Hey guys I'm interested in upgrading my old rig so that i can play recently released games at possibly the highest settings with a stable FPS.

Budget: <RM2500

Purpose: Gaming

Hardware that will be reuse from old rig: ~500W PSU, Monitor, 8GB DDR3RAM, Harddrive, Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers.

Location: Subang Jaya

Essentially, I need a recommendation on a Processor + GPU pairing, accompanied with a decent motherboard. All for less than RM2500 if possible.

Thanks in advance

This post has been edited by KepalaRadio: Dec 16 2012, 05:16 AM

Hi Chocobo thanks for the reply! Anyways i forgot to mention in my post that i don't require a CDROM, casing, and a PSU (in fact, i'm using the PSU that you have listed there). Which frees up around RM600 in the budget. My enquiries are;

1) Is it worth paying a little extra to get an i7? As far as i know games these days are not able to fully utilize an i7, am i right?

2) Is there a significant difference between an ATI7950 and a Nvidia670?

Appreciate your help

After much reading, I'm stuck between the choice of a Sapphire 7950 which costs ~RM1000 and the Gigabyte 670 which costs ~RM1500. Huge difference, i know. What do you guys think about it? Is it worth paying that extra RM500 for the 670? My main concern right now is achieving a stable ~30fps @ 1920x1080 on highest/almost-highest settings on games such as Far Cry 3 and Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite in the near future. Thoughts? Excuse any hint of arrogance as I have minimal knowledge when it comes to hardware.

Is there any reason for you guys to recommend the Intel 330 over the Crucial M4 SSD? Not doubting you guys, i just want to know more as I'm plannin to purchase one this evening.

Alright I guess I'll be getting the Intel 330 180GB then.