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byte0215
October 15, 2014 8:10:06 AM
Hi! im new here also first time building a gaming pc but i have a background on how to remove components in my pc.
So im looking for a gaming build.
PS: i will not OC, and also i will not SLI.
CPU: Intel i5-4670
MOBO: Z87
GPU: geforce gtx 560 se
PSU: corsair gs 700
RAM: gskill ripjawsx 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 1600mhz
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
1.What mobo should i use?
2. Is my GPU enough to maintain best quality of games? If not what you recommend?
3. Is my listed PSU good for the build?
4. What case should i get?
5. What cooler should i get if i need some?
Feel free to post builds for gaming. THANKS!
So im looking for a gaming build.
PS: i will not OC, and also i will not SLI.
CPU: Intel i5-4670
MOBO: Z87
GPU: geforce gtx 560 se
PSU: corsair gs 700
RAM: gskill ripjawsx 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 1600mhz
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
1.What mobo should i use?
2. Is my GPU enough to maintain best quality of games? If not what you recommend?
3. Is my listed PSU good for the build?
4. What case should i get?
5. What cooler should i get if i need some?
Feel free to post builds for gaming. THANKS!
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byte0215
October 15, 2014 8:17:47 AM
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HomerThompson
October 15, 2014 8:20:51 AM
byte0215
October 15, 2014 8:24:25 AM
HomerThompson said:
If you're not over clocking and have no interest in SLI why not go for a $50 H81 board instead of an $80-$90 Z87 one? Then put the money you save into a better GPU?because i researched and z87 is good for gaming. i dont have any idea about h81 boards. what brand should i pick if ill go for h81? and GPU improvement what should i pick?
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October 15, 2014 8:25:13 AM
helmut4lyfe
October 15, 2014 8:28:54 AM
If you are getting the i5-4670 rather than the i5-4670k, it's safe to say you never plan on overclocking. The motherboard you choose based on those parts won't matter too much as long as it's a LGA 1150 socket. It just needs to support dual channel memory as well as have a pcie 3.0x16 slot.
1. Read above answer. Since there's no overclocking or sli, get anything with LGA 1150, expect to spend around 50-80 bucks.
2. The 560 is a fairly outdated card. It's not a bad card, but with the 560 paired with the i5-4670 will make you play just about every newer game on all low settings in order to obtain decent fps. With the release of the new gtx 900 series cards, I'd highly recommend re-evaluating your budget and try adding a gtx 760; you can find them for under $200 on newegg now and it will give you a tremendous amount of GPU boost. The 560 benches just over 3300 for 3dmark score, while the 760 benches over 5000. It's significant boost, and can mean the difference between lagging on low settings vs smooth gameplay.
3. The PSU is fine for the build you're putting together. You could get away with a 500w fairly easily on this build, as the 4670 (not 4670k) draws less power, as well as the 560. I currently run an i7-4770k @ 4.7ghz/gtx 780/soundcard/2 HHD/bluray/casefans/watercooler and I use a 750w PSU (just to give you a reference of wattage). You can google several PSU wattage calculators to see how much wattage you really need.
4. It's a fairly low end build, so your case doesn't need to be crazy elaborate. Make sure your case and motherboard are the same form factor (ATX/Micro ITX/etc). I wouldn't spend over $70 on a case with this build. Any money spent over that should be spent upgrading the cpu/gpu
5. You don't need anything other than a stock cooler with this build. Without OC the i5-4670 doesn't run hot enough to justify anything other than a stock cooler.
1. Read above answer. Since there's no overclocking or sli, get anything with LGA 1150, expect to spend around 50-80 bucks.
2. The 560 is a fairly outdated card. It's not a bad card, but with the 560 paired with the i5-4670 will make you play just about every newer game on all low settings in order to obtain decent fps. With the release of the new gtx 900 series cards, I'd highly recommend re-evaluating your budget and try adding a gtx 760; you can find them for under $200 on newegg now and it will give you a tremendous amount of GPU boost. The 560 benches just over 3300 for 3dmark score, while the 760 benches over 5000. It's significant boost, and can mean the difference between lagging on low settings vs smooth gameplay.
