[Budget] - around RM2000, but trying to get as cheap as possible
[Purpose] - distributed rendering NODE - CPU rendering

I had in mind the following stuff, just looking for any constructive input. 
I am wondering if best just get FX8320 which cost around RM530 and overclock it?
I don't have much experience on CPU matter.

Fractal Design Core1000 mATX chassis - RM170 (I like the minimalistic of it)
AMD FX8350 AM3+ 4.2Ghz OctaCore - RM669
Asrock 960GC-GS mATX AM3+ mobo - RM179 (oh Gawd why no ITX board...  )
Corsair 550W VS550 PSU - RM209 (in case of expand GPU and stuff)
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X CPU cooler - RM125
Western Digital 1TB HDD - RM189
Kingston KVR 8Gb x2 DDR3 1600 - RM490 (12GB is bare minimum...)
Cheap USB Wi-Fi dongle - RM29

RM2060

Hey! Congrats on V5!

My SAMSUNG 2033SW has officially kaput.. Now it got some vertical lines after idk maybe 4 years of service.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16824001313

Im looking at something presumably the same specs. What monitor would you guys recommend? Budget is just about RM 400 maybe? haha thx

The slightly better And extra fps is it worth the extra money ? To me the differences is quite alot

[Budget] RM4k - RM4.2k

[Purpose] 3d design work, photo & video editing and gaming too

[Hardwares that will be re-use] PSU

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Autodesk Maya, 3d studio max, Adobe softwares - Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere

[Location] KL

Hi guys,

I've chosen my core parts :

Processor : CORE I7 4770 - 3.40ghz ( RM949 )
Casing : Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl Non-Window (RM370)
RAM : 16gb ram
SSD hdd for main C:\ drive : ( INTEL 530 SERIES 120GB )  RM359
additional hdd :- 2tb sata 3 - western digital - RM269
DVD-RW drive - RM62

*prices sourced from Viewnet + ALL-IT

I'd appreciate a recommendation for RAM, motherboard and a graphics card

Chose a MSI GTX660 for my graphics card but if there's a better one which fits in my budget, please do let me know !

A wee bit confused for the RAM as there are a few brands but to fit into my allocated budget i chose a DDR3 1600Mhz value ram from ALL-IT priced at RM209 , it should be ok yeah ?

still considering between ordering it from IdealTech or sourcing the parts on my own from lowyat but as I've no experience in proper cable management for airflow and all, I still have got to look up more on that

thanks guys

I honestly cant remember the brand from the top of my head, I've to check it when I'm back home but I think there's sufficient power though if that's what you're wondering..about 550W I reckon

Hey guys. My rig is about 5yrs old ady. Now only got time to upgrade my system. Just want to get your opinion, does this setup below is fine? Budget as low as possible. Gonna switch to Intel and mATX build.

- Intel i3 4130 @ RM365
- ASRock H81M-HDS @ RM185
- Zotac GTX 760 @ RM799
- Bitfenix Prodigi M @ RM319

The rest part will be reuse from my current rig. Prepare for The Elders Scroll Online.

Oh is it?    But not just Elder Scroll, the current Titanfall and last year games i also intend to play. BF4, AC4, TR and such. I think better to go with better GPU? Or maybe follow your route?
The next upgrade might be end of this year when got budget.

Hi guys,

Would like your opinions on this build:

PROC: i5-4570 (Haswell)
MB: Asrock B85M-HDS
RAM: Team Elite DDR3 4GB 1600mhz
GPU: Asus HD7790-DC2OC-1GD5
PSU: Enermax NAXN 500W  80Plus

Will mostly used for gaming and movies.

