[Budget] - 2k

[Purpose] - music production

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig] = nothing ?

[Monitor resolution] - 20 inch maybe...

[Game or software that use frequently] - fl studio, cubase , dota 2 , HON.

[Personal Preference Brand] - dunno.

please advise me on what to buy... the important thing that i know in studio production is ram, hard drive and, processor..

For the 7870 which is the best I can get? value for perf? and is the sapphire 7950 non-flex a good 7950 amongst the rest?

Intel Core i5 3470 RM564
ASROCK Z77 EXTREME 4 RM479
Gskill 2x4GB DDR3 1600mhz RM138
NAXN 550W PSU - RM215
Leadtek GTX670 - RM1099

does my budget (3.3k) can go for asus gtx670 TOP if i exclude dvd-r n hdd? btw, mobo can fit to case, soo no need to buy those itx mobo.. 

I come to this bang for buck CPU A10-5800k.

I read some comment on youtube, they said crossfire integrated GPU with a redeon card can get 5-10% performance boost. Do we have such thing ? Not sure youtube is trolling, or for real.

Really pointless to get Discrete GPU ?

Hi, need some good suggestion on my friend pc without monitor, but need to output to FULL HD TV.

Budget:
2.5k exclude monitor

Purpose :
and main purpose is online and normal work etc. might be some light gaming (not sure how light it is).

Personal Preference Brand:
want a intel i5 at least (suggestion on i3 also can)

Core i5 3470 - RM565
Asrock H77 Pro4 - RM289
Kingston 4GB DDR3-1600 x2 - RM126 (RM63x2)
WD Blue 1TB hard disk - RM223
Liteon DVD writer - RM60
PSU < Corsair CX 500w PSU RM195
Graphic Card < Gainward GTX650 Ti 1GB RM469
Casing < Corsair Carbide 200R RM219

Thank you in advance.

Final Decision:

INTEL i7-3820/ i7-3770 (Which one is better?)
B75(Where can i purchase this?) for Mainboard
SAPPHIRE HD 7970 3G OC GDDR5 PCI-E
PSU(500W ~ 600W) Suggestion!
Optical Drive: ODD-DVD+RW
HDD-WD Caviar Blue 1TB
RAM-Kingston 8GB D3 PC133 x 2 (Total of 16GB)
Casing: BitFenix Colossus (Where to get this?)
SSD:  Intel 320/520 120GB

I'm heading up to lowyat later, anyone know after i purchased all of them from above, may i know is there any shop located at lowyat help people to complete their pc component into one, as i'm worrying i would make some mistake if i do it by my own, my money will be gone! 

LAST REQUEST: Please code me the price for item above, which shop can i get at best price?

Thanks to marfccy suggestions and what I've got is

Processor: Core i7-3770 (Bought)
Mainboard: MSI MS7759 z77MA-G45 (Bought)
Ram: 2x8GB Value RAM 1333MHz (RM228) [should I use these much?]
GPU: MSI GTX660 Ti Twin Frozr III (RM849)
PSU: SilverStone Strider ST50F-ES (RM219)
SSD: Intel 330S (RM299)
Casing: [I hope there are alternatives, do you know any?]

I think this is the roughly details and please correct me if I'm wrong. For SFF, I afraid it will overheat or any issue occured as I am not so familiar with SFF...

Based on details above, I wish to ask, is it a nice selection with MSI mainboard and MSI GPU? Because I can choose another equivalent Gigabyte mainboard but I'm afraid of the compatibility issue....I'm new to hardware and hope someone will correct me.

I think I still able to exchange the processor for K version but what's the difference? As I know, the locked version 3770 has more technology offered compared to K version? And why Z77 is optimised for K version of i7?

About the budget, I think I left 400 and below for casing and CPU fan or cooler.
I'm targeting a small form factor but doesn't know much about the heat issue of my current proposed specifications.

Why K versions you ask? Well, the default non-K processors will be much harder to overclock. With Nehalem/Clarkdale (last generation Core i3/i5/i7) pretty much you take your base clock of 133 MHz and apply say a default multiplier of 25, that would be your 3.33 GHz processor. That base clock was capable of going so much higher, 150, 186 and when tweaked right, even over 200 MHz. So if you were able to apply a fictive 175 MHz on your base clock, you could multiply it with the limited 25 multiplier. That would get you 4375 MHz.

The new technology however has an embedded GPU / video processor merged into the very same processor die running over the same bus sharing the same L3 cache memory, things get increasingly complicated in matters of tweaking.

The new 100 MHz baseclock of Sandy/Ivy Bridge processors are harder to tweak, if you are lucky you can get 115 MHz out of it with regular cooling, multiply that with your maximum multiplier and you'll notice that the default processor can only overclock a few hundred MHz at best. And that is why Intel introduced the K series, since it offers you an unlocked multiplier which will allow you to go much, much higher.

So please do get a 20 USD more expensive K version and in the BIOS you'll have much better tweaking options. With a proper motherboard you can now set a multiplier per core.