3. The PSU is fine for the build you're putting together. You could get away with a 500w fairly easily on this build, as the 4670 (not 4670k) draws less power, as well as the 560. I currently run an i7-4770k @ 4.7ghz/gtx 780/soundcard/2 HHD/bluray/casefans/watercooler and I use a 750w PSU (just to give you a reference of wattage). You can google several PSU wattage calculators to see how much wattage you really need.
4. It's a fairly low end build, so your case doesn't need to be crazy elaborate. Make sure your case and motherboard are the same form factor (ATX/Micro ITX/etc). I wouldn't spend over $70 on a case with this build. Any money spent over that should be spent upgrading the cpu/gpu
5. You don't need anything other than a stock cooler with this build. Without OC the i5-4670 doesn't run hot enough to justify anything other than a stock cooler.
How can I tell how many watts my PSU is using?
1. Buy an energy meter like 'Kill-A-Watt. 2. Plug the energy meter to your wall socket and plug the power cord carrying power to your PSU, to the energy meter. 3. Turn your computer on and see the power consumption of your PSU on the Kill-A-Watt... See full content
1. Buy an energy meter like 'Kill-A-Watt. 2. Plug the energy meter to your wall socket and plug the power cord carrying power to your PSU, to the energy meter. 3. Turn your computer on and see the power consumption of your PSU on the Kill-A-Watt... See full content
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after rebates this is just about in your price range and very decent
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LQq76h
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LQq76h
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byte0215
October 15, 2014 8:34:49 AM
coolcole01 said:
after rebates this is just about in your price range and very decenthttp://pcpartpicker.com/p/LQq76h
if i will be going on windows 7 OS is what should i go for?
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HomerThompson
October 15, 2014 8:36:08 AM
If you already have Windows, this build comes $45 under budget after rebates and should be really nice.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dp8XhM
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dp8XhM
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Farapon
October 15, 2014 8:39:52 AM
HomerThompson
October 15, 2014 8:45:37 AM
If this thread is accurate about an R9 280x only needing good 500-600W power supply you could even upgrade to that by switching out the i5 4670 for an i5 4590 and the R9 280 for an R9 280x and come in $20 over budget, once again, assuming you already have Windows.
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
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IamTimTech
October 15, 2014 8:47:05 AM
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TimTech/saved/ybvscf
I just whipped that up to give you an idea of the direction I would take it on a $700 budget I might even consider dropping down to an i3 and putting that money into a nicer graphics card.
As far as cases go that is almost 100% personal preference. Just hop on newegg and find one that you think looks good that has good reviews. I personally have the Cooler Master Storm Scout II Advance and it is my favorite case ever.
Edit: I just browsed through the other poster's builds and I see we all have a few things in common.
8GB G.Skill Ripjaws which can be had for $72
EVGA Power Supply (750 should be good for future proofing)
And I am changing my vote to an R9280 3GB for graphics
I just whipped that up to give you an idea of the direction I would take it on a $700 budget I might even consider dropping down to an i3 and putting that money into a nicer graphics card.
As far as cases go that is almost 100% personal preference. Just hop on newegg and find one that you think looks good that has good reviews. I personally have the Cooler Master Storm Scout II Advance and it is my favorite case ever.
Edit: I just browsed through the other poster's builds and I see we all have a few things in common.
8GB G.Skill Ripjaws which can be had for $72
EVGA Power Supply (750 should be good for future proofing)
And I am changing my vote to an R9280 3GB for graphics
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byte0215
October 15, 2014 8:56:04 AM
helmut4lyfe said:
If you are getting the i5-4670 rather than the i5-4670k, it's safe to say you never plan on overclocking. The motherboard you choose based on those parts won't matter too much as long as it's a LGA 1150 socket. It just needs to support dual channel memory as well as have a pcie 3.0x16 slot.1. Read above answer. Since there's no overclocking or sli, get anything with LGA 1150, expect to spend around 50-80 bucks.
