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aorammer16
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I am upgrading my computer as this is my 1st time upgrading i not very sure about alot of things. I am using it for gaming like full high setting for Dota 2, Tera online etc and i using 2 monitor 1920x 1080p.

 

Parts i am reusing from my 2years old computer

CPU : Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-core Processor

RAM: Kingstone DDR3 Dual Channel 4GB x4(DRAM Frequency 665MHz)

HDD : Seagate 2TB ST2000DM001 7200rpm (SATA)

 

 

Parts I Need To Buy ( Budget - Total SGD$600-800)

SSD : Not very sure with type 128GB SSD to use

GPU : MSI GTX960 Gaming 4G(Is this good? or are there better one with same price range?)

PSU : No idea need how much W

Case : NZXT Phantom 410 Red / NZXT H440 black red

Cooling : No idea too

 

Somehow I prefer the parts to be red in color, what parts is still needed please let me know

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I'm assuming you are in the US with this one

With that budget for the rest of the parts you can do wayyyy better than that, here you go.

Edit: I noticed you put Singapore dollars after I did all that, heres a better list, I just used a rough conversion however as I have no idea of what prices in your country are. $434.93 = 610.47 SGD

Got you a larger SSD, better GPU, good PSU and one of the best air cpu coolers out there.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($204.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $434.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 02:56 EDT-0400

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I'm assuming you are in the US with this one.

With that budget for the rest of the parts you can do wayyyy better than that, here you go.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $559.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 02:48 EDT-0400

^^^ This is great advise. 

 Just because you don't care, doesn't mean other others don't. Don't be a self-centered asshole. -Thank You a PSA from the people who do not say random shit on the internet. 

 

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I'm assuming you are in the US with this one

With that budget for the rest of the parts you can do wayyyy better than that, here you go.

Edit: I noticed you put Singapore dollars after I did all that, heres a better list, I just used a rough conversion however as I have no idea of what prices in your country are. $434.93 = 610.47 SGD

Got you a larger SSD, better GPU, good PSU and one of the best air cpu coolers out there.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($204.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $434.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 02:56 EDT-0400

Thanks for the awesome build, somehow i forgot to mention about motherboard mind helping again? Prefer red  xD

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Thanks for the awesome build, somehow i forgot to mention about motherboard mind helping again? Prefer red  xD

$502.91 = 705.9 SGD. Be warned, this motherboard does not support more than one GPU, if thats a big deal to you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($204.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $502.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 03:12 EDT-0400

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$502.91 = 705.9 SGD. Be warned, this motherboard does not support more than one GPU, if thats a big deal to you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($204.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $502.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 03:12 EDT-0400

I will be using 1 GPU only, i am wondering will the cooler master seidon 120V Plus be better? I saw this motherboard Asrock Z97 Killer will it work?

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I will be using 1 GPU only, i am wondering will the cooler master seidon 120V Plus be better? I saw this motherboard Asrock Z97 Killer will it work?

Yes it would be better for cooling, however if you really have a i7-4770, and not a i7-4770k, then you are just wasting money, a locked processor will not get hot enough to warrant that.

 

The z97 board will work, however once again you don't have an unlocked processor and a z97 is a waste of money, they are meant for processors that can overclocked.

Keep in mind its not hard to paint pc parts if you are careful about it, Linus has a few videos about doing it.

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Yes it would be better for cooling, however if you really have a i7-4770, and not a i7-4770k, then you are just wasting money, a locked processor will not get hot enough to warrant that.

 

The z97 board will work, however once again you don't have an unlocked processor and a z97 is a waste of money, they are meant for processors that can overclocked.

Keep in mind its not hard to paint pc parts if you are careful about it, Linus has a few videos about doing it.

thanks i really appreciate your help. i will try it out 

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