Doesn't matter if it's AMD or Intel bith can run 24/7, chocobo7779 is right about them FX series being hotter than Intel but not all of AMD CPUs are the same so saying that AMD isn't recommended to run 24/7 is wrong and even motherboards vary between brands and series where the quality varies.. same goes to Intel motherboards as well

Not too sure what bad experiences you have with the AMD builds you have so far but I have an Athlon 64x2 system that's still kicking till today without any major issues so far, so long as you understand what to do with them can make a difference on the longevity and behaviour of your RIG, such as giving them proper airflow and cleaning the system from time to time helps avoid overheating which by the way is the same with Intel products

+1 for these, Asus components are mostly overpriced so why not a titan-killer for less?

hmm... you're upgrading from what? DDR2? what's the issue that you wanna perform an upgrade?

What's your purpose? at that price, you'll get what we call a "display-card" hardly any games can run smoothly on it on 1080P at low settings... unless you're looking to watch movies and web surfing only then it's another story

RM289 can net you a GT630 from Nvidia or a HD7730 from AMD.. any higher will be more than RM300 already

well it's not much of an upgrade at that price... maybe a 2nd hand GPU will help a lot but you'd need to scour the GS... sticking to brands like Sapphire or Leadtek may help you could look for at least a HD7750 or a Gtx550ti at your budget, making offers as you go

This post has been edited by Clem1982: Mar 22 2014, 11:45 AM

haha opposite from me , been with AMD GPUs all the way
BTW @hiezad - wait for another week, BitFenix launching new airflow-optimised chassis

tsk tsk tsk, nope

here's a teaser

lol these are budget-oriented chassis bro expect them to the priced close to the Merc or the Outlaw

otw to our shores and even the windowed side panel version is coming

long story short.. yes it's an ATX chassis

for stock settings, you can use stock cooler, it's sufficient and yes the FSP Raider 650W is a very good PSU

just need to mod a bit from your spec

Proc - i5-4440 RM 579
Mobo - MSI B85M-G43 RM289
GPU - SAPPHIRE R9 270X RM 759
PSU - FSP Raider 650W RM 269
HD - WD Blue 1TB RM 189
RAM - 8 GB RAM Value RAM RM 239
Casing - BitFenix Merc Alpha RM140
Monitor - Dell 23EA53V led ips RM519

RM2983

Lol yeah, wasn't paying attention to everything, Thanks!

gaming is do-able but not advisable, they run hotter and battery life is almost always not enough... and they're more expensive... what's your budget for this gaming laptop?

+1, Apes.my, Hikari85 and a few others also offer the same kinda service, you could pm them all for a quote and select one that best fits your criteria and budget

Adding LEDs is easy depending on the solutions you're looking at.. I suggest getting the LED strips that connects directly to a molex for hassle-free lighting.. NZXT should have some sleeved solutions, Other brands like Xigmatek , BitFenix and even Akasa and icute have them as well

some samples for you to see

NZXT
BitFenix
Xigmatek

Not really, thanks to the huge CPU cooler cutout at the mobo tray, you could mount a 3rd party HSF without having to remove the motherboard

Not sure abt NZXT but for BitFenix yes we have green LED strips

fans on the Hyper 212 is swappable so no big issues there

tanother RAM you should take a look at are teh Avexir Core LED series 4Gb x2 for RM319 from APES.MY

yup it's swappable, you can install any 120mm fan on the bracket and mount it to the fins

mine:

budget?? Dell is a popular choice but any IPS screen shouldn't differ that far in terms of colour reproduction IMO