2. The 560 is a fairly outdated card. It's not a bad card, but with the 560 paired with the i5-4670 will make you play just about every newer game on all low settings in order to obtain decent fps. With the release of the new gtx 900 series cards, I'd highly recommend re-evaluating your budget and try adding a gtx 760; you can find them for under $200 on newegg now and it will give you a tremendous amount of GPU boost. The 560 benches just over 3300 for 3dmark score, while the 760 benches over 5000. It's significant boost, and can mean the difference between lagging on low settings vs smooth gameplay.
3. The PSU is fine for the build you're putting together. You could get away with a 500w fairly easily on this build, as the 4670 (not 4670k) draws less power, as well as the 560. I currently run an i7-4770k @ 4.7ghz/gtx 780/soundcard/2 HHD/bluray/casefans/watercooler and I use a 750w PSU (just to give you a reference of wattage). You can google several PSU wattage calculators to see how much wattage you really need.
4. It's a fairly low end build, so your case doesn't need to be crazy elaborate. Make sure your case and motherboard are the same form factor (ATX/Micro ITX/etc). I wouldn't spend over $70 on a case with this build. Any money spent over that should be spent upgrading the cpu/gpu
5. You don't need anything other than a stock cooler with this build. Without OC the i5-4670 doesn't run hot enough to justify anything other than a stock cooler.
IamTimTech said:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TimTech/saved/ybvscfI just whipped that up to give you an idea of the direction I would take it on a $700 budget I might even consider dropping down to an i3 and putting that money into a nicer graphics card.
As far as cases go that is almost 100% personal preference. Just hop on newegg and find one that you think looks good that has good reviews. I personally have the Cooler Master Storm Scout II Advance and it is my favorite case ever.
Edit: I just browsed through the other poster's builds and I see we all have a few things in common.
8GB G.Skill Ripjaws which can be had for $72
EVGA Power Supply (750 should be good for future proofing)
And I am changing my vote to an R9280 3GB for graphics
is r9280 better than gtx 750 ti? i read some post in forums that r9280 needs 1000w psu
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IamTimTech
October 15, 2014 9:00:04 AM
Honestly I am not sure. I only have a Galaxy 480 in my rig because I had it and it is sufficient for my needs. I simply changed my vote because 2 others had chosen that card and it has 3gb instead of 2gb in the same price range.
However; according to partpicker the entire build running dual r9280s only uses 530w
However; according to partpicker the entire build running dual r9280s only uses 530w
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byte0215
October 15, 2014 9:02:47 AM
coolcole01 said:
after rebates this is just about in your price range and very decenthttp://pcpartpicker.com/p/LQq76h
is this the same vcard with the one you chose?
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1...
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byte0215
October 15, 2014 9:03:26 AM
IamTimTech said:
Honestly I am not sure. I only have a Galaxy 480 in my rig because I had it and it is sufficient for my needs. I simply changed my vote because 2 others had chosen that card and it has 3gb instead of 2gb in the same price range.However; according to partpicker the entire build running dual r9280s only uses 530w
THANKS!
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HomerThompson
October 15, 2014 9:03:47 AM
Another way to go would be a GTX 770, though it's only a 2GB card while R9 280 is 3GB. So the R9 280 would be better for the new Mordor game, but the GTX 770 for probably everything else:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hMbdJx
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hMbdJx
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byte0215
October 15, 2014 9:20:23 AM
HomerThompson
October 15, 2014 9:25:57 AM
I know this is $90 over budget, but I just had to throw this build out there to give you a GTX 970:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DN6m7P
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DN6m7P
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HomerThompson
October 15, 2014 9:44:53 AM
byte0215 said:
Guys the reason why you picked micro ATX is because i will not go for SLI right?Everyone is recommending H81 because it's cheap since you said you're not overclocking and don't plan on using SLI. One of the differences is H81 has one PCIE-2.0 instead of PCIE-3.0, but everything I have read seems to indicate even GTX 780Ti's can't max out the full bandwidth of PCIE-2.0. The biggest downsides of H81 are that you have two SATA 6.0GB/s and two SATA 3.0GB/s instead of all SATA 6.0 GB/s, that you don't get front port USB 3.0 (only 2.0, with 3.0 on the back ports), and you're probably voltage limited (my Gigabyte H81M-DS2V only allows up to 1.2V vcore, which is actually plenty to overclock my G3258 but probably wouldn't be enough to do much overclocking with an unlocked i5 or i7). You might find it worth it to spend the extra money on a board supporting front port USB 3.0, but I don't since my front ports are used for my XBox 360 controller and a USB 2.0 card reader for my flash I use with my camera. If you ever plan on SLI then you will need a better board though.
