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 [Official] Rig Suggestion Thread V3, Hardware Q&A RRG™

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freakyleon93
post Nov 16 2013, 10:15 PM

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hello everyone, I'm planning to get a budget gaming rig soon. I'm not a very hardcore gamer. Budget is around RM2K-RM2.5K for the system unit. What do you guys suggest? btw, where do you guys normally get your (cheap and reliable) hardware from? I'm currently staying around Petaling Jaya, dont mind travelling to KL. Thank you in advance. biggrin.gif
freakyleon93
post Nov 16 2013, 11:08 PM

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QUOTE(alfiejr @ Nov 16 2013, 10:57 PM)
CPU-Intel Core I5-4440-RM559
Mobo-Asrock B85M-Pro 4-RM 289
GPU-Leadtek GTX 760 reference 2GB-RM799
Memory-Corsair Value Ram 1x8GB-RM229
HDD-WD Blue 1TB-RM189
PSU-FSP Hexa 500w-RM149
ODD-Any DVD player-RM60
Case-CM K380-RM 149

Total-RM 2423

I took the all the prices from viewnet but there are other vendors like idealtech, gbros, lingloong, cyntrixtech who can offer such services. You can enquire from them if u are interested.
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Thank you alfierjr and aaronFPS! I'll further my research on this.

Intel Core i5 4440 and Intel i5-3470. Which is better?
Btw, how does turboboost works? Is there like a on/off switch? Or its an automatic function? what triggers it?

Is it better to get an 8GB RAM or 2x4GB RAM?
What are the pros and cons?

Besides that, what's the difference between WD black and WD blue?

Sorry to bombard you guys with so many questions. paiseh noob here tongue.gif

This post has been edited by freakyleon93: Nov 16 2013, 11:11 PM
freakyleon93
post Nov 17 2013, 01:51 AM

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QUOTE(alfiejr @ Nov 17 2013, 12:40 AM)
In actual fact the i5-3470 is slightly faster than the i5-4440 but the i5-4440 is newer (haswell).

the turbo boost makes the CPU run faster when extra performance is needed. it's automatic. for example when performing too many tasks at the same time.

for the dual channel vs single channel memory, there is little difference in real life application. The pros of having dual channel that i can think of is if one of the ram spoil u have another 4gb to back it up.

The black is slightly faster than the blue but both will spoil in the end anyway since both are hdd. I say take the cheaper option and invest on an ssd.

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I see... thanks for the info.

haswell doesnt really benefit desktops right? which CPU would you choose? brows.gif
freakyleon93
post Nov 17 2013, 02:35 AM

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QUOTE(alfiejr @ Nov 17 2013, 02:19 AM)

i'll take the haswell since it's a bit cheaper and when intel Broadwell comes out next year u dont have to change your motherboard if u want to upgrade again.
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thanks bro!

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