"I'm a PC Builder" Starter Pack

[Noyu]

Hello there LTT, I'm John (yes) from the Philippines. 22 y.o.

I'm not sure why I did not do this sooner. I think I was too lazy to register to forums and stuff.
I've researched for MONTHSSS now (this is what you do when you don't have the money and is still saving up)

Before I give you the build, dot points first:

1. Budget & Location
Budget is about 35,000PhP which roughly translates to 750$. I'm from the Philippines.

2. Aim
LoL, HotS mostly. But I want to be able to play all the "old" games on MAXIMUM settings.
Games List:
PoP series
AC series
BioShock series
Fallout series
other "newer" single players here and there like The Last of Us, Skyrim etc. etc.
Also, if it's possible, I would like to multitask while playing (e.g converting audio from movies from DTS to DD5.1)

The goal here is a starter build where I can get a taste of overclocking, but on a budget.
I have no need for performance upgradeability as I plan on building another PC about a year from now.
Most of the upgrades I will be doing on this would storage and aesthetics which is excluded from the current budget.
Also, I like beauty (who doesn't)

3. Monitors
1x basic 1080p 20-21.5" Monitor

 

to follow, computer table limits me to 21W x 15H

4. Peripherals
1 x DeathAdder 1800

1 x DeathStalker Essentials

 

to follow:

HyperX Cloud

Mechanical KB

Procie: G3258 - FINAL (please, just, stop, convincing me otherwise)
Upgradeability to a LOCKED i5 or i7 is an option (but this is as needed)

MoBo: ASUS H97M-PLUS
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M
GPU: Sapphire Nitro 4GB R9 380
PSU: SeaSonic M12II 520W
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO
CPU Cooler: Hyper 212x - may change because it's fugly
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1600 MHz
FANS: 2 x Scythe GT 1850rpm - will push/pull this on the 212x, and put the 212x stock fan at rear exhaust, then the included Spectre Pros on top intake, lastly bottom slots are shielded (provided heatshield).

Update after 3 months:
So yeah i think i just finalized my build woooo. Will buy these next week.

 

it's like every other week i check my build plan and the prices, i instantly change my mind on the board.

[kwljunky]

 

 

You need a statue of Gaben to complete this: 

 

[Noyu]

You need a statue of Gaben to complete this: 

 

-snip-

I never really understood the Gaben memes. soooo.....

[kwljunky]

I never really understood the Gaben meme. soooo.....

 

Shamfur dispray! 

 

What are the average prices for stuff over there? 

[Noyu]

Shamfur dispray! 

 

What are the average prices for stuff over there? 

That meme I know. ahahahaha

Uhmm Lemme see..

assuming 45PhP per USD

[Kaita]

See if you can go with this build , It's way better. Also , Do you need a monitor or do you already have one?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.49 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($303.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ B&H) 

Total: $759.21

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 03:49 EDT-0400

[Praesi]

the GTX950 is around 180$ and has good performance for its price. Mobas and older Games should run fine. Nothing for todays AAA Titles though.

[Noyu]

 

See if you can go with this build , It's way better. Also , Do you need a monitor or do you already have one?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.49 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($303.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ B&H) 

Total: $759.21

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 03:49 EDT-0400

 

oh yea, forgot to limit some components

OC Processor is required.

and mATX please.

updating post............

[kwljunky]

 

 

I second Kratzos, I have not slept for about 4 days, and might recommend using a car battery for your power supply or something.

 

Good luck m8, and welcome to the world of PC building, and this forum . 

[Kaita]

oh yea, forgot to limit some components

OC Processor is required.

and mATX please.

updating post............

That processor is way better than the G3258 for gaming You dont really need an overclockable processor. I'll see If i could get a decent mATX case,

[Noyu]

the GTX950 is around 180$ and has good performance for its price. Mobas and older Games should run fine. Nothing for todays AAA Titles though.

Yeap it is on my current choices. But I may go higher, 960 maybe. Or red team cards.

 

I second Kratzos, I have not slept for about 4 days, and might recommend using a car battery for your power supply or something.

 

Good luck m8, and welcome to the world of PC building, and this forum . 

thanks.

 

That processor is way better than the G3258 for gaming You dont really need an overclockable processor. I'll see If i could get a decent mATX case,

I'm pretty sure it is. But I need the overclocking. FOR EXPERIEEEENCEEEE. yes I'm d*mb and I know it.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Yeap it is on my current choices. But I may go higher, 960 maybe. Or red team cards.

 

thanks.

 

I'm pretty sure it is. But I need the overclocking. FOR EXPERIEEEENCEEEE. yes I'm d*mb and I know it.

 

Actually why not just go straight for a K cpu + Z board? Overclocking on a H board and Z board is quite different... 

 

EDIT: Wait... Ain't the Last of Us a console game? 

[Kaita]

Yeap it is on my current choices. But I may go higher, 960 maybe. Or red team cards.

 

thanks.

 

I'm pretty sure it is. But I need the overclocking. FOR EXPERIEEEENCEEEE. yes I'm d*mb and I know it.

Well .. If you insist Here's a good build with a good motherboard for overclocking and a CPU cooler. You dont need case coolers I think the case comes with some.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.49 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($153.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($90.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $748.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 04:01 EDT-0400

[Noyu]

Actually why not just go straight for a K cpu + Z board? Overclocking on a H board and Z board is quite different... 

 

EDIT: Wait... Ain't the Last of Us a console game? 

