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This post has been edited by Minecrafter: May 22 2014, 03:56 PM

Alright.. *editing*

I would say 50-50..and for sure better than spending it unwisely,tho..

Welp..i thought it's a card-ish and a bit of an adventure kind of game..

Btw,i think PS eats up a lot of RAM..

No lah..i've been using PS too..and some editing apps.8GB already great,tho..no hiccups or whatsoever..

But rusyass can always add more.Still got the budget.

Seasonic M12II 520... Even though it's not on the price list... it is a very well built unit...

Thanks for recommendation guys! Xeon and zotac/palix are definitely new to me. Gonna look up on the net after this

For a RM1000 budget, it's either R9 280 or GTX 760. Both cards are on par and will perform close to one another (depending on games).

Your budget gets you either Sapphire R9 280 OC or Leadtek GTX 760 OC. However, I've heard that the Dual-X fan on the Sapphire 280 isn't really good, so you might want to consider the MSI version instead (RM979).

i'm currently using sapphire myself with dual x fans..so far no rattling issues, etc..that's why i'm fond towards sapphire brands, maybe purely on luck tho..haha..nyway, msi r9 280 u mean? or the r9 280x version?

Yes, I mean the MSI 280, which retails at around RM979 (lingloong). Strangely, it is cheaper than the Sapphire Dual-X (RM1015). I would definitely go with MSI for the extra 1 year warranty (total 3 years).

Which version of the Dual-X are you using now?

now using hd7850 oc..also taken from lingloong
from your opinion, should i upgrade now or it's better for me to stick to current gpu as the graphic performance is only minimal improvement to what i'm using..

You feel some games lag already? If not, I suggest just sticking with your HD 7850. It isn't a very big jump from HD 7850 to R9 280 / GTX 760.

Go for at least R9 280X / R9 290 in your next jump.

i see..good info there.. i think save a lil bit more money then go for higher spec gpus..
thanks for the enlightenment!

Want to try your hands on GPU overclocking instead?

hoho..u mean using afterburner and stuff? never done that before..but why not?

Guys, any good AM3/AM3+ board below RM 200 that you guys can recommend. I got my eyes on a used X3 455 at Garage Sales. Need a mobo that's good in OC to it. Just a basic OC not that much to push it.

Thanks for the suggestions @TheHitman47 and @Sentinel92 !

Updated build as below:
Processor : Core i5-4460 = RM599
Motherboard : ASRock B85 Killer = RM299
Graphic Card : MSI N770 TF 2GD5/OC (GeForce GTX 770 GAMING) = RM1235
RAM : HyperX Fury White/Black/Red/Blue — 8GB 1600Mhz Single= RM255
HDD : 1TB WD Caviar Blue 3.5" SATA = RM193
SSD : Corsair Force Series™ LS 128GB SATA 3 6Gb/s SSD = RM279
Power Supply : M12II-620 Watt Power Supply = RM359
Casing : Carbide Series® SPEC-03 White LED Mid-Tower Gaming Case = RM215

Total = RM 3434

Is there any major difference between MSI GTX770 TF and Gainward GTX770 Phantom besides the price factor?

Also, is 620W enough power supply for me? Used the online calculator and it gave me around 500W (not sure if I am using it correctly )

Thanks again!!

Hi folks! Looking to build a new all-purpose rig that will be used primarily as my main computer for gaming/surfing/watching movies.

Current Rig
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz
MOBO: Gigabyte EP43T-UD3L
GPU: ATI Asus EAH5750 (1GB)
Ram: 8GB

[Budget] RM1000

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Reusing RAM (I have 16gb of spare ram sticks), monitors, hard drives and DVD drive

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Random MMOs (WoW, Aion, MMO-flavour of the month ), Thief 3 etc

[Personal preferences] As budget is a bit of a problem, I plan on reusing as many of the peripherals as I can while attempting to get a PC that will hopefully last me for the next 2-3 years with minimal upgrades. After asking around, friends have told me that I can get by with upgrading just the mobo/cpu/gpu as well as a new casing and power supply if budget permits. Hoping to get some advice from all the knowledgeable and experienced folks here

I recommend based on price but I found a comparisons for you to see. Would've been faster if it wasn't been in mobile. Haha.

Gainward GTX770 Phantom 2GB


MSI GTX770 Twinfozr 2GB

bro raven i refine the rig 1 to and increase my budget
how does it look now ?


thanks on the explanation , from the link you provided
i decide to chose M5A97 R2.0 , since i m not going into any hardcore OC
i think should be enough