Thanks for the recommendations. Other than saving RM20-30 switching to a H77 board, are there any other benefits of doing so? I am thinking of keeping my options open for a future overclock with Z77, although I understand that the non K processor is not made for overclocking (may need to get a new processor by then). Hmm..

Hi, guys. I have decided to fork out a little to make a new low end gaming rig since I found out my C2D is bottlenecking my GTX560. Im not planning to OC too. not a pro

Please suggest

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[Budget]
= RM1500

[Purpose]
= to play games at mid settings

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig]
= GTX560, Monitor, speakers, HDDs, keyboard and mouse

[Monitor resolution]
= 1920x1080

[Game or software that use frequently]
Starcraft 2 and latest games

[Personal Preference Brand]
intel-i5

If there's a chance u will oc , why not get the k version of the 3570 ? Not much difference though , one shot

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Added on September 3, 2012, 10:34 am

I suggest

Intel core i5 3450 rm564
MSI b75ma-p45 rm224
Kingston value 4gb x2 rm124
Intel 330 120gb rm319
Fsp hexa 500w rm149
CM elite 311 plus rm139

Total rm1519 prices from viewnet

U get the latest i5 , 8gb ram , SSD

Why the SSD? im kinda noob at current PC tech now lol... hope youll enlighten me.

check this out then u will know 

u won't regret getting an ssd, trust me 

oh wow.

but 120GB only T_T... i think ill stick to bigger size haha cuz i watch more movies/series.

u not saying that u have ur own hdd? u can use both ssd and hdd together la. use ssd for os, hdd for storage

yes i do, and they are all less than few hundred of MBs left lol.

Btw, thanks for the suggestions... i think ill stick to my own HDD for a while. Installing new OS is too much work for me.

well.. since you're getting new internal components for your PC, why don't have a clean OS installation?

laziness runs in my blood bro.

laziness runs in my blood bro.

a clean install is the best since u changing mobo. or u wanna change the hardware, stick to the same old os , run for sometime then problem occur, reformat afterward?

Better do clean installation than doing it later.. You might face some problem in near future.. I did the same thing and I had blue screen very often.. Had to reformat and clean install back 

T_T so i uhh, better do a clean installation? sigh, there goes my this coming sunday.
ill heed your advice and zero's.

Thanks everyone.

if u getting the ssd and install the os in it, trust me the speed and time u use to complete everything is much faster than using hdd

^What Zero said.. Once u go to ssd you'll nvr go back to HDD

if u getting the ssd and install the os in it, trust me the speed and time u use to complete everything is much faster than using hdd

^What Zero said.. Once u go to ssd you'll nvr go back to HDD

and yeah what i mean is including the os installation, drivers etc, 

OMG you guys,,, keep poisoning me.

OMG you guys,,, keep poisoning me.

hey guys. im not sure whether this is the right section to ask. im planning to buy a rig. and my budget is around rm3.5k. my question is do any shops at lowyat provide credit card installment plans?