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[OFFICIAL]Rig Suggestion Q&A Thread V10!
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GnarsAttack
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 Nov 18 2015, 06:10 PM
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Good day. I need a little help here. My 2010 pc just died,and I need a quick replacement as my project is due in 3 weeks. Ive been looking around on lelong, and I found cheapest Skylake combo I could come up with. Here's the list:
Intel Pentium G4400 RM 285.60
MSI B150m Bazooka D3 RM 393
The mobo stated, it support ddr3. But I believe somebody said in this thread, ddr3 + skylake will have an issue in the long run. Do correct me if im wrong.
Btw, I dont overclock.
[Budget] Under RM 1k
[Hardwares that will be re-use] WD Blue 500gb, 2 x kvr16n11/4 (hopefully), aerocool vs3 casing, gigabyte hercules x580, palit gtx 660 2gb gddr5, 20" monitor, mouse, keyboard.
[Monitor resolution] Not sure. It's a 20" AOC e20-something,cant recall..
[Games & softwares that use frequently] Mainly Illustrator, Skyrim, M&B Warband, Sid Meier Civ V.
[Personal preferences] Skylake preferrably, upgradeable in the near future (mid 2016), Want to try mass effect.
Any suggestion appreciated.
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GnarsAttack
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Nov 18 2015, 08:06 PM
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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Nov 18 2015, 06:18 PM) Yes, reports say DDR3 (1.5/1.65V) RAM on Skylake mobo will cause damage to the memory controller but up to you whether to believe or not. You can just pick up Haswell since the performance difference isn't huge and you don't have to bear the risk as well. The Pentium G you picked is a dual core (without HT), I suggest you to go for i3/i5 instead for illustrator work and gaming. Intel Core i5 4460 ~ RM 800 Asus H81M-K ~ RM 240 Are you suggesting me getting a good CPU, and upgrading Mobo later? Does this mean that I need to format the windows later? Since ive been using socket 1155 for some times now,i was leaning toward latest platform. I think G4400 could still get the job done, but I maybe wrong. What if I grab this 4gb Gskill high performance ddr4 2133mhz for RM 129? It'll still be under the budget,and I get Skylake. Thank you for your time. |
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GnarsAttack
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Nov 18 2015, 10:46 PM
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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Nov 18 2015, 10:02 PM) You don't really need to upgrade the mobo, it is totally enough for normal consumer daily usage if you pick the Haswell I suggested (lesser SATA 3 ports and no PCI-E 3.0). You don't need to format Windows also, just reactivate it with your retail key (if you have OEM key then sorry, you need to buy new key because OEM key is permanently tied to the first activated hardware ID). G4400 is a very low end CPU, not suitable for gaming. It will still work if you use it for gaming but performance won't be good. If you are going for Skylake, I'd recommend you to get new DDR4 RAM, no need high performance RAM, it does nothing when the frequency is same as value RAM (2133MHz) and don't get anything beyond 2133MHz too, it won't benefit you if your mobo isn't a Z170 chipset mobo. I understand. About the windows,im not sure if its oem or retail,gotta check back. And the CPU is merely a temporary replacement, since I need my pc back for a job, a big client. I cant afford to lose this one. In the mean time, I will be saving for a better CPU. I5, or maybe i7, who knows? Thank you for your help,have a good day. |
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