As a side note, I'm 99% certain that ASUS board I recommended is PCIEx16-2.0 (I think all H81 boards are), but if you do buy it, make sure to check with ASUS tech support first to make sure it is, as their manual only calls it a PCIEx16 slot.
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HomerThompson
October 15, 2014 9:50:05 AM
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October 15, 2014 9:55:50 AM
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byte0215
October 15, 2014 10:09:03 AM
HomerThompson said:
But you should probably ask in the motherboard forum whether H81 will be enough for you, or if you should go to a better chipset. I think it's not a problem to go H81 since you won't overclock nor go SLI, but better to ask there where people might know the chipsets better than I do.ill be going on Asrock h81m. but good suggestion. ill ask on chipset forum if it will be a good combo to i5-4590
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byte0215
October 15, 2014 11:35:55 AM
PS: i will not OC, and also i will not SLI.
CPU: Intel i5-4590
MOBO: asrock h97m pro4
GPU: sapphire radeon r9 280 3gb gDDdr5
PSU: ?????
RAM: gskill ripjawsx 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 1600mhz
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
As you can see i changed the cpu and the mobo. Help me with the psu. What to get prior to the cpu change and mobo change.
Any case on the each of you posted is okay with this right?
CPU: Intel i5-4590
MOBO: asrock h97m pro4
GPU: sapphire radeon r9 280 3gb gDDdr5
PSU: ?????
RAM: gskill ripjawsx 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 1600mhz
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
As you can see i changed the cpu and the mobo. Help me with the psu. What to get prior to the cpu change and mobo change.
Any case on the each of you posted is okay with this right?
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IamTimTech
October 15, 2014 11:42:49 AM
I think the H97-Plus I listed is an excellent compromise board. You could go get the H97M-Plus for $5 less but honestly I think keeping that SLI option open for the future is worth the $5. I opted for the H97 over 81 and 87 because of the 6x 6Gbps sata, The M.2 expansion and multitude of USB 3. It will also support the next generation of intel processors, the previous chipsets will not.No overclocking which you said you don't need but all the features you will actually use.
I am not blindly promoting this board either. We use two boards primarily here for our customers and they are either the H97M-Plus and the H81M-E so both options are good. But I would rather go for the H97 in a real gaming rig, and at the $700-$800 price point I would say it is a real gaming rig.
EDIT: Many of us chose the EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular power supply. A well reviewed 80+ rated power supply that is even semi modular. And for the cooler I chose the Cooler Master Hyper TX3 because it is small, easy to install and will keep your processor running cool under full load. It will be perfect and cheap since you are not overclocking.
I am not blindly promoting this board either. We use two boards primarily here for our customers and they are either the H97M-Plus and the H81M-E so both options are good. But I would rather go for the H97 in a real gaming rig, and at the $700-$800 price point I would say it is a real gaming rig.
EDIT: Many of us chose the EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular power supply. A well reviewed 80+ rated power supply that is even semi modular. And for the cooler I chose the Cooler Master Hyper TX3 because it is small, easy to install and will keep your processor running cool under full load. It will be perfect and cheap since you are not overclocking.
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HomerThompson
October 15, 2014 11:44:45 AM
byte0215 said:
PS: i will not OC, and also i will not SLI.CPU: Intel i5-4590
MOBO: asrock h97m pro4
GPU: sapphire radeon r9 280 3gb gDDdr5
PSU: ?????
RAM: gskill ripjawsx 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 1600mhz
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
As you can see i changed the cpu and the mobo. Help me with the psu. What to get prior to the cpu change and mobo change.
