Thanks for the suggestion.
I got an offer for RM 950 for the gpu if i buy in one go.
Or is it better to invest on 970 straight away until 2-3 years?

[Budget] 1-1.5k

[Purpose] Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Browsing, Youtube, Very Occasionally Movie

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Monitor Only

[Monitor resolution] Full HD

[Games & softwares that use frequently] No games, softwares such as Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Browsing, Youtube, Very Occasionally Movie

[Personal preferences] Value buy and long lasting.

[Location] KL

GTX970 is more future proof, it is the hottest GPU right now for 1080p gaming.

If you don't plan to play any triple A titles now or in the future, GTX960 is enough for MMORPG (if I recall correctly you are playing online MMORPG right?) now.

Intel Core i3 4160 - RM 479
ASRock H81M-VG4 - RM 219
Kingston 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Value RAM - RM 189
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 219
FSP Hexa+ 400W - RM 129
Thermaltake Versa H25 - RM 159 (Estimated)

Total: RM 1394 (Viewnet price inclusive of GST)

You can get any cheap case to reduce the cost but not recommended to get those cases which come with PSU (crappy quality), better to invest in a standalone & decent PSU which can last longer like what I suggested above.

Well, seeing sales in steam and origin really make me want to buy some AAA games .
Yup im more to MMORPG
Guess i will go for the gtx970. Less hassle to upgrade anytime soon.

Do you recommend of using GPU cooler? Is that the proper name?

This post has been edited by Xypheria: Dec 1 2015, 12:15 PM

Thank you for your recommendation bro ..

Thanks. I can accept i5 with some top up, how about the GTX 750? Is it good enough? Or I should increase the budget for better graphic card?

Hey its me again given additional budget of RM500 / RM1000 will be it better to add more ram/ssd/hdd ?
can list down another build for RM3500 VS RM4000 thanks!

as per previous post

[Purpose] Gaming + Freelance Video Editing

[Hardwares that will be re-use] WD 1TB Black / PSU (Silverstone ST70EF) / Monitor

[Monitor resolution] 1080p

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Most of the adobes / Various genres of games from dota, dayz, arma, h1z1, team fortress 2, fallout

[Personal preferences] Need no OC. Regarding GPU dont think 2gb VRAM is enough nowadays ?

Nvidia + Intel please. Air con room.

[Location] Selangor

This post has been edited by mothangel: Dec 1 2015, 01:30 PM

If you plan to use GPU cooler i.e. Kraken G10 with AIO water cooler (not included in the G10), then just get the cheapest reference card because you will remove the default cooler of the GPU, so it is just a waste to buy those expensive aftermarket cooler equipped GPU.

Based on your frequently used/played games, it is enough unless you are planning to play latest triple A titles at high settings.

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Dec 1 2015, 01:30 PM

Ah, so cooling can do some other time?
Then i dont need to oc the gpu yet..or can i? (sorry inexperience question)

Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1349
MSI B150M Bazooka D4 - RM 409
Corsair 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 400
Zotac GTX970 4GB GDDR5 ZT-90101-10P - RM 1479
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 229
Bitfenix NOVA - RM 149

Total: RM 4015 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

For 3.5k build, you can:
1. Remove SSD + 8GB RAM
2. Downgrade to i5 6500

Don't need aftermarket cooler so soon I think, Gigabyte Windforce does the cooling job pretty good, I am using the triple fan Windforce card, the temperature never hit > 70°C when no air cond, average 60°C when in air cond room.

You still can oc the GPU even with the stock cooler, but Gigabyte Windforce card comes with factory oc'd settings, so you don't really need to oc manually unless you really want to hit the max performance before the card throttles due to limit.

Hi Terence , I've been meaning to ask , let's say I would like to play Dota 2 .. What would u recommend? I just need it to be smooth. Dun mind adding a couple hundred

I see. Thanks as always sifu!
I will go with the updated rig

Cheers!

Add a dedicated GPU, if want to run on almost max settings at 60 FPS on 1080p, then you can add a GTX750 (< RM 500), PSU can be upgraded to 550W (RM 199) for extra headroom.

Hi Terence,

Thanks for the suggestion, I will inform my friend on the DDR3 ram issue

Thanks for the help!

Is the Skylake i5 6400 (RM 801) better than i5 4590 (RM 827)? Prices from Jayacom.

In terms of raw performance, nope, i5 4590 is faster than i5 6400 due to higher clock speed.

Thank you!!

But please take note i5 4590 is Haswell CPU and using LGA1150 socket while i5 6400 is Skylake CPU and using LGA1151 socket, so if you swap to i5 4590 please make sure you choose the correct mobo.

Hey guys, if only for maximum gaming, do we need a i7 few core?