i need it to include in the budget

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 796
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 289
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 168
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 400W - RM 145
Bitfenix Nova - RM 149
BenQ GW2270 - RM 429

Total: RM 2191 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

The rest of the budget can only get a GT730/R7 250 which is having similar performance of the integrated GPU (HD 530) so it is not worth to spend money on it.

You can use the remaining budget to get another 8GB RAM or 120GB SSD (recommended).

Ok. Thanks for the help. ^^

If your TV is 1080p (usually), then the game will run on 1080p, but due to hardware limitation, normally games developers will make the game to run at 900p (1600 x 900) or 1440 x 1080 to keep everything at stable 30 FPS.

i3 + GTX750Ti is the most commonly used specs to benchmark games between PC and Xbox One, you can check all those comparison videos on DigitalFoundry's YouTube channel, they make comparison and analysis videos for almost every triple A titles during the release.

I'm planning to build a desktop for apps development specifically using the Android Studio.

Budget - Below 5k
Usage - Android Studio,probably using the AVD (Android Virtual Device) that may consume much RAM usage.
Additional Hardware - A decent monitor for coding & programming

The criteria of course it can run the Android Studio intensively, at least with 16GB RAM & processor that support hyper threading & accelerator.


Tq tq in advance.

This post has been edited by Muhammad Syukri: Mar 6 2016, 11:53 AM

New Android Emulator with Google APIs that comes with Android Studio uses Intel HAXM technology is quite fast and smooth even on i3 + 8GB RAM.

Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1324
Gigabyte H170-HD3 (D4) - RM 486
Corsair 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 336
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 209
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 400W - RM 145
Bitfenix Nova - RM 149
Dell U2913WM Ultrawide - RM 2129

Total: RM 4993 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

[Budget]RM4000

[Purpose]Gaming and normal use

[Hardwares that will be re-use]None

[Monitor resolution]1080p

[Games & softwares that use frequently]Daily usage and mostly gaming like CSGO, DOTA2, GTA 5 and more games thats coming out

[Location]Port Dickson

RM4000 with monitor, keyboard and mouse

Also I need it to be ITX so will be easier for moving it

This post has been edited by HayateAyakasi8: Mar 6 2016, 05:14 PM

Hi guys,

I haven't upgraded my pc in a long time now. With a budget of around 1.5k - 2k, what can I look to change? The specs are in my signature below. I was thinking of maybe changing my gpu but is there anything else I should change instead?

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 796
Gigabyte H170N-WiFi - RM 569
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 168
Zotac GTX970 4GB GDDR5 Reference - RM 1397
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
CM Elite 130 - RM 178
BenQ GW2270 - RM 429
Logitech MK200 Wired Combo - RM 63

Total: RM 4003 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Mar 6 2016, 05:59 PM

What makes you feel like want to upgrade? Poor gaming performance? If yes then what games are you playing now?

Yeah, definitely poor gaming performance. I'm playing games like Dying light, Witcher, GTA V and etc. Can't really go high-ultra on those games and its a bummer

Get R9 390 8GB and a new PSU.

Sapphire R9 390 8GB GDDR5 Nitro - RM 1549
Seasonic M12II EVO 620W - RM 363

Total: RM 1912 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

If you don't want to change PSU, then go for GTX970, its power consumption is much lower than R9 390 and you can keep using your current PSU.

Their raw performance is almost similar, R9 390 has advantage on high VRAM usage games (8GB vs 4GB) while GTX970 pulls ahead in GameWorks titles.

Oh okey,how about if i were to build the i3+ 16GB RAM configuration how much does it cost, & does the SSD really help in running Android Studio more faster?

Just downgrade the i7 to i3 6100 (RM 496), can save around RM 800+.

I personally tested to run Android Studio on i3, so far it was ok for me, maybe my code isn't too heavy yet so no significant slow down on i3, if your budget allows, opt for i5/i7 (more future proof).

SSD speeds up the booting of Android Studio and get all the modules loaded as fast as possible, you can remove it if you are ok with HDD or want to save cost.

Hello there,

First of all, thank you for all the contributor's help here and I would like to seek advise on hardware rig that for my personal use:

[Budget] Around RM3000 (can stretch a little bit if recommended)

[Purpose] Web browsing, youtube, Dota2, CS:GO and accounting(Autocount) for working. Currently playing Dota2 under 10 fps

[Requirement] support dual monitors(using 1 now but add second in future) and pink color casing if possible

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Monitor (U2414H Dell), keyboard and mouse

[Monitor resolution] Im using IPS U2414H Dell monitor

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Dota2, CSGO and accounting (Autocount)

[Location] KL

Thank you!

This post has been edited by inShuz: Mar 7 2016, 12:48 AM

There is no pink color case in the local market currently, even if there is, it is quite hard to find one, unless you order from overseas and get it shipped to here but cost might be an issue.

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 796
MSI B150M Bazooka (D4) - RM 409
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 168
