hey guys, i'm building a new rig. after cny gonna buy. i have some stuff in mind already, but would like to hear some opinions. here are the required data.

[Budget] rm3k, maximum 4k.

[Purpose] Gaming!

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig] none, am using laptop.

[Monitor resolution] 1920x1080(need to buy monitor too).

[Game or software that use frequently] upgrading so i can run witcher 2,(without ubersampling) on high/ultra@1080p. games like tera online also.

[Personal Preference Brand] nvidia, intel.

[Location] petaling jaya/kuala lumpur?

basically, i plan to use around 1k +- for gfx card, so in that range i have checked, its either gigabyte gtx660 to leadtek gtx670. but everything else i not sure, not really know bout hardware stuff.

thanks for reading. gong hei fatt choy

恭喜发财 and Happy Chinese New Year.
Here's a suggestion:

Intel i5 3470 RM564
MSI H77MA-G43 RM289
Kingston 8gb ram RM142
WD Blue 1TB RM199
Leadtek GTX670 RM1149
Seasonic S-series 620W RM299
LG DVD-RW 24X RM59
Dell 23" U2312HM RM589
Any Casing u like RM300
Total RM3590

This post has been edited by hmwgbworld: Feb 7 2013, 03:27 PM

sounds good. i will take into consideration. leadtek gtx670... is it reliable? to say, last...3 years at least. why is it the gigabyte gtx670 more expensive than leadtek gtx670? by around rm300... must be something better or just brand?

sorry for the previous post~here's my data:


[Budget] RM2k~2.5k

[Purpose] gaming

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig] none

[Monitor resolution] 1920 x 1080

[Game or software that use frequently] wanna run those high-end graphics games like BF3, Crysis 3 GTA5 in the future~

[Personal Preference Brand] ASUS, Nvidia, Intel

[Location] PJ, KL

as extra info no need includes GPU and core i7 is preferred~thanks!

Yes it is. It has a warranty of 3 years too.
Gigabyte is more expensive than Leadtek because it has a better cooling build for overclocking.
Besides it gives lower noise level too.


While Leadtek is a reference card that look similar as below:


This post has been edited by hmwgbworld: Feb 7 2013, 07:17 PM

Intel Xeon E3 1230v2 RM699
MSI H77MA-G43 RM289
Kingston 8gb ram RM142
WD Blue 1TB RM199
[GPU Reserverd]
Seasonic S-series RM299
Dell 23" U2312HM RM589
LG DVD-RW 24X RM59
Any Casing u like RM200
Total RM2476

In fact for gaming i5 is pretty much enough. Well xeon processor has similar spec as i7 but almost RM200 cheaper, cheers.

wow this is great, i can save more budget i guess~sorry monitor also exclude from my budget haha~~what if i replace the motherboard with ASUS P8Z77-V? hows the comparison with this 2 motherboard?

In terms of gaming performance with single graphic card, they are almost the same.
Both mobo support raid setup and have 2x sata3 ports.

ASUS P8Z77-V have more sata ports, more usb 3.0 ports, can overclock cpu and support SLI/CFX.

thanks. the leadtek looks quite cool actually.

basically if i don't plan to do any overclocking and just run stock leadtek version is good to go eh.

hmm...... looks OK but what about AMD? like A6 or A8

[Budget] RM2k~2.5k

[Purpose] gaming

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig] none

[Monitor resolution] 1920 x 1080

[Game or software that use frequently] wanna run those high-end graphics games like BF3, BF4 in the future

can anyone suggest me proc, mobo and ram?
im have the i5-3570k in mind, not sure bout mobo and ram.
Prefer the budget to be as low as possible well if possible

[Budget] 1k~1.5k

[Purpose] gaming, multitasking

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig] hd6850, cm550w psu

[Monitor resolution] 1920x1080

[Personal Preference Brand] none, but i heard gigabyte has terrible after sales service for mobo

cheers and thanks in advance.

This post has been edited by franstormer: Feb 7 2013, 09:52 PM

Intel i5 3470 RM564
MSI B75MA-P45 RM229
Kingston 8gb ram RM142
WD Blue 1TB RM199
Leadtek GTX660 Ti RM999
Enermax NAXN 550W RM215
LG DVD-RW 22X RM54
CoolerMaster K280 RM129
Total RM2501

Sounds like you are gonna do overcloking
Any Z77 mobo will be needed for overclocking. Value ram will be cheaper and it won't affect gaming experience.

Intel i5 3570k RM679
MSI Z77MA-G45 RM309
Kingston 8gb PC 1600 RM142
Total RM1130

If not overclocking,
Intel i5 3470 RM564
MSI H77MA-G43 RM289
Kingston 8gb PC 1600 RM142
Total RM995

*Will recommend getting a better CPU Cooler for overclocking to reduce the high temp.

Hi there, will the 1st option still runs faster than the 2nd 1 even if i dont OC?

Yes, but very little in difference in performance.

i see, but still a better option in case i plan to OC in the future? is there any mobo around the same lvl/price range other than msi?

Yes If u plan to OC in future, 3570k is good.
Other similar spec mobo:
ASUS P8Z77-M RM339
GIGABYTE Z77M-D3H RM319
ASROCK Z77 PRO 3 RM339

This post has been edited by hmwgbworld: Feb 8 2013, 12:03 AM

[Budget] RM2.5k-3k

[Purpose] gaming

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig] none

[Monitor resolution] include monitor

[Game or software that use frequently] Steam

no overclock,prefer intel nvidia...wont be doing SLI so mATX

Intel i5 3470 RM564
MSI B75MA-P45 RM229
Kingston 8gb ram RM142
WD Blue 1TB RM169
Sapphire 7870 XT RM849 [or MSI gtx660 twin frozr RM849]
Seasonic S-series 620W RM299
LG DVD-RW 24X RM59
Dell 21.5" S2240L RM499
Any Casing you like RM150
Total RM2990

Some edit on GPU choice, sorry that I didnt read carefully that u prefer Nvidia.
In terms of price over performance, 7870 XT is slightly better than gtx660.

This post has been edited by hmwgbworld: Feb 8 2013, 01:51 AM