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I am building a budget gaming rig in Singapore and I want a machine that play minimum of current or 1 to 2 years in the future without any issues. I did my research and came up with these 2 specs. I hope I can some advise. Since it is quite expensive here Singapore (SG), I am planning to complete the rig in 3 to 4 mths. Budget maximum of USD$920 = SGD$1207.

No.1:
Gigabyte B85M-D3H + i5 4570 =sgd403
Sapphire R 7 265 Dual X 2GB GDDR5 = sgd229
Cooler Master Thunder 600w = sgd78
Seagate 2TB = sgd108
Samsung Evo =sgd119
Cooler Master 690 III =sgd135
COSAIR VENGENCE 1600 KIT =sgd118
Total = 1199

No.2
AMD A10 7850k +Asus A88X-Gamer $373 Or AMD FX 8350 + ASUS M5A78L-M LX $331
MSI R9 270x gaming 2GB GDDR5 $312
Corsair CX600M 80+ bronze $100
Seagate 1TB $73
Samsung Evo 120gb $119
Cooler Master 690 III Casing $135
G. Skill Ripjaws-X 1866 Mhz kit c9 $119

So ya, these prices are from shops found locally in Singapore.

I don't think I would do overclocking. I do use my PC for multitasking but nothing really that heavy. I played on-line games and wishes to play more recent MMORPG.

Thank you

 
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This shows the difference between the r9 280 and the gtx 760. On a few games the gtx comes out ahead, most of them the r9 280 comes out ahead. Just depends on the games you play. Given that the price of those three you listed are so close, I'd go with the r9 280 myself.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1038?vs=1332

The r9 and gtx are just the product names of the cards, r9 is amd/ati's product code and gtx is nvidia's. They both fit in a pci-e slot. The only difference an ssd would give you in gaming is a little faster game load times. During actual game play it has very little to do with it so a regular hdd will be just as fast during gameplay. Using that money to improve your graphics card will give you better frame rates...
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It depends on the games you want to play, but I don't think either of those graphics cards will play current release games for the next 2 years. I would save the money on the ssd if you're on a tighter budget and put it toward better graphics or another component. An ssd is more or less the last thing to add a little extra performance - mostly for boot speed when turning the pc on and loading programs. 7200rpm hard drives are pretty fast, you're only going to shave a couple seconds off for the price of an ssd.

You'd be far better off with the i5 over the amd.

If you're planning to complete the rig in 3-4 months down the road, better to just set your build money aside and save it. Then when you're ready to buy all your components, buy them together. Otherwise there might be something better value or the current parts may come down in price by then and you'll be stuck since you've already bought them and they're just laying around for 3-4mo not doing you any good.
 
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Md Rudi

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Ok .. if I take out the SSD and put that budget on a better GPU, which of these do you think would be suffice :
1. Sapphire R9 280 OC Dual X 3GB Gddr5 - $319
2. MSI R9 270x gaming 2GB GDDR5 - $312
3. Leadtek Nvidia GTX 760 OC 2048MB DD -$325

another quick question, does R9 or GTX mean I have to use different CPU?
Thanks
 
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This shows the difference between the r9 280 and the gtx 760. On a few games the gtx comes out ahead, most of them the r9 280 comes out ahead. Just depends on the games you play. Given that the price of those three you listed are so close, I'd go with the r9 280 myself.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1038?vs=1332

The r9 and gtx are just the product names of the cards, r9 is amd/ati's product code and gtx is nvidia's. They both fit in a pci-e slot. The only difference an ssd would give you in gaming is a little faster game load times. During actual game play it has very little to do with it so a regular hdd will be just as fast during gameplay. Using that money to improve your graphics card will give you better frame rates (smoother game play). Especially if you pair the r9 280 with the i5 instead of the amd a10.
 
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