Haha no worries.

And for 3D displays just be careful because you need to spend on 3D content + 3D capable GPU (which your 290 will do fine) + 3D capable monitor + 3D glass + 3D signal transmitter, like human10 said. Just go through the tips and recommendations for the last two to three pages before this and you'll be fine.

Hahaha yeah I understand, we all get excited. Good luck building your new rig bro. And post pics here when you're done.

LOL dude the ASUS VG248QE I mentioned earlier is 1080p at 144Hz. But it's non 3D. And yeah, like Human10 said most 3D monitors by default are around 120Hz. If you want 3D, check out the ASUS VG236H. 23 inch and 3D ready. Perfect for you

You can message some of the ASUS retailers and see if they bring it in. =)

Uuugh, just found out that Cooler Master V1000 is practically sold out officially.
Apparently the CM guy even stated this issue is occurring "all over asia". The only way to get it now is from parallel importers who still retain stocks. Guess I gotta wait till February at least. T.T

EVERYTHING is increasing. Bloody hell my RAM, Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1866MHz CL9 is now going for RM920. Bought it for 730 like two weeks ago and I'm already complaining. =_____=

As for V1000, yeah there is price change and all but the Tech Armory guy told me that everywhere is just sold out. Will call Viewnet and ask.

Hahah but PSU no rush first. Might get the Corsair RM1000 or the Seasonic X1050 if got leftover budget. Gotta kau tim the HDD and SSD first before any further price increase will kill me. T.T

Uh guys, fair bit of warning here. RAM and Hard Disk Drive prices have gone up SIGNIFICANTLY. Both have increases of up to RM100 or worse for higher end models, especially RAM. WD Red 1TB is waaaaaay past the RM300 mark and in some cases up to RM380. T.T

Edit: Not sure about Seagate though. Still checking it out.

This post has been edited by Chew Yongxian: Jan 12 2014, 04:40 AM

Why do you think All IT, Viewnet and a lot if retailers conveniently do not have stock of certain models? Hahahah. But exactly how much it's not 100% confirm yet though. These are just initial figures. But what I can say is that memory based products will increase in price.

I can confirm Corsair memory shot up like crazy.

Nope. Like EarendurFefalas said, scarcity drives it's prices up. Unlike Graphics where they keep on producing generation after generation every year or two, DDR3 has been around for a long time with most of the world using it, albiet with some even using DDR2 or DDR standard. So a reduction/stoppage in production will have massive effects.

Plus the fact DDR4 will be more expensive, so people will still go back to DDR3. So a price increase is also to capitalise on that and earn more profit, despite how revolting that sounds.

As for your GPU example, the GTX780Ti is a highly priced enthusiasts graphics cards. Probably less than 10000 users worldwide. RAM users number in the MILLIONS. Even if the 680/780 has price drops not a lot of people by them. Demand for RAM and demand for higher end GPUs cannot be compared.


EDIT: Nope, you can't delete posts.

This post has been edited by Chew Yongxian: Jan 12 2014, 11:56 AM

Price cartels. Manipulation. And moving on to DDR4 soon. Or I suspect lah.

As for HDDs and SSDs, they claim it's the US Dollar.

This post has been edited by Chew Yongxian: Jan 12 2014, 12:02 PM

Maximumpc may abit biased sometimes but otherwise a good set of websites. Nice find.

Not really. If you're gonna get Value RAM you only have to top off a bit more. It's only when you get enthusiast RAM like Corsair the your wallet will really bleed from the price increase. Sticking to 8GB also help, since it's all you need anyways.

Yeah like I said the lower end RAM will have smaller increases across the board, so RM10-50 sounds about right. Painful, yes, but not exceedingly so. Stick your budget to RM400. Find a brand or model that falls within that range, which already exceeded your original of 300, but no need to go all the way to 500.

Thank god I bought mine like two weeks ago. T.T

Probably. But I don't think the differences will be that small. Maybe RM400 or so for the DDR4. Worse if it's enthusiast grade ones.

True. But if my RAM can increase by RM200 literally overnight then I don't know what DDR4 can do. But yeah, maybe a RM100 premium over the current DDR3 modules would be more realistic.

Btw, current motherboards cannot accept DDR4 right? I have to overhaul, and get a Z97 based system or something, which is also coming out soon.

Oh yeah, forgot about the massive manufacturers. Hahaha. Silly me.
True true. But it's all just speculating now. We will see bow it goes when it does get launched.

Yeah well, you could still get DDR3 compliant motherboards and CPUs in 6-10 months time even when the new Z97 and DDR4 comes out. So it up to you whether you think it's worth it getting the new RAM and new socket based mobos. At the higher end the differences will be so small when gaming it probably won't be noticed.

Amen to that. But IF you reeeeeaally need the mobility and still game hard at nice resolutions then no choice I guess.

HAHAHAHAHHAA WHOOAAA SLOW DOWN. Don't rush in so fast LOL. I know the feeling, in the same boat here waiting for my salary and commission to drop, but still, it's best if you slowly look around first and get something which is of better value and better price to performance ratio than others. You might not need to wait for DDR4/Z97, but still, no rush. Just need to top off abit more for RAM and HDD than usual.

Bloody hell AceCombat's Delid 3770K running at 5Ghz Full tilt with sub-50° temps still scares me till today. Hahahah. So I don't think there will be a massive noticeable difference between Z77, Z87 and Z97.

Yeah only GPUs have a massive leap every generation. But still, cards like the GTX660Ti/GTX680/HD7970 are still going strong for a lot of people.

Motherboards, well, I don't get why some people pay RM1500+ for them, unless you're a serious overclocker running triple or quad GPUs.