Plans for my first build

[Daniel from SG]

Chasis : CORSAIR Carbide 300R (Cheap yet classy looking from what i saw on youtube) $109

CPU : i5 4590 (came with the board) ($447)

Motherboard : MSI H97-Gaming3 (i chose this because i still know nothing about overclocking)

Ram : G.Skill RipJaw-X 1600 C9 (8GB=2x4GB) ($112)

Optical Drives : LG 12X Blu-ray RD+DVDRW ( for me to watch my bluray disc and installing my game disc) ($89)

Storage : PNY Optima 120GB ($99) for OS

Storage : Seagate 2TB 7200/64MB/SATA3 ($112) ( i need quite a huge storage for my office work and the games im gonna put on)

Graphics Card :

PowerColor R9-290 OC 4GB GDDR5($549)

 MSI R9-280-Gaming 3GB ($409) 

MSI GTX770 TF Gaming OC 2GB GDDR5 ($549)

Leadtek GTX770 Dual Fan 4GB OC ($545) 

Gigabyte R9-280X OC 3GB ($479)

ASUS R9 280X DCU-II TOP 3GB ($519)

Sapphire R9-280X Toxic OC 3GB ($489)

these are the grapics card within my budget.

Power Supply : CORSAIR CX500M (500W) modular (its cables are detatchable so it should be more clean looking and from what i hear corsaid is a good brand) ($99)

 

Totaled at : $1406  even with the maxed priced graphics card

 

The Price List

 

http://www.cybermind.com.sg/pdf-upload/pricelists/cybermind.pdf

 

i've set my budget at $1450

 

if you got suggestions to lower the prices it would be great

[steffen_anywhere]

Looks good.

You are missing a CPU cooler though, even though stock would be ok since you are not overclocking. Would invest in a CM 212 EVO tho. I would also get an 840 EVO from Samsung instead of the PNY SSD and WD Green instead of the Seagate.

[BigDave]

Is your choice for PSU "qualified" for use with the board and CPU/Graphics card?

My experience with low budget PSUs are tales of frustration, I'd take a hard look at

your budgeted funds and figure out a way to upgrade the PSU.

Otherwise it looks good!

[TheRetiredSlave]

I don't know how prices are in your area, but $450 for an i5-4590 + H97 board seems a lot higher than it should be.. You say you're buying them together? What would it cost to buy a similar motherboard and a 4590 separate? $112 for 8 GB of RAM also seems high..

 

Other than that, it looks pretty good. As for the GPU, the R9-290 is the most powerful card in your list. It also happens to be the most expensive, but that makes sense given the performance.

 

The PSU is a bit lower than what most people would normally want for a high-end gaming rig, but it theoretically should be plenty..

 

Looks good.

You are missing a CPU cooler though, even though stock would be ok since you are not overclocking. Would invest in a CM 212 EVO tho. I would also get an 840 EVO from Samsung instead of the PNY SSD and WD Green instead of the Seagate.

 

Ehh, for non-OC'ing, I'd just stick with the stock cooler... From a review of the PNY Optima, the performance is pretty similar to the 840 EVO, and there don't seem to be a ton of bad reviews..

[Daniel from SG]

Looks good.

You are missing a CPU cooler though, even though stock would be ok since you are not overclocking. Would invest in a CM 212 EVO tho. I would also get an 840 EVO from Samsung instead of the PNY SSD and WD Green instead of the Seagate.

sure for the cooler its ether the cooler or i change the SSD and HDD

 

Is your choice for PSU "qualified" for use with the board and CPU/Graphics card?

My experience with low budget PSUs are tales of frustration, I'd take a hard look at

your budgeted funds and figure out a way to upgrade the PSU.

Otherwise it looks good!

dunnos it says its a 80+ bronze it should be alright right?

 

oh and i found a cheaper case

Sharkoon BD28 Red  and it looks pretty nice too

i still have to get some cooling fans any suggestions?

[brob]

Chasis : CORSAIR Carbide 300R (Cheap yet classy looking from what i saw on youtube) $109

CPU : i5 4590 (came with the board) ($447)

Motherboard : MSI H97-Gaming3 (i chose this because i still know nothing about overclocking)

Ram : G.Skill RipJaw-X 1600 C9 (8GB=2x4GB) ($112)

Optical Drives : LG 12X Blu-ray RD+DVDRW ( for me to watch my bluray disc and installing my game disc) ($89)

Storage : PNY Optima 120GB ($99) for OS

Storage : Seagate 2TB 7200/64MB/SATA3 ($112) ( i need quite a huge storage for my office work and the games im gonna put on)

Graphics Card :

PowerColor R9-290 OC 4GB GDDR5($549)

 MSI R9-280-Gaming 3GB ($409) 

MSI GTX770 TF Gaming OC 2GB GDDR5 ($549)

Leadtek GTX770 Dual Fan 4GB OC ($545) 

Gigabyte R9-280X OC 3GB ($479)

ASUS R9 280X DCU-II TOP 3GB ($519)

Sapphire R9-280X Toxic OC 3GB ($489)

these are the grapics card within my budget.

Power Supply : CORSAIR CX500M (500W) modular (its cables are detatchable so it should be more clean looking and from what i hear corsaid is a good brand) ($99)

 

Totaled at : $1406  even with the maxed priced graphics card

 

The Price List

 

http://www.cybermind.com.sg/pdf-upload/pricelists/cybermind.pdf

 

i've set my budget at $1450

 

if you got suggestions to lower the prices it would be great

 

Good build. The R-290 is the best performing of the gpu in your list but it uses the reference cooler which may not be best in Singapore. I would suggest the Gigabyte R9-280X OC.

[Daniel from SG]

Good build. The R-290 is the best performing of the gpu in your list but it uses the reference cooler which may not be best in Singapore. I would suggest the Gigabyte R9-280X OC.

yeah someone on another post says it runs hot and noisy so ill take a look at the others