Hi all,

Need input regarding rough draft of PC build after couple days of research. Budget 4.5k.
Mainly for gaming/work. (Aiming for 1080p high setting on games like Witcher) and AutoCAD/Matlab.

Only prefer to keep the casing as below but other components can be changed if there are better/cheaper options

Casing: Enthoo Pro
Motherboard: Asus B150 Pro Gaming Aura
CPU: Core I5 6400
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX
GPU: Asus GTX 960 DCII Strix
RAM: Kingston D4 2133 8gb
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB
HDD: WD Blue 1TB
PSU: Seasonic M12II520 EVO (any other modular/semi-modular options?)

This post has been edited by xerofear: Feb 14 2016, 02:19 PM

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM 848
MSI B150M Bazooka D4 - RM 399
ZOTAC GEFORCE GTX 970 REFERENCE 4GB GDDR5 - RM 1397
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHZ - RM 200
SAMSUNG SSD SATA3 2.5' 850 EVO 250GB - RM 490
WD Blue 1TB - RM 225
SEASONIC M12ll-620 EVO 620W 80PLUS BRONZE FULL MODULAR - RM 409
PHANTEKS ENTHOO PRO - RM 429

Total : RM 4397 ( Price from Techview inclusive of GST)

This post has been edited by st4Lk3rz: Feb 14 2016, 04:05 PM

[Budget] RM3k to 4k

[Purpose] movie, gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use] none, will need a brand new desktop

[Monitor resolution] anything 20"+

[Location] kl

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 790
Gigabyte H170-HD3 (D4) - RM 486
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 196
Zotac GTX970 4GB GDDR5 Reference - RM 1397
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
Seasonic M12II EVO 620W - RM 363
Bitfenix Nova - RM 149
BenQ GW2270 - RM 429

Total: RM 4025 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

If you aren't playing graphical demanding games or can accept lower graphics settings, then you can downgrade to GTX960 or R9 380 and slot in SSD if you wish.

My budget 2-3K

mainly surfing and secondary for games
was wondering can i use SSD just for boot up comp and hd for the rest (don't need so much as i have a NAS for videos and pic)
is water cooling necessary?

any recomendation on parts and why?

Which type of games you play? Triple A title or just casual gaming?

Has anyone here using Athlon X4 860k for gaming? hows the performance wise and daily basis usage experience.. been thinking of getting one for HTPC

want to play the new xcom 2

XCOM 2 is quite a hardware demanding games, if 3k budget is just for the rig (excluding monitor) then you can go for this.

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 795
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 289
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 196
Asus GTX960 4GB GDDR5 Turbo - RM 927
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 209
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Thermaltake Versa H25 - RM 185

Total: RM 3004 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Are you going to game on HTPC?

cutting things short, jumping from fx8350 to skylake 6600k with plans going on to 6700k later due to work requirements - after effects/3d works/games

budget is 2.5k
confirm is
a)i5 6600k - rm1033
b)thermaltake s31 - rm321


need help recommending on
1) mobo - currently Asus Z170 Pro Gaming fits my budget nicely -rm705
2) ram - 8gb single for now,another 8gb later - KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY 8GB DDR4 2666MHZ RAM -rm249


im using cooler master cm690 II right now, would it be wiser if i just use this case first and go straight for 6700k?
or change case now, and upgrade cpu later? the cm690 works fine just that its a freakin dust magnet.

Perhaps light game and with mid-range GPU, say 4gb x2 of rams kinda build

Get i7 6700K straight away, if you pick i5 6600K now and when you want to upgrade next time, you loss out a lot.

Case can be upgraded next time.

If light gaming then X4 860K is fine, Intel Core i3 costs at least RM 450 (for new unit), if budget doesn't allow you to get i3 which has better single threaded performance then just pick X4 860K, but it is a very aged platform which has zero upgradeability.

makes sense. that mobo ok ka?
i see Asrock Z170 Gaming K4 macam mengancam jugak

This post has been edited by azcromex: Feb 15 2016, 04:15 PM

No problem, the price tag is reasonable for that mobo.

[Budget] RM3,500 (CPU Only)

[Purpose] Photoshop 60% ; Premier Pro & After Effect 20% ; Light gaming 10%

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Quadro 2000

[Monitor resolution] 1920x1080

[Personal preferences] Struggling between 1150(xeon) & 1151(i5), please suggest

[Location] Penang

This post has been edited by Shufflerz: Feb 15 2016, 04:28 PM

[Budget]RM6500 (less if possible)

[Purpose] Mostly gaming and a bit of rendering

[Hardwares that will be re-use] None

[Monitor resolution]1080p will be fine

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Will use photoshop and all kind of games xD

[Personal preferences]1 ms 1080p monitor, i7, 16gb ram, also don't need OS and want any DVD-RW (internal if possible) If can fit overclock build will be nice, if not then a non overclock build would be good also. R9 390 will be also good xD

This post has been edited by universalayam: Feb 15 2016, 05:09 PM

Your budget can fit Skylake i7 (slightly better and cheaper combo compared to Xeon E3 1230 V5 + C232 mobo) without any problem.

Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1318
Gigabyte H170-HD3 (D4) - RM 486
Kingston 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 392
Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB SSD - RM 405
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
Seasonic M12II EVO 620W - RM 363
Thermaltake Versa H25 - RM 185

Total: RM 3363 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Included a decent PSU as the preparation for future GPU/other hardware upgrade.

Intel Core i7 6700K - RM 1499
Asus Z170 Pro Gaming - RM 759
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 3000MHz - RM 630
MSI R9 390 8GB GDDR5 Gaming - RM 1550
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 229
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
Seasonic M12II EVO 620W - RM 409
Samsung DVD-ROM - RM 62
Corsair Hydro H55 - RM 269
Corsair Carbide Spec-01 - RM 240
BenQ RL2455HM - RM 799

Total: RM 6603 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

Choose non-oc setup to reduce total cost, you can save up to RM 1000 if you do so.

Edit: Added the missing 'K'.

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Feb 15 2016, 06:35 PM