i heard something special at AMD booth in pikom pc fair.
btw, pc fair no selling hardware one.

Hi All..

Looking for new desktop.

1. Preferred Brand - Any will do
2. Budget - RM2000-RM4000
3. Usage - watch movies, working(Excel,PP,Word) and surfing (not hardcore gamers)
4. Preferred screen size - 17" and above
5. Full HD screen
6. Reliable for long term 3-4 years usage.

Any suggestion?

Have you checked out the rigs/spec sheets listed on the first page of this thread?

Full HD as in 1080p/720p? Common choice would be 23".

Surfing only? Care to list out what games do you play perhaps? It would be too high of a budget if its just for general tasks.

Sifu-sifu around, NEWBIE to lowyat here.

Want to ask how good is this build for a budget gaming PC and is it desirable or any specific upgrade is required. Budget around 2.5k-2.7k all-in-all including OS, Monitor, Keyboard+Mouse.

Processor: Intel Core i5 3470
Intel Motherboard/ Mainboard: ASUS P8H61 New H61B3 Revision
Hard Disk: WD Caviar Black 1TB 64M
Memory: Kingston 4GB D3 PC1600
Graphic card: ASUS ENGT640 2GB DDR3 128bit
OS: Windows 7 Premium
Monitor: Philips 23" (1920x1080) Full HD Wide Screen
Power supply: Cooler Master GX Lite 600W
Computer casing: Cooler Master USP 100
DVDRW Samsung 24X
Keyboard+Mouse

Core i5 3470 - RM565
MSI B75MA-P45 mainboard RM229
Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 - RM55
WD Blue 500GB hard disk - RM169
Liteon DVD writer - RM60
FSP Hexa 500W/Gigabyte Powerock 500W(non-EX) power supply - RM149
Xigmatek Asgard Pro window/Xigmatek Asgard 381 window RM155+-
Graphic card: Sapphire HD7850 2GB RM 699
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium RM275
Monitor: Any monitor 20" RM300+- (Pick with DVI connector)
Keyboard+Mouse combo RM50+-

Total RM2706

Sifu Hilmax,
Y do u prefer sapphire over ASUS GT640?
Is 500GB Hard disk sufficient?
And the mainboard, y not P8Z77M?

Thnx for the previous reply. Just trying to understand your choices. Thank you =)

I prefer powerful GPU such as HD7850. 500GB is more than sufficient for average user. Of course you can take 1TB HDD at RM219.
Z77 are specially for those who does OC, dual-tri card setup (if both card run at 8x/8x is good z77 mobo).
H77 for consumer while B75 are for business & consumer a bit.

really? eh i tot pcfair got sell hardware

hi guys, can someone recommend me a rig budget about 2k-2.5k which includes only the PC + a 23" monitor, no accesories. thankyou!

Grap Dell U2312HM at RM489 with idealtech PWP program if they still have it.

Core i5 3470 - RM565
MSI B75MA-P45 mainboard RM229
Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 - RM55
WD Blue 500GB hard disk - RM169
Liteon DVD writer - RM60
FSP Hexa 500W/Gigabyte Powerock 500W(non-EX) power supply - RM149
Xigmatek Asgard Pro window/Xigmatek Asgard 381 window RM155+-
Graphic card: Sapphire HD7850 2GB RM 699
U2312HM RM489

Total RM 2570

[Budget] 2100

[Purpose] Gaming and normal usage

[Monitor resolution] 22'' (Currently using)

[Game or software that use frequently] Current Games, Microsoft office

[Personal Preference Brand] None

[Location] KL/Selangor

Thanks in advance

This post has been edited by Lance XIII: Dec 5 2012, 09:36 PM

Hello there sifu's

Im Planning to buy a PC, without monitor

[Budget] Rm2500

[Purpose] Play games, online, work

[Personal Preference Brand] processor: Intel

[Location] KL

Thank you

This post has been edited by tenshi07: Dec 5 2012, 10:17 PM

Core i5 3470 - RM565
MSI B75MA-P45 mainboard RM229
Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 - RM55
WD Blue 500GB hard disk - RM169
Liteon DVD writer - RM60
FSP Hexa 500W/Gigabyte Powerock 500W(non-EX) power supply - RM149
Xigmatek Asgard Pro window/Xigmatek Asgard 381 window RM155+-
Graphic card: Sapphire HD7850 2GB RM 699

Total RM2081

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Added on December 5, 2012, 10:21 pmCore i5 3470 - RM565
MSI B75MA-P45 mainboard RM229
Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 - RM55
WD Blue 500GB hard disk - RM169
Liteon DVD writer - RM60
FSP Hexa 500W/Gigabyte Powerock 500W(non-EX) power supply - RM149
Xigmatek Asgard Pro window/Xigmatek Asgard 381 window RM155+-
Graphic card: Leadtek GTX670 2GB RM 1149

Total RM2531

This post has been edited by Hilmax: Dec 5 2012, 10:21 PM

try
Intel i5 3470 RM564
MSI B75MA P45 RM229
Kingston Value RAM 4GB RM54
Sapphire HD7870 RM799
WD Blue 500GB RM169
FSP Hexa 500W RM149
Lite-On DVD Drive RM59
CM K280 RM128
Total: RM2151 (Prices from Viewnet Lowyat)

try
Intel i3 3220 RM349
MSI B75MA P45 RM229
Kingston Value RAM 4GB RM54
Sapphire HD7850 RM649 <--or upgrade to HD7870 at RM799 for better performance in gaming
WD Blue 500GB RM169
FSP Hexa 500W RM149
Lite-On DVD Drive RM59
Bitfenix Merc Alpha RM115
Total: RM1773 (Prices from Viewnet Lowyat)

Thx sifus . I was actually asking for my friend ^^. Thanks for the help yea.

Halooo..

Need help!

I got Rm2500-RM2700
want a PC that can be upgrade for the future
for work,internet, and gaming at least can play GTA4 n MaxPayne3
with OS,mouse,keyboard and monitor 18"-20
no plan for OC
any brand

Thank You

Intel Core i3 3220 RM339
Asrock B75M-DGS RM189
Corsair 1333 ram 4GB RM55 (add budget to 8GB)
Sapphire HD7870 2GB RM839 (Or Nvidia GTX660)
FSP Hexa 500w PSU RM150
CM Elite 343 Black Edition RM109
WD Caviar Blue 500GB RM169
Lite-On 22x DVDRW RM59
Dell U2312HM monitor RM579 (IPS is the best)

Total - RM2488.00

This post has been edited by WiLeKiyO: Dec 6 2012, 09:18 PM

FYI... A current Intel rig won't be able to upgrade to next Intel CPU considering they will use a new socket... LGA1150.
i5 3470-RM569
ASRock B75M-DGS-RM189 (Idealtech@Garage Sales)
Kingston 1x8GB Value RAM-RM115
WD Caviar Blue 500GB-RM169
Sapphire HD7870 2GB-RM849
LiteOn DVD Writer-RM55
FSP Hexa 500W PSU-RM149
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM-RM274
Any 20 inch monitor-RM300
Logitech MK220 KB/MS combo-RM43
Total: RM2712
Prices from Viewnet.

Question!
20" vs 22" monitor! is it worth the extra cost?

Yes, bigger always better.