yeah thinking to take that mobo also. huhu.

Hi guys, I'm a complete newbie when it comes to desktop building and would appreciate your help and advise for my first gaming rig .

What i'm looking for is something that I can use to learn to OC and play most new games on high settings and has the option to be upgraded in the near future.

My Budget is around 2.5k but I'm trying to spend less so I can save up for future upgrades

The config I had in mind:

MSI z97 Gaming 3 - Price Unknown (estimated around RM490 ?)
Intel G2358 3.2GHZ - Price Estimated around RM 180~190 ?

Sapphire R9 270 OC boost - RM 629
OR
MSI R9 270 Gaming 2G - RM 699

Corsair H60 - (If I recall correctly) RM 329
Corsair Value Ram 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz - RM249
FSP HEXA 500W PSU - RM 149
WD Blue 1TB -RM 174

Reasoning : Planning to OC the cpu to 4.5 GHZ. I plan to upgrade to the newer i5 family once it is released and OC that too. Therefore I didnt want to spend too much on a processor.

Also I'm not sure where to get the MSI parts that I have listed as I have checked a few LYN price lists and cant find them Thats why my prices are estimates

the confirmed prices are the ones I've picked up from the posts before me.

Once again thanks for your time and sorry for the somewhat confusing post

Edit: Link to the config on PcPartsPicker http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xcVM4D

This post has been edited by PantsuWiki: Aug 1 2014, 02:50 PM

Thanks for the reply. Probably some Warcraft 3 and old classic games. =) Do I really need a GC if I play only a little game and watch 1080p movies?

Hi, appreciate if you guys can help out with this:

[Budget] 2500

[Purpose] Watching HD movies, light gaming (eg. Dota2)

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Keyboard, Mouse, Speaker, Monitor

[Monitor resolution] 1920 x 1080

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Dota2, 1080p movies, any other similarly graphic demanding game

[Personal preferences] Requires wifi connection (no wired connection), Requires audio optical OUT

[Location] KL

GTX780ti is an overpriced GPU ???? Dafuq ??!!

What he meant is Asus is overpriced. You can get Zotac version at RM2299. Core i5-4460 spec will blow FX-6350 including overclocked away on games.

newer i5?? you mean Broadwell?? and for future proofing some things, your PSU can't be that cheap already as you might wanna pick up a better GPU also because you're gonna OCing...also, would you want to wait for DDR4?

lets start with this and adjust it as we go...Try:

Pentium G3258 RM235
Asrock Z97 Pro 4 RM479
Kingston Value RAM 8GB RM244
WD Blue 1TB -RM 189
Leadtek GTX760 RM799
Seasonic M12II 620W (New Edition, Full Modular) RM359
BitFenix Neos (RM169)

Total RM2459

Price from Idealtech

Intel Core i5 4460 RM589
Asrock H97 Pro 4 RM329
Avexir (red/blue) 8GB kit RM299
WD Blue 1TB -RM 189
Plextor M5Pro 128GB RM310
Leadtek GTX750Ti RM539
FSP Hexa+ 550 RM169
BitFenix Neos RM169

Total RM2593

Intel Pentium G3258 – RM239
Asrock Z97M Anniversary – RM349
Corsair Value Ram 8GB DDR3 1600MHz – RM244
Intel 530 Series 120GB SSD - RM289
WD Caviar Blue 1TB HDD - RM174
Leadtek GTX 760 – RM799
Cooler Master K380 Casing - RM149
FSP Hexa+ 550W PSU - RM169
Lite-On 24x DVDRW – RM59
Cooler Master Hyper 212X - RM149

Total - RM2620 (prices are from Viewnet)

You don't actually. It will work fine on the iGPU.

Intel Core i5 4440 – RM554
Asrock H97M Pro4 – RM299
Corsair Value Ram 8GB DDR3 1600MHz – RM244
Intel 530 Series 120GB SSD - RM289
WD Caviar Blue 1TB HDD - RM174
Leadtek GTX 750 – RM449
Cooler Master K380 Casing - RM149
FSP Hexa 500W PSU - RM149
Lite-On 24x DVDRW – RM59
TP-LINK TL-WN821N - RM29

Total - RM2246 (prices are from Viewnet)

Yup Broadwell (5th gen if I am not mistaken) and yes I am also looking towards DDR4 but that is not something I would jump in immediately on launch.

About the PSU, I'm not too familiar with the brands thats why I was looking at the estimated wattage consumption of the system I had in mind and just picked one withing range ~

Also your recommended build didn not include any aftermarket coolers ? Or can the stock cooler be sufficient to handle the G2358 on OC ?

