Guys, this is my current setup built in lowyat 3 years back:

i3 3220
MSI b75MA-P45
Kingston 4gb 1333mhz budget ram
1TB WD caviar blue HDD
Sapphire HD7850 2GB
FSP 500W hexa series

Currently I am considering to upgrade the proc, RAM and GPU. Probably upgrade the RAM too. GPU I'm eyeing on the GTX970 for gaming purposes. Any idea for the cpu? probably i5 4690k but i don't oc. RAM probably upgrade to 8GB performance RAM. Ideas? Is my current PSU able to support it?

This post has been edited by b0rhui: Nov 7 2015, 05:09 PM

For 5K budget with monitor included, better stay with non-OC build.

Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1389
MSI B150M Bazooka D4 - RM 409
Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 289
Zotac GTX970 4GB GDDR5 ZT-90101-10P - RM 1479
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 229
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 225
Seasonic S12II 620W - RM 349
CM N200 - RM 185
AOC I2360SD IPS - RM 499

Total: RM 5053 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

Budget for the upgrade?

If you don't oc why spend the extra bucks for the "K" CPU?

just saying budget about 2k+. current display resolution full HD only, Dell U2312hm, in case you need the info

[Budget]: RM2500
[Purpose]: Gaming and program coding
[Hardwares that will be re-use]: Monitor
[Monitor resolution]: 1366*768
[Games & softwares that use frequently]: starcraft 2, and some programming softwares, plan to play Fallout 4 after it is launched
[Personal preferences]: SSD as boot drive(for OS and some programming softwares), normal performance RAM will do
[Location]: KL

Intel Core i5 4460 - RM 809
Asus H81M-K - RM 229
Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM - RM 220
PowerColor R9 270 2GB GDDR5 TurboDuo - RM 550
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 229
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 225
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 189
Thermaltake Versa H25 - RM 139

Total: RM 2590 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

Not sure how far your 2K+ can go

With newest Skylake platform + GTX 970,

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

Total: RM 2923 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

If don't care what CPU gen you can get (just want the cheapest),

Intel Core i5 4460 - RM 810
Asus H81M-K - RM 229
Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM - RM 220
Zotac GTX970 4GB GDDR5 Reference - RM 1350

Total: RM 2609 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

Sell your old parts to make some funds for this upgrade if you can

PSU can reuse, can consider upgrade also if need more headroom for future hardware extension/upgrade etc.

Terence, is cpu cooler (cooler master hyper 212) necessary for this build

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

p.s: no plan to OC

william930
I'd suggest dropping the SSD and get a beefier GPU,Zotac GTX960 Single Fan 2GB RM819. Overbudget but the slightly cheaper GTX950 isn't worth it.

The stock cooler is enough.

Can i not upgrade the mobo? or my mobo wont be able to support GTX970?

Just out of curiosity, why lots of sifu here recommend MSI B150M Bazooka D4?

Iinm, it's due to pricing vs specification. Good pricing with the features you get.

Example. MSI B150M Bazooka provides you with 4 Ram slot, but some other brand only come with 2 slots and sometimes more expensive.

If you don't want change mobo, then you need to stick with your current processor because new processor won't fit in old mobo due to different socket.

Thx for the answer, too much motherboard in the market, its so hard to choose...
Btw I notice the intel chipset on the motehrboard such b150 n x99. What chipset to choose when choosing a mobo? Newbie here

This post has been edited by nemesisz: Nov 7 2015, 09:56 PM

Every chipset has it's own generation. Example LGA 1150 Socket goes with B85 Mobo. LGA 1151 Socket goes with B150 Mobo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1151
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1150

You can just google the socket number and they will tell you what mobo is compatible.

Thx, thats help me a lot

But I still can upgrade to i5/i7 haswell proc with 1150 socket right? like the i5 4460 that you suggested.

This post has been edited by b0rhui: Nov 7 2015, 10:39 PM

This is Haswell (4th Gen )
Intel Core i5 4460 - RM 810
Asus H81M-K - RM 229
Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM - RM 220
Zotac GTX970 4GB GDDR5 Reference - RM 1350

Total: RM 2609 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

This is Skylake (6th Gen)
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

Total: RM 2923 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

Your current mobo is this one right? MSI B75MA-P45

If yes, then you cannot upgrade to Haswell without changing mobo, your mobo is using LGA1155 socket, Haswell is LGA1150, Skylake is LGA1151.

Yes I'm sorry i mislooked the 1150 and 1155, i thought mine's haswell compatible oh well. then mobo upgrade is necessary.


time to flex my budget abit does skylake mobo supports DDR3 RAM? how much does the performance of skylake build vs haswell build differ in real life?