Why not the S12G/G series? The VS series do use a mixture of non Japan caps...


Su'scon caps (the ones you find at CM GX series units)

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Teapo caps...

Shorter PSU lifespan.

5 years...

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The i3 4130 is 80 ringgit cheaper than FX6300,110 ringgit cheaper than FX6350.I'd just top up 130 from the price of FX6300 and get i5 4440..
Imo,getting the i3 is better..or top 210 and get an i5.
Man the i3 4130 vs FX6300 discussion is just..damn.

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Haha, ikr. Btw, how much vram do I really need? I only run 1 monitor at 1080p so 2gb more than enough rite? I think 1gb also ok, but 2gb more futureproof la. And R9 270X vs Radeon Hd 7870 ? 270X pretty much a rebranded 7870 rite..which one is better in terms of price performance ratio and do u know the price of 7870?

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At least 2GB for 1080p.
270X is a rebranded HD7870XT, not the HD7870. The HD7870XT utilizes Tahiti GPU, which is the one found on higher-end HD7900 series GPU (HD7950/HD7970), albeit it's a lower binned one.

Personally I'd suggest against a 24 inch monitor due to the price jump between 23 inch is pretty big. Not to mention the price given could buy you an 27 inch 1440p monitor from Ebay...

If you have no intentions of overclocking... Consider this:

i5 4440-RM589
ASUS B85M-G-RM279
Kingston 1x8GB Value RAM-RM239
WD Caviar Blue 1TB-RM189
Gainward GTX770 Phantom-RM1199 (lingloong@Garage Sales)
Seasonic S12II 620W PSU-RM285
Corsair Carbide 200R casing-RM219
LiteOn DVD Writer-RM60
Dell P2314H-RM699
Plextor M5S 128GB-RM299 (Hikari85@Garage Sales)
Total: RM4057

Prices from Viewnet.

Casing a bit too bad la...
At least a Carbide 200R ma...

Also, why not adding a bit for a PowerColor PCS+ one?

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Feb 28 2014, 11:35 AM

Dunno? But how about asking Feiton?
GPU is more important than the case but TS specifies he wanted an easy to install and upgrade case.

How good is the warranty though.

Not sure though.
Feeling the heat from Crypto mining?

SG05 anyone?

ST55F-G? with PP05 short cable kit?

Try asking Idealtech: https://www.facebook.com/IDEALTECHOLOGY

1. Do you have a pair good headphones/speakers? No point getting one if you have cheap speakers/headphones and pairing them to a good soundcard would be a waste. Ensure that you have high quality audio source (preferably lossless audio such as FLACs) or else your audio setup is not going to perform to the fullest.

2. 802.11ac requires a compatible router. If you do not have one, then having a wireless card supporting 802.11ac would be a waste. You will need to buy one if your existing router does not support 802.11ac and routers supporting 802.11ac speeds are not cheap (the cheapest one would be ASUS RT-AC56U, costing at RM639). If possible, just stick to wired setups since they are very reliable.

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Mar 4 2014, 05:08 PM

Do you have intentions to overclock the CPU?
BTW, you have one heck of audio setup out there.

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Mar 4 2014, 09:37 PM

IMHO, if you are going AMD, you can consider this as well.
Replace the CPU and the board with a FX-6300 (RM489) with an ASRock 970 Extreme3...
Need to summon lex for assistance in AMD motherboards.

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Mar 4 2014, 10:41 PM

Though the fact is FX-6300 is overpriced here (RM469)...
The FX-6300 retails for USD119.99 (about RM390) there..

Your current machine specs?
I think you can sell some parts off to recoup some of the costs...

That looks unbalanced...

1. The FX-8350 is overpriced. You can opt for a cheaper FX-8320, and the performance difference is small.

2. RAM is fine. Though I'd prefer something cheaper to allocate more room for the GPU.

3. SSD looks good for me.

4. Motherboard is overpriced though for a 970 board. There's the ASRock 990FX, but with a weaker 4+1 power phase. Do remember the FX-8XXX series CPUs are TDP heavy CPUs and hence a board with proper VRM designs are recommended for such CPUs. Read here: http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-moth...m-info-database

5. Overpriced GPU... You could get something like a R9 270, or step it up for a GTX760

6. Overkill PSU since you are powering a single card (it's an efficient one, BTW). The GX II is not exactly a good unit either. A smaller, higher quality unit is recommended. Something like a Seasonic S12II Bronze unit would do much better than the CM one.

7. Case is pretty subjective IMO. Pick the ones that suit the best for you, but do bear in mind picking expensive cases will leave little room for your graphics card.

8. Pretty bad choice on the monitor... Since you are doing workstation stuff as well, an IPS panel monitor is recommended. The Dell P2314H for RM599 would do better, with an AH-IPS display sourced from LG. If your budget permits and if you are willing to risk it, consider going with an 1440p monitor from Ebay.
For example:
1. Achieva Shimian
2. Crossover 27Q
3. Qnix QX2710
4. X-Star DP2710

Such monitors are often highly rated by computer enthusiasts and those were Korean branded monitors where they utilize display panels that are only used in expensive monitors.

9. Why would you want a sound card? Do you do a lot of audio editing/music production?

What is the exact name of the CPU though?

Cable707 I think it's time for V5...

I think it's a good time to close this thread and move on to V5.