Opinions on gaming rig (new thread cause in hurry)

[Friha Aziz]

Heres my rig : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/nfyCkL
Is it good any things to change opinions ?
Ps: I live in canada and my budget is 760$
Sorry for making a new thread cause I'm in Hurry
Thanks in advance

 

[ykki]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($216.76 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.44 @ shopRBC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.81 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $751.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 21:27 EDT-0400

Put a lot better psu. Trust me you don't want to go with that builder crap.
You aren't going to feel the difference between this i3 and the i3 that you had selected.
A cheaper case is added.
As for OS you can get it from here= http://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/318630/h_windows_7_8_81_servers_office_visio_project/
Put a better mobo.
Put cheaper RAM.

Hope this helped!

 

[holyprof]

Pretty nice build, too bad you can't squeeze a quad-core i5 into it, would make it perfect.

 

[Friha Aziz]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($216.76 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.44 @ shopRBC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.81 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $751.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 21:27 EDT-0400

Put a lot better psu. Trust me you don't want to go with that builder crap.
You aren't going to feel the difference between this i3 and the i3 that you had selected.
A cheaper case is added.
As for OS you can get it from here= http://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/318630/h_windows_7_8_81_servers_office_visio_project/
Put a better mobo.
Put cheaper RAM.

Hope this helped!

1. Isn't a 3.6 GHz faster than a 3.5 GHz ?
2. Thanks for changing the PSU
3. For the case I want to have a cool case and after upgrade the rest
4. I already bought windows on G2A
5.well thanks for changing th mobo and RAM
6. Do I really need a case fan ?
Thanks

 

[ykki]

You cant tell the difference (its only 100mz).
The thermaltake case only comes with one fan. You need at least another one.

 

[Friha Aziz]

You cant tell the difference (its only 100mz).
The thermaltake case only comes with one fan. You need at least another one.

Well can you change the build to match windows at 50$ ?

 

[ykki]

That would mean downgrading some things. I'll see what I can do.
You sure you want the dvd drive? Have you bought a physical disc of windows?
Can you borrow a dvd drive from your friends for loading windows?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($189.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.00 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.81 @ DirectCanada)
Other: Windows. ($45.00)
Total: $757.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 22:17 EDT-0400

Put a cheaper case.
Put a 270.
Actually the difference between the performance of a 270 and 270x is very less. You can OC the 270 to match the 270x.

 

[Friha Aziz]

That would mean downgrading some things. I'll see what I can do.
You sure you want the dvd drive? Have you bought a physical disc of windows?
Can you borrow a dvd drive from your friends for loading windows?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($189.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.00 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.81 @ DirectCanada)
Other: Windows. ($45.00)
Total: $757.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 22:17 EDT-0400

Put a cheaper case.
Put a 270.
Actually the difference between the performance of a 270 and 270x is very less. You can OC the 270 to match the 270x.

1. yes i need a dvd drive
2.nope i didint buy a physical dik of windows G2a selles only keys
3. i have an old desktop with a dvd drive but i dont know if it fits the case
4. i really dont like the case i prefer the corsair spec 02
5. i really dont wanna get in the overclockinng process ill wait some years when ill have more experience in pc and ill overclok it
6. i heard that xfx dont make good gpu but gigabyte know how to them ?
Thanks

 

[Friha Aziz]

That would mean downgrading some things. I'll see what I can do.
You sure you want the dvd drive? Have you bought a physical disc of windows?
Can you borrow a dvd drive from your friends for loading windows?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($189.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.00 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.81 @ DirectCanada)
Other: Windows. ($45.00)
Total: $757.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 22:17 EDT-0400

Put a cheaper case.
Put a 270.
Actually the difference between the performance of a 270 and 270x is very less. You can OC the 270 to match the 270x.

so ???????

 

[Friha Aziz]

That would mean downgrading some things. I'll see what I can do.
You sure you want the dvd drive? Have you bought a physical disc of windows?
Can you borrow a dvd drive from your friends for loading windows?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($189.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.00 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.81 @ DirectCanada)
Other: Windows. ($45.00)
Total: $757.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 22:17 EDT-0400

Put a cheaper case.
Put a 270.
Actually the difference between the performance of a 270 and 270x is very less. You can OC the 270 to match the 270x.

Can you please respond ? Im in hurry ! i need a fast answer !

