if they wanna get back their customers, the prices cut has to be very attractive

only sapphire as i see. i may see see if budget enough, build an i3 with one of those cheap card so i can gaming in office

This post has been edited by zerohunter: Sep 6 2012, 11:12 PM

Tj08-e available stock here

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2499117

definitely worth the money

possible,

intel core i5 3450 rm564
msi b75ma-p45 rm224
kingston value 4gb rm62
leadtek gtx 670 2gb rm1149

total rm1999

ya, the budget fit nicely

u don't need 600w, a good 500w is enough, i vote for msi 670 power edition rm1440 + enermax naxn 550w rm215 if u google around, u can find the 670 power edition below rm1400

side note, u don't really need that z77 mobo pair with the non 'k' cpu, get p8h77m-le or msi h77ma-g43

This post has been edited by zerohunter: Sep 8 2012, 12:27 AM

glad to hear that, share ur experience with others in IB oc thread, nvidia thread, etc, hehe. can also post some pic of ur pc here

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1638975

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1741598

when u wanna get the item? this weekend i'm not in kl, going ipoh. my way is u bank in deposit, then i go take stock then we meet up and pay the balance

hope u don't think that reason i suggest the msi 670 pe is to push my sales, i don't earn much from that, just to share good things with good prices with fellow members. the pros of the cards

on par with 680 out of the box
with little overclock, it out perform 680
twin frozr iv cooling system, quiet and cool (more quiet then asus dcu ii, i know that coz i used 670 dcu ii before this)

maybe u can take this opportunity to survey see if u can get lower price ?

This post has been edited by zerohunter: Sep 8 2012, 01:53 AM

min requirement is 500w so don't worry, the input power for this card is LOW but the output performance is HIGH

i suggest enermax naxn 550w reason

550w 80+ bronze rated
nicely sleeved cables
one of the top psu makers (u can google for user review)
i personally used 2 psu of enermax before, the reason i'm not using it on my rig now is coz they don't have any 650w gold rated modular

not sure about the software requirement, need a pro or experience user on that

if u insist, why not ? the reason u don't need the z77 is because u are not doing any cpu overclocking. if u wanna do the overclock, u need the k version cpu, z77 mobo, and of course an after market cpu cooler as well coz it will produce more heat when add cpu voltage and overclock. the h77ma-g43 and the other one z77a-g43 no different except the h77 and z77 chipset. maybe u can save up the money for a gaming mouse or xbox controller

a yes for above statement. it's overall a good price/performance mobo. somehow changing mobo is troublesome, need to remove many things that attached, if u have the plan to learn oc, get the z77 one then

damn ur peripherals are great

This post has been edited by zerohunter: Sep 8 2012, 02:23 AM

hmm, perhaps

intel core i7 3770 rm909
msi h77ma-g43 rm319
kingston value 4gb x4 rm248
leadtek gtx 550 ti rm369
intel 330 120gb rm319
wd blue 1tb rm249
liteon dvd-rw rm59
fsp hexa 500w rm149
aerocool strike x one advance rm139

total rm2760 (viewnet)

recommended monitors

viewsonic vx2250vm 21.5' full hd led rm350 (jayacom)
dell u2312hm 23' full hd ips led rm559 (boonykun garage sales)

z68
This chipset represents the pinnacle of Intel’s second-generation, mainstream Core processor platform (also known as Sandy Bridge). It combined the key features of the earlier P67 and H67 chipsets, as we have previously discussed. It supports splitting the main PCI-Express x16 connection into two x8 slots, allowing SLI or Crossfire functionality for improved gaming. It also allows for overclocking of select processors, and was the first Intel chipset to add Smart Response Technology – Intel’s fancy name for SSD caching of a traditional hard drive. Use of the onboard graphics on Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors is also supported, with up to two simultaneous monitor outputs.

h77
This is a scaled-back chipset option, suitable when overclocking and multiple video cards are not needed. It cannot split the main PCI-Express x16 slot into two connections, though the PCI-Express 3.0 standard is still supported (with the upcoming processors). Support for increasing the multiplier on unlocked processor models is also missing, hence the lack of overclocking support. Aside from those two limitations, though, it is effectively the same as Z77: the same number of SATA and USB ports are there, SSD caching, onboard Intel graphics, and more.

source here

basically for current new setup, u only need to look at z77 or h77 . for oc, get z77, non oc get h77.

Can consider

Intel core I5 3450 rm564
MSI h77ma-g43 rm319
Kingston value 4gb x2 rm124
Sapphire hd 7870 ghz edition 2gb rm839
WD blue 1tb rm249
Liteon dvdrw rm59
Fsp hexa 500w rm149
Aero cool strike x one advance rm139

Total rm2442, all prices from viewnet except GPU from lingloong @ garage sales . I'm not sure shops in lowyat has updated their prices for sapphire card as the company recently has a big price cut for most of their cards

Congrats and enjoy

Yes the PSU can support . Tell your friend if the pc is mainly for gaming , not doing any 3d rendering stuff , no need i7 , an i5 is enough , use the money for an SSD is better

Can consider some alternative like

Mobo - asus p9x79 le rm825 (total 8 ram slot compare to the above , also Asus has better after sales service compare to gg)
PSU - enermax naxn 650w rm269 (cheaper yet more power , also one of the most reliable PSU maker)
Cooler - noctua nh-d14 rm273 (cex) - cheaper yet better performance compare to the above

I didn't say best , but better . I personally experienced that for both brands , I know that . Also there was a topic in this q&a where a forumer asked about 2 same features mobo of both brands , which to get and why , many has responded and share their own experience . U can google around or pm one of the forum seller whose name start with "b" and he may answer u about his experience

Maybe it was really bad luck in your case. I managed to get one to one exchange for my maximus v gene when I accidentally damaged the CPU socket pin