Maximize my 1050 USD to bulit gaming destop

Damen Haowei

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Its this the best i can do with USD$1050?
for gaming rig.

cpu i5 4590
m/b gigabyte h97-gaming 3
ram kingston 8gb(4*2)/1600
ssd ocz trion 100 120gb
hdd wd 1tb blue
vga gigabyte gtx 970 g1.gaming
dvdrw LG 24x
psu seasonic s12ii 620w
case thermaltake core v31
reader apacer
cpucooler zalman cnps 8x
wifi card wireless n pce-n15 pci-E Adapter
 
A bit much, for what your are getting. For example, I can get you i7 performance, and a larger SSD, for under 1k.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($237.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Reactor 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $943.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 12:09 EDT-0400
 
Good cpu, motherboard, PSU, and GPU.

If it came down to budget you really would not notice the difference between the 4590 and the 4460. Although the X3 Xeon suggested earlier is also a really good pick.

I would not recommend OCZ drives, I would stick with Samsung or crucial

Don't need aftermarket cooler on non-overclockable cpu

Thermaltake cases are ok for the money, but not very good quality. I would rather recommend a NZXT Source 210 with less features over a Thermaltake case. Of course a Corsair 100r, 200r, or SPEC cases are good budget cases, as well as rosewill challenger and nzxt source 220.


As a last note, putting this i5 GTX 970 gaming build on slow wifi should be a crime. Pay the little bit more and get a tp-link av500 powerline kit. This will give you faster more stable download speed, and significantly better ping/latency then wifi.
 


Forget to mention, im buying in thailand. so the price is i converted from thai baht

 


The main problem is im buying in thailand,

They have this for selling
Thermaltake V31 =2350 ฿
zalman z3 plus =1450 ฿
aerocool vs - 9 windows = 1450 ฿
aerocool aero 1000 white = 2090 ฿

As for ssd, i looked somebody in my country is selling second hand ssd intel 330 for USD$25
Do you think i can buy a second hand ssd?

 


Yes, brother. youre right. im living in thailand now. so choices are limited. So i should take out the aftermarket cpu cooler, but i did read in somewhere. the stock cpu cooler is loud
 


Thanks for the advise but which one of these case has the highest quality?

Thermaltake V31 =2350 ฿
zalman z3 plus =1450 ฿
aerocool vs - 9 windows = 1450 ฿
aerocool aero 1000 white = 2090 ฿
 
Reviews
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/6311/zalman-z3-plus-white-mid-tower-chassis-review/index7.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/thermaltake-core-v31-case,27926.html
http://www.kitguru.net/components/cases/leo-waldock/aerocool-aero-1000-chassis-review/
http://www.kitguru.net/components/cases/henry-butt/aerocool-vs-92-case-review/

What are your actual needs and can you live with the various drawbacks that various cases have?

The thermaltake is best, but do you need what it can do.
 


Thanks bro! i got it, i guess i will buy the cpu cooler and thermal case