I saw it on steam last night. I think. Or i was drunk..

 

 

Well .. If you insist Here's a good build with a good motherboard for overclocking and a CPU cooler. You dont need case coolers I think the case comes with some.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.49 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($153.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($90.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $748.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 04:01 EDT-0400

 

checking prices.................

EDIT:

wait a sec, I can't build a price table here at the office. someone might catch me doing nonwork stuff.

EDIT 2:

Fvck i think my manager just saw me checking pricelists just now. O_O

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

I saw it on steam last night. I think. Or i was drunk..

 

checking prices.................

 

You can stream from consoles too...

[Kaita]

I saw it on steam last night. I think. Or i was drunk..

 

checking prices.................

EDIT:

wait a sec, I can't build a price table here at the office. someone might catch me doing nonwork stuff.

EDIT 2:

Fvck i think my manager just saw me checking pricelists just now. O_O

[Guest trucker2]

If your gonna do a new one in a year I would go with an A10 APU and shoot for a 300 dollar tag, have a blast overclocking it, then use it as an htpc a year from now. I will also make a good test bench when you get the dGPU for next years build.

[Noyu]

 

Well .. If you insist Here's a good build with a good motherboard for overclocking and a CPU cooler. You dont need case coolers I think the case comes with some.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.49 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($153.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($90.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $748.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 04:01 EDT-0400

 

THAT'S A 950, that's a typo. omg. ahahahaha

My pricelist doesnt have the hyper212 yet but it costs about 30$ here.

NOT EVEN CLOSE BAYBEHHHH ahahahaha for a minute there I actually thought I can go with an i5. #sad

 

EDIT: This is actually a good idea though. With a few shaves and cleanups on other components, I think can be doable. I'll recheck pricing (and maybe pre-owned stuff) and give you an update by tomorrow (about 36hrs from now AHAHAHAHA)

[Noyu]

If your gonna do a new one in a year I would go with an A10 APU and shoot for a 300 dollar tag, have a blast overclocking it, then use it as an htpc a year from now. I will also make a good test bench when you get the dGPU for next years build.

No on this. thanks though

[Noyu]

Another meme I don't get. Heck I don't even know this. ahahaha

 

EDIT: shouldve mulit-quoted. my bad

[Noyu]

 

Well .. If you insist Here's a good build with a good motherboard for overclocking and a CPU cooler. You dont need case coolers I think the case comes with some.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.49 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($153.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($90.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $748.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 04:01 EDT-0400

 

thoughts? @Kratzos

I think we can get a "best of both worlds" scenario here.

[Kaita]

thoughts? @Kratzos

I think we can get a "best of both worlds" scenario here.

Go with the i5+GTX 950.

[Noyu]

Go with the i5+GTX 950.

I'm still contemplating this.I'm still not 100% convinced by the i5. Although I know that it is much, much, muchx999 better than a G3258.

I might go with the G3258 on the Z97m. and just upgrade to an i5/i7 IF needed.

This taxes me in terms of performance, but at least I'll be able to keep that socket open for upgrades. (which is probably stupid coz my next build would be skylake)

With an H81, there's really not much to go on.

 

Also, the Z97M anniversary is specially made (or at least marketed) for the G3258.

 

As of the moment, IMO, the only advantage of getting the i5 is that I won't need to rush a dGPU as the iGPU can handle LoL on decent settings.

This is at least, for my needs.

Also, if I get the i5, I might not be able to "batch-buy" the components. I might have to forgo the GPU until

 

At least Ill keep that socket open for upgrades instead of using an H81 board which is virtually useless to put an i5/i7 K procie on.

I might lose some bucks by doing so, but at least I would have had the fun of playing russian roulette with the G3258.

Thanks @Kratzos. Ill update the original post. Will update this thread again next month on what I've decided to do.

Current decision level on each choice: 60% - G3258, 40% - i5

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

I'm still contemplating this.I'm still not 100% convinced by the i5. Although I know that it is much, much, muchx999 better than a G3258.

I might go with the G3258 on the Z97m. and just upgrade to an i5/i7 IF needed.

This taxes me in terms of performance, but at least I'll be able to keep that socket open for upgrades. (which is probably stupid coz my next build would be skylake)

With an H81, there's really not much to go on.

 

Also, the Z97M anniversary is specially made (or at least marketed) for the G3258.

 

As of the moment, IMO, the only advantage of getting the i5 is that I won't need to rush a dGPU as the iGPU can handle LoL on decent settings.

This is at least, for my needs.

Also, if I get the i5, I might not be able to "batch-buy" the components. I might have to forgo the GPU until

 

At least Ill keep that socket open for upgrades instead of using an H81 board which is virtually useless to put an i5/i7 K procie on.

I might lose some bucks by doing so, but at least I would have had the fun of playing russian roulette with the G3258.

Thanks @Kratzos. Ill update the original post. Will update this thread again next month on what I've decided to do.

Current decision level on each choice: 60% - G3258, 40% - i5

 

Actually, why not jump straight to Skylake? Overclocking in Skylake is quite different from Haswell and the previous gen. 

[Noyu]

Actually, why not jump straight to Skylake? Overclocking in Skylake is quite different from Haswell and the previous gen. 

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

If I jump straight to Skylake, I won't be able to sustain myself and those who I am responsible for.

I thought "Why not just save up a sh*tton of money and just buy a god-build that I am actually happy with"

But that would take me YEEEEARSSS.