Hi guys, I'm planning to build a budget gaming rig which can support most AAA games like witcher 3. (I have no problem with medium to high setting)

[B][Budget] Below 2.5k

[Purpose] Gaming, Surfing

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Monitor, wireless keyboard&mouse

[Monitor resolution]

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Fifa 16, witcher 3, battlefield and etc

[Personal preferences] none

[Location] Penang

thank you

This post has been edited by adib_crew90: Mar 25 2016, 08:07 PM

recommendation for new pc, budget under 2k, without gpu and monitor

Cm hyper 212x can fit into tecware alpha case?

212X is 158mm tall, Tecware Alpha max CPU height clearance is 160mm, technically it will fit.

If you can fork out another RM 150 then get this instead.

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 782
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 289
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 162
Zotac GTX960 2GB GDDR5 ZT-90302-10M - RM 869
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Bitfenix Nova - RM 149

Total: RM 2654 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

If cannot, then either downgrade the CPU to i3 or GPU to GTX950, but don't expect to be able to run at high settings 60 FPS for mid end card, most likely have to tune down the settings a lot to achieve stable 60 FPS

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Mar 25 2016, 08:46 PM

No need GPU? Not for gaming? Or you already have a GPU? If yes can you please let me know the model, need to factor in it for PSU selection.

My current rig : 25/3/2016

Intel Pentium Skylake G4400 Dual Core 3.3Ghz
Asrock B150M-HDV
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo
FSP Hexa+ 550W
Armaggeddon Teratron T7
Acer LCD 27" K272HLBD LED Monitor
D-link N300 RangeBooster WiFi Adapter
1x Cooler Master JetFlo 120
2x Cooler Master Sickle Flow X
1x SilverStone LED Fan
1TB WD Green
Windows 10 Pro

++ Might bought SSD tomorrow. Quite happy with the build, the temperature is around 35c only (normal surfing) ok?. Thank you guys for your recommendation especially terence_nwb that contribute so much to this thread.
Next plan, graphic card.

Hi Terence,
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) has 4 usb3, (2 at back panel, 2 internal headers).

Can the 2 internal header usb3 connected to rear side of the casing?

You could get something like this instead,

http://www.lelong.com.my/high-quality-4-po...7-01-Sale-I.htm

actually, i received scholarship and they allocate me 2k for computer allowance.. I already have a laptop and planning to build a gaming rig .. yup its a gaming rig and i plan to buy gpu and monitor seperately in the future.. i think u can just list all the components.. sorry ya i dont know much about these things .. tq so much bro

Hi, I will be using this PC for normal Microsoft applications and probably web browsing. I wish to stretch the budget to as much RM2100 if possible.

Here is what I currently have in mind.

Processor: i3 possible?
Motherboard: Any
PSU + Casing: Any
RAM: 4GB or preferably 8GB?
HDD: 120GB SSD + 1TBHDD
Casing:Any
Graphic Card: Possible to fit an entry level card with this price range?
Monitor: 21". Possible to get IPS?
Windows: 10 OEM

Let me know if you guys need more info.

Thanks a lot terence. Just thinking if I might be able to stretch another Rm200+-, is that better if I downgrade the GPU to GTX 950 and add SSD instead?

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 782
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 289
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 162
Zotac GTX 950 2GB GDDR5 ZT-90601-10L - RM 679
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 209
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Bitfenix Nova - RM 149

Total: RM 2673 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

woah dude, stay with GTX960 if you wanna play those AAA games, much better than GTX950, SSD just helps in reducing the time to boot up the applications

Asking too much with the budget you have.

How about these?

Core i3-6100 (built-in graphics) - RM499
Asrock H110m-DG3 motherboard - RM249
Kingston 8GB DDR3-1600 x1 - RM144
Transcend 370 128GB SSD - RM209
WD Blue 1TB hard disk - RM219
FSP Hexa+ 450W power supply - RM159
Thermaltake Versa H23 case - RM149 (estimated)
21.5" monitor of your choice - RM399
Windows 7 (upgrade to Windows 10 later) - RM50-100

RM2127 total (Viewnet prices)

You can find people trying to clear stock for Windows 7 on Garage sales. Just be careful though.

35°C is totally normal

Not possible unless your casing is having the USB 3.0 port and its header connector at rear side which I think it doesn't exist now, the alternative solution would be using PCI-E USB 3.0 card.

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 792
Gigabyte B150M-D3H (D4) - RM 403
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 162
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware Alpha White - RM 229

Total: RM 1989 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

The PSU chosen is ok for low/mid power consumption card like Nvidia GTX900 series card, not suitable for high end AMD R9 series card like R9 390 (and above).

If you are planning to get a high end AMD card in the future then you better fork out your budget a bit to get a more decent PSU now.

Intel Core i3 6100 - RM 496
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 289
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 162
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 209
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 400W - RM 145
Bitfenix Nova - RM 149
Acer G227HQL IPS - RM 478

Total: RM 2143 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Price for Windows key is not included.

Hey there, thanks for your reply. I've closed the other thread. Was wondering what is the built in graphics capable of in terms of very simple gaming? (csgo on low settings)? Would it be advisable to skin on the processor and put in an entry level gc?

Edit: Oh and I was looking online, it said that OEM keys are non-upgradable? (IE Win7 to10)

This post has been edited by orenzai: Mar 26 2016, 11:58 AM

Should stick with GTX960 then and get rid of SSD for now. haha. Sorry, newbie here.

Thanks a lot dude.