I see. I have a NZXT Phantom 410 casing so it shouldn't be a problem I think. Specs above looks great for the budget. But is the mobo good enough?

... zhen^wei was the one who recommended that I choose the S12II to lower the budget.

Now, I should change to the M12II?
Getting 1 single stick so I can buy another in the future? Good idea!
But, shouldn't dual sticks have better performance than a single stick?

Hi!
Haha, didn't expect a response so fast at this time of the night..

OK, so I'll be going with the M12II choice.
Regarding the RAM (from the PC builder), I can only buy a single stick ram if I forgo the "RED-GREEN COMBO" promo that they are having now. This means buying the MOBO at a slightly more expensive price.
If I went with the promo, I could have bought the MOBO cheaper, but I have to buy RAM in pairs and the GSKILL NT RAM is not available.

INTEL CORE I7 6700 (4 CORE/ 8 THREADS/4.0GHZ) = RM1325
CRYORIG H7 (145MM) = RM189
GIGABYTE H170-GAMING 3 (DDR4/ATX/Crossfire/2xPCI-E/6 SATA3/Killer LAN/7 Phase Power = RM539
GSKILL RipjawsV RED 2x4GB DDR4 2400mhz (CL15 = RM329
EVGA GTX970 ACX 2.0+ (Dual BIOS) 4GB DDR5 256Bit (1178/7010)-After Instant Cash Rebate RM100 = RM1599
Seasonic M12II-620 EVO (80+Bronze/ Full Modular)*5 Years Warranty = RM409
Sharkoon BW9000 (BLACK)(2x 14CM at front/1x12cm LED Rear/2xUSB3.0/2xUSB2.0/Support Water Cooling)-DEC PROMO = RM299
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB (540/520)-Promotion! = RM509
Total and GST Included = RM5198


This is currently my choice.. is it OK?
Also, should I just confirm the order now or wait till last minute as I'm only going back to KL next Tues?

i7-6700K LGA1151 Skylake
Corsair Hydro H100i GTX
Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7
Kingston Fury DDR4 2666 8GB x2pcs
Samsung M2 850 EVO 250GB or Plextor M2 256GB
Western Digital 4TB
Thermaltake Level 10 GTS Casing
Corsair CS750M Watt 80+GOLD 3 Years Modular
Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming

Is this setup ok for hardcore gaming in coming 2-3 years?

I'm planning in 1 yr time do sli gtx970. If not what recommend?

guys...
for socket 1151 MOBO
between
MSI B150M BAZOOKA
GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H

which one is better? price range kinda same...

what is the cheapest mitx board that can OC G3258 proc?

[Budget] RM 3000-3500

[Purpose] Solely for gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Monitor

[Monitor resolution] 1080P

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Fallout 4, GTA V, Leagues of Legends, etc.

[Personal preferences] Prefer chassis with good airflow (Bitfenix NOVA seemed stuffy for me).

[Location] KL

Thanks bro, I'm wondering if there's a better casing you would recommend ? The BitFenix NOVA seemed to have bad airflow ? There's no rooms for fans.

Would it be better to have the MSI Tiger GTX970 instead ? is it going to be worth the top-up ?
Planning to use this desktop in an non-aircond room....the weather gets pretty hot at times. A little concerned with the reference card.

Hey guys, thoughts on this build? Not sure if I'm missing anything or incompatible parts:

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM869
Corsair D4 PC2133 8GB RAM - RM253
MSI B150M BAZOOKA mATX - RM420
Transcend 370 128GB SSD - RM239
Western Digital Blue 1TB HDD - RM212
ASUS DVD RW ODD - RM63
GALAX GTX960 2GB D5 EXOC - RM953
Seasonic 620W M12II Evo (A/80+) PSU - RM409
Cooler Master Elite Series Casing - RM229
Dead Silence 12cm Case Fan x2 - RM104

Not sure if there's someplace I can get these for cheaper.

[Budget] less than 1.5K -1.7k

[Purpose] Rendering video

[Hardwares that will be re-use]

Graphic card : ASUS GTX 750 Ti 2GB DDR5
Power supply : SeaSonic M12II 750w
Harddisk : WD Green 1TB
Monitor : Dell U2414H
Ram : Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600mhz 4GB x 2
[Monitor resolution]

[Software that use frequently] Adobe Premier, Sony Vegas

[Location] KL

[Personal preferences]

LGA1150
Asrock Intel H97 Pro4 Socket 1150 Mainboard                                            RM375.00
Intel Xeon Processor E3-1231v3 (8M Cache, 3.40 GHz)  8 core 4 thread      RM 1,149.00
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB                                                                    RM199.00

LGA1151

Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H                                                                        RM488.00
Intel Skylake Core i5-6600K  4 core 4 thread                                            RM 1,026.00
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB                                                                    RM199.00
AVEXIR CORE SERIES 8GB (2X4GB) DDR4 2400MHZ                                  RM269.00

So u mean go to Skylake upgrade?