@rav3n82
Just saw your post

Intel Pentium G3258 – RM239
Asrock Z97M Anniversary – RM349
Corsair Value Ram 8GB DDR3 1600MHz – RM244
Intel 530 Series 120GB SSD - RM289
WD Caviar Blue 1TB HDD - RM174
Leadtek GTX 760 – RM799
Cooler Master K380 Casing - RM149
FSP Hexa+ 550W PSU - RM169
Lite-On 24x DVDRW – RM59
Cooler Master Hyper 212X - RM149

Total - RM2620 (prices are from Viewnet)

Also is the SSD really worth it ? as in will there be a significant noticeable increase in performance when gaming ?
And will the Cooler Master Hyper 212x be able to handle the OC on the G2358 ? (I am unsure of how these coolers handle OC and went with the safest bet ~ )


EDIT : also is the Leadtek GTX 760 @RM 799 the 2GB version ? I'm a little confused about the card as there are so many versions of it and so many diffrent reviews dating Back to June 13

This post has been edited by PantsuWiki: Aug 1 2014, 05:15 PM

I dont know if its my luck or what.

I am back once again

Sifu help me again

GTX760 Striker RM1170

or

GTX770 RM1229


The 760 card is get it tomorrow.

or

wait 1 month for Gtx770.

I squeezed a SSD in since your budget still allows for one. It won't increase your performance when gaming, but it may improve level loading times, improve OS booting time, and opening/reading files becomes significantly faster as well. In short, running everything on a SSD based system would feel snappier on the overall.

The Hyper 212X should be able to sustain any mild OC, and should fit the G3258 just fine.

Yes, it is the 2GB reference version.

Actually the Striker GTX 760 is nothing more than a very exclusive GTX 760 with 4GB VRAM. I would go for the GTX 770 instead. Why don't you consider other brands? Asus' version is quite pricy. You can consider Leadtek, MSI or even Zotac AMP! Edition.

Don't want to buy 770 AMP! Edition online? Got so many trusted seller here lor.

Thank you boss.

I think i will just wait for 770.

I did consider other brand but no stock sadly.Btw the 770 good brand for performance would be 770 lightning right?

Yes, the 770 Lightning is among the highest clocked 770 in our market. Zotac AMP! Edition and Palit Jetstream also has the same clock speed and should be cheaper as well.

Hi guys,

I'm going to finalize my items for my mini itx rig. But got 1 concern regarding the mobo, i got 2 options now and my preference goes to ASROCK H97M-ITX/ac since I will be using it 100% with Wifi Unifi.
My question now is

1. does the mobo come with wifi ready? need to buy separate item for it to work?
2. does the build in AC in mobo will support default Unifi router DIR-615?

Any suggestion and advise would be very helpful. Thanks

CPU:Intel Core i5 4460 3.2GHz RM589
GPU:ASUS GTX750TI OC 2GD5 RM619
Ram:GSkill AEGIS 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz RM149.
HDD:WD Caviar Blue 1TB RM189.
PSU:FSP Hexa 500W RM149.
Casing:Bitfenix Prodigy RM269
ODD:Liteon 24x DVDRW RM59

Mobo:Asrock B85M-ITX RM289 -or- ASROCK H97M-ITX/ac RM349

Total: RM 2312 -or- RM2372 price from Ideal Tech

This post has been edited by wirelessbuyer: Aug 2 2014, 10:11 AM

AC WiFi is backwards compatible with previous WiFi standards. No worries.
Both boards should have wireless built-in.

- You can get cheaper variant for the GPU.
- CM Elite 130 is cheaper and more compact.

Yup...not fans of latest demanding games. More to on9 games for casual playing and movie nia.

Thanks bro..going to be buy from Idealtech maybe nx nx week since going back to hometown nx week.

Thank you for your help.

Looking for a gaming rig around RM2700. Wish to play games like BF4/watch dogs in ultra. What do u guys think of this setup?

- AMD FX 6300 OR 8320
- Msi 970A-G43
- Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600
- MSI R9 280x 3GB
- Samsung 840 EVO SSD 120GB
- FSP RAIDER 650
- AeroCool VS-3 Advance

You can't get those under 2.7K..

My suggestion.

CPU:Intel Core i5 4460 3.2GHz RM569
Mobo:Asrock H97-Pro4 RM329
GPU:Leadtek GTX760 2GB GDDR5 RM799
Ram:Corsair Value Ram 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RM244
HDD:WD Caviar Blue 1TB RM174
PSU:Seasonic M12II 80+ Bronze 620W Modular RM359
Casing:Bitfenix Neos RM189
ODD:Liteon 24x DVDRW RM59
Total:RM2722
Prices are from Viewnet@LYP.

Watch Dogs:


BF4:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/...ance-analysis/3