Oh damn misread again. I thought 280X, why does AMD comes up with these crazy names. Only added X and bam that's a faster card yer blockhead lol. Yes 760 is more or less on par with 280 ( non X ) and 770 is on par with 280X hown

Bro, 280 and 280X make some quite serious different better be clear bout that.

Actually 280X come out first, and later may be they feel like want to milk more money come out with 280.

Still, they both are pretty much rebrand of the older topdog cards, LOL.

This post has been edited by Human10: Aug 14 2014, 09:07 PM

which would you guys recommend for Plextor M6S 256GB (RM499) or Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (RM479)? Or any other brand? Main purpose is for rendering program.

Price from idealtech

if i were u i will go for samsung evo below is the comparison for samsung evo 120GB and plextor m6s 128GB

Samsung 840 Evo 120GB vs Plextor M6S 128GB
Average User Bench
Read: 472 vs 457 MB/s
Write: 392 vs 305 MB/s
4K Read: 35.6 vs 25.1 MB/s
4K Write: 65.3 vs 52 MB/s
Mixed: 314 vs 363 MB/s
4K Mixed: 19.8 vs 23.3 MB/s

Peak Lab Bench
Read: 510 vs 490 MB/s
Write: 442 vs 330 MB/s
4K Read: 45.6 vs 33.1 MB/s
4K Write: 103 vs 80.3 MB/s
Mixed: 367 vs 386 MB/s
4K Mixed: 25.6 vs 33.6 MB/s

Speed Rank: 65/430 (410 samples) vs 96/430 (11 samples)
User Rating: 75% (4,587 votes) vs 54% (285 votes)

Sources:
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB MZ-7TE120BW
Plextor M6S 128GB PX-128M6S


This post has been edited by heizad: Aug 15 2014, 11:15 AM

Confirm Samsung, no brainer choice.
Unless Plextor offer cheaper + longer warranty than Samsung.

This post has been edited by NightFelix: Aug 15 2014, 03:35 PM

GTX770 should be on pair with R9 280X

Hi guys. Since we are talking about 280x, I have a quick question.

I was set on SAPPHIRE r9 280X TOXIC because it was suppose to be value for money.

Then I came across SAPPHIRE R7 265.

I compared both and deduced that the 280x is more than twice the price, but does not provide twice the performance.

I think the 265 is thus better value for money.

Am I right? What do you sifus think?

Just get the 280X. Even though it doesn't give you twice the performance,it's still better IMO. If you're fine with at least above 30FPS (and probably lower settings..),then get the 265,but if i were you,i'll go and grab 280X. Are you getting a new GPU?If so,rig specs?
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1041?vs=1127

This post has been edited by Minecrafter: Aug 15 2014, 05:25 PM

yup , just like what Minecrafter said.
The higher end stuff always cost more money but increased not much.

Hi guys,

Need you guys advice, I'm looking into getting a simple rig. All i need it to do is to play HD movie, pass thru hd sound thru hdmi to receiver and play street fighter 4 series games. And the games will be played on Hd ready tv only so 720p i guess.

of course, cheaper the better.

any suggestions ? Thanks in advance

This should do the trick

Core i3-4150 - RM349
Asrock H81M-VG4 motherboard - RM164
Kingston 4GB DDR3-1600 x1 - RM129
Sapphire R7 250 1GB DDR5 - RM289
WD Blue 1TB hard disk - RM174
DVD writer of your choice - RM59
Antec VP400 power supply - RM109
Aerocool V3X case - RM99

RM1372 total

This post has been edited by TristanX: Aug 15 2014, 05:55 PM

1. Thanks for the suggestion. It seems that the the 280x can allow me to play Dota at 120fps while 265 will max out at 60fos. I guess... That's double the performance?

2. Yes, I'm getting a new rig. I only do so once every 4-5 years and there is always so much catching up to do. Newer GPUs consume less power, produces less noises and do so much more compared to my current rig.

3. I choose GPU first and build other parts around it. Most likely will go with i5-4690k.

Thank you sifus.

Lol, you don't often get double performance for double the price...

Also, 265 is a power hog for its performance.

And if you are serious bout performance, you shouldn't be looking at card cost under rm800.

Any frame rate over 60Hz won't be helpful unless you have a corresponding monitor of 120Hz. Though, higher frame rate will be "safe" and still in the non-lag region just incase a sudden frame rate drop (a drop of frame rate below 30Hz is interpreted as lag). Anyway, what's the most advanced game and resolution/setting details you plan to play at?

If you want efficient cards, check out Nvidia's new line of card with Maxwell architecture. Those cards can easily be twice as efficient as current Kepler line. Though currently they only launched lower mid end card, GTX750(ti). Hence you need to wait till this year end or next q1 for their flagship with the new architecture.

If you going for an overclocking build?

This post has been edited by Human10: Aug 15 2014, 06:15 PM

Thanks bro for the recommendation, can get all these in 1 shop ? or piece meal ?

Is there a config where dedicated GC is not required ? tot of building a better base , then in future only add in GC

hi all, do i really need a cooling system if :

1) dont overclock my hardware
2) using rm1k graphic card and i7
3) using ceiling fan from morning to eve, at night with air-con
4) play high settings game from noon till midnight and let the pc idle from midnight till the next day. basically pc is on 24/7, and maybe shut down once a week or twice.

Budget?

not more than rm50 ? LOL.. cause i hope i dont have to spent all these on cooling system though, if really need, maybe less than rm200? the cheapest possible..

hmm.. I still can't decide which case should I get.. Cooler Master HAF XB Evo or Corsair Carbide Air 540?

This post has been edited by Aivihc: Aug 15 2014, 06:49 PM