CPU:Intel Core i5 4440 3.1GHz RM579
Mobo:Asrock B85M-Pro4 RM279
GPU:Gainward GTX760 2GB GDDR5 RM789
RAM:Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RM239
HDD:WD Caviar Blue 1TB RM189
PSU:Seasonic S12II 80+ Bronze 620W RM299
Casing:CM K380 RM149
ODD:Liteon 24x DVDRW RM59
Total:RM2582
GPU is from Lingloong @GS,the rest are from Viewnet.
A bit over budget there,if you want it cheaper,you can consider Sapphire R9 270 2GB GDDR5 OC RM679 and FSP Hexa 500W RM149 (From Viewnet).
If u want to upgrade the GPU to let's say GTX770/R9 280 and above,you need a better PSU.

let say i wan to play tomb rider at high setting. how many frame rate ill get. or ill need to stick at med setting?

sorry for asking, but i wanna know any place other than lowyat specifically around shah alam and melaka to buy pc components with low price?.

apart from thunder match at alam sentral..i guess the nearest would be digital mall pj...not sure if there is any other shop at alam sentral...long time didn't go there even just nearby my house lol...

[Budget] 3.5 ~ 4k

[Purpose]
- Photo / Video / Audio Editing / Rendering Heavy
- Web Design & Programming
- Workstation, Long working hours (24/7)

[Hardwares that will be re-use]
- Sapphire Radeon HD5770 Vapor-X OC
- 2 x Dell S2340L
- Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
- Keyboard & Mouse & Speaker

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
- Adobe Series Programs
- Dota 2 / Battlefield 4

[Location]
KL / JB

[Personal preferences]
Hey guys ! I've been long long away from rig build since my last did.. abit lost with the current rig trends.. and i need your guys help me in picking 
Basically after my previous desktop dead from thunder short circuit I just move forwards to laptop as I've travel alot until now again back to desktop rig world 

CPU :: Intel Xeon or i7 ?
Yeap as i mentioned above I will need to do a lot of heavy rendering, according what I 'googled' and most of the post over here I think what i need is CPU intensive instead of GPU
But I'm confuse with some technical questions which do I pick ? At first I was good to go with Xeon as the parallel processing power is better, but some said i7 multi-threading wins at some point..
Performance wise, which shall I go ? as I saw i7 at certain level is quite exp thou ...

Mobo :: ASUS or Asrock ?
Never heard of Asrock before but it looks like it's like one of the mainstream ? 

Memory :: Performance / Value RAM ? 8 / 16GB ?
From my experience of ram choosing for laptop.. Performance or Value ram doesn't make significant improvement.. I doubt that on desktop.. suggestion ?

GPU :: SAPPHIRE R9 280X TOXIC / VAPOR-X
No really a demand for this time as my 3yrs old HD5770 still working well (hopefully), I found that R9 280x looks like the decent hot pick in here ?
If budget allow I don't mind do this upgrade    Question only for the different on Toxic & Vapor-X, I read some post said it's most probably the same and do the RM50 worth the different ?

HDD :: WD Black / Purple / Green ?
I'm very storage-hungry user as most of my working files counts by GB.. 
2 or 3TB looks like my need here. For a file storage purpose, do I need a better one like Black or Purple ?

PSU :: 850w / 1000w ? Corsair / CM ?
My most less knowledge on this everytime
My maths sucks i can't understand the format on the post here, which I need assist in this very much.. 

ODD :: Liteon 24x SATA DVDR+W
This one I think should be fit me enough ~

Case :: Corsair Vengeance C70 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case
Only this will be my only 'must-have', I like the design and it score high feedback on temp control and i'll need this rig operate almost non-stop.. 
You guys have any cheaper/better choice suggestion ?
I know i'm annoying questions people.. so.. thanks in advance!

That's the Semi Modular isn't it?I would get the Seasonic G-550 Modular 80+ Gold RM359 instead..

Thanks ! Some questions following..
Why Asrock H87 Pro4 ?
Toxic R9 @ RM1199 from which dealer ?

Different between Cooler Master V550 80+ Gold & Seasonic G-550 Modular 80+ Gold is .. ?

how do you know that 550w is enough for these ?

Thanks again !

CoolerMaster V550 Semi Modular is build by Enhance la.. http://www.techpowerup.com/mobile/reviews/...er/V550S/1.html

I know that V Series is build by Seasonic.
But it says the VS series is build by Enhance.. 

i wonder, any second hand monitor at lowyat?