 

[ykki]

Which old dvd drive do you have. Chances are that it is a regular 5.25in drive- and that is compatible with all cases which have the 5.25in bay.
Man you have to understand that performance comes first= your budget is not allowing you to get the spec o2 without degrading performance.
The thermaltake case is fine.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr927oc2gd

 

[Friha Aziz]

Which old dvd drive do you have. Chances are that it is a regular 5.25in drive- and that is compatible with all cases which have the 5.25in bay.
Man you have to understand that performance comes first= your budget is not allowing you to get the spec o2 without degrading performance.
The thermaltake case is fine.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr927oc2gd

Ok i understand ill take this case : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-nse200kkn1
The dvd drive is very old its from an 10 years old computer but ill see

 

[Friha Aziz]

Which old dvd drive do you have. Chances are that it is a regular 5.25in drive- and that is compatible with all cases which have the 5.25in bay.
Man you have to understand that performance comes first= your budget is not allowing you to get the spec o2 without degrading performance.
The thermaltake case is fine.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr927oc2gd

looks like this : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Xh8DFT
and there is bad reviewa on this gpu : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr927oc2gd

 

[Friha Aziz]

Which old dvd drive do you have. Chances are that it is a regular 5.25in drive- and that is compatible with all cases which have the 5.25in bay.
Man you have to understand that performance comes first= your budget is not allowing you to get the spec o2 without degrading performance.
The thermaltake case is fine.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr927oc2gd

so ?????

 

[Friha Aziz]

Which old dvd drive do you have. Chances are that it is a regular 5.25in drive- and that is compatible with all cases which have the 5.25in bay.
Man you have to understand that performance comes first= your budget is not allowing you to get the spec o2 without degrading performance.
The thermaltake case is fine.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr927oc2gd

I changed it a little bit : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/j7bmvK

 

[MoonDoggy-X]

I can't believe I'm going to suggest this, but if you only have <$150 to spend on CPU, you might be better off going with an AMD fx 6300 or a fx 8350 if you can afford it.

 

[CTurbo]

This is good! Avoid the FXs


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($213.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Other: Windows 8.1 64 bits ($25.00)
Total: $748.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 22:01 EDT-0400

 

[MoonDoggy-X]

This is good! Avoid the FXs


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($213.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Other: Windows 8.1 64 bits ($25.00)
Total: $748.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 22:01 EDT-0400

No doubt Intel makes better CPUs, but if he casn't afford at least an i5, these AMDs will blow the i3 and g3258 out of the water. That i3 barely outperforms my Core 2 Quad q9550, and it was released 7 years ago. The i3 is not a gaming CPU. At least suggest an i5.

Here ya go, CTurbo, any of these will do you better than the i3 or the AMDs. Wel worth the extra $20...
http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?N=4294966995+4294964566+4294935721&NTX=&NTT=&NTK=all&page=1&sortby=pricelow

 

[Friha Aziz]

Which old dvd drive do you have. Chances are that it is a regular 5.25in drive- and that is compatible with all cases which have the 5.25in bay.
Man you have to understand that performance comes first= your budget is not allowing you to get the spec o2 without degrading performance.
The thermaltake case is fine.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr927oc2gd

Can you respond please ?

 

[Friha Aziz]

This is good! Avoid the FXs


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($213.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Other: Windows 8.1 64 bits ($25.00)
Total: $748.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 22:01 EDT-0400

No doubt Intel makes better CPUs, but if he casn't afford at least an i5, these AMDs will blow the i3 and g3258 out of the water. That i3 barely outperforms my Core 2 Quad q9550, and it was released 7 years ago. The i3 is not a gaming CPU. At least suggest an i5.

Here ya go, CTurbo, any of these will do you better than the i3 or the AMDs. Wel worth the extra $20...
http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?N=4294966995+4294964566+4294935721&NTX=&NTT=&NTK=all&page=1&sortby=pricelow

Is this in canada or America ?

 

[Friha Aziz]

No doubt Intel makes better CPUs, but if he casn't afford at least an i5, these AMDs will blow the i3 and g3258 out of the water. That i3 barely outperforms my Core 2 Quad q9550, and it was released 7 years ago. The i3 is not a gaming CPU. At least suggest an i5.

Here ya go, CTurbo, any of these will do you better than the i3 or the AMDs. Wel worth the extra $20...
http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?N=4294966995+4294964566+4294935721&NTX=&NTT=&NTK=all&page=1&sortby=pricelow

So is microcenter in america or canada ?

 

[Friha Aziz]

I can't believe I'm going to suggest this, but if you only have <$150 to spend on CPU, you might be better off going with an AMD fx 6300 or a fx 8350 if you can afford it.

This is good! Avoid the FXs


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($213.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Other: Windows 8.1 64 bits ($25.00)
Total: $748.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 22:01 EDT-0400

is this RAM good its on sale : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl

 

[Friha Aziz]

This is good! Avoid the FXs


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($213.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Other: Windows 8.1 64 bits ($25.00)
Total: $748.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 22:01 EDT-0400

I changed the build a little bit is it good : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/DpgksY

 

[CTurbo]

yes good build