Any case on the each of you posted is okay with this right?
You need about 10.5 inches of graphics card clearance to run that, and a few mid towers will have hard drive cages in the way. An economical option with lots of fans that would work is a Rosewill Challenger case, which has a little over 11 inches graphics card clearance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjhdQm1DJeg
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IamTimTech
October 15, 2014 11:46:07 AM
The challenger is a very good budget case
I personally would go Asus over Asrock. Practically the same company but I have always had great experiences with Asus and I know Asrock had some VRM issues on their AM3 platform boards. But Asrock has a huge following so saving the $24 may be a prudent choice.
I personally would go Asus over Asrock. Practically the same company but I have always had great experiences with Asus and I know Asrock had some VRM issues on their AM3 platform boards. But Asrock has a huge following so saving the $24 may be a prudent choice.
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byte0215
October 15, 2014 6:26:03 PM
HomerThompson
October 15, 2014 6:39:10 PM
byte0215 said:
can i get another case? It seems rosewill challenger mid tower is not available here in my place.You should browse newegg.com to see what cases interest you. I like the Challenger because it's cheap, comes with three case fans, room for two more by the graphics card and CPU, and has pretty decent graphics card clearance. Cooler Master's HAF 912 looks like a really incredible budget case also, though it's $20 more and you'll need to buy some fans with it (I think it only comes with 1 of 2 front fans and a rear CPU exhaust fan). But it has a huge video card clearance if you only use the bottom hard drive cages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9cRzKYfx-A
But you may find others that interest you more. There are about a billion of them on newegg, and often if you search for the case name and newegg together on youtube they'll have a review like that one above for the HAF 912 and HAF 922.
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byte0215
October 16, 2014 1:19:57 AM
IamTimTech said:
The challenger is a very good budget caseI personally would go Asus over Asrock. Practically the same company but I have always had great experiences with Asus and I know Asrock had some VRM issues on their AM3 platform boards. But Asrock has a huge following so saving the $24 may be a prudent choice.
what's your prefered mobo? i checked on forums Asus H97- plus will be great for my i5-4590
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byte0215
October 16, 2014 1:21:04 AM
HomerThompson said:
byte0215 said:
can i get another case? It seems rosewill challenger mid tower is not available here in my place.You should browse newegg.com to see what cases interest you. I like the Challenger because it's cheap, comes with three case fans, room for two more by the graphics card and CPU, and has pretty decent graphics card clearance. Cooler Master's HAF 912 looks like a really incredible budget case also, though it's $20 more and you'll need to buy some fans with it (I think it only comes with 1 of 2 front fans and a rear CPU exhaust fan). But it has a huge video card clearance if you only use the bottom hard drive cages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9cRzKYfx-A
But you may find others that interest you more. There are about a billion of them on newegg, and often if you search for the case name and newegg together on youtube they'll have a review like that one above for the HAF 912 and HAF 922.
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byte0215
October 16, 2014 3:50:42 AM
So here it is.
GPU: Sapphire R9-280 Dual-X OC 3GB GDDR5 384bit
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
RAM: Gskills RipjawsX 8gb (2x4GB) ddr3 1600mhz
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3
PSU: Seasonic M12II-620 EVO 620W 80Plus Bronze Fully Modular
CASE: Cougar Solution ATX Mid tower
TOTAL $856
Do you think this build is good?
i know it more than my $700 budget.
What can i change to make it close to $700 budget
GPU: Sapphire R9-280 Dual-X OC 3GB GDDR5 384bit
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
RAM: Gskills RipjawsX 8gb (2x4GB) ddr3 1600mhz
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3
PSU: Seasonic M12II-620 EVO 620W 80Plus Bronze Fully Modular
CASE: Cougar Solution ATX Mid tower
TOTAL $856
Do you think this build is good?
i know it more than my $700 budget.
What can i change to make it close to $700 budget
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HomerThompson
October 16, 2014 5:30:22 AM
byte0215 said:
So here it is.GPU: Sapphire R9-280 Dual-X OC 3GB GDDR5 384bit
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
RAM: Gskills RipjawsX 8gb (2x4GB) ddr3 1600mhz
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3
PSU: Seasonic M12II-620 EVO 620W 80Plus Bronze Fully Modular
CASE: Cougar Solution ATX Mid tower
TOTAL $856
Do you think this build is good?
i know it more than my $700 budget.