LGA1151

Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H                                                                        RM488.00
Intel Skylake Core i5-6500  4 core 4 thread                                          RM 855.00
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB                                                                RM199.00
AVEXIR CORE SERIES 8GB (2X4GB) DDR4 2400MHZ                              RM269.00

Hi, anyone bought mobo from China before?
I'm hunting 1155 oc mobo but it seem obsolete in market, but found a lot from world.taobao.

Are those mobo trusted? in quality and condition, I don't mind it is used or refurbished, as soon as can tahan more few years.

How much would Windows 10 be? Would have to reserve some cash from the budget for that too I guess.

Earlier I wanted to get the 6700k and sli-capable motherboard just to keep my options open so I can OC and SLi in the future. Considering this is my first ever PC, I doubt I'll ever do it in the near future.

So, what is the most budget-friendly rig I can make?

GPU: NVIDIA GTX 970 (bought)

CPU: i7 6700
PSU: SeaSonic
RAM: 8GB DDR4
Motherboard?
Case?
SSD?

Hi guys. Hoping for some suggestion.

[Budget] rm3000~

[Purpose] Gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use] None. From scratch.

[Monitor resolution] -

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Dota but wanting to try more games in future.

[Personal preferences] -

[Location] KL

Thanks! I'm kinda new to this building pc so feel free to suggest me anything and Ill go investigate more.

Non-K. I won't be doing OC any time soon and doubt that I ever will. Rather invest on the U2414H instead.

Now just need to decide on what motherboard to get. H170 or Z170. No need to be sli-capable. I think I'll just upgrade to a new GPU when the time comes instead of going SLI.

Please recommend the cheapest DDR4 H170 and Z170 motherboards I can get. Really wanna complete the build by next week.

I see that many of the forumers here recommend the MSI B150M-BAZOOKA D3 more instead of the GA-H170-HD3 DDR3 and H170-PLUS D3.. is it solely because of the price? How is MSI's quality as compared to Gigabyte and Asus?

Actually I am planning to upgrade my 955BE and GA-MA770T-UD3P to a newer Intel board. Currently looking at the i5-6400 and GA-H170-HD3 DDR3... and was just wondering whether its better than the MSI Bazooka's.

My bad on that, I copied the wrong details for the D3 version, however thank you for that info regarding the consequences of using DDR3 memory. This might make me think twice to use back the DDR3 RAM i have after upgrading to a new proc and mobo. Still, is there big difference between having an MSI one or Gigabyte one other than the size? Or... do people just prefer to have a better colour scheme? 

Hey guys, appreciate if anybody could shed some light onto my thoughts below:

[Budget] less than 2k

[Purpose] Games. I play BF4 64 players and mostly RPGs (witcher, dragon age, fallout, skyrim)

[Current hardware thinking to be upgraded]
Mobo: Asus P15 series
Proc: i5 750 2.6 ghz. OC'ed to 3.4 ghz.
GPU: EVGA gtx 660 ssc

[Hardwares that will be re-use]

Power supply : Coolermaster Odin 550w
Ram : Kingston value rams
HDD: Plextor 120GB ssd
Monitor: Dell U23 series.
CPU cooler: CM Hyper 212

[Software that use frequently] GoPro editor

[Location] KL

[Personal preferences]

A bit tight on the budget, and thinking if GPU upgrade (gtx 960) is better than proc.

First thought: Upgrade proc and mobo to i3 4160 (1150) and any compatible matx mobo. Maintain gpu. Not sure the i3 is powerful enough to play next gen games later on (price would be around RM700).

Second thought: Upgrade gpu (gtx 960), however, my proc may bottleneck it (price would be around RM700-1200)

Third thought: Skylake build (not sure i3 or i5) with gpu upgrade. Need to buy additional ddr4 rams. I've consider the ddr3 compatible mobo but that will require me to buy new mobo if I want to upgrade ddr4 later on. (price > RM1500)

Something like this taken from previous post:

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 809
MSI H110M Pro-VH - RM 329
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 200
Zotac GTX960 2GB GDDR5 ZT-90310-10M - RM 799 (Christmas promotion)

But its around RM2.1k. Hm.

I don't mind if its 1150 or 1151 socket, just need some thoughts if the upgrades are viable for the bucks; i.e. i3 and i5 (dual cores v quad cores) and the performance upgrade with a newer GPU.

Thanks.

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 809
MSI B150 Bazooka D4 - RM399
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 200
Zotac GTX960 2GB GDDR5 ZT-90310-10M - RM 799
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 189

Total: RM 2611 (Techview price inclusive GST)
What if I add RM300 more for a Sapphire Nitro R9 390x 4gb? Would it make a lot of a difference in performance? How does MSI Bazooka D4 compare to MSI Gaming M3?