[Budget]
If can around 1.5k , if not then around 2k-2.5k

[Purpose]
Light-Medium Gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use]
Currently Own :
MOBO : GigaByte G31M-ES2L
PROC : Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 @ 2.8GHz
RAM : 4GB
GPU : AMD Radeon 5670

[Monitor resolution]
Currently using Samsung SyncMaster P2350

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
Tried with current rig :-
Metal Gear Solid 5 : Phantom Pain - OK
Dragon Age Inquisition - Not Good (In the end ABANDON)
The Witcher 3 - Not Good (In the end ABANDON)

[Personal preferences]
1) Best would be i3 and above as technology keep improving , cant catch up with the pace.
2) My MOBO i think only can support up to Core 2 Quad / Extreme , which i doubt is good to upgrade (I think this rig around 8-10yrs?)
3) HDD , Casing and other peripheral can buy a new one.
4) I dun mind running in Low-Medium spec for current gaming technology

[Location]
Selangor / KL


Thanks all the sensei that helps ~

This post has been edited by jamesl: Nov 5 2015, 10:12 AM

1) Which means to upgrade to i5 Haswell , that will be switch from the i3 to i5 [RM1968 + 300 = RM 2268] to have a better performance for current gaming tech ?
2) I see that you propose other 3 types of option, may i know which option will be optimum ?

To upgrade to i5 Haswell (Outdated Hardware) : 1968 + 300 = 2268
To upgrade to GTX960 (2x Performance) : 2268 + 350 = 2618

Understood and Thanks ..

A quick question ..
1)I went to check the casing , and i noticed there is no USB Port or possible removable port for it ??
* Just noticed its at the top side , instead of the traditional front side*
2) What about the heat issue ? This is what i gotten from their website
Cooling System
Front (intake) :(optional)
120 x 120 x 25 mm x 2
Rear (exhaust) :
120 x 120 x 25 mm Turbo fan (1000rpm, 16dBA)
Top (exhaust) :(optional)
120 x 120 x 25 mm x 2"

This post has been edited by jamesl: Nov 5 2015, 01:04 PM

This is what they sensei given to me , i guess our types of game almost the same

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=77205054

And it seems that ITX Casing is smaller casing .. Hmm ..

This post has been edited by jamesl: Nov 5 2015, 05:33 PM

I made a tweak using the same concept , hopefully sensei can enlighten my tweaking ..


Processor : Core i5 6550 @ 3.2Ghz Skylake
MOBO : MSI B150M Bazooka DDR4
RAM : Kingston Hyper X Fury 8GB DDR4
GPU : Zotac GTX960 Dual Fan MGS
HDD : WD Blue 1TB HDD
SSD : Kingston Now V300 128GB
PSU : Seasonic S12 II 620W
Casing : Thermaltake Versa H25

Any advice from this spec ?

This post has been edited by jamesl: Nov 5 2015, 09:59 PM

Manage to increase my budget .. Hehe ..
SSD - Hyper x Fury should be ok , as the price only increase by a bit ..
PSU - Noted .. What about the brand Thermaltake LitePower 600W @ RM201 ?? Its almost the same price as FSP Hexa+ 550W

Bought my Rig but majority is quite the same except a few ..

Processor : Core i5 6500 @ 3.2Ghz Skylake
MOBO : MSI B150M Bazooka DDR4
RAM : Kingston 8GB 2133MHz Value RAM
GPU : MSI GTX960 Gaming 2G
HDD : WD Blue 1TB HDD
SSD : Kingston Now V300 128GB
PSU : FSP Hexa+ 550W
Casing : Thermaltake Versa H25
CD ROM : Samsung DVD Reader
FAN : Cooler Master JetFlo 120+

Approximate : RM3,300

Note : It seems that the whole Lowyat , Zotac wasnt popular and only CyCom selling it as far as i have seen ..

This post has been edited by jamesl: Nov 9 2015, 10:33 AM

Probably you can tweak around with my rig that i just bought recently (6/11/2015)
My rig is a 1 post above your post ..

Im using Skylake (Socket 1151) which is the latest for now ..
You can probably tweak around to use Haswell (Socket 1150) , then you have to find Socket 1150 Processor as well ..

This post has been edited by jamesl: Nov 9 2015, 11:36 AM