What can i change to make it close to $700 budget
Why are you getting such a high price for that build? I'm seeing it at about $710
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/#combo_deal_list
CPU: Corei5 4590 for $199.99 at Newegg
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard for $83.66 after $10 rebate from Newegg
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory for $79.99 at Newegg
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive for $54.98 at OutletPC
GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card for $179.99 after $20 rebate at Newegg
CASE: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case for $34.99 at Newegg
PSU: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply for $78.98 at SuperBiiz
$13 discount for combo with your RAM and GPU at Newegg
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October 16, 2014 5:35:32 AM
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HomerThompson
October 16, 2014 5:39:05 AM
byte0215
October 16, 2014 6:14:13 AM
HomerThompson
October 16, 2014 7:10:36 AM
Oh ok. You could probably save a few bucks downgrading to a slower clocked i5 and/or going to a cheaper motherboard. I wouldn't change the graphics card, as R9 280 has great price to performance right now. See this article from last month:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...
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byte0215
October 16, 2014 7:18:46 AM
HomerThompson
October 16, 2014 7:40:54 AM
byte0215 said:
Yes locked in on the GPU.
Do you think the build will be solid?
I think so, though that case only comes with a single exhaust fan. You'll probably want to eventually buy at least two more 120mm fans, for the front intake and top exhaust, especially since the Philippines has a pretty warm and humid climate, correct? That case allows you to put two intake fans on the front, two exhaust on the top, and two side fans, so with some more fans it should offer pretty solid cooling. It has great clearance for graphics cards too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMT6AVTRzTo
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October 16, 2014 7:46:05 AM
HomerThompson said:
byte0215 said:
Yes locked in on the GPU.
Do you think the build will be solid?
I think so, though that case only comes with a single exhaust fan. You'll probably want to buy at least two more 120mm fans for the front intake, especially since the Philippines has a pretty warm and humid climate, correct? That case allows you to put two intake fans on the front, two exhaust on the top, and two side fans, so with some more fans it should offer pretty solid cooling. It has great clearance for graphics cards too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMT6AVTRzTo
Okay thanks.
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October 16, 2014 11:49:14 AM
byte0215 said:
IamTimTech said:
The challenger is a very good budget caseI personally would go Asus over Asrock. Practically the same company but I have always had great experiences with Asus and I know Asrock had some VRM issues on their AM3 platform boards. But Asrock has a huge following so saving the $24 may be a prudent choice.
what's your prefered mobo? i checked on forums Asus H97- plus will be great for my i5-4590
I love the Asus H97-Plus, that H97-Plus is the full ATX version, and the H97M-Plus is the micro ATX version is about $5 less. If you are absolutely sure you will not want SLI in the future there is no harm in going for the H97M-Plus, but for $5 I would keep the option.
Also, many people are big fans of the Seasonic PSU's, I am not. I like EVGA, Corsair, Antec, and bequiet
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October 16, 2014 12:23:02 PM
IamTimTech said:
Also, many people are big fans of the Seasonic PSU's, I am not. I like EVGA, Corsair, Antec, and bequiet
Lots of Antec power supplies are made by Seasonic.
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page673.htm
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October 16, 2014 12:42:49 PM
IamTimTech
October 16, 2014 12:52:41 PM
byte0215 said:
So here it is.GPU: Sapphire R9-280 Dual-X OC 3GB GDDR5 384bit
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
RAM: Gskills RipjawsX 8gb (2x4GB) ddr3 1600mhz
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3
PSU: Seasonic M12II-620 EVO 620W 80Plus Bronze Fully Modular
CASE: Cougar Solution ATX Mid tower
TOTAL $856
Do you think this build is good?
i know it more than my $700 budget.
What can i change to make it close to $700 budget
Your chosen Mobo has rather low reviews on newegg, otherwise it looks awesome!
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