Intel 330 series are cheaper than 520 series..by a LOT.
You can also consider Xigmatek Asgard 381 or Corsair Carbide 200R as a chassis..and FYI,Sapphire HD6870 is on a promotion rite now at Lingloong(Garage Sales).RM399 only..

Asrock Z77 Pro4-M if i'm not mistaken..RM319-339.

Well, last update in my mind.. Going to get it tomorrow, hopefully with lotsa discount with freebies

Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 RM564
Motherboard: MSI Z77MA-G45 RM309
Hard Disk: 330 SERIES RM319
RAM: Kingston 8GB Value RM129
Graphic Card: Sapphire HD6870 RM399/RM419
PSU: Enermax NAXN 550W RM215
Optical Drive: LiteOn DVD Writer RM60

Casing need some comment.. Able to fit CM K280 and this casing reliable? Or any other casing below RM250 with less dust-attract?

Corsair Carbide 200R RM219
Xigmatek Asgard 381 RM189
NZXT Source 210 Elite RM189
Aerocool Templarius series
Thermaltake MS-1 snow

Hi guys. Life is getting too dull for me. Plan to get a budget gaming rig to fill up the empty space. My budget is less than rm2000. Games that Im hopeful to play with be sleeping dogs, diablo3, gw2 and probably all the latest games without any hiccups. I already have my own monitor, a Samsung 23". After doing some research found this suggestion by tristanx.

Core i3 3220 - RM355
Asus P8Z77-M motherboard - RM339
Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 x1 - RM56
Sapphire HD7850 2GB DDR5 OC - RM719
WD Blue 500GB hard disk - RM174
Liteon DVD writer - RM60
FSP Hexa 500W power supply - RM149
Coolermaster Elite 431/Aerocool VS4 casing - RM149

Any input on this guys? Anything else that I should modify? I will probably be getting this rig at Penang island. Gonna try asking pc depot later, hope they got all the parts. Thanks in advance.

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Added on December 22, 2012, 11:19 amAnd Ive just learnt that Sapphire HD7850 has 2 types, one is 1gb another is 2 gb. Logical thinking the 2gb will be twice better than the 1 gb. So I should opt for the 2gb one even though I don't know anything about oc? (but will definitely improve gaming performance by a lot I suppose)


This post has been edited by overmars: Dec 22 2012, 11:19 AM

2gb is not twice better than 1gb. It will be slightly better if only u are using higher resolution. If u don't know anything about OC then u should take the OC version because its factory OCed so u don't need to do it manually

why the need for Z77 board though? the i3 cant be OCed, a B75 or H77 should do fine.. unless youre planning future upgrades to K variant CPU?

as for the card, add in another RM80 to RM799 for the HD7870, loads better then the HD7850

the rest seems fine

as for the RAM of GPU, if youre playing at bigger resolutions and like to have all the eye candies stuff, more RAM is better

Just bought corsair 300r, they doesn't come with this and didn't mentioned in the manual.
Is that normal? As I can saw the stand is higher..

Apparently the 300R is built in such a way that motherboard standoffs aren't necessary, so it's no surprise that they didn't come with any. Good anyway since it will help simplify installation, and also prevent any possible issue with loose motherboard standoffs.

hi all,

Morning

My budget is 1.5k to 2k without monitor . planing to run OS Windows 8

Anybody can suggest me some recommendation?

Thanks in advance

This post has been edited by Max Khor: Dec 23 2012, 10:24 AM

im planning to buy my rig tomorrow or this christmas eve at viewnet..it is better to assemble by myself or just let the shop do the assembling for me? need opinion here

I suggest better go to lingloong or Zhen Wei's shop, they will build it for you and their cable management skill is awesome, you can check on thier facebook.

will try to survey more..fyi, i got some experience with viewnet..last wednesday, my friend were buying a rig and viewnet staff are assembling it..after came back to hostel, i notice that, the driver cd of motherboard and gc was not there ..maybe they forget to put it back..who knows..

Other than for first time motherboard driver installation, the discs aren't really important since the drivers included are usually outdated . If you're doing first time installation, and you don't have the motherboard disc and you don't have an extra computer at home, you may not be able to do much with your system since to connect to the internet you will need the LAN driver. The most important driver in the disc is usually the LAN driver, since you'll need that to connect to the net, and from there on you can go on to get the rest of the drivers . Without a GPU driver, your system should work as usual, except that you may not be able to set the monitor resolution properly, and also you may face random graphical lag.

Hi, can you suggest me a casing with good air flow except CM K280, no stock from my seller...
is Aerocool VS3-advanced/strike x One advanced a nice casing to consider compare with K280?

This post has been edited by zodius: Dec 24 2012, 12:20 PM

Yes, but if you can grab Xigmatek Asgard Pro window/Asgard 381 window even better.

thanks for the suggestion~ may i know why Xigmatek Asgard pro window serve a better casing? how can we identify which casing is good?

Look at the inside picture, review. Asgard pro window have advantages where it has many tool-less bracket and window option.

This post has been edited by Hilmax: Dec 24 2012, 02:07 PM

Purpose?

hi,

Please recommend me a rig(budget1k) prefer intel i3 build and most important have usb3.0.Mainly for web browsing,movie and no gaming at all.

thank you.

Is there a need for a monitor, a set of speakers, and mouse and keyboard?