Hi, can help noobie here? been on laptop for 4 years, now finishing studies, want to build a PC

[Budget] 2k-2.5k (the lower, the better)+RM299 Casing

[Purpose] Primarily lots of photo editing+Adobe stuffs, and games

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig] 21" Monitor (My sis want to giv)

[Monitor resolution] Forgot to ask my sis But I do plan to upgrade in future for better resolution (1080 maybe?)

[Game or software that use frequently] Adobes, future might be games. Been a while since I play latest games, but interested to try some included Assasins creed/Mass effect series. also PES/FIFA and some MMORPG

[Personal Preference Brand] I need Bitfenix Prodigy (Japan Edition from garage sale reseller) for several personal reasons (not because it's cute ), and optional, hope to fix into my budget a wifi mobo

can I fit in 7870/GTX660 into my rig? it's ok if can't (because I saw that these are recommended for BF4, also interested, but not too eager to play)

[Location] KL

oh, 1 more, is it possible to build a PC that have ability to support dual monitor in future with current budget? If cannot, how much should I topup? SSD can wait until next time maybe..

Thanks everyone. If anything is ok, would buy them on next month after some financial planning done

This post has been edited by wuwah: Oct 6 2013, 05:08 AM

ok, no problems. noted about the prodigy. I actually plan to move it around frequently, so the handle on the prodigy is a great small additional feature. moreover, this is my first build, so smaller form factor might be a little harder for me to handle with cable management
thanks for this specs bro. this looks awesome

a quick google find out that gtx760 is better than gtx660. is this true?

err, sorry, 1 more. 600W PSU is it too much? or your suggestion is because it's for my later upgrades?

This post has been edited by wuwah: Oct 6 2013, 12:31 PM

I'll go for prodigy since there's a good deal in garage sale that gives free 230mm front intake and 120mm rear fan

Hi guys, my previous build as suggested by chocobo7779 is as below

Is it ok if I wait for R9270X? coz I saw at LYN's front page, R9 270X 4GBGDDR5 is only around RM729. saw the benchmarks posted by AMD, it's quite impressive. should there be any change on other hardware?

I can wait if R9270X is better choice since the price is very tempting

oh, since I have the budget, GTX760 is better then?

thanks. I'll stay with GTX760 then

btw, may I know where do u do this comparison? I can't find any good comparison tool as this

xeon is i7 without integrated graphics. i7 haswell have intel hd4000. correct me if I'm wrong

Bro, I also building sub RM2500 rig, and I saw your suggestion to eehtsitna. by swapping GTX760 with Sapphire Toxic R9 280X OC, this rig is actually right for RM2500 budget.



my question, is the PSU enough to power this? one more, which hardware is bottlenecking this build in case I want to upgrade in future. I will change 4GB ram to 8GB since I do lots of photo editing. is there any suggestion for haswell i5? doesn't actually matter, but if have, then it's ok. I only casual gamers though, but do want to try most of latest games since my laptop is not a powerful one..
my previous build as suggested by chocobo7779 is as below. I need the prodigy. but saw that Sapphire Toxic R9 280X OC can fit within RM2500 budget, I think I'm willing the sacrifice the small mobility factor it has



This post has been edited by wuwah: Oct 24 2013, 10:10 AM

Starcraft is a must, then crysis(s), mass effect(s). interested to play batman:arkham series also besides some COD, Battlefield. I'm not currently play lots of games coz my laptop is poorly old core2duo, it have the capability to play SF4 at low setting, but I see lots of 4 year old laptop died already, so, no games now.

hi, I wonder this rig will do. comment?

CPU- i5 3330 RM539
Mobo- Asrock B75M DGS RM199
RAM- Kingstone 8GB value RM220
GPU- SAPPHIRE R9 280X RM1200+- (still not sure which one yet)
HDD- WD Blue 1TB RM189
PSU- CoolerMaster GX 550W RM219
-no ODD-
Casing- CM N200 RM150
-total- RM2716

- For game (SC2, Crysis(s), Batman(s), 'Steams', BFs, CODs, some small MMO, some new titles)
- Lots of photo editing (Photoshop, lightroom)
- I try to keep the price down, is the CM GX 550W good for this setup?
- In future, I might go dual monitor setup, does is cost power from my PSU?
- Also price wise, is it worth to use haswell processor by adding RM120 more by swapping i5 3330 with i5 4430 and Asrock B75 DGS with B85 Pro4? lets say I'm in tight budget
- GPU wise, is it worth to go for Toxic/Vapor-X version rather than cheapest OC-ed from Sapphire?
- 1600x900 monitor, and occasionally might use 1080p TV. might upgrade 1080p monitor in future also.
- no ODD since I got one already from old desktop. tested, still good eventhough been idle for 5 years

*addition* I'm building this hope that it can still be used in future photoshop version (4-5 years more). I don't actually care for ultra setting in game, I think in 2 years I appreciate if still can use medium

*Prices are from Viewnet*

any comment/critique are highly appreciated.

This post has been edited by wuwah: Oct 26 2013, 01:28 PM

oh yeah, sorry to add. actually 2.5k, but can spare some for around this value, 2.7k. if haswell is worth the addition RM120, I'll think a way to fit them in my budget..

This post has been edited by wuwah: Oct 26 2013, 01:15 PM

wowww. I never thought I can include xeon in my setup looks very good. so, multi monitor setup doesn't need more PSU power? and a gtx760 is ok already for my requirement?

This post has been edited by wuwah: Oct 26 2013, 01:40 PM

adobe recommended 512mb GPU..

guys, I've been looking at mobo asrock B85M Pro4 and B85M-HDS, I see the fan connector in B85M-HDS is only 1 for chasis fan. let's say I end up buying B85M-HDS as my mobo and my chasis come with 2 fan. how do I make the 2nd fan spins? sorry, I'm still new in rig building

oohh. I just read, what I understand, we connect it directly to the molex connector at the psu right?

thanks!

hi guys, it's me again. built previous system suggested from this thread, super awesome

my friend ask me to ask on his behalf here,

[Budget] 2k without monitor

[Purpose] Photo editing (Photoshop/Lightroom maybe. forgot to ask him). bit gaming

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig] monitor

[Monitor resolution] 1600x900

[Game or software that use frequently] Photoshop/Lightroom, games (Dota2, PES, he didn't mind low setting for current games though)

[Personal Preference Brand] none

[Location] KL

Thanks

thanks bro. looks sweet. my friend just want to change the casing to cooler master's. I think he'll choose one himself at shops eventhough he kinda envy my N-200

oh, yeah. thanks for the suggestion. I'll let him choose which he like.

forget to ask u, u own the NZXT vulcan in your siggy? I kinda like it myself, plan to upgrade later maybe how is it?

This post has been edited by wuwah: Nov 4 2013, 01:43 AM

hi guys, regarding my friend's rig, as suggested by mr CheaTeRz,

he asked me, if he have an extra RM300 more, which is wiser for him to change,
- CPU (to Xeon E3 1230 V3) or
- mobo (to better chipset, maybe B85?)
- GPU (he stress to me he dun play high end game, might be a waste to upgrade according to him )
- or better get an SSD?

review back his usage: lots of photo editing software (photoshop/illustrator/lightroom) with occasional gaming (dota 2, pes)