ok, one last question , is it possible to put an i7 with a gtx970 with a budget 4-5k ?

Yep, you can.

Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1318
MSI B150M Bazooka D4 - RM 399
Kingston 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 392
Zotac GTX970 4GB GDDR5 ZT-90101-10P - RM 1457
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 209
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Bitfenix Nova - RM 149
Logitech MK200 Wired Combo - RM 63
Dell S2316H - RM 657

Total: RM 5047 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Hi guys, i wanna know how much budget do i need to get a gaming pc with a Zotac GTX980 Ti AMP Extreme Edition with a decent gaming monitor with nvidia G-Sync capability? i know the card itself cost around 3k++ but i dont know much about other parts. So can recommend me the right parts for the card?

This post has been edited by lanXX: Feb 17 2016, 10:20 PM

If you are going for the cheapest GSync monitor here, it should be Acer XB281HK 4k TN monitor, around 2.6k, if you want 1440p with IPS then prepare another RM 700 for Acer XB271HU.

So GPU and monitor alone will cost you up to 6k already, add up other parts (i7 + 16GB RAM), it should be close to 9k to 10k.

TQVM for the suggestions, anything ill ask again

FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 189

This PSU strong enough for those powerful GPU and overall system meh?

It depends on your setup, for the infamous non-oc i5 + GTX970 then it is enough, if R9 390 then better switch to a more decent PSU.

thanks for the monitor recommendation, but can you recommend me other parts too? (assuming i got 10k budget )
one more thing, would you recommend benq monitor?heard a lot of good review on them

Processor:

Motherboard:

Memory:

PSU:

Casing:

SSD:

GPU: Zotac GTX980 Ti Amp Extreme Edition RM????

Monitor:

Any other parts missing? and im not going to overclock and sli in the future and this pc is just for pure gaming and entertainment.

Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1379
Gigabyte H170-HD3 (D4) - RM 488
Corsair 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 400
Zotac GTX980Ti 6GB GDDR5 AMP! Extreme - RM 3589
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 229
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
Seasonic M12II EVO 620W - RM 409
Phanteks Enthoo Pro M - RM 359
Acer Predator XB271HU - RM 3299

Total: RM 10367 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

Edit: BenQ G-Sync monitor is overpriced, 1080p TN panel will cost you nearly 3k (XL2420G)

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Feb 18 2016, 03:58 PM

Need suggestion for gaming pc with 3k budget (hopefully to further upgrade in future) with at least 20inch monitor, don't need other peripherals, and kinda wondering if it would be good to have a cooling system? Sorry kinda new to this things

This post has been edited by r3aperz: Feb 18 2016, 05:30 PM

If you can stretch your budget by another RM 300 then go for this, should be able to last you quite a while provided your requirement is not that high.

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 779
Gigabyte B150M-D3H (D4) - RM 403
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 196
Asus GTX960 4GB GDDR5 Turbo - RM 927
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Thermaltake Versa H25 - RM 185
BenQ GW2270 - RM 429

Total: RM 3322 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

If unable to spare the extra RM 300 then either downgrade the i5 to i3 6100 (RM 485) or GPU to GTX950 (RM 699).

Cooling system? CPU comes with stock cooler and the case comes with 1 rear exhaust fan, add another 2 casing fans in front as intake to improve airflow, casing fan is not included in the list yet.

if i exclude the monitor and upgrade the processor to i7? it that ok?

Of course can but if only for gaming then i7 won't benefit you by a large margin compare to i5.

Kinda heard that the Asus gtx960 turbo overheats easily, is it true or is there a better alternative?

Overheat? Very rare case for non-reference card even though Turbo series sports a blower type cooler but with modification from Asus for better air ventilation.

Techview had a promotion on Gigabyte GTX960 4GB version last month at RM 950, not sure still got stock or not, you can try to ask them.

If you are planning to get any GTX960 with price tag of more than RM 950, then you better switch to R9 380 4GB version, performance is better than GTX960 at such price.

Sapphire R9 380 4GB version is around RM 980 at the moment.

Budget OC here?
Any one experience with simple stock OverClocking?

Intel Pentium G3258 has a stock HSF - copper/aluminum heat sink 95W TDP the same as stock i5/i7/Xeon
Asrock H81M-VG4 (cheapest H81 mobo, that support G3258)

I just want to overclock using stock HSF and stock voltage maybe increase very slightly eg 1.2v.
I be happy if i get from 3.2ghz to 3.8-4ghz in malaysia weather? any more is a bonus

Asrock H81M-VG4 said support G3258, i assume it can able to change multiplier and voltage? not doing to do anything more complicated then that.

This post has been edited by Leon be here now: Feb 19 2016, 08:42 AM

1.2v can hit 4.2 - 4.4GHz quite easily but you still need to pray the chip is good for overclocking

I haven't tested stock cooler yet, last time I tried Hyper 212X on 4.4GHz, temperature is around 60 - 65°C when running Prime95, I estimate stock cooler will be around 80°C +/-.

Thanks for tip
what voltage did you use to get 4.4? if its stock voltage then you just won the chip lottery.
did you use cheapo H81 mobo too?

i was going to get a Intel Pentium Processor G3460 at 3.5ghz with aluminum hsf
but then saw G3258 was only Rm11 more also better copper hsf, if i can get 3.8-4ghz on stock voltage and hsf, i am already happy

g3258 at 4ghz is very similar in i3 in normal office performance (mozilla, html5 etc...), so i think its very good bang for buck

It was a very long time ago, couldn't remember the exact settings, if I recall correctly it was done with ASRock H97M-ITX/ac mobo at around 1.2v for 4.3/4.4GHz, purely for testing purpose only.

If it is only for office work and no gaming, then G3258 is enough, if gaming then i3 with extra 2 threads will pull ahead.

Hey guys. I am trying to build my first gaming rig.

Appreciate if you could help me look into the below:

1. MSI B150M Bazooka
2. i5 6500
3. Palit GTX 970 Jetstream
4. Cooler Master B600
5. Kingston PC4 2133 8GB
6. Kingston 240GB V300
7. WD 1TB 64MB (Blue) Sata3
8. Windows 10 Home
9. Optical drive <--- Do I need a Blu ray reader? or DVD is just enough?
10. Casing <--- Need suggestion. As cheap as possible, without any LED light.

My budget is S$ 1500. As per the above, the price I checked by pricelist of HWZ is approx S$1500, but a bit more. I would like to push the price to exact S$1500 or below.

I am also open to other suggestion if there is any changes for the list I listed above.

Thanks
GOO

This post has been edited by GOO: Feb 19 2016, 10:24 AM