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[Adky]

I am actually really tight on money.
what do you think about case and why PSU is bad ?

It depends on your budget really. Pairing a 760 with a i5 4670k/4690k is pretty stupid. A friend made me and a few other friends do this 2-3ish years ago when we know nothing of computers. He really screwed us over, he got everything wrong.

Anyway, the 760 & the corsair VS series are outdated and no longer sold I believe. Where did you find a 760 for sale? The PSU is fine, it's good enough. Case is fine too.

What's your budget? 800-900$? What about a hdd and ssd?


First, pick a graphics card, a 290x or a 970 and build a system around that.

[kolibal]

It depends on your budget really. Pairing a 760 with a i5 4670k/4690k is pretty stupid. A friend made me and a few other friends do this 2-3ish years ago when we know nothing of computers. He really screwed us over, he got everything wrong.

Anyway, the 760 & the corsair VS series are outdated and no longer sold I believe. Where did you find a 760 for sale? The PSU is fine, it's good enough. Case is fine too.

What's your budget? 800-900$? What about a hdd and ssd?


First, pick a graphics card, a 290x or a 970 and build a system around that.

hdd probably gonna be a 1 TB western digital of some sorts and no ssd ( unless you know a cheap one ) but I can't figure out how it performs or how it changes my pc .
Budget is about 800 $
and Im gonna play some CPU-intensive games such as CS;GO or Guild wars 2 so an overclocked processor of 4.2GHz is a must and I just wanted to get whatever graphics card but anyway that road seemed blocked . I dont have many options maybe the 280x and that would kill my budget anyway .
Whatcha think

[Adky]

hdd probably gonna be a 1 TB western digital of some sorts and no ssd ( unless you know a cheap one ) but I can't figure out how it performs or how it changes my pc .
Budget is about 800 $
and Im gonna play some CPU-intensive games such as CS;GO or Guild wars 2 so an overclocked processor of 4.2GHz is a must and I just wanted to get whatever graphics card but anyway that road seemed blocked . I dont have many options maybe the 280x and that would kill my budget anyway .
Whatcha think

I gave my 760 i told you about to my brother, he paired it with a pentium g3258 and he sits at 120-150 fps on CS:GO.
I'm not saying you should get a pentium, you shouldn't, but I don't think you need the 4690k but if you get it, you dont need the hyper 212 evo.
As for motherboards, you can get like a 50$ one.

You can get a 290x for 300$ and the i5 for 215$.

60$ ram g.skill dd3 4x2 2133mhz, 50$~ psu corsair cx600, 50$ hdd seagate 1tb, 50$ case, 75$ motherboard. More or less 800$. For a case, I suggest looking at Fractal, NZXT and possibly Corsair. As for motherboard, idk. If you can squeeze out a little more money, buy the hyper 212 evo.

[kolibal]

I gave my 760 i told you about to my brother, he paired it with a pentium g3258 and he sits at 120-150 fps on CS:GO.
I'm not saying you should get a pentium, you shouldn't, but I don't think you need the 4690k but if you get it, you dont need the hyper 212 evo.
As for motherboards, you can get like a 50$ one.

You can get a 290x for 300$ and the i5 for 215$.

60$ ram g.skill dd3 4x2 2133mhz, 50$~ psu corsair cx600, 50$ hdd seagate 1tb, 50$ case, 75$ motherboard. More or less 800$. For a case, I suggest looking at Fractal, NZXT and possibly Corsair. As for motherboard, idk. If you can squeeze out a little more money, buy the hyper 212 evo.

I was looking to get 4460 i5 but in the near future the i5 as a total will be outdated so getting a K processor is a wise investment and the 4670k is the i5 top notch so if I am gonna buy anything I am gonna get it , It servers the purpose for years to come . I am gonna try and get the gtx 970 and try and squeeze a little more money for the other stuff . God help me Im going broke

[J.Dre]

@kolibal,

I would recommend you wait until the end of the summer before purchasing anything unless you absolutely need something now.

http://wccftech.com/asrock-unveils-l...ke-processors/

Skylake is set to debut. A new socket type (LGA 1151) is replacing LGA 1150, which is what you'd be buying now.

