ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming RM779-RM110 rebates = RM669. i believe this is the cheapest price u never saw at other shops

6700k and 6600K i use Cryorig H7 can get 4.5ghz with temperature around 80C load (5 hours prime95)

Would like to build a rig for below:

[Budget] RM2000

[Purpose] Photoshop/illustrator and light gaming eg L4D2

[Hardwares that will be re-use] monitor, kb, mouse, speaker

[Monitor resolution] 1680x1050

[Games & softwares that use frequently] photoshop,illustrator

[Personal preferences] without OS

Thank you.

This post has been edited by basSist: Jul 16 2016, 11:54 PM

Budget range?

Top up RM 100 so you can get i5 + GTX750Ti, if really light on gaming and don't mind playing games on low settings then you can drop the dedicated GPU completely, use the money to add another 8GB RAM or SSD to improve the system responsiveness.

Intel Core i5 6402P - RM 750
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 249
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 131
Zotac GTX750Ti 2GB GDDR5 Single Fan - RM 475
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 225
Corsair VS450 - RM 162
Tecware F3 - RM 129

Total: RM 2121 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

80c load
what is the ambient temp?
normal malaysian 32-34c indoor when doing your stress test?
or in an aircon room at around 26c?

30C smthing la

Hi Terence,

Mind helping to reverify my final spec before I place the order. I plan to change to ATX instead of MATX as I think there is not much difference between both type of cases. ( Unless I change to ITX which I'm not a fan for those mobo which only have one PCIE slot )

PROCESSOR - INTEL CORE I7 6600
CPU COOLER - ???
MOBO - ASUS H170-D3H
RAM - G Skill PC2400 8GB x2
GRAPHIC CARD - Palit GTX 1070 Super Jetstream
PSU - Seasonic Mii 520W Modular
CASE - Corsair 400C
No HDD
Monitor - Dell U2515H

Few question that needed your guidance.

1) I heard that this Palit Graphic card is very long. Will it fit on corsair 400C?
2) Does 1070 really capable of handling those new games under 2k Resolution? I mean I saw the lowest fps running this resolution can be around 40fps only. ( worry the screen may lag/jerky ) If not I can change to 1080p anytime.
3) Any recommendation for CPU cooler? I personally hate to clean the heatsink part with all the dust stuck in it. Possible to get a hydro cooler so that I just clean the fan easy?
4) Does this Mobo come with USB-Type C or WIFI capability? I would love to have one just in case as my PC usually will last me at least 10 years without change. ( except graphic card )

Thanks soooooo much for your help!

This post has been edited by Jet23sky: Jul 17 2016, 12:01 PM

Rig only, and i dont mind playing in 1080 resolution.Sorry for the very late reply

Palit 10 series card is short compared to other brand with triple fan but it is very "fat" because it takes 2.5 slot instead of 2 slot, it can fit in 400C.

Depends on games, average FPS on 1440p is > 60 FPS according to most of the benchmarks posted online but min FPS is not always guaranteed will be 60 as it ties to many factors, games optimization, things/stuffs to be processed during a certain scene etc. Player is expected to experience some input lags from non-GSync/FreeSync monitor when VSync is turned on, those lags/screen tearing are hard to avoid with normal 60Hz monitor. FPS drop is acceptable to me if it is just for 1 or 2 seconds as long as I am not playing the whole games at 40 FPS, different people have different acceptance level though, lower down the graphics settings if you want stable 60 FPS.

Liquid cooler isn't easy to clean as well, the dust trapped on the fins of the radiator can be PITA to clean, you need to get a compressed air can to eliminate them to reduce the risk of damaging the fins when you do the cleaning, air cooler is easier to clean in my opinion but their size is very big which doesn't help in aesthetic purpose

The mobo model you listed doesn't exist. Nobody can guarantee it can last for 10 years, maybe you need to ask yourself, can I stick with Skylake for 10 years? Core 2 Duo is a 10 years old CPU as of this year and it can barely handle any latest GPU (except low end one) for latest games, I would say 5 years is the max limit for me.