Thanks for your really good advices! I learned a lot!
But I just being informed that some components have been actually bought by my cousin for me.
Thus the new rig details will be below

BOUGHT!!!
[Processor]
Core i7-3770s (As it is more ideal for SFF as thermal and power usage will be lower during normal usage)
[Main board]
Intel DH77DF (As it is mITX and ideal for SFF)
[Internal Storage]
Intel 520S (For better data processing performance due to my working)

HAVEN'T BOUGHT!!!
[Memory Module]
I'm planning on getting two Kingston KVR1600 DDR3 8GB (16GB total)
[Graphics Card]
I wish to get MSI N660GTX TF (Because it's more suitable for Hackintosh I wish to build myself besides Windows OS)
[LCD Monitor]
No idea yet so far...
[Casing]
Spot on Silverstone TJ-08-E but hope for cheaper and better alternatives or same price range SFF casing
[Power Supply]
No idea on which shall I choose as I don't know how to calculate how much power I could use.

Budget remaining: RM1100

I don't need any optical drive or others. I just want to build one the exact spec as I mentioned....headache in choosing a suitable casing

[Budget] 5k

[Purpose] Work, Design, 3D rendering & Entertainment 

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig] Sensonic 21.5" Monitor

[Monitor resolution] 1920 x 1080

[Game or software that use frequently] Autocad (no need for Quadro), Sketchup, Photoshop, Microsoft office, Facebook game.

[Personal Preference Brand] Asus (graphic card) MOBO can accept other brand - Suggestion for good quality PSU

[Location] Kuala Lumpur
Below is my homework after reading through loads of suggestion and research:-

Option A - May be OC in the future
[CPU] i7 3770 or k
[Motherboard] MSI Z77MA-G45 or Gigabyte Z77x-D3H
[GPU] Asus GTX 670
[RAM] Kingston Value 4x8GB DDR3 RAM
[PSU] ENERMAX NAXN 82+ 650w
[Case] Cooler Master 690 II Adv. Casing
[SSD] Intel 330 120 GB
[HDD] WD 1 TB
[Fan] Arctic Cooling F12 PWM Fan x2

Option B - No OC at all
[CPU] i7 3770
[Motherboard] MSI H77MA-G43 or Gigabyte H77M-D3H
[GPU] Asus GTX 670
[RAM] Kingston Value 4x8GB DDR3 RAM
[PSU] ENERMAX NAXN 82+ 650w
[Case] Cooler Master 690 II Adv. Casing
[SSD] Intel 330 120 GB
[HDD] WD 1 TB
[Fan] Arctic Cooling F12 PWM Fan x2

Open for comments and price indication.

[Budget]
rm2.3k

[Purpose]
gaming/ net surfing / multitasking

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig]
no~

[Monitor resolution]
19" will upgrade to 23" so just gv me the best gpu i can get with this budget~

[Game or software that use frequently]
high graphic games

[Personal Preference Brand]
cpu > intel
gpu > nvidia / amd depend which will perform better and what i can get with this budget~
others > nvm~ anything will do~

[Location]
KL~

rm 2.3k only for the rig~
need this urgent ~ THX fro helping!!!

That's cool, thanks guys.

One thing, any comments on the graphics card? Is it okay to go with the 6850?

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3Pl...#specifications
Can this mobo support ssd?i wan to buy ssd but no clue how to set up

Hi guys i need recommendation for these

1. budget below 2k
2. i already have graphic card,monitor and power supply
3. purpose editing pictures and video
4. planning to january next year
5. preference: Intel

i'm more into editing pictures not gaming so i'm looking for setup for smooth editing large raw files from dslr. thank in advace 

Hi guys/sifus..

I wonder if these rig I can get cheaper in KL? My place add up to RM2978 and with a 60GB SSD is RM3217.

Core i5 3570K
Asus M/B Z77 chipset
Asus GTX670 graphic card
2 x 8GB DDR3 RAM
Good PSU
Optional:Cheapest SSD drive.

Thanks.

RM3.5..as low as possible.

Thnx looks cheap..but wish to know if there's significant gain/performance increase if we go for o/c rig?
Why suggest ATi Radeon? heard lotsa stories about driver incompatibility on games using Crytek3 engine.

Asking some recommendation from the sifus here: GAMING LAPTOP

[Budget] - less than 5k

[Purpose] - Most importantly must be able to play World of Warcraft at high (not ultra) settings.

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig] - None. A desktop user since forever.

[Monitor resolution] -  The best available and wont be obsolete so fast.

[Game or software that use frequently] - World of Warcraft. Barely any graphic intensive programs used.

[Personal Preference Brand] - Intel. WD. Asus.

[Location] - Petaling Jaya so yeah i can hop around KL for a tour and stuff.

Thanks sifus!

[Budget] 1.5k

[Purpose] Normal everyday use an a little bit of flash browsing and the occasional game.

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig] Nothing

[Monitor resolution] Preferably <20 inch and HDMI to link with ps3

[Personal Preference Brand]None

[Location] -

Also must be able to connect to home WiFi. Btw, is it hard to set up the rig by myself? 0 experience but a willing learner!

Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 RM564
Motherboard: Asrock H77 Pro4/MVP RM289
Hard Disk: Intel 330 Series/520 Series RM319
RAM: Kingston 8GB Value RM119
PSU: Enermax NAXN 550W RM215

How was this setup?
The 330 and 520 series warranty how long is the differences?
Motherboard Asrock brand good? Been using Asus motherboard for long time..
The below part I'll decide by own basing on my budget.

Graphic Card: Sapphire HD7770 RM399 / Sapphire HD7850 RM649
Casing: Corsair 300r - RM299 / Xigmatek Asgard Pro - RM150
Optical Drive: LiteOn DVD Writer RM60

can recommend me super cheapest mobo 1155.. will using i5 3570k and OC it..

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