@zhen^wei, below taken from idealtech, was wondering if anything that I can take a better option if my budget is 5k?

i7 or i5 better? As the another suggestion by sifu Cable707 is to use i5 + water cool?

CPU: Intel Core I7 4770
Mobo: MSI Z87 GD45 Gaming
GPU: Leadtek GTX770 2GB DDR5
RAM: Gskill RipjawsX RED 2x4GBD DDR3 1866mhz
HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB
SSD: Plextor M5S 128GB
PSU: Seasonic S12 II 620W
LCD: Dell 23" U2312HM
Chasis: Aerocool Xpredator X1 Black
Total RM4646

He isn't my customer . Looks like a bad new no more restock of 7870 xt, its a hot seller with nice performance card. Hyper 212 evo or evo turbo still can be found in some kch shops .

look familiar, is it from our website ?
for me overall is ok, u can add more bucks to get 4770k then OC to 4.5ghz, casing can get bigger, then get H100i or other AIO liquid cooler.
I5 enough for gaming btw,

ya. old stock maybe. maybe can get Hyper 212 plus which cheaper more

Yes its taken from your website, thanks for the advice

Wait until Aug and see how

That's mean no more 7870xt? like that RM800 like that no more best for buck G.Card to buy ad....

This post has been edited by JinLeon: Jun 29 2013, 12:33 AM

ya. no more. dont worry. RM800 range got GTX760.
i heard leadtek gtx760 will selling at RM799 for reference.

That's great to hear this news, comparing 7870 xt and 760 at GPS boss, 760 gain higher mark

ya of coz gtx760 better.

but now in malaysia market got ad?

not sure. monday can know.
maybe next 2 weeks.

Yes, but very limited stocks. If not mistaken is the zotac brand.

Sifu, just curious, with a budget with around rm3000, what non-OC gaming rig can I get? Budget included display. I prefer to plays RTS like Starcraft 2, Supreme Commander 2 or Rome 2: Total War.

This post has been edited by Sulendil: Jun 29 2013, 10:08 PM

Try

Intel i5 4430 RM549
MSI B85M-E33 RM269
Kingston 4gb ram RM94
Seagate 500gb HDD RM159
Zotac GTX760 RM899
Seasonic S 620W RM299
No DVD-RW
Any Casing u like RM150
Dell 23" monitor U2312HM led RM589

Total RM3008

Thanks for the answer sifu! But if I wishes to use a smaller (something like 21") and cheaper monitor, which one will you recommended?

LG IPS2241V? or Dell U2211H (not sure whether it's still available or not... )

Dear all, any amendment/improvement I should make for the following gaming build to make it more value for money?

i5 4570
ASUS H87M-E
8GB 1600 Kingston RAM
1TB WD Blue
DVD Rom
Sapphire HD7790
CM Elite 371
AcBel 550w 80PLUS PSU

My curiosity:
Possible for me to save some bucks on my mobo? Not going to overclock, don't need too many card slot either.
Is it advisable to go for Haswell(i5 4570) than the old Ivy Bridge processors? Since my mobo will also need to change to support newer processor.
Any other cheaper casing?

Hi all, I need help/suggestion/recommendation on getting a desktop PC for my personal home lab. I am planning to setup a virtualization lab with the following
Win7 x64 -> VMware Workstartion -> 2 x ESXi -> VM (AD, SQL, vCenter, plus 3-5 VMs) all running W2008

Therefore, I will need:
1. i7 that can support 4 cores and HT enabled
2. Lots of RAM min 32GB
3. SSD (240GB)
4. A SATA 3 HDD for VMs
5. Motherboard that support VT-x
6. 22" Monitor
7. DVD
8. Wireless keyboard+mouse
9. Casing+Powersupply
10. Graphics card - Medium to low. May play some games during boredom. I also want to offload GPU power from the CPU
11. Budget - if possible give 2 options with 3K+ and 4K+

Most cheapest 21.5" monitor will be TN panel, cost around RM380-400.
Example: Samsung S22B150N led RM389
While IPS panel of 21.5" cost around RM500.
Example: Dell S2240L led ips RM489

Upgrading from sandy to ivy/haswell u wont see much improvements. If the games that u are gonna play is more graphic intensive, just upgrade your graphic card will do.

thanks, any other users can comment/backup this statement?

One of the example,

For more details, http://www.anandtech.com/show/7003/the-has...54560k-tested/6

A quote from an article to explain briefly what haswell aimed for:

Link http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/06/06/might-ha...ur-desktop-rig/