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Yeah that's what I thought too. Then ASRock it is then. Thanks for all the help  :D

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Heyya guys! So I'm planning to build my first PC in about a month or two. I'm pretty much new to this so I hope you can bear with me  ;).
My PC will be mainly used for gaming and a little bit of video editing and have a Blue&White theme. I'd like to have your opinions if there some parts that I need to change and if there any better and cheaper options out there.

 

I5-4670k
Sapphire Vapor-X R9 280x

MSI Z87-G45
Corsair H100i
G.Skill Ripjaws X 16GB Blue

Western Digital 2TB Green

Corsair 120GB SSD
Corsair RM Series RM750
BitFenix Comrade Window

All tips are greatly appreciated  :D

It's hard having limited resources :(  

 

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Hello! First of all, welcome to the forum. ;)

 

Can you give us a budget and your location, please?

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I'm from the Philippines. My budget is 70,000 PHP or around 1,600 USD

I am assuming, due to import taxes and stuff, the conversion is a little tricky.

 

The parts you listed in your first post, what do they equal to in PHP for you? I assume they are about your budget?

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I am assuming, due to import taxes and stuff, the conversion is a little tricky.

 

The parts you listed in your first post, what do they equal to in PHP for you? I assume they are about your budget?

The parts I listed are around 66,000 PHP

It's hard having limited resources :(  

 

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CPU Cooler: Enermax ELC-LT240-HP 111.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($105.77 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($130.98 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ NCIX US) 


Total: $1515.52

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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The parts I listed are around 66,000 PHP

ok, how about this. I hope it still fits your budget. ;)

 

Upgraded the cpu to the i7, you still get the dragons :D, threw a 970 in there because of that great value/money. Also I went with a little bit sleaker case, and a psu that isnt totally overkill. If you plan on getting a second gpu in the future the RM650 would be a good alternative

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Best Buy)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($149.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($126.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($107.99 @ Directron)

Total: $1468.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Quick question guys. Do you have any suggestions that could compete with the GeForce 970 on AMD's R9 series?

290X, but it need more power and produces more heat. Not a bad card though ;)

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"Zotac GTX 970, Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Omega, Palit GTX 970, Palit GTX 970 JETSTREAM":

out of the 970's, which one would you guys recommend as the best "Bang for the Buck"? Because for the time being(And I hope ONLY for the time being) the EVGA GTX 970 isn't available here.

 

It's hard having limited resources :(  

 

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ok, how about this. I hope it still fits your budget. ;)

 

Upgraded the cpu to the i7, you still get the dragons :D, threw a 970 in there because of that great value/money. Also I went with a little bit sleaker case, and a psu that isnt totally overkill. If you plan on getting a second gpu in the future the RM650 would be a good alternative

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Best Buy)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($149.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($126.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($107.99 @ Directron)

Total: $1468.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-28 12:04 EST-0500

 

 

 

 
CPU Cooler: Enermax ELC-LT240-HP 111.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($105.77 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($130.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1515.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-28 12:02 EST-0500

 

 

"Zotac GTX 970, Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Omega, Palit GTX 970, Palit GTX 970 JETSTREAM":

out of these 970's, which one would you guys recommend as the best "Bang for the Buck"? Because for the time being, the EVGA GTX 970 isn't available here.

It's hard having limited resources :(  

 

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"Zotac GTX 970, Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Omega, Palit GTX 970, Palit GTX 970 JETSTREAM":

out of these 970's, which one would you guys recommend as the best "Bang for the Buck"? Because for the time being, the EVGA GTX 970 isn't available here.

 

Palit GTX 970 JETSTREAM, its probably the quietest and most reliable, but in terms of FPS they will all be the same.

Personal Build Project "Rained-On"

helped building up the CPU Overclocking Database and GPU Overclocking Database, check them out ;)

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Do you have any good alternatives for the Motherboard coming from Asus/ASRock/Gigabyte? Because the Z97's from MSI ran out of stock here because of the holidays.

It's hard having limited resources :(  

 

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Do you have any good alternatives for the Motherboard coming from Asus/ASRock/Gigabyte? Because the Z97's from MSI ran out of stock here because of the holidays.

Check newest Linues' video, they have good value boards there.

BTW Zotac amp! series cards are good but if I'd take Zotac I'd go with extreme edition, oh and Palit is good too

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Check newest Linues' video, they have good value boards there.

BTW Zotac amp! series cards are good but if I'd take Zotac I'd go with extreme edition, oh and Palit is good too

Alright, I guess I'll go check on their video. But before that, would you suggest the ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX Motherboard? How about the ASRock Z97 Extreme4 ATX Motherboard? Which do you think would be the best over-all in performance and money wise? 

It's hard having limited resources :(  

 

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Filipino, hay salamat. pwede ba ako amg tanung sau? super bago lng ako sa pc builds. need ko ng help.

Sure. Kaso medyo new din ako sa mga ganito eh. So I'll help as much as I can and as far as much knowledge takes me.  :)

It's hard having limited resources :(  

 

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Do you have any good alternatives for the Motherboard coming from Asus/ASRock/Gigabyte? Because the Z97's from MSI ran out of stock here because of the holidays.

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

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extreme4

 

those are all good alternatives, but the asrock one would probably fit the blue/white color scheme best.

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Yeah that's what I thought too. Then ASRock it is then. Thanks for all the help  :D

It's hard having limited resources :(  

 

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