WiFi can be added separately, either by USB or PCIe. Same goes to USB Type C, if you want native Type C support, you need to get something like Gigabyte H170-D3HP.

It is not about resolution, it is about the settings, 1080p is common but still hard to be maxed out due to many different factors, games optimizations, graphics API used etc.

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM 835
ASRock H110M-ITX - RM 315
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 130
Sapphire RX 480 8GB GDDR5 Reference - RM 1299
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SSD - RM 153
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
Seasonic M12II EVO 620W - RM 363
CM Elite 130 - RM 178

Total: RM 3482 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

If you can wait, please wait for GTX1060 to be released in next few days before making the final decision, the performance and price of GTX1060 could be the main factors to the GPU choice.

I'm looking spec for
Dota2 ultra setting
Budget around 2k++ any idea ?

Thanks, Terence. I just placed an order for this just now. I end up getting air cooler instead. For mobo wise I will get the one without any additional like Type C or Wifi as if I need it, I will just get the card itself.

Monitor needed?

thanks alot !

Both mobo models are DDR3 based but you listed DDR4 RAM

The "core" of Intel and the so-called "core" of AMD FX CPU work differently, FX 4350 has 2 modules with 2 cores in each module and they (cores) share the resources in each module, so you cannot literally say it is a real quad core though.

But the efficiency is very bad in single threaded apps/games, I am not praising how good Intel is or how bad AMD is, it is just the fact that every consumer should understand and choose accordingly according to their usage pattern.

If the apps/games are well made to utilize the full potential of AMD FX CPU then surely it will beat the Intel by a big margin, and yes I am comparing it with same priced Intel CPU, not a FX 9590 (one of the worst CPU made in the history) vs an i5 nor FX 8350 vs an i7.

I don't see any reason to pick a dead platform over Skylake i5 nowadays (if both builds at same price), even if the apps/software do utilize the full potential of AMD FX CPU, the rate of flexibility is just too inconsistent, we cannot ensure it will work well with other games/apps.

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 796
mobo ??
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 168
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
Seasonic M12II EVO 620W - RM 363
cm n200

which mobo shud i use for the cm n200?

dunno the corrected place or not but can anyone suggest me a usb dongle that support lte and compatible with celcom.

CM N200 is a mATX case, you need to look for mATX mobo (or mITX).

May I know your budget for the mobo (or whole rig)?

LTE USB Adapter is expensive.

D-Link DWM-221, around RM 300.

Or just get a cheap Lenovo LTE enabled phone like A606 (around RM 220), you can use it like a normal phone or portable hotspot which is more preferred to most of the people I believe.

Nope, you didn't get my points, when a Skylake i5 and your FX 4350 rig can be built with 2k budget, I don't see any reason to pick the latter build anymore unless fanboy-ism or brand loyalty is involved. This is clearly not i3 dual core case vs the quad module on FX 4350.

FX 4350 is fine in Dota 2, I never disagree on this, in fact the new Source 2 based Dota 2 is more heavy on CPU part now. I am talking on the single threaded performance on other games/apps, some perform well (on par with Intel), some don't, why we need to take risk on this when we clearly have a better choice to make?

And I will stop discussion on this due to heavy fanboy-ism detected, no point taking it further which doesn't bring benefit to anyone here, we have to focus and strike for the best buck for the bang build instead of dragging in something that isn't related.

yeah im using note 4 now for lte, but my hometown area phone coverage very unstable(packet loss even ping google.com) dunno what is the problem. i try swap with my dad 3g dongle , i got quite stable.

thiking huawei wingle e8372.

So you are saying Note 4 on LTE network is facing packet lost while 3G USB dongle on 3G network is stable?

It seems like the LTE network isn't stable in your area and 3G is more stable, try to activate 3G mode only on your Note 4 and see if you can get the same result as the USB dongle or not.