new gaming rig

[ajlouni]

hi all i have been searching for a gaming rig for a long time like for 2 months and i didn't find something good or wasn't good for me so i would love to have the help of experts so here is what i prefer :

 

1. i don't want it to be an Abu  

2. an intel cpu core i5 quad-core is must 

3. for the gpu i don't know an amd or nivda but they say that the r9 is better  

4. i may overclock in future but i wont have a crossfire or an SLI 

 

here you go thanks for your help and i will leave you with the important stuff

 

Budget : 860$ USD max 

Location:  jordan aka outside of US

Aim: gaming only

Monitors : i already have an 1360x720 monitor so i will stuck for it 

Peripherals : no OS no keybored no etc... just need the inside stuff 

Why are you upgrading : i want to play top games at eye candy or highest settings 

 

[Prodigydeadeye]

What is an Abu?

[ajlouni]

an abu is a cpu and a gpu like the amd kervin cpus

[Megazero]

hi all i have been searching for a gaming rig for a long time like for 2 months and i didn't find something good or wasn't good for me so i would love to have the help of experts so here is what i prefer :

 

1. i don't want it to be an Abu  

2. an intel cpu core i5 quad-core is must 

3. for the gpu i don't know an amd or nivda but they say that the r9 is better  

4. i may overclock in future but i wont have a crossfire or an SLI 

 

here you go thanks for your help and i will leave you with the important stuff

 

Budget : 860$ USD max 

Location:  jordan aka outside of US

Aim: gaming only

Monitors : i already have an 1360x720 monitor so i will stuck for it 

Peripherals : no OS no keybored no etc... just need the inside stuff 

Why are you upgrading : i want to play top games at eye candy or highest settings 

For your budget, a AMD card will be better. And for a 720p monitor I think you can play fine with anygame~

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($148.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.29 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.92 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($179.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $820.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 19:42 EDT-0400

And it's not ABU, it's APU.

[Sonefiler]

an abu is a cpu and a gpu like the amd kervin cpus

it's APU.

 

Anyways I'll get something for you. Any websites specifically? I see you live in Jordan and importation prices might affect prices.

[ajlouni]

 

For your budget, a AMD card will be better. And for a 720p monitor I think you can play fine with anygame~

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($148.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.29 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.92 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($179.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $820.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 19:42 EDT-0400

And it's not ABU, it's APU.

 

i may want to upgrede to a 120hz 1080pp monitor  in the futrue 

[Prodigydeadeye]

Well I would recommend. This will be overkill for 720p. If you have the money later on, you could even upgrade to 1440p, which is 4x the pixel density of 720p.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QP7snQ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QP7snQ/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.00 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($41.35 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $859.29

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 19:45 EDT-0400

[ajlouni]

it's APU.

 

Anyways I'll get something for you. Any websites specifically? I see you live in Jordan and importation prices might affect prices.

i can ship from there places 

 

1.italy:my brother 

2.usa : my uncle 

3.jordan :me

[aricleather]

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I would basically do the same thing, but that case though... I would spend a bit less on the motherboard, something like this:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xgaming3

 

or this:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming3

 

And with that couple extra dollars, get a better case like the N400, 230t, or Bitfenix Comrade.

 

i may want to upgrede to a 120hz 1080pp monitor  in the futrue 

 

That graphics card will handle 1080p fine.

[Sonefiler]

i can ship from there places 

 

1.italy:my brother 

2.usa : my uncle 

3.jordan :me

I mean, what online stores can you guy from?

Can your uncle buy stuff and ship it to you? because electronics in europe are generally more expensive.

[ajlouni]

I mean, what online stores can you guy from?

Can your uncle buy stuff and ship it to you? because electronics in europe are generally more expensive.

sure i can he can hook me up

[Megazero]

i may want to upgrede to a 120hz 1080pp monitor  in the futrue 

If you want to use a 120Hz 1080p then you will need something on the R9 290/290x or 780 side so...

 

@aricleather: I know the case isnt good, I just choose a random one since it's cheap. 

[Sonefiler]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($143.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.97 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Corsair Force LX Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($80.24 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $853.14

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 20:03 EDT-0400

[ajlouni]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($143.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.97 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Corsair Force LX Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($80.24 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $853.14

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 20:03 EDT-0400

what if we drop the ssd and make the hhd only 500gb can we use the extra cash for something eals 

[Sonefiler]

what if we drop the ssd and make the hhd only 500gb can we use the extra cash for something eals 

Sure but even if you make the hdd 500gb its only like 5-10 dollars less

[ajlouni]

Sure but even if you make the hdd 500gb its only like 5-10 dollars less

ok let the 1tb  stay and remove the 80$ ssd for now and tell me how it goes 

[Sonefiler]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($143.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($107.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.92 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Mwave) 

Total: $854.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 20:17 EDT-0400

[ajlouni]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($143.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($107.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.92 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Mwave) 

Total: $854.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 20:17 EDT-0400

 

a 16 gb of ram i thoght that 8gb is the sweet spot and more then that would be for video editing and stuff

[Sonefiler]

a 16 gb of ram i thoght that 8gb is the sweet spot and more then that would be for video editing and stuff

I have games running and chrome and skype and Mumble in the background and recording, and I find myself using up to 14GB.

[ajlouni]

I have games running and chrome and skype and Mumble in the background and recording, and I find myself using up to 14GB.

ok you are got me you are the man with the best answer but last thing if i wanted to upgrede in the future what would you recammand me  

[Sonefiler]

ok you are got me you are the man with the best answer but last thing if i wanted to upgrede in the future what would you recammand me  

monitor. Get a 1080p 60fps one

you can always ask us on the forum again when you want to upgrade! don't hesitate to ask!

[ajlouni]

monitor. Get a 1080p 60fps one

you can always ask us on the forum again when you want to upgrade! don't hesitate to ask!l

last thing for the team vulcan ram they say that i need to config it how to do that