Gaming PC opinions

[Mohamed_Hesham]

All prices are converted from EGP TO USD, these are the prices in my country.

First of all I will be using my PC for "Gaming",my budget is around 800-850$,I'm from Egypt which means i'll be buying the parts from Egypt,I'm not a fan boy of anything ill get whats best for my PC,the resolution ill be playing on is 1,920 x 1,080,I am not planning to overclock my device,I plan to build it by January,The vendor i'll be buying from : http://www.egprices.com/en/ Please notice that the prices may differ from a store to another.
*Main components

-Power supply: XFX ProSeries Core Edition 550W Full Wired PSU 80 Plus Bronze 590L.E (82$)

-RAM: G.skill RipjawsX 8GB (2 X 4GB) DDR3 1600 CL9 1.35v Dual Channel Memory Kit) 650L.E (96$)

-Mother Board: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 preformance Socket 1150 Motherboard 850L.E (118$)

-Processor: Intel Core I5-4590 Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor 1500L.E (209$)

-Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE TRI-X R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 OC (UEFI) 2250L.E (314$)

-Case: ?

-Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200.14 SATA 6Gb/s HDD 355.LE (90$)

*Extras

-Wirless Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 100L.E (14$)

-Optical Drive: Samsung 24X DVD-RW DL Drive (SH-224BB/RSBS) 100L.E (17$)

Please leave you're opinion and if you have a better "RAM,Motherboard,etc.."in the same price range feel free to suggest it.

 

[nsafreak]

Please answer the questions in this sticky. Also would you please provide the websites that you are looking to purchase the parts from?

 

[Mohamed_Hesham]

Please answer the questions in this sticky. Also would you please provide the websites that you are looking to purchase the parts from?

Done,thanks.

 

[mfenn]

Done,thanks.

What you have looks reasonable, but it is very hard to say whether or not it is cost optimal without being able to see what the alternative parts are from your vendor.

 

[nsafreak]

Very much what mfenn said. That GTX 760 OC definitely looks like it's overpriced but perhaps that's the best card you can get. Are there any websites you can link to that you order from in Egypt? I've found a few but I'm not sure where you purchase from.

 

[nsafreak]

I went to egprices.com to sort through and see some prices on components. Based on that site there are some definite changes but I don't know which sites you purchase from or shops are near you. For example there are R9 280X cards which are the same price or lower than the GTX 760 you listed which are much better buys.

 

[Mohamed_Hesham]

I went to egprices.com to sort through and see some prices on components. Based on that site there are some definite changes but I don't know which sites you purchase from or shops are near you. For example there are R9 280X cards which are the same price or lower than the GTX 760 you listed which are much better buys.

All prices are the same as egprices.com, please notice that the price can differ from a store to another, anyway this website can be my vendor.

 

[greybaby]

If you don't plan on overclocking, I would downgrade the motherboard to just a basic but well reviewed motherboard. If you don't plan on getting a dual card setup in the future or overclocking, which I doubt because you're going for a 550w psu, there is almost no benefit to a more expensive motherboard when it comes to gaming. Additionally, if the whole purpose is gaming I would go with an even cheaper i5 and try to upgrade the GPU.

What are used prices on GPU's like in your country and are there any trustworthy ways of buying used GPU's in Egypt?

 

[mfenn]

All prices are the same as egprices.com, please notice that the price can differ from a store to another, anyway this website can be my vendor.

OK. So I'm going to assume that you have around 6,000 EGP to spend. Here's what I would build with that:

i5 4460 1400 LE
ASRock H97 Fatality 850 LE
Corsair DDR3 1600 8GB 450 LE
Gigabyte GTX 760 2025 LE
WD Blue 1TB 400 LE
Samsung DVD Burner 109 LE
Seasonic S12II 520W 525 LE
Cooler Master K281 370 LE
TL-WN751ND 90 LE
Total: 6219 LE

This ends up being very similar to your build except it costs roughly 1400 EGP ($200) less.