[kolibal]

@kolibal,

I would recommend you wait until the end of the summer before purchasing anything unless you absolutely need something now.

http://wccftech.com/asrock-unveils-l...ke-processors/

Skylake is set to debut. A new socket type (LGA 1151) is replacing LGA 1150, which is what you'd be buying now.

I am aware of that but you gotta understand that Anything new will be way overpriced here in Egypt so it's not an option really as my budget will be well on it's way sky high so I gotta consider other options . What do you think about a suitable build with 4690k for the above reasons i mentioned.
and how did you do in exams ?

[J.Dre]

I am aware of that but you gotta understand that Anything new will be way overpriced here in Egypt so it's not an option really as my budget will be well on it's way sky high so I gotta consider other options . What do you think about a suitable build with 4690k for the above reasons i mentioned.
and how did you do in exams ?

I won't know how finals actually went until Monday or Tuesday, but I expect fairly well. Thank you for asking. And yes, you're in Egypt - prices will be high and it will probably be a while before you even have access to such new stuff.

Anyway, your build is adequate but I put together a build for approximately what want to spend around: $800? I'll try to put together a good system for around that price.

• Computer Case: Sentey® Gaming Case Optimus Gs-6000 Plus [+$60] (Amazon)
• CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K (6MB Cache, up to 4.0 GHz) [+$215] (Amazon)
• CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO [+$35] (Amazon)
• GPU: ASUS Graphics Cards STRIX-GTX 960 with 2GB GDDR5 [+$200] (Amazon)
• Motherboard: ASUS ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 [+$165] (Amazon)
• PSU: EVGA 500W 80 PLUS Certified [+$40] (Amazon)
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz [+$62] (Amazon)
• Hard Drive: WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop HDD [+$70] (Amazon)

Sub-total: $847 (with SSD).
Taxes: Unknown

Notes: I would recommend you start with these specifications and go from there. The motherboard I chose has great reviews, offers great reliability, and has an outstanding 5-year replacement warranty. The CPU cooler is something you'll definitely want. The GTX 960 is way better than the 760, and totally worth the extra cost.

[kolibal]

I won't know how finals actually went until Monday or Tuesday, but I expect fairly well. Thank you for asking. And yes, you're in Egypt - prices will be high and it will probably be a while before you even have access to such new stuff.

Anyway, your build is adequate but I put together a build for approximately what want to spend around: $800? I'll try to put together a good system for around that price.

• Computer Case: Sentey® Gaming Case Optimus Gs-6000 Plus [+$60] (Amazon)
• CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K (6MB Cache, up to 4.0 GHz) [+$215] (Amazon)
• CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO [+$35] (Amazon)
• GPU: ASUS Graphics Cards STRIX-GTX 960 with 2GB GDDR5 [+$200] (Amazon)
• Motherboard: ASUS ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 [+$165] (Amazon)
• PSU: EVGA 500W 80 PLUS Certified [+$40] (Amazon)
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz [+$62] (Amazon)
• Hard Drive: WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop HDD [+$70] (Amazon)

Sub-total: $847 (with SSD).
Taxes: Unknown

Notes: I would recommend you start with these specifications and go from there. The motherboard I chose has great reviews, offers great reliability, and has an outstanding 5-year replacement warranty. The CPU cooler is something you'll definitely want. The GTX 960 is way better than the 760, and totally worth the extra cost.

I appreciate the reply but some of the Hardware you posted isn't in Egypt such as The MOBO and some parts are way overpriced when multiplied with usd factor here so it's just not within my price range .
think I'm heading in a direction of i5 4460 + gtx 960 and cut back on some other things

[J.Dre]

I appreciate the reply but some of the Hardware you posted isn't in Egypt such as The MOBO and some parts are way overpriced when multiplied with usd factor here so it's just not within my price range .
think I'm heading in a direction of i5 4460 + gtx 960 and cut back on some other things

That's almost always a problem - the price difference. You should get a quad-core CPU for sure, and go for a good motherboard.

Having too weak of a CPU is pointless with such a GPU. You'll experience throttling.

[Adky]

That's almost always a problem - the price difference. You should get a quad-core CPU for sure, and go for a good motherboard.

Having too weak of a CPU is pointless with such a GPU. You'll experience throttling.

The i5 4460 is a 4 core CPU and it isn't weak, it's a good choice. Replace the 960 with a 280x instead for more performance. @kolibal