Yo, Asus P8Z77-M cant fit in Bitfenix Prodigy

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Added on August 20, 2012, 2:59 pmFrom Nicholasontheway's build

whats the difference between p8z77-m and asrock z77 pro3?

i personally am considering a setup, what about this spec?

i5-3570k
asus P8Z77M
4gb value ram x2
corsair TX650M
cooler master Hyper 612S
Shinobi Window White

parts utilized from previous built :
gigabyte gtx580 1.5gb
samsung 500gb spinpoint 7200rpm
samsung optical drive

I was looking at the asrock fatality z77 professional-m, and asrock z77 pro4-m

but everyone was like recommending p8z77-m, I tot the pro4-m is better if want go for budget..

yes I'm looking for mATX build

well, cause that pro4-m seems like bang of the buck with loads of nice features, not much expensive than p8z77-m

Hi guys, this is gonna be my first time to build a rig. really need your help here. I'm thinking of going with this spec

Proc: i5 3470
Mobo: ???
gpu: leadtek gtx670
psu: ???
hdd: kingston 4g
dvd drive: lite on 24x
casing: ???

I've read in this forum regarding the MSI P8B75 mobo but most of the shops in my place doesnt stock msi mobo, only asus and gigabyte. My budget is around +-2500

Asus p8b75-m le and asus p8b75-m lx what is the difference?
And between asus and gigabyte which is better bcause i heard some bad things about gigabyte.
between fsp hexa 500w and silverstone strider 50+ is there any huge difference in quality because the price difference is kinda big like rm40.
Any other recommended casing since the ones you've recommended is not available in my place, they got cm Elite 311 which doesnt have usb 3.0. How about the cm elite 430 or thermaltake commander ms-i?

thanks a lot zero, so i've decided to buy the fsp and use the extra money to buy cheap keyboard and mouse

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

1)Well, when u overclock it gets hotter than usual so u wanna make sure the processor is cool
2)7850 is good enough but since u have enough budget for an GTX670, why not?
3)Corsairs are good but seasonic are better

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Added on August 31, 2012, 11:45 pmI suggest u get the parts from idealtech / Cyntrix / lingloong and have them post them to u, it would be cheaper. you could even have them assemble the parts then post it to u. i personally prefer idealtech

Oh, make sure you get the 3770K instead of the 3770 because the 3770K has an unlocked multiplier for overclocking.

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Added on September 1, 2012, 6:56 am
I'd rather go with this:-
i5 3570K-RM689
ASUS P8Z77-M-RM339
WD Caviar Blue 500GB-RM194
Kingston 2x4GB Value RAM-RM132
Fractal Design Core 1000 mATX casing-RM180 (CyntrixTech@Garage Sales)
Leadtek GTX670 2GB GDDR5-RM1120 (boonykun@Garage Sales)
Enermax NAXN 550W PSU-RM215 (lingloong@Garage Sales)
Noctua NH-U9B CPU cooler-RM189 (Hikari85@Garage Sales)
Total: RM3058
You do not need faster RAMs. 1333MHz is enough for this setup.  600W is more than enough for this rig.  Heck, a quality 450W is enough for this.
Comes in small form factor some more....
Poison you a bit....

Budget: RM1800-1900

Purpose: Gaming (latest games), programming, internet, movies

Available hardware:
- Crucial M4 128GB
- HD6970
- Gigabyte Odin Pro 550W

New hardware needed:
- CPU (i5)
- Mobo (mATX)
- RAM (8GB)
- Case (TJ08E - small case =D)
- soundcard (asus xonar dx)
- cooler?

* Note: I currently own a Phenom II x4 955BE and 212+, but I only OC it once but then revert it back to stock because it heats up my room like a heater. (I have no air-cond)

I wonder if I should go for 3570K + Z77 or non-K + H77...

**Note: Motherboard I want suggestion other than p8z77-m, such as shame that it doesn't has PCIe at the 4th slot because I want to put my asus xonar dx at 4th slot rather than 3rd slot and blocking my 6970's airflow.

sorry if my request is too specific..

is it ok for me to upgrade to i5 processor?
is 19 inch monitor is enough for gaming? i always gaming using laptop thats why

im would like to upgrade the processor , can you give me specific model for me?
im non overclocking user

currently this is my choice without processor
MSI B75MA-P45 RM224
Sapphire VAPOR-X HD 7770 GHz EDITION OC 1GB RM479
Kingston Value Ram 4GB x2 RM128
WD Blue 500 GB RM199
FSP Hexa 500W RM149
Xigmatek Asgard Pro/Strike One Advance RM170
Any DVD rom/writer RM60
Acer V203HC RM279

what about i5 3570?

Just curious, is SSD have significant speed different compare to used normal desktop hdd with 7200RPM  ?

Intel i5-3470 RM584
MSI B75MA-P45 RM224
MSI HD7850 Power Edition RM849
Kingston Value Ram 4GB x2 RM128
WD Blue 500 GB RM199
FSP Hexa 500W RM149
Xigmatek Asgard Pro/Strike One Advance RM170
Any DVD rom/writer RM60
Acer V203HC RM279

Total: RM2642

Optional:
i3-2120 RM359
i3-3220 RM379 (coming around this month)
Sapphire VAPOR-X HD 7770 GHz EDITION OC 1GB RM479
AOC E2250SWD RM379

i3 and i5 almost the same since they both have 4 threads, but the i5 is a little bit faster since it has 4 physical cores

Guys, helping a friend here and found this spec under gaming rig budget RM2k without monitor. Are these items enough for rendering and do some 3D works? Main usage 3D editing and multimedia stuff, will need to render etc. And I thought of upgrading the CPU to i5. Any suggestion? budget 2.5k with monitor.

Intel I3-2100 RM339
MSI B75MA-P45 RM224
MSI HD7850 Twin Frozr RM849
Kingston Value Ram 4GB RM64
WD Blue 1TB HDD RM254
FSP Hexa 500W RM149
Xigmatek Asgard Pro/CM Elite 311+/Strike One Advance [casing] RM170
Any DVD rom/writer RM60

Total: RM2054 + 55

Thanks all for the answer, sound like it good to have SSD for OS installation and secondary HDD for data storage, is that what you guys normally setup ?