Yes, Skylake CPUs and some of its MoBos support DDR3 but it's a risk. Because you might burn the RAM thingy majiggy..can't remember the name of it. Because DDR3 RAMs have higher voltage compared to DDR4.

And performance difference is tiny, but some people want the latest one. Personally, i'd still go with Haswell.

I see. Ivybridge is too old already. So either way I have to upgrade my mobo la haha Given the upgrades to be as below:

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

Would my PSU FSP 500w be able to support it?

Yup, but it'll be very close. I'd suggest getting Seasonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze RM299 or M12II Evo Fully Modular RM379 if you can.

How old is the PSU anyway?

Purpose : Gaming , movie , easy to carry(will moving around)
SFF case : Silverstone rvz02
Hard drive : SSD preferred
Budget : 5-6k

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Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1389
Gigabyte H170N-WiFi - RM 579
Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 289
Gigabyte R9 390X 8GB GDDR5 G1 Gaming - RM 1864
Liteon S900 256GB SSD - RM 409
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 225
Silverstone SX600-G 600W SFX PSU - RM 549
Noctua NH-L9i CPU Air Cooler - RM 189
Silverstone RVZ02 Raven - RM 395

Total: RM 5888 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

Its almost 3 year old, got it in december 2012. Does it matter?

EW2440L is more to entertainment, using VA panel which higher contrast, bezelless and come with MHL support. Response time is 4ms compare to RL2455HM is 1ms.

Both are good monitor but depends on what u use the most, gaming or entertainment.

Don't just compare the hardware features 144hz and 1ms, look more details on the inner features why professional gamer using BenQ monitor in tournament.

http://gaming.benq.com/gaming-monitor/xl2411z

Looking to get a new gaming PC and I would really appreciate any help!

[Budget] RM3500-RM4000, including Windows license

[Purpose] Gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Monitor, keyboard, mouse, external DVD drive

[Monitor resolution] 1920 x 1080

[Games & softwares that are used frequently] I plan to play Fallout 4 and Assassins Creed Syndicate when they are released + all the latest games at 30fps minimum

[Personal preferences] I would prefer an Intel + Nvidia build and for the build to be easily upgradeable as I may be upgrading this build a few years later with a better graphics card, etc. I would also prefer not to overclock the PC whenever possible.

Secondly, I'm not confident in building the PC. How much would it cost if I ask someone to build it for me at the shop?

Thanks a lot!

It is ok

Which Windows version are you going to get? I ask this because price is different for each version.

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

Alright, since you are new so I'll recommend you to choose Idealtech, they build the rig and test it before shipping to you.

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM 855
ASRock B150M-HDV D4 - RM 399
GSKill NT 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 249
Palit GTX970 4GB GDDR5 Jetstream (Single Fan) - RM 1579
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 219
Seasonic S12II 620W - RM 349
Bitfenix NOVA - RM 149
Windows 7 PRO OEM - RM 200

Total: RM 3999 (Idealtech price inclusive of GST)

Ordered EW2440L already.. next week will arrive

Thanks so much! Unfortunately, I don't live near Pandan Jaya. D: Is there any chance that a shop at Low Yat Plaza can build it for me? Also, will the rig need a Wifi Card for wireless access? I download my games via Steam.

Price of Windows OS in Lowyat Plaza is horribly expensive, Windows 7 Home Premium OEM key costs RM 435.

Garage Sales section also got sellers selling cheap Windows key, you can check it out, but beware of counterfeit key.

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM 864
MSI B150M Bazooka D4 - RM 424
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 212
Zotac GTX970 4GB GDDR5 Reference - RM 1425
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 207
Seasonic S12II 620W - RM 285
Thermaltake Versa H25 - RM 170
Windows 7 Home Premium OEM - RM 435

Total: RM 4022 (Cycom price inclusive of GST)

Idealtech can ship the rig for you for free, if you are ok with shipping then you can consider them, pretty good after sales service.

Thanks! But wouldn't getting a 6600k plus an z170 motherboard be equivalent to getting an 6700? And also get more performance.

Been waiting to get a new PC for game development and some gaming time. Currently doing everything on my laptop.

[Budget] RM 5-6K (could add more for the monitor)

[Purpose] Game dev and Gaming

[Monitor resolution] 1920*1080

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Unity, UE4, Adobe software, 3DS MAx, Skyrim,Paradox games

[Personal preferences]2 Monitors and SSD

[Location]KL

Many people think that the extra "K" will give them significant boosts in game/or equivalent to an i7. Nope, i7 is i7, i7 comes with extra 4 threads that i5 will never have due to lack of hyperthreading.

If the game is utilizing the extra virtual core/thread, then an overclocked i5 will not yield the same performance as an i7. But for now, i5 and i7 will give almost identical performance in games with slight performance advantage in i7 because the current games in the market are mostly still not coded to utilize the extra threads of i7.

Any specific requirements for the monitor? Like size, appearance (mostly bezel related due to dual screen setup side by side), panel type etc, and also the max acceptable budget range for the monitor.

But now i am using Intel Core i7-2600 on my current pc.

My current pc
: Intel Core i7-2600
Foxconn H67M
1 x 4GB, 2 x 2GB RAM
AMD Radeon HD 6670
500GB HHD
FSP Hexa 500W

Can i just remain my i7 processor and just upgrade all another components(mobo, ram, gpu etc), or is it too old to upgrade anymore???