Official from Intel said is releasing on June

But ill say give it a month or two to arrive locally

LOL, Its ironic for it to arrived locally despite Haswell produced in Kulim plant . Does the same trend happen on Ivy Bridge before?

Guys, recently grabbed a cheap Intel I5-3570k from a friend working at Intel, gonna build a not so high end 2nd gaming rig with 2k budget w/o proc & monitor.

1. Gonna play on Dell U2312HM with mixture of high or ultra w/o AA/AF.

2. FPS games like BF3 / Black ops 2 and c/s BF4, Strategy games like SIMS and civilization 5.

3. Prefer Asrock mobo, case with nice dust filter feature.

Thx in advance guys.

nah we dont produce, only repackaged?

i think its the same as any electronics, like smartphones, graphics cards etc (i could be wrong though)

EDIT: double post

curse you slow internetttt

This post has been edited by marfccy: May 22 2013, 03:18 PM

ASROCK B75M-DGS - RM199
CORSAIR value 8GB PC1600 - RM174
LEADTEK GTX660 TI - RM989 / SAPPHIRE 7950 3GB D5 - RM1019
SEAGATE 500GB - RM159
SEASONIC SII 620W - RM299
LG DVD-RW 24X - RM59
CASING - RM130+-

TOTAL: RM2000+- / RM2039+-

Hey guys, I plan on buying a full PC set including a monitor as soon as possible and I need some help. My budget is around RM4000-5000 and the PC will be mainly for gaming.

I have decided on getting an i7 instead of an i5 but apart from that, I have absolutely no idea what GPU, PSU, and so on to get. I would really appreciate a price and product breakdown like @CheaTeRz did above

This post has been edited by Pain_X: May 22 2013, 06:00 PM

This is an example of a system that may meet your expectations :

Intel Core i7 3770 / Xeon E3-1230V2 - RM889 / RM749
MSI H77MA-G43 - RM289
1x 8GB DDR3 1600MHz KVR - RM174
DVD drive of your choice - RM70
Intel 330 Series 120GB - RM369
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB HDD - RM194
Sapphire HD7970 3GB GDDR5 GPU - RM1449
Seasonic M12II 620 PSU - RM359
ATX chassis of your choice - RM200
Dell U2312HM 23" Full HD IPS LCD Monitor - RM600 (Just an approximation as it's around this price).

Optional(s):
1) Speakers / Headphone / Headset - RM300
2) Keyboard & Mouse combo - RM100

Total : RM4993/RM4853

The Xeon E3-1230v2 processor has the a performance level equal or close to the Intel Core i7 3770, and it's cheaper too, so it makes it a rather worthwhile purchase. However if you insist on going with an Intel Core i7 processor instead, there's the i7 3770 for you to choose.

PROC	CORE I7 3770 3.40	RM869
MOBO	MSI B75A-G43 GAMING	RM329
RAM	Corsair value 8GB RAM PC1600	RM174
GPU	LEADTEK GTX680 4GB D5	RM1749
HDD	WD/BLUE 1TB SATA 3	RM194
SSD	PLEXTOR M5S	RM299
DVDR/RW	LG DVD-RW 24X SATA	RM59
PSU	SEASONIC M12II 620W	RM359
MONITOR	S2440L led ips 23.6" 6MS	RM689
CASE	M-ATX cases	RM279+-

TOTAL

RM5000+-

*I'd take xeon rather than i7 because of rather almost same performance on cheaper price
**this is what i would imagine getting, other please refine this

This post has been edited by CheaTeRz: May 22 2013, 07:17 PM

Wow thanks a lot guys! Its comforting to see a lot of similarities in the recommendations! I admit I dont know much about Xeon. Ill do some googling about it but its quite strange that its performance is similar yet almost rm150 cheaper.

My only problem at the moment is the graphics card. Is there a big difference between the Sapphires and Asus'?

Again thanks a lot!

Marketing strategies and brand name, source of components used for their cards, circuit layout, and others. Other than that they both offer cards which have similar performance (if same model, e.g HD7970 with HD7970).

Ah so essentially the HD 7970 is about the same,performance wise, with the gtx680?

They have a similar level of performance depending on the game you play.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: May 22 2013, 07:39 PM

Alrighty! The way i see, i dont think i can go very wrong with either one of those 2 cards then!

Is there any other card you would recommend that could last me about 4-5 years?
Thanks a lot for your help bro

If you're talking about durability, it's a hit or miss with most people. It may last for several years, or it may last for just a year or two before requiring replacement.

Performance wise they should be able to satisfy you for quite some time to come, but don't expect too much as the prettier new games are, the more graphical processing power they'll require. Expect to change your card once every two to three years depending on what you have bought, and depending on how much you demand when playing .

Haha,i know what you mean! But my 9800 GT managed to last me for almost 4 years so I think it should be fine
Thanks again man, Ill be following both your recommendations when i build my PC and ill probably settle on either one of GTX680 or HD7970. Ill also follow your recommendation regarding the Xeon.

Cheers mate!

remember tho, the only setbacks regarding xeon is that its not capable to overclock AT ALL
and
there is no Integrated GPU on board, so you need GPU attached at all time

I actually dont know what the "no IGPU on board" means Will that affect the use of the PC much? Because i mainly gonna use it for gaming only lol

Since im quite an amateur user, I dont think the inability to overclock means a lot rite..?

just in case you going to send your graphic card for a warranty, you won't be able to use motherboard graphic input/output as usual since the proc doesn't support any on board graphic.

sorry if its hard to understand

well, that's why for non oc'er, i'd prefer to take xeon if they wish to get performance of i7

haha ok i get it bro!! Sorry im quite a noob when it comes to these stuff

I agree with u bro, I think ill go for the Xeon e3 1230v2!! Only graphic card headache now