Need help building a PC

[builder-inator]

1. Gaming
2. Budget is $700-$800(R7000-R8000) I can increase it by very little but only if very necessary
3. South Africa
4. sybaritic.co.za takealot.com bidorbuy.co.za
5. No brand preference
6. No current parts
7. Default speed
8. 1920x1080
9. As soon as possible

X. Windows 8.1 64 bit

I am in South Africa and cannot order internationally

 

[lehtv]

Do you already have a monitor, mouse and keyboard?

 

[builder-inator]

Do you already have a monitor, mouse and keyboard?

Yes, just need everything else. I was thinking 2x4GB RAM, an SSD(around 128GB+)

 

[builder-inator]

This is what I got:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4440 3.1/3.3GHz LGA1150 Processor - 1.1 GHz Graphics Max
Motherboard: MSI H87-G41 PC Mate
Graphics card: Gigabyte GV-N660OC-2GD GeForce GTX660
RAM: Corsair DDR3-1333 4GB XMS3(will get another 4GB later, not that important)
Power Supply: Corsair VS Series VS550 Power Supply
HDD : Seagate 1TB Barracuda 7200.14 SATA6 64MB 7200RPM Hard Drive
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Single Language Edition - DSP Software, DVD Pack - 64Bit Desktop License

Total: R9422

 

[lehtv]

Looks like SA isn't getting the best prices, too far away from everything I suppose.

You're 1.4k over your 8k budget, and you haven't even picked a case or DVD drive. Or does this mean you have a those already?

Pentium G3420 R893
Asus H81M-E R749
Corsair 4GB 1600 R565
Asus HD 7850 2GB R2382
Seagate 1TB R762
LG DVD-RW R162
Corsair CX500 R693
CM Elite 430 R561
Windows 8.1 R1035

= R7802

This is a decent rig that is both upgradeable and performs OK in new demanding games at low-medium settings, although the Pentium will choke in CPU heavy games optimized for quad cores. It can be upgraded to any Haswell CPU, or an upcoming Intel Broadwell CPU. So a year or two down the line you could slap in a Broadwell based i5 or a used Haswell i5 and a new graphics card. That's all you'd have to do to get gaming performance to a level where you can enjoy new games at smooth framerates again. You can also add an SSD for your system files, doing so would improve loading times and general responsiveness, but would not affect framerates.

The CX500 power supply has enough power to support almost any single GPU graphics card, though with the highest end units that consume 250W+, I would recommend not overclocking at all.

The case supports additional fans if you feel like you need more cooling performance, but you will be fine with just the one for now.

Another option here is to just get the i5 and end up with a 9K rig that performs well in CPU heavy games and supports a new graphics card without having to upgrade the CPU first. Your choice. I would not change anything else though.

 

[Cerb]

Do you have anything that can be used in the new PC, now? Rand might be 10:1 converted straight-up, but actual prices of several parts categories are higher. For example, R1000 for 8GB RAM, when our current price is $70-75. Cases were a bit expensive, too. So, if you have a case, optical drive, or hard drive, that could go along way to what you can get for your budget.