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Celestine
post Aug 31 2012, 11:06 PM

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Hi everyone, i'm building my first desktop rig which will be used for gaming (bros play ps2 emulator, battlefield 3 and WOW) whereas i use it to watch movie (1080p)...the following is my rig:

i5 3570K-->RM740
SAPPHIRE AMD RADEON HD 7850 256bit 2GB DDR5 (PCIE 3.0) - OC Version-->RM797
ASUS P8Z77-V LX-->RM430
1000GB Western Digital 16M SATAIII - WD10EALX / WD10EZEX-->RM262 (not sure if this is caviar blue 7200rpm)
CORSAIR CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 (4GB 1600MHz x 2) - Vengeance Dual -->RM262
CM STORM ENFORCER-->RM288
CORSAIR Gaming Series GS600watts -->RM318

total RM3097

any recommendation and advice? Budget would be RM3.5K

my primary concerns are the power supply, and motherboard.
For mother board, any better suggestions? also, what is the difference between ASUS P8Z77-M and ASUS P8Z77-V LX besides the price:p...In terms of power supply, i tried using neweggs calculator and it says ~450W...is 600 gaming series above enough...a side note is that i have an extra caviar green 2Tb HDD to add on including one DVD-RW optical drive...as for RAM, is it advisable to use CORSAIR vengeance dual 1866Mhz? would it make any significant difference?any advice are greatly appreciated!


Thanks so much in advance!:D
Celestine
post Aug 31 2012, 11:37 PM

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QUOTE(AssToast @ Aug 31 2012, 11:11 PM)
credits to kytz for this
Intel i5-3570K RM699
Asus P8Z77-M RM339
CM Hyper 212 EVO RM109
MSI GTX670 Power Edition RM1439 http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2442799&hl=
Kingston Value Ram 4GBX2 RM128
WD Blue 1TB HDD RM254
Seasonic S-series 620W RM299
Corsair 400R/CM 692Advanced/HAF 912 Advanced RM300
Any DVD rom/writer RM60

Total: RM3572 + 55

u dont need performance ram as they dont have much effects on games.As for the p8z77-m and the p8z77-vlx is  that vlx has more PCIE x1 and PCI slots which are not important and the VLX is an ATX board. where are u buying all these? they are kinda expensive.

Added on August 31, 2012, 11:13 pma smaller case

Silverstone TJ08-E mATX Casing-RM339 (lingloong@Garage Sales)
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Hi AssToast, thanks so much for the reply and advice! yeah the prices are a bit expensive as i'm getting them from swisspac/pcdepot (not sure if there is any other reliable supplier in penang)...anyway, i have some queries on the set you listed:
1) why do i need a CM Hyper 212 EVO and not use the standard issued intel heatsink?
2)for the graphics card, AMD radeon 7850 is not good enough for my purposes?:S
3)is seasonic 620W better than the corsair gaming GS600W? i read many forums saying corsair is good enough...

thanks in advance...biggrin.gif

Added on August 31, 2012, 11:40 pm
QUOTE(zerohunter @ Aug 31 2012, 11:32 PM)
do u overclock ur cpu? if not no need 'k' series cpu and z77 mobo, core i5 3450 and msi h77ma-g43 is good enough

can consider this if u no overclock

intel core i5 3450 rm564
msi h77ma-g43 rm319
kingston value 4gb x2 rm124
leadtek gtx 670 rm1120 (boonykun @ garage sales)
wd blue 1tb rm249
enermax naxn 550w rm215 (lingloong @ garage sales)
corsair carbide 400r rm299 (lingloong @ garage sales)

total rm2890 (prices from viewnet unless stated)

since there's still budget, can consider grabbing an intel 330 120gb ssd rm319
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erm, i do overclock sometimes (for learning/testing purposes) and would like to have the option when the time comes:P thanks for the help anyway!:D appreciate it!:)

Added on August 31, 2012, 11:40 pm
QUOTE(zerohunter @ Aug 31 2012, 11:32 PM)
do u overclock ur cpu? if not no need 'k' series cpu and z77 mobo, core i5 3450 and msi h77ma-g43 is good enough

can consider this if u no overclock

intel core i5 3450 rm564
msi h77ma-g43 rm319
kingston value 4gb x2 rm124
leadtek gtx 670 rm1120 (boonykun @ garage sales)
wd blue 1tb rm249
enermax naxn 550w rm215 (lingloong @ garage sales)
corsair carbide 400r rm299 (lingloong @ garage sales)

total rm2890 (prices from viewnet unless stated)

since there's still budget, can consider grabbing an intel 330 120gb ssd rm319
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erm, i do overclock sometimes (for learning/testing purposes) and would like to have the option when the time comes:P thanks for the help anyway!:D appreciate it!:)

This post has been edited by Celestine: Aug 31 2012, 11:40 PM
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