There are some games that eat more than 3.5GB of vRAM,you can tone down the settigns to prevent it from reaching the limit.

[Budget] 5k

[Purpose] Gaming, Video Editing

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Keyboard and Mouse

[Monitor resolution]1920 x 1080

[Games & softwares that use frequently] DOTA 2 , GTA V , Adobe Phtoshop

[Personal preferences] AMD GPU R9 290x 8GB

Ouch.... guess I'll stick to the recommended stuff then. Thanks for the suggestions folks!

Also, another minor question. Since I haven't been following IT news much, just want to know... is this a good time to upgrade my PC? Are there any expected changes on the horizon the next couple of months or so?

I'm talking any big shifts like launching of new processors, new generation graphic cards, etc. Understandably, normal price drop on old hardware is expected.

Yep, Skylake (6th gen) processor coming soon, probably in late Q3 or Q4 2015. As for GPU, AMD just launched their new 3xx series lineup and Fury GPU. Nvidia should have something new in Q4 if they follow the sequence last year.

You could just get the newly launched R9 390X instead of last gen card.

Intel Xeon E3 1231 V3 - RM 949
Asrock H97 Pro4 - RM 389
Kingston 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR3 1600MHz Value RAM - RM 418
PowerColor R9 390X 8GB GDDR5 PCS+ - RM 1799
Liteon S900 128GB SSD - RM 269
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 189
Seasonic S12II 620W - RM 339
Thermaltake Versa H25 - RM 135
BenQ GL2450-B - RM 479

Total: RM 4966

All the price is from Viewnet Lowyat Plaza ?

GPU price is from Idealtech, others are from Viewnet inclusive of GST.

I am not sure if Viewnet have AMD 3xx series card yet since they haven't updated their price list but I think they have it already since other shops have started selling it since last week.

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Jun 29 2015, 10:43 PM

Thanks for the reply Terence.if not Asus any recommendation? The seasonic 520w enough? Was considering 620w version.BTW the graphics card brand..never heard before, is hat good? Oh ya is there other recommendation around to max out dota without pushing the gpu to it's limit? Thanks so much for your list, much appreciated!:)

Actually it's all about luck when talk about reliabilty, even some branded product could just be faulty after few days. You can get full ATX size mobo by just topping up RM 70 (Asrock H97 Pro4) for more RAM and PCIE slots + newer chipset to support more features.

Seasonic M12II EVO 520W is a good quality PSU, it can handle your system well, your system falls under mid power consumption group so don't have to worry much about it. It can even handle high end GPU like GTX970/980 without any issue.

PowerColor is a Taiwanese company and just entered our market last 2 weeks. It is significantly cheaper than other brands and build quality is ok from what I have read from the review online, just like Xiaomi which is offering similar specs to other brands but at a much lower price. If you are worried about it, change to Sapphire by just topping up some money.

I made some adjustments to the build which includes a better GPU:

Asus B85M-G - RM 313
Kingston 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Value RAM - RM 209
Seasonic M12II EVO 520W - RM 319
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 189
MSI Tiger GTX960 2GB GDDR5 - RM 850
Corsair Carbide Spec-01 - RM 229
Cryorig QF120 Performance (2200RPM) PWM x2 - RM 98
Asus DVD-RW SATA ODD - RM 59
CM Hyper 212X - RM 169

Total: RM 2435 (Viewnet price inclusive of GST)

GTX960 offers almost the double performance of R7 360. GPU usage for Dota 2 max settings should be around 50-70%.

I think I'll wait for 4k ready GPU first. BTW, Will GTX980Ti support 4k gaming?

Even mid end GPU like GTX960 can also support 4K gaming, it is just the matter of playable frame rate TBH

Haha, we wouldnt want that now, do we. I'm talking about a full blown 4k gaming on a 60 FPS. Do you think GTX980Ti is sufficient?

Medium settings (no AA) probably can have 60 FPS with a single GTX980Ti, if you are talking about max settings then confirmed cannot with the latest triple A titles.

What's AA and what does it do? What are triple A titles?

Planning to build PC

Budget: 4k (incl. monitor, SSD, mouse and keyboard)

Purpose: Gaming (Dota 2, World of Warcraft hopefully can up to 80% graphic and some video editing)

AA is Anti-Aliasing, a technique used to remove or smoothen the jagged line



Triple A title is those high quality games like GTA V, The Witcher 3 etc.

Intel Core i5 4460 - RM 679
Asrock H97 Pro4 - RM 389
Kingston 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Value RAM - RM 209
Zotac GTX970 4GB GDDR5 Reference - RM 1271
Liteon S900 128GB SSD - RM 269
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 189
Seasonic M12II EVO 520W - RM 319
Thermaltake Versa H25 - RM 135
BenQ GL2450-B - RM 479
Logitech Wired MK100 Combo - RM 39

Total: RM 3978 (GPU is from Cycom, others are from Viewnet inclusive of GST)

10q Sifu but what is the different between xeon E3 and i5?

There are many Xeon E3 variants, some are same tier with i5 (4 cores 4 threads), some are same tier with i7 (4 cores 8 threads).

If you are saying Xeon E3 1231 V3 then the difference between them is the extra threads.

Threads are like virtual core and can process things faster.

So if could top up you will recommend to take Xeon E3?