USB Dongle. TP-Link WN721N RM19-29.

Windows 8.You can download Classic Shell if you prefer the umm..old start menu?Can't remember..
Also,Windows 7 mainstream support ends on the 13th of Jan..

Easily 3 years. More than that is hard to tell.

Win7 is not recommended because Microsoft is ending the support for it.

Hi sifus,

Do you know of any 1150 m-ATX mobo with red/black colour theme? MSI Z97M-Gaming abit out of my range..

My eventual build will be like

Xeon 1231v3
mATX mobo (still searching)
8GB DDR3 Avenir
Gainward GTX 970
1x OCZ vertex II SSD
2x WD Green 2TB
Seasonic 520W 80 Plus bronze (forgot the model, think its M12 II)

Will my old PSU be able to support all the parts?

Thanks!

This post has been edited by skullz): Jan 8 2015, 03:39 AM

What is your budget for it? I don't think there is any red/black colour theme Motherboard for m-ATX other than a few,which is Z97..

Yup,it's able to support the parts.

Hi sifus, need you guys recommendation.

[Budget]

About RM5,000. (excluding monitor)

[Purpose]

Mostly for gaming purpose.

Monitor

Can recommend me monitor any size 22" and above (prefer 120hz / 144hz).

[Personal preferences]

No preferences, just the best possible gaming rig within the budget.

Thanks.

This post has been edited by kungfugecko: Jan 8 2015, 10:37 AM

How about these?

Core i7-4790K - RM1159
Coolermaster Hyper 212 X - RM149
Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 5 motherboard - RM559
Kingston 8GB DDR3-1600 x1 - RM249
Leadtek GTX970 4GB DDR5 Hurricane - RM1180 (from Techview)
Intel 530 120GB SSD - RM259
Seagate SV35 3TB hard disk - RM399
DVD writer of your choice - RM59
Seasonic X-750 power supply - RM629
Corsair Carbide 400R case - RM329

RM4971 total (Viewnet prices)

BenQ XL2420Z 24" 144hz monitor - RM1699

This post has been edited by TristanX: Jan 8 2015, 11:09 AM

I'm intended to build a mini ITX system.

What in my mind now are:

Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz
Asrock H97M-ITX/ac motherboard
Kingston 8GB DDR3-1600
Leadtek GTX970 4GB DDR5 Hurricane (8.11")
WD 1TB
Seasonic M12 II Evo 520W power supply
Coolermaster Elite 110/130 Case

It is OKay?

Budget around 3k without monitor. Thanks

No issue there. You might wanna find a good low profile third party cooler. Xeon is hot.

hi, newbie here trying to get myself a customized desktop but i have totally no clue about where to start from.
my purpose is mostly for 2D and 3D drafting + multimedia purpose (lumion, photoshop, sketchup, autocad etc)
budget is around 2.5k-3k without monitor.
any suggestion?
terima kasih banyak banyak

How about these?

Xeon E3-1231 V3 - RM829
Asrock H97 Pro4 motherboard - RM329
Kingston 8GB DDR3-1600 x1 - RM249
Leadtek GTX760 2GB DDR5 - RM749
WD Blue 1TB hard disk - RM174
DVD writer of your choice - RM59
Seasonic M12 II 620W power supply - RM359
Corsair Spec 02/03 case - RM219

RM2997 total (Viewnet prices)

In such a small case, what low profile 3rd party cooler you recommend?

wow! thanks for prompt reply! will definitely take these as my guideline!
one more question, do i need any cpu cooling system?

Xeon is quite hot for a stock cooler . You can add Coolermaster Hyper 212X at RM149 if you want.

Coolermaster Seidon 120V water cooling at RM199.

come rate my Pre-GST gaming rig

Proc:	Intel i7 4790
Mobo:	Asus H97 Pro Gamer
Gfx:	Asus GTS 970 STRIX
Mem:	16GB Kingston DDR3 1600 (2x 8GB)
SSD:	Plextor M6S 512GB
HDD:	WD Green 2TB
DVD:	Liteon DVD-RW
Mouse:	Logitech G500S
Casing:	Obsidian 550D
PSU:	Coolmaster 650w V-series
Speakers:	Logitech Z623 2.1

Damaged expected: ~RM6800

No plans to overclock or SLI/CF

Carry over from old PC: 1) monitor, 2) keyboard, 3) 2x 128GB SSD, 4) 1x 2TB WD Green

This post has been edited by seather: Jan 8 2015, 05:07 PM

If price is not an issue, go for it. You can get better spec at the same price but with sacrifice of some price.

I don't think it will fit the CM Elite 130 casing..

Bro, recommended case is Corsair Spec 02 or 03.

drop price your SSD by taking 256GB and take the extra 100 spending on i7 4790 K edition

the extra 400mhz makes hella difference even without the o/c yo

this is where it gets dodgy, Xeon has lower TDP than most Haswell i5/i7, yet runs hotter

i assume its the architecture?