What do you think about my RIG? Please rate and leave suggestions

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Configuration:

1. CPU: Intel i5 4690K Processor

2. GPU: Sapphire AMD Dual-x R9 280X Radeon 3 GB DDR5

3: MoBo: MSI Z97 Guard Pro

4. RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB (1 x 8 GB)

5. CASE: Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Cabinet

6. MONITOR: Dell E2014H 19.5 inch LED Backlit LCD

7. HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB Desktop

8. COOLER: Corsair H80i Cooler

9. PSU: Corsair VS650 650 Watt PSU

Please leave your suggestions and rate it out of 10.
This rig is for gaming. Games like BF4, Skyrim, ARMA3, GTA 4. Mostly FPS. For playing in ULTRA settings.

Thank you and Happy Gaming and thanks Tom's hardware.
 
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You ve got the same cpu and gpu that i have. The 280x is made to play at 1080p high-ultra. And those games you ve mentioned are not very demanding. The mobo is not worth changing.
Personally i dont like playing on a big tv on low res: if you are in...

MachX

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thats my budget 19 inch DELL, enough for me. why dont you suggest some good value for money PSUs?
 

nucolos

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If that psu is working for you then dont change it. I think a 23 inch 1080p monitor would be the best upgrade you could you. Also, an ssd, check something like Kingston and Adata, those are the cheapest.
 


playing lol, don't have time for full answers, cpu could be better as a i7 4790k, gpu could be better at 980 or 970 or have higher score out of 10, your board is like the cheapest board you can get for z97
 

MachX

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Thanks Nuculos, I might consider looking for a better 1080p monitor, however in my country its expensive. soon i iwll get an SSD as well. What do you think about my CPU, GPU and MOBO> will I able to run Battlefield 4 and ARMA 3 titles at maxed out settings? and get decent FPS?

 

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Lol, thought so must be busy playing, you know I have a tight budget, and trying to put that little $$ to GPU and CPU. this is the best I can figure in medium budget.

 


I don';t know you have a tight budget, you didn't say, all you said was rate out of 10, so I did?
 

MachX

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thanks buddy anyways...
 

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my opinion, a very good setup.. if the games run on it and run well then theres no need to change anything. how does the machine perform. i know ill get slated for saying but i run my rig on a beko TV and i drop the resolution down to 1024x768 and turn the AA right up.. the screen is the width of my bed and i can run any game at ultra settings and the frame rate is constant 75fps, never goes above or below.. vsync is on and the image is perfect, colours are perfect and with all the lights off in the room i can happily chug along with temps of 45degrees cpu and 50degrees gpu all day long.. there is nothing i can do to improve on my machine, its perfect for me.. id rate your machine as 10/10 because compared to the machines we used to use to play doom and rise of the triads, yours is kick ass, mine is kick ass, and every gamer on here there machine kicks ass.. there will always be varying degrees of better and worse but if the machine does what you want then how can it be anything less than 10/10
 

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I dont know how will the machine perform with that specification. I will be buying that soon. I can never imagine myself playing on such a big screen. may be in future YES! I am on a tight budget. I am specially getting this rig to play Battlefield 4 and ARMA 3. heard lot about them and saw great gameplays on Youtube. But I think my configuration is a decent mid budget gaming RIG. What games you play on your big screen, I am sure its an amazing experience to see on a bigger Picture.

 

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you could buy a cheap flat screen tv with a computer monitor input, doesnt have to be anthing fancy, as long as the screen is big, lower the resolution and increase the AA and you can run anything.. stress free.. i tried my machine on a top spec monitor using maximum resolution and although the graphics were super sharp they didnt look real anymore.. we watch tv at 25fps and live footage always has a hint of motion blur, natural motion blur, super sharp super hires actually feels like it is detracting from a real world feel, this is just my opinion, by lowering the resolution on a hires quality monitor and turning up the AA you can have super hi frame rates and an overall better playability.. no stutters or screen tears.. vsync on a low res setting is awesome
 

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You ve got the same cpu and gpu that i have. The 280x is made to play at 1080p high-ultra. And those games you ve mentioned are not very demanding. The mobo is not worth changing.
Personally i dont like playing on a big tv on low res: if you are in a desktop you have to be moving your head all the time, and if you are in a couch or a bed, you might as well get a ps4.
 
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