2.5K with monitor will hurt the spec, 3K is more ideal.

Will use Haswell (4th gen) instead of Skylake (6th gen) due to budget unable to fit it.

Intel Core i5 4460 - RM 810
Asus H81M-K - RM 229
Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM - RM 220
Gainward GTX960 2GB GDDR5 Reference - RM 799
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 225
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 189
Thermaltake Versa H25 - RM 139
BenQ GW2255 - RM 390

Total: RM 3001 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

If you really wish to keep everything below 2.5K, you can either
1. Downgrade the CPU to i3 (close to 2.7K)
2. Downgrade the CPU to i3 and GPU to GTX750 (close to 2.4K)

But you are warned that i3 and GTX750 might not give you a very smooth gameplay in latest games, but Dota 2, LoL and Minecraft won't be affected that much.

[Budget]
3.5k max

[Purpose]
gaming (mostly d2)

[Hardwares that will be re-use]
processor, graphic card

[Monitor resolution]
21' ++

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
dota 2, adobe master collection, matlab

how about these spec below?

core i7 6700k
4gbx2 ram
SLI mobo
1tb hdd
GTX7/9 series
coolermaster b700 700w
casing

thx alot~

Wait, I have to clarify first, you stated you are going to reuse your current processor and graphics card, but below there you asked how about these specs which include an unlocked Skylake i7 and nvidia GTX GPU, so the question is do you already own the i7 and the nvidia GTX GPU or you are going to buy them using your budget?

If yes, then sorry, 3.5K cannot fit them all. The specs you asked for require at least 5K minimum.

Thx. Looks cool. If i were able to save up to 4000 what changes could happen?

Can upgrade to Skylake i5, GPU to GTX970/R9 390, include SSD or get a bigger monitor etc.

icic, if a 3.5k gaming rig, can you assemble 1 for me? prefer intel processor with gtx7 series~

Ok. Thx a bunch man! Will keep this in mind. Hope to buy this soon.

Any specific reason to get the older GTX7xx series since GTX9xx has pretty much replaced it?

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM 875
MSI B150M Bazooka D4 - RM 409
Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 289
Zotac GTX970 4GB GDDR5 Reference - RM 1350
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 225
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 189
Thermaltake Versa H25 - RM 139

Total: RM 3476 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

You can top up RM 130 to get the non reference unit of Zotac GTX970 (RM 1479) which runs cooler than reference card.

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Nov 4 2015, 07:41 AM

Anyone seen and cheap Skylake mobo in Malaysia yet?
I mean the H110 Chipset? Newegg sells from US55 = RM240
Only seen B150 which is over RM400

Asus H110M-A DDR3 - RM 319
Gigabyte H110M S2PV DDR3 - RM 309
MSI H110M Pro-VH DDR4 - RM 329

Oh nice.

any reason no one recommends these?

there is the typical
haswell + H81 chepo mobo from RM230

why not pair one of these skylake with these RM330 mobos, not much different from H81, typical user dont need the extra usb , ram, pci ports/slots

a typical haswell i5 built, will need to topup around RM320 to DDR4 + skylake, which is a lot better put that money to better graphics card.

now if it was DDR3 + i5 skylake + H110 mobo, the top up is RM140,
i think some mobo support both ddr3 OR ddr4. not sure if they in malaysia.

Most of them are DDR3 based, reports saying that prolonged use of DDR3 on Skylake board will cause damage to memory controller due to higher voltage of DDR3.

oh ic, good point

how about low voltage ddr3 its very similar in prices as normal ddr3

Hi, if i want to upgrade my current cpu to a better specs, can i post in this thread ?

Of course! That's the point of this thread.

Your current rig specs, usage and budget?

DDR3L for desktop is not available widely in Malaysia, but Skylake CPU do work better with DDR4 so why still go back to DDR3?

If really want to save cost or budget is a concern, just go for Haswell instead, performance difference between them aren't huge.

Acer Aspire M3 AM3910-565X7
i5-650
4gb ddr3
1 TB
ATI RADEON HD 5570 1024 MB
http://www.eastcomputech.com/v3/index.php?...chk=1&Itemid=18
im sorry i dont know what to give
usage: 4 year +

Budget for the upgrade?

hmm around 1k plus ?

basically i want upgrade my graphic cards, ram and my fan. Others im not sure
graphic cards - old , i cant play many games
ram - 8gb maybe ?
fan - im not sure why but when i play dota 2 or csgo, the fan is so loud and its bothering me