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Kravo

Nov 20 2009, 04:57 PM

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CPU: CORE 2 DUO E7400 $378

G.Card: ***
MSI N250GTS TWIN FROZR/DDR3 1G $489
MS-V808 R4870 /HD/2DVI/DDR5 512 $455
Asus EAH4850/HD/2DVI/DDR3 512 $385
Sapphire HD4850 /HD/2DVI/DDR3 512 $355
XFX HD4850 /HDMI/2DVI/DDR3 512 $365

Mobo: ***
MSI MS-7514 P43 NEO3 INTEL P43 $278
MSI MS-7514 P45 NEO3 INTEL P45 $350

Main HD:
OCZ SSD AGILITY 60GB/64MB/SATAII /MLC INT 2.5" $860

Mem: 4G
KINGSTON DDR3 1333(Kit) 2G x 2 $180 X 2

PSU ~ $?

usage: internet, gaming (not hardcore)
game maybe like WoW, X3TC, Diablo-alike

Preference: MSI, Intel, Nvidia

Plz comment about the choice of G.Card and Mobo

Loki[D.d.G]

Nov 20 2009, 05:09 PM

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QUOTE(TitaniumZ @ Nov 20 2009, 04:53 PM)

Just get the cheaper motherboard (770T-C45) and graphic card (Powercolor HD4850). Can cut another RM20!!!

Then you'll have to use DDR2 RAM, which is cheaper as well. Not bad...

QUOTE(Kravo @ Nov 20 2009, 04:57 PM)

CPU: CORE 2 DUO E7400 $378

G.Card: ***
MSI N250GTS TWIN FROZR/DDR3 1G $489
MS-V808 R4870 /HD/2DVI/DDR5 512 $455
Asus EAH4850/HD/2DVI/DDR3 512 $385
Sapphire HD4850 /HD/2DVI/DDR3 512 $355
XFX HD4850 /HDMI/2DVI/DDR3 512 $365

Mobo: ***
MSI MS-7514 P43 NEO3 INTEL P43 $278
MSI MS-7514 P45 NEO3 INTEL P45 $350

Main HD:
OCZ SSD AGILITY 60GB/64MB/SATAII /MLC INT 2.5" $860

Mem: 4G
KINGSTON DDR3 1333(Kit) 2G x 2 $180 X 2

PSU ~ $?

usage: internet, gaming (not hardcore)
game maybe like WoW, X3TC, Diablo-alike

Preference: MSI, Intel, Nvidia

Plz comment about the choice of G.Card and Mobo

Get the E6300 at RM250 instead. It is over RM100 cheaper than the E7400 and only has a 0.08 clock speed difference and a smaller 2MB cache. Apart from that they are basically the same processor.

For the GPU, any HD4850 will do. If you aren't looking to XFire, any G41 or P43 mobo will do. Just pick the cheapest as the LGA775 platform is a dying one. I'd recommend Gigabyte's G41M-ES2L.

Do you really need a SSD?

By the way, a chunk of LGA755 chipsets only support DDR2 RAM.

A good PSU choice will be the Silverstone Strider ST400 at RM185 or the Vantec ION2 460W at RM145.

fajarzone

Nov 20 2009, 05:19 PM

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thank you 2 bros for helping..
i would consider the suggestions..

StormZ

Yesterday, 05:50 PM

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hi all,
is there much difference between Sapphire HD4770 and PowerColor HD4770??

coz i cant seem to source Sapphire in lowyat at the moment...

Loki[D.d.G]

Yesterday, 06:36 PM

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QUOTE(StormZ @ Nov 21 2009, 05:50 PM)

hi all,
is there much difference between Sapphire HD4770 and PowerColor HD4770??

coz i cant seem to source Sapphire in lowyat at the moment...

No. There aren't any glaring differences that set those two apart.

MrSars

Yesterday, 09:26 PM

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This is my old PC :

-Processor AMD ATHLON 64 X2 6000+
-Mainboard Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3
-Ram DDR2 KINGSTON 1024 MB PC2-5300 (333 MHZ) x2
-Graphic Card
-Power Supply 500W (Cap Ayam)
-Hard Disk WD 250GB (SATA)

Guys need recommendation on Graphic Card

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nkarul85

Yesterday, 09:42 PM

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QUOTE(MrSars @ Nov 21 2009, 09:26 PM)

This is my old PC :

-Processor AMD ATHLON 64 X2 6000+
-Mainboard Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3
-Ram DDR2 KINGSTON 1024 MB PC2-5300 (333 MHZ) x2
-Graphic Card
-Power Supply 500W (Cap Ayam)
-Hard Disk WD 250GB (SATA)

Guys need recommendation on Graphic Card

budget?
hardcore game or light game?

MrSars

Yesterday, 10:20 PM

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can suggest both.

budget? as long as not bottleneck

dlwl

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i think 4850/4870/5770 would be a good choice for you.

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