Erm... It's the way around...
If your system unit demands 300W, and if your PSU has 80% efficiency, it will draw 375W from the wall socket...

You meant the FSP hexa 500w? So many recommend this psu, I guest maybe it is good after all
So I guess I have to stretch budget a bit for a better psu..

so RAM price increases huh? Hmm, don't know that.. Planning to get x1 8GB RAM..

Are these compatible?

CPU: Intel i5 4440
GPU: GAINWARD GEFORCE GTX 660 2GB GDDR5
RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9
MOBO: MSI B75A-G43
PSU: CORSAIR CX SERIES CX500M
HDD : WD Caviar Black 1TB
Casing : Aerocool Templarius Telum White Edition

Happy new year all,

Can any sifus here provide me the list of hardware for a new gaming rig ?

[Budget] - 3k

[Purpose] - Gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use] - none

[Monitor resolution] - reused samsung monitor 1680 * 1050

[Games & softwares that use frequently] - dota2 , CoH2 , all heavy duty games

[Personal preferences] - 2TB HD ( mix of SSD and HD ) ,

[Location] - Melaka , i can COD KL.

Is there a different PSU and nicer looking casing?  Willing to spend a bit more for that haha, and will all 500w PSU's work?

Thanks minecrafter for the prompt reply.

if my budget is up to 3.5k ,

first,

what's the best gpu to upgrade that cost around 1,5k ?

Nvidia or AMD. anything would be okay .

LOL, and I thought it reached a saturation point already...

At this rate, need to consider import RAM from china or taiwan already...
http://global.pchome.com.tw/?mod=store&fun..._NO=DRAC21&tm=u
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r....&id=35342012440
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r....&id=35560177211

p/s: LOL, just noticed even the price in taobao also inflated within this month time...

Hi guys. Am new in building a gaming rig for myself. So just now went to PC shop to check out these items based on staff recommendation (except for CPU which i personally chose)

CPU: AMD FX-8350 = RM679
GPU: Sapphire Radeon 7790 = RM488
RAM: Apacer 8gb x 1 = RM240
MOBO: Asus M5A78 = RM170
PSU: Coolermaster 550w = RM289
HDD : WD Caviar Black 1TB = RM199
Casing : Coolermaster something something = RM169

I do a very small amount of video editing. I'm much into gaming like Dota 2, Bioshock Infinite, L4D2, Skyrim. was very particular about spending too much money on pc rigs, until i felt my laptop was shit for gaming

For display, I've been thinking of using Toshiba HD READY LED LCD TV - 29P1300VM instead of a monitor. I realize that buying a tv is cheaper than the monitor itself :/ but what do u guys think about power consumption? And how about resolution? Im not that picky about how much detail u can have but would expect it to give enough justice for the GPU im using. thinking of using 1080p all the way.

and then, I was a bit surprised about price of windows 7 OS. It will cost rm400++. I wonder if there are better prices out there?

And guys any reliable shop near genting highlands? Considering on building my rig on idealtech if they have a discount for whole set... but i'm not sure if they are close to genting...

Guys this is my final set in my mind ..

I want i7 because i want to self study on music, video, and photo editing...and ofcourse hard core gaming... or no much difference on i5 4670k?
Or xeon setup?

Mobo.... planning to have a little overclock? Or can still overclock with B85M Pro4? Realy dont nid for sli/crossfire i guess....but considering to be more future safe for upgrades? Or am i wrong?

CPU: Intel Core I7 4770K RM1059
MOBO: ASrock Z87 Fatality Killer RM589
RAM: GSKill 1x8GB DDR3 1600mhz RM255
HDD: WD 1TB Caviar Blue HDD RM195
GPU: Sapphire R9 290 4GB DDR5 RM1499
PSU: Seasonic S12 II 620W PSU RM290
Chasis: CM K380 Casing RM145
ODD: Liteon 24x Sata DVDRW RM60

Now my problem is monitor...  what is cheaper? Monitor or led tv?

Sifus anymore ideas? Suggestions? Modifications?

may as well as top up another 100+ and get e3 1230 v3 with 4 more threads

@op, if your program utilizes a lot of integer based operation then amd would be a good choice.

ahh thanks! my budget is rm2000-2500.

How about using a TV instead of an actual monitor? whats ur take on that?

Sir z87 extreme 3 is rm549... where is that price? Idealtech price is rm549 not 449....
And how to go to idealtech from genting?

Can do it online?

Hi guys, want to ask if this 550 Watts PSU ST55F-G from silverstone is more than enough for the specs below?

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670
Motherboard: Asus H87I-PLUS
Memory: GSkill AEGIS 2x8GB DDR3 1600mhz
GPU: ASUS Nvidia GTX 770 2GB
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" SSD
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB Internal Hard Drive

Thanks.

guys. can i just ask on graphic card specs.

Whats the benefit of the following:-

1. 2GB vs 1GB

2. DDR5 vs DDRxxx

is there a lot of difference if we use 2GB and DDR5?

Hi! Lucky to find this thread.

[Budget] RM 4k max

[Purpose] Gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use] None

[Monitor resolution] Please suggest. Maybe 21" or 23" display

[Games & softwares that use frequently] DOTA2, Diablo III, Crysis, etc.

[Personal preferences] NVidia GPU.

[Location] KL

Thanks!

What if I change the GPU to Sapphire Tri-X R290 4GB GDDR5. How many Watts of PSU is recommended? And also can the GPU + PSU fits into Fractal Node 304 case?
Recap on the specs below:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670
Motherboard: Asus H87I-PLUS
Memory: GSkill AEGIS 8GB DDR3 1600mhz
GPU: Sapphire Tri-X R290 4GB GDDR5
Storage: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB 2.5" SSD
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB Internal Hard Drive

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

CPU:Intel Core i5 4440 3.1 Ghz RM569
MOBO:Asrock B85M Pro4 RM279
GPU:Leadtek GTX770 2GB DDR5 RM1299
RAM:Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RM234
HDD:WD Caviar Blue 1TB RM189
PSU:Seasonic S12II 80+ Bronze 620W RM299
Casing:CM K380 RM149
Monitor:Dell U2312HM 23' RM629

Total:RM3647

Prices from Viewnet. If you ever consider the Red camp, then swap out the 770 with either a 280x or a 290.

The extra remaining budget can be allocated to the below parts,
Keyboard
Mouse
Speaker
SSD
Wireless module
Optical drive

wow, thanks.
may i ask something. I saw lots of suggestion for intel i5. why not i7 instead?