Haven't look through the specs of mobo of haswell, quite a headache to spend time compare them again .
Haswell setup not so soon for me, I will observe awhile first to see how it goes.
Now saving budget for making Raid setup, thinking to make raid5 but budget not enough and having some problems that I'm not sure.

Lets say currently I have a 2TB seagate HDD with 1.2TB files inside, if i use this HDD to raid5 with other 2 HDD it will erase the files that currently store in it right?
I'm sure raid 0&1 will erase, but cant find a confirmation regarding raid5.

source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/cc...ion134121120120

raid 1 will too.


raid0 is only good for performance and storage optimized, but 0 tolerance on failure.
raid1 is no performance increase, but setup requirement is simple and easier. Expensive for large array.

both setup do erase the contents on existing drives that are selected.

only left a doubt on raid5, that im afraid it will erase contents on existing drive too.
Due to budget constraint i cant get new 3x 3tb drive for raid5 yet, only have budget for 2 and i have existing 2tb drive as main storage&backup.

Reading on net mostly only describe the behavior and functions of raid setup instead of details about real implementation.

Try

Intel i5 3470 RM559
MSI B75MA-P45 RM229
Kingston 4gb ram RM94
Seagate 500gb HDD RM159
Sapphire 7870 XT RM769
Enermax NAXN82+ 550W RM215 [from lingloong]
Any DVD-RW RM59
Casing CM K280 RM129

Total RM2213

From Czone & viewnet price list. except power supply.
Gigabyte and MSI are both reputable brand.

[edited with spec refined on OS & gpu]
Intel 3470 RM559
MSI B75MA-P45 RM229
Kingston 4gb ram RM94
WD Blue 500gb RM164
*Leadtek GTX660 RM729
FSP Hexa 500W RM149
Any DVD-RW RM59
Casing CM K280 RM129
*MS WIN 7 HOME PREMIUM oem (32 & 64 bit) RM289

Total RM2401

*AMD/Nvidia doesn't matter as long as the model can support the graphic/resolution for the games u wanna play.
*SC2 graphic requirement aren't that high, it is more cpu intensive.

Try

Intel i5 4570 RM619
GIGABYTE H87-D3H RM379
Kingston 8gb ram RM169
Plextor M5S 128gb SSD RM299
WD Blue 1TB RM299
Sapphire 7870 XT RM769
Seasonic S 620W RM299
Any DVD-RW RM59
Any Casing you like RM200

Total RM2991

Monitor u can consider Dell 23” S2340L IPS RM559, the rest of the budget allocate for a speaker that u like.

This post has been edited by hmwgbworld: Jun 2 2013, 05:57 PM

spec are refined as above, sorry i miss look on the price list by copy paste without realize.
ram 4gb is sufficient for most applications, you can opt for 8gb too.
N200 seems like a new model, not sure local distributor have it ready or not.

Yup it looks not bad for that price point, but carry a casing back is quite hard through airport lol.

FSP Hexa 500W is sufficient too, but I still recommend a psu that is slightly more than just enough to ensure after yeas of degrade it still can handle your rig without another replacement [maybe].

It is totally different socket, the answer is no.

The performance from ivy to haswell isnt that much, however power consumption does improved.
4570 is a good choice for someone that need a good cpu for working purpose without gaming much.

Yes, it can.

Try

Intel i3 3220 RM344
ASROCK B75M-DGS RM199
Kingston 4gb ram RM94
Seagate 500gb HDD RM159
Sapphire 7790 RM469
FSP Hexa 500W RM149
Any DVD-RW RM59
Casing CM K280 RM129

Total RM1602

Mobo doesn't affect performance much, msi or gigabyte just different brand. The spec suggested are overclocking ready, and its a small form factor build.

The only mATX Z77 chipset i found avalaible are asrock z77m and gigabyte z77m-d3h.

[made a correction]

This post has been edited by hmwgbworld: Jun 3 2013, 07:04 PM

edit: sorry i made a mistake and i found out his psu is not bad.
http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-su...upply-review/6/

GBros is still a new forumer, I'm not sure can be trusted or not since I didn't deal with him before.

This post has been edited by hmwgbworld: Jun 3 2013, 10:08 PM

Lol chill, just a precaution for safe trading.
Because recently many bad news regarding online scamming matters, so just warm reminder no offense.

How about a small form factor theme rig ?

Intel i7 4770K RM1049
ASUS Z87 Maximus VI Gene RM799
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16gb RM749
Intel 520 series 240gb SSD RM759
WD Red 3TB HDD RM459
2x Leadtek GTX780 (SLI) RM4798
Seasonic P 860W RM729
Swiftech H220 CPU Cooler RM489
Corsair Obsidian 350D RM400 [estimated]

Total RM10231

It may look similar to this:


This post has been edited by hmwgbworld: Jun 5 2013, 01:15 AM

Try

Intel duo core G2020 RM169
GIGABYTE B75M-D3V RM225
Kingston 4gb ram RM94
WD Blue 1TB RM199
FSP Hexa 500W RM149
Any DVD-RW RM59
XIGMATEK HELIOS 231/ 232 casing RM109

Total RM1004

That mobo won't allow u to do further overclocking on your processor. Change to a Z87 mobo if u plan to OC, else picking non-K variant processor will be fine for budget saving.
You can also consider thermaltake water 2.0 extreme that outperforms corsair h100i with cheaper price.

What I heard from CT is Swiftech H220 havent arrive MY yet, pretty bad since the demands are here for quite some time already. Mostly off to other prodcuts due to long wait.

This post has been edited by hmwgbworld: Jun 5 2013, 09:40 PM

Look good overall, may consider H77/B75 itx mobo since the processor cant OC.