how about go up to rm2.5k??
Hey guys, would like to seek some advices/opinions here. My friend is asking me to suggest a rig to him for work, entertainment and some light gaming. Below are the specs that i have in mind base on Viewnet's price list.
CPU: i5 3470 - RM564 / i3 3220 - RM349
Motherboard: Gigabyte B75M-D3V - RM224
Memory: Kingston DDR3 4GB - RM60
GPU: Sapphire 6850 1GB - RM349 / Sapphire 7770 1GB - RM399
Hardi Disk: Western Digital Blue 1TB - RM214
PSU: Silverstone Strider 500W - RM219
Optical Drive: Liteon - RM60
Casing: Cooler Master range - budget RM150
Monitor: Dell ST2320L - RM469
Input Devices: MS Wireless Desktop - RM85
Total: RM2394 (i5) / RM2179 (i3)
Is this built okay? Here's some of my concerns.
(i) Is the i3 3220 sufficient for normal work usage, cause he may be using applications like autocad and photoshop, or the i5 is the way to go?
(ii) On GPU, if just for light gaming purposes, should I just stick with the old generation 6850 or the newer 7770? Based on benchmarks the 6850 is generally better than the 7770 and the price is lower as well. Is the 6850 a good choice here?
(iii) Is there any cheaper PSU recommendations based on Viewnet's price list with relative good performance?
Would like to keep the price as low as possible as well, if possible within RM2.4k. Comments/advices are appreciated. Thanks.
Can replace several part; mobo MSI B75MA-P45 RM229 (more RAM slot), PSU fsp hexa 500w RM150, Monitor LG IPS224T RM419. i5 should handle future work as well.