Hi,

[Budget]
RM 5500

[Purpose]
Video game
Listen to music - Should I get external DAC or sound card?
Movies

[Hardwares that will be re-use] -

[Monitor resolution]
Want to get monitor with 27" 2560x1600. But if it's not suitable for gaming then can go for 23"/24" 1920x1200. Prefer 16:10 ratio.

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
High graphics video games, crysis.. etc, etc..

[Personal preferences]
Want to get a PC to play high graphics video games, preferably minimum 80% close to highest settings. No low fps or lag.
System is quiet when not gaming. And not too loud when gaming, if possible.
No need ODD, as it's seldom used and I think Windows 8 can be installed through USB.
Please suggest keyboard and mouse too.
Can suggest speakers too. But it's not included in the budget, as they can be expensive.

[Location]
KL

Who assembles PC, any suggestions? How much does the service cost?
Should I buy the parts and get the PC assembled in the same shop? Or buy the parts myself first then send to a shop to assemble?

Please advise. Thanks.

This post has been edited by chiwee: Jun 2 2014, 03:25 AM

Thanks. I'll check them out later. The 29" Dell U2913WM monitor is a unique kind. How's the quality? Any issue that will come out during use? Good for gaming? Graphics card able to support the resolution of the monitor?
What's the benefits of Xeon processor over i5 and what's the benefit of i5 over Xeon? Xeon seems more expensive and has higher clock speed. Will the integrated graphics in i5 be used if the PC has an external card?

This post has been edited by chiwee: Jun 2 2014, 10:30 PM

Yeah, hehe, ok thanks.

Hi, please recommend a case that have these features:
Quiet when playing games
Good air flow - doesn't getting too hot and damage the parts
Clean - doesn't get dust to the parts, such as the GPU, PSU and CPU (if it's possible)
Easy to clean dust - by taking the fan or the dust filters out for cleaning, or any other methods

Thanks.

This post has been edited by chiwee: Jun 22 2014, 01:09 PM

Hi, please recommend a case that is quiet, has good air flow, and dust can be cleaned without difficulty. Thanks.

Hi, thanks for reply. No budget at the moment, just want a good one. Suitable for gaming and for Nvidia grahics card Gtx 770 - 780 Ti. Thanks.

I see. Ok, around RM 400.
What's the most expensive case btw? How much is corsair 900D? Is it a quiet and good air flow case?

This post has been edited by chiwee: Jun 28 2014, 11:43 PM

Oh I see. The phanteks enthoo pro, is it noisy when playing games? Let's say when the speakers are off and nobody is talking.

This post has been edited by chiwee: Jun 28 2014, 11:51 PM

I see. Thanks.
Just wondering what do you think about the Fractal Design Refine R4?

I see.

Usually this HDD is suggested. But what exact model number and specs does it refer to? What's the Buffer Size or Cache?

Update: ok, probably is the one with model no. WD10EZEX? 64 MB Buffer Size?

This post has been edited by chiwee: Jul 15 2014, 10:05 PM

But there are so many models under WB Blue category. And 2 of them have 1 TB capacity with different Cache size.
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=770

This post has been edited by chiwee: Jul 15 2014, 10:11 PM

really? So I might get the one with 32MB Cache size instead of 64MB one?

This post has been edited by chiwee: Jul 15 2014, 10:13 PM

With Xeon CPU, can we use the pc without graphics card? What will happen when the graphics card died? Thanks.

This post has been edited by chiwee: Jul 19 2014, 08:11 PM

So there's no way we can use Xeon CPU without a graphics card, right? If the graphics card dies, we can't use the pc unless the card is replaced?

What does this mean, Xeons are for workstation CPU?

This post has been edited by chiwee: Jul 19 2014, 08:23 PM

Seems this monitor have some issues like not able to display back the screen when coming back from sleep mode and not displaying full color range through Display Port connection? Is it still OK to buy it?

This post has been edited by chiwee: Aug 9 2014, 09:54 AM