 

[Mohamed_Hesham]

OK. So I'm going to assume that you have around 6,000 EGP to spend. Here's what I would build with that:

i5 4460 1400 LE
ASRock H97 Fatality 850 LE
Corsair DDR3 1600 8GB 450 LE
Gigabyte GTX 760 2025 LE
WD Blue 1TB 400 LE
Samsung DVD Burner 109 LE
Seasonic S12II 520W 525 LE
Cooler Master K281 370 LE
TL-WN751ND 90 LE
Total: 6219 LE

This ends up being very similar to your build except it costs roughly 1400 EGP ($200) less.

7000 Actually

 

[mfenn]

7000 Actually

In that case, take the extra and put it towards an R9 280X for 2450 LE.

 

[sm625]

Is the GTX760 really worth $300 now that the 970 is out?

 

[mfenn]

Is the GTX760 really worth $300 now that the 970 is out?

You have to take the market into consideration. The cheapest GTX 970 costs 3650 LE, which is about $510.

 

[Mohamed_Hesham]

OK. So I'm going to assume that you have around 6,000 EGP to spend. Here's what I would build with that:

i5 4460 1400 LE
ASRock H97 Fatality 850 LE
Corsair DDR3 1600 8GB 450 LE
Gigabyte GTX 760 2025 LE
WD Blue 1TB 400 LE
Samsung DVD Burner 109 LE
Seasonic S12II 520W 525 LE
Cooler Master K281 370 LE
TL-WN751ND 90 LE
Total: 6219 LE

This ends up being very similar to your build except it costs roughly 1400 EGP ($200) less.

Whats the difference between I5 4460 and I5 4690

Is Seasonic S12II 520 enough for everything?

Whats the difference between the ASRock H97 "Fatality" and the "Killer" version?

Its impossible to find the CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) at that price now it's at least 600 L.E

 

[mfenn]

Whats the difference between I5 4460 and I5 4690

Clock speed. The 4690 is 300 MHz faster (~10%), but that's not worth the price increase.

Is Seasonic S12II 520 enough for everything?

More than enough. That's a ~250W PC with everything running maxed out.

Whats the difference between the ASRock H97 "Fatality" and the "Killer" version?

The Killer version has an Atheros Killer NIC (dubious value), M.2 slot, and SATA Express ports. Not really worth the extra price for a gaming machine.

Its impossible to find the CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) at that price now it's at least 600 L.E

Grab a pair of these Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DIMMs instead (570 LE)

 

[Cerb]

I would even go as far as to call that NIC a negative value, given that its performance improvements are clearly just QoS, as they disappear with a router in the middle, and that driver problems seem to be quite common, as opposed to Realtek and Intel.

 

[Mohamed_Hesham]

Post updated, changed processor to I5 4590 Instead of the I5 4690, Changed the GPU from Gigabyte GTX 760 OC to SAPPHIRE TRI-X R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 OC (UEFI) changed mother board from killer to preformance, leave your opinion.

 

[mfenn]

Post updated, changed processor to I5 4590 Instead of the I5 4690, Changed the GPU from Gigabyte GTX 760 OC to SAPPHIRE TRI-X R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 OC (UEFI) changed mother board from killer to preformance, leave your opinion.

Can you list your prices in LE instead of converting to dollars? It's kind of annoying to have to do the conversions back in order to compare prices from your vendor.

The changes themselves look good to me.

 

[Mohamed_Hesham]

Can you list your prices in LE instead of converting to dollars? It's kind of annoying to have to do the conversions back in order to compare prices from your vendor.

The changes themselves look good to me.

Done.

 

[mfenn]

Done.

Thanks. I would say that your prices are in line with what they should be and the parts themselves are solid.

 

[Mohamed_Hesham]

I seem that I can't find the right case feel free to suggest here http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=36927316#post36927316

 

[Yuriman]

I haven't looked at what's available, but you might find it saves you a little bit to go with a board that includes onboard wireless, or at the very least you could get a slightly nicer board while spending the same.

 

[mfenn]

I seem that I can't find the right case feel free to suggest here http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=36927316#post36927316

What was wrong with the HAF 912 that you had previously? The main thing I would say is the lack of front USB 3.0 ports, but that might not be an issue for you. It was certainly a pretty deal compared to the alternatives at that price point.

If it went out of stock, you can also look at the Cooler Master K281 that I recommended above. The steel is a little thinner than the HAF, but it does have a modern design and USB 3.0 ports without breaking the budget.