A 1500$ PC Build (Need suggestions!)

[Prömetheus]

Hello guys!

I'm planning to build a 1500$ build. I'm currently at the US! I use his rig for mostly gaming, browsing and coding. But mostly for gaming.

I currently have 1 monitor so monitor is not needed. I do need peripherals! Cuz mine sucks LOL! I'm upgrading because my old pc is an old pentium processor from 2001 that my father build when i was like 8 years old!... and no need of OS

 

Help is appreciated!  THANK YOU!

[Geekazoid]

Hello guys!

I'm planning to build a 1500$ build. No need of OS but i need some peripherals!

Help is appreciated!

To help us out mate, would you mind reading this (http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/) and then provide the necessary information. This will help us out a lot.

[Prömetheus]

Sorry for the lame post LOL! ill edit it!

[Geekazoid]

Sorry for the lame post LOL! ill edit it!

Haha, not lame mate. Easy to forget to read it. It does help us out a lot though.

[Prömetheus]

Yep! Thanks for the reminder matey

[Geekazoid]

Hello guys!

I'm planning to build a 1500$ build. I'm currently at the US! I use his rig for mostly gaming, browsing and coding. But mostly for gaming.

I currently have 1 monitor so monitor is not needed. I do need peripherals! Cuz mine sucks LOL! I'm upgrading because my old pc is an old pentium processor from 2001 that my father build when i was like 8 years old!

 

Help is appreciated!  THANK YOU!

100% improvement. Thanks mate!

[Geekazoid]

@Prometheus, what colour case are you looking to go with?

[Prömetheus]

Id like to have a red and black color scheme, red or black case is appreciated! Thanks for asking

[NIGHTSHADE0]

H440 in matte black and red, asus do rog mobos which are red/black. That will get you started with the colour scheme you are after.

Add cpu/gpu ect of you're choice. Red cables and wammy you're done...sorta

[Geekazoid]

H440 in matte black and red, asus do rog mobos which are red/black. That will get you started with the colour scheme you are after.

Add cpu/gpu ect of you're choice. Red cables and wammy you're done...sorta

What particular ASUS Motherboards are you talking about?

EDIT: Yeah, found out which ones you were talking about.

[NIGHTSHADE0]

What particular ASUS Motherboards are you talking about?

EDIT: Yeah, found out which ones you were talking about.

All good think there officially called maximus or something.

[Geekazoid]

All good think there officially called maximus or something.

Yep, sure are!

[Geekazoid]

@Prometheus, I'm putting together a black and red themed build Config as you suggested, I'm up to choosing the GPU now, which way do you wanna go, do you want an NVIDIA or AMD GPU?

Please reply ASAP.

[Geekazoid]

@Prometheus, I decided to just go with an AMD GPU for your build since I feel you'll get the best bang for your buck.

Here is the build (feel free to adjust it if need be):

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ydbP

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ydbP/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ydbP/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_RD 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($145.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Best Buy)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1402.00 (Rounded up)

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-25 09:34 EDT-0400)

I've come in under budget at $1,400 because I know you wanted new peripherals. I'm not the best to ask about these so you may have to ask some more knowledgable members on here. Also, you may wish to add more case fans for extra cooling but this I also left out as I'm not sure what you would want. I hope the build is to your liking as I tried my best to keep the the red/black colour scheme that you requested.

[seiny]

@Prometheus, I decided to just go with an AMD GPU for your build since I feel you'll get the best bang for your buck.

Here is the build (feel free to adjust it if need be):

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ydbP

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ydbP/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ydbP/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_RD 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($145.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Best Buy)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1402.00 (Rounded up)

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-25 09:34 EDT-0400)

I've come in under budget at $1,400 because I know you wanted new peripherals. I'm not the best to ask about these so you may have to ask some more knowledgable members on here. Also, you may wish to add more case fans for extra cooling but this I also left out as I'm not sure what you would want. I hope the build is to your liking as I tried my best to keep the the red/black colour scheme that you requested.

That's a nice build for that price

[Geekazoid]

That's a nice build for that price

Haha, thanks mate! I tried my best to give him good value and the best price to performance ratio. I had thought about giving him an i5 4670K CPU and swapping the R9 280X for a R9 290X since he will be mostly gaming but decided on the 4770K and AMD R9 280X since he said he won't just be gaming. So I think that's quite a good build all 'round.

[Ciano]

hi have a look at this from new egg

there's is some parts that you could save on 

• power supply : you dont need a 850w but it gives u head room to add more on in time( eg. 2nd  gpu )
•  ssd  you can get smaller or get rid of it for a HDD 
• case : there ar cheaper cases than the fractal but if you are planning on keeping it for while i t is good buy 
• cpu :this can be swapped for the 5670k if you dont need the hyper treading 
• the motherboard  : you can buy cheaper one's but there not as nice
• cpu cooler : you can change it out for a cheeper one or use the stock one 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352021

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125504

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139056

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104339

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131989

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608043

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148694

 

total $1,432.91

[Prömetheus]

That's awesome for all the answers man! Appreciated all of em!

[Geekazoid]

@Ciano, I can see that, however I was trying get him the best quality parts whilst also keeping the red/black colour scheme in mind.

[Prömetheus]

Emmm, for lowering the budget the new Kaveri APU from AMD have a cheaper mobo and processor, should i consider buying i5 or the A10 7850K?

[Anthony10]

Emmm, for lowering the budget the new Kaveri APU from AMD have a cheaper mobo and processor, should i consider buying i5 or the A10 7850K?

I think things like Peripherals and case you should choose yourself, as they are the more opinion oriented things. I'd say subtract $250 from the budget to set aside for the case and peripherals.

[Geekazoid]

Emmm, for lowering the budget the new Kaveri APU from AMD have a cheaper mobo and processor, should i consider buying i5 or the A10 7850K?

Oh, okay. Well Intel CPUs seem to outperform most AMD CPUs. So probably the i5 4670K. You did say $1,500 though.

Just for your own sake, here's a benchmark comparing both CPUs.

CPU Boss: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-vs-AMD-A10-7850K

[Geekazoid]

@Prometheus, okay, I swapped out the i7 4770K for the i5 4670K.

Here it is:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3yd9I

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3yd9I/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3yd9I/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_RD 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($145.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Best Buy)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX PSU ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1,312 (rounded up)

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-25 11:35 EDT-0400)

[Prömetheus]

Ok then! ill go with the i5 With the i7 i can't fit the peripherals

[Prömetheus]

Also if i consider to use the A10 7850K i think it's okay i only use this rig for mostly gaming and light editing