Need Help Building a New PC(First Time) Sgd $1500 Budget ($1100 Usd)

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Tomahawk2k

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Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: Sgd:1500$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Design Software, Home entertainment

Parts Not Required: Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: http://www.bizgram.com/February%2024th%202015%20Pricelist.pdf

Country: Singapore

Parts Preferences: by brand or type Intel i5-4690k, Nvidia Graphics Card

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: ?

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Also Need to include an OS System (Windows 8)
 
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sadams04
Your parts preferences and intended use are a bit conflicting. The i5-4690k processor is an unlocked model (k series) and is meant for overclocking. While you don't have to, it would be a waste of the budget to purchase it and not overclock. For a non-overclocking setup the i5-4460 is the better choice (locked model of the same series). The setup below would be for a single GPU and no overclocking. All of these parts are available at the bizgram site (PDF) you referenced.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Micro Center)...
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Your parts preferences and intended use are a bit conflicting. The i5-4690k processor is an unlocked model (k series) and is meant for overclocking. While you don't have to, it would be a waste of the budget to purchase it and not overclock. For a non-overclocking setup the i5-4460 is the better choice (locked model of the same series). The setup below would be for a single GPU and no overclocking. All of these parts are available at the bizgram site (PDF) you referenced.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($16.15 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($91.69 @ NCIX US)
Total: $965.77
 
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Here is the deal.
i5 4690k is for OC but you do not plan to OC. Of course you can still use it without OC but you are wasting money.
I have 2 suggestions:
1. Pick cheaper proc e.g. i5 4590, i5 4460, etc.
2. Pick a proc with HT but with the same price as i5 4690k: E3-1231V3

the rest of the components, you can pick like the post above this.

Edit:
Shop in Sim Lim? I dunno man, I never really trusted anyone/any shop in Sim Lim. I trust the shops in Funan more.
Shops in Sim Lim tend to try to trick you, especially if you are a foreigner.
I must admit tho', you can have also better bargain if you already know what you are doing.
 
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Curious about that Always had a good deal from sim lim most of the time. Yeah its scammy but those are some of the shops. Would be interested to know what pc parts stores are in funan?
 
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Funan?
You should go there and check yourself and take a look around, I saw several stores in the mall as I last visited Singapore last year.
I could not remember the names tho'.

I was here last year since my laptop HDD went suddenly dead and I had to buy one.
http://www.chcomputers.com/
 
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Tomahawk2k

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Could you suggest another build maybe using amd instead of intel?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($93.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.40 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($16.15 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $891.42
 
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