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Xenift
By Xenift
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Well hey guys, today i am here to ask for tips on choosing the hardware for my friend's computer.

 

Requirements

A Monitor with a Speaker built-in

All components to be bought off NEWEGG SINGAPORE (http://www.newegg.com/global/sg/)

A case without a window that will accept either a R9 390 or GTX 970.

Budget of SGD$1500 --> Around USD$1000

SSD

At least an i5

 

Non-requirements 

No SLI is needed whatsoever, same goes for CrossFire

Peripherals will be handled seperately

Overclockable CPU --> If possible 

OS

 

 

The main target of this build would be a friend who has saved up his hard earned cash so that he can enter the PC gaming community.

He currently will be playing CS:GO for now, but i will be sure to get him on more demanding games.

 

Current Layout

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Directron) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.38 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($289.99 @ Micro Center) 
Monitor: Acer KN242HYL 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  ($187.58 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1023.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-09 05:07 EST-0500
 
As seen from the above, the MATX board is chosen because of it being both cheap, and since there is no window on the damn thing it doesn't matter. I mostly chose the Define R4 because of the clean look as well as that i am 100% sure that a R9 390 is going to fit inside of it. But any suggestions of a non windowed panel, MATX case is highly welcomed.
1080P Gaming would be his subject, and i expect the computer to last a good 3-4 years.
And i shall repeat again, no OS is required as he will be looting keys from dreamspark.
 
I would love feedback on how to improve the build from any angle of debate.
Thank you guys for your help :3
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Gigabyte 390 is broken. MSI, Sapphire, XFX, Power Color for that

EVGA NEX are crap

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Okay so i guess i can save around SGD$30 by going powercolour and get a better PSU.

Any recommendations?

http://www.newegg.com/global/sg/Power-Supplies/SubCategory/ID-58

http://www.newegg.com/global/sg/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438049

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($304.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 


Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $1029.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-09 05:49 EST-0500

CPU:Intel Core i3 3210 Mobo:MSI B75MA-E33  GPU:Intel 2500 HD Graphics  SSD:Adata SP600 128gb  HDD:Seagate 1tb 7200rpm  

PSU:Corsair CX430   Case:Antec ASK4000bU3  Monitor:Dell S2240l 21.5 inch 1080p

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($304.99 @ Micro Center)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.62 @ Mac Mall)

Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($129.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1029.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-09 05:49 EST-0500

Thanks! Would see if the pricing flows equally in SGD.
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This is what I think is the perfect system for you 

TOTAL $1600 

*all products from http://www.newegg.com/global/sg/

*I know it is a little over your budget but it will be a wicked over-clocker and will be able to push 1440p

 

Tell me what you think and have a great day :)

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This is what I think is the perfect system for you

TOTAL $1600

*all products from http://www.newegg.com/global/sg/

*I know it is a little over your budget but it will be a wicked over-clocker and will be able to push 1440p

Tell me what you think and have a great day :)

This build is broken. Skylake chip (overclockable one) doesn't include a CPU cooler. GTX 970 perform worse than the R9 390.

I recommend this:

4460

ATX/MATX mobo

8GB of ram

SSD+HDD/HDD/SSD

R9 390/380X

Some case

EVGA GS/G2 PSU

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