files you use often, might be wrong though. 128GB will also allow you to install a few games on it, giving really quick load times.


I would, since I read that online too. But it just kind of goes over my budget since its also kind of expensive and I would like some more space instead of a faster boot time especially with games being about 30GB each. But thank you for that answer. :) 
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May 17, 2014 10:20:35 AM

TheReeves said:
ScrewySqrl said:
overall, it looks decent.

The sound card is unnecessary and the PSU is not top quality. replace the PSU with a 450-550W from XFX, Seasonic, Antec, or Corsair

this is probly the best bet:
http://pcx.com.ph/components/power-supply/seasonic/seas...


So I could take the sound card out? I'm not really good at these kind of things. What does it do anyway?

Oh and thank you for the PSU advice. I will do that. :) 


the sound card built into the motherboard is good enough for all usage. A few months ago, Toms compared the sound quality of that on-board to a $2000 amp...and found no discernable difference

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