Hello guys, pls check out my RM11K gaming pc spec. Feel free to recommend other better parts too. All prices (inclusive GST) are from E Tech PC

INTEL E3-1230 V5 RM1130

MSI H170A GAMING PRO RM639

CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 8GB 2666MHZ KIT OF 2 RM260

ZOTAC GTX980TI AMP! EXTREME 6GB GDDR5 RM3550

SAMSUNG 850 EVO 120GB SSD RM239

WD 1TB BLUE RM215

SUPERFLOWER 650WATT 80PLUS SILVER FULL MODULAR RM370

NZXT NOCTIS 450 RM500

NZXT KRAKEN X41 RM469

ACER XB271HU RM3250

CORSAIR K65 RGB RM450

You cannot use Skylake Xeon CPU on H170 chipset mobo, you need C232 WS mobo for that.

As for RAM, no point getting > 2133MHz RAM when you aren't using Z170 mobo, speed will be limited to 2133MHz even if you get 2666MHz, can save some money here.

I don't know where you get the price from because your price is quite different from what I get from ETech's lelong account

Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1284
Gigabyte H170-HD3 (D4) - RM 486
Corsair 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 324
Gigabyte GTX980Ti 6GB GDDR5 Xtreme Gaming - RM 3300
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 209
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
CM V650 - RM 498
NZXT Noctis 450 - RM 605
Acer Predator XB271HU-IPS - RM 3299
Corsair Strafe RGB - RM 582

Total: RM 10532 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

CPU cooler is optional since it is not an overclockable rig, you can spend money on it if you want, but don't spend RM 469 on Kraken X41, it is just a 1 x 120mm AIO liquid cooler which is not worth, top up a bit for Corsair Hydro H100i for 2 x 120mm instead.

Wow, why he never mentioned any of this before? Im glad u are here As for the price, i pm them personally. So, which mobo would u recommend for my preferred spec? And any specific reason for why u pick gigabyte 980 ti over zotac`s? Afaik, zotac`s 980 ti is the fastest single gpu.

If you want to keep using the Xeon, there are only few options you can make, Gigabyte X150-Plus, ASRock E3V5 etc.

Gigabyte X150-Plus is the cheapest C232 chipset you can get from ETech now, but you are warned Xeon E3 doesn't have iGPU which means if your GPU is faulty, you need a replacement GPU for display output, last time many people went for Xeon during Haswell era because the price of getting a Xeon (4C8T) CPU + mobo combo is cheaper than getting an i7 since it can be used on lower end chipset mobo, but since the situation has changed in Skylake, Xeon build isn't worth to get anymore, i7 + B150/H170 is more budget friendly now.

There are many GTX980Ti out there, the reason why I picked Gigabyte is because of its price and the clock speed, why people say Zotac Extreme is the fastest GTX980Ti out there? It is because of the factory overclocked speed is the highest among all the GTX980Ti out there, Gigabyte Xtreme's factory clocked speed is 1342MHz vs Zotac's 1355MHz, it is just 13MHz difference but you have to pay nearly RM 300 more for it (bad good price/performance ratio), you can manually overclock it to match what other cards are offering by using MSI Afterburner software, Zotac products come with 5 years of warranty though.

So, core i7 is the answer then. thanks for the input mate, u are really helpful but still im sticking to zotac because of its look lel

Thank you very much! I dont have a problem with the extra RM76, I will go with your recommendation, and add on 1 ssd, any recommendation for that? im open for anything below rm500 - thank you again!

A 240GB Samsung 850 Evo would be nice for something below Rm500

noted, will take your recommendation into my consideration, thank you bro!

Understood, different people have different personal preferences

You can consider Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB, Corsair Force LE 240GB etc.

Performance difference is not huge between them, any SSD in the market is fast enough for normal consumers to feel the difference if they are coming from HDD, so either one is fine, Kingston and Corsair one are much cheaper (they are below RM 400, perfect for money saving).

Oh, I shall ask etech for the prices for model...will have to go for the cheapest.....my current pc and laptop all using ssd already....so i dont think i can live with hdd anymore

thank you for your recommendation bro!

terence_nwb Just wondering, CPU cooler is mandatory or not ?

And what is the best choice for 23" monitor ? budjet rm500-600 thanks

If you own a K series CPU and are going to overclock it, then yes it is recommended to get aftermarket CPU cooler.

For non-overclockable rig, stock cooler runs just fine, you still can get a decent 3rd party CPU cooler to further improve the heat dissipation rate and have slightly reduced noise level.

RM 600 can get you a BenQ GW2470 or top up a bit for AOC i2369VM IPS or Dell S2316H IPS.

need a cooler to replace intel stock heatsink, socket 1155
currently using i5 2500 non k max load 95c

Please share your casing model, I need to know the max clearance/CPU height support of your casing.

Thermaltake Versa H21

CM TX3 EVO or Cryorig H7, the former is cheaper.

Hi guys, wanna ask.

Can a CM Seidon 120v Plus be used with i7 6700k?

Edit : not going to oc

This post has been edited by kahtsin: Mar 21 2016, 07:15 PM

Sure

in addition from what terence already replied, starting from skylake k-series intel doesnt bundle it with stock cooler anymore like previous gen so its gonna be mandatory.

here is a cheap alternative,
http://www.lelong.com.my/inno3d-ichill-cpu...6-12-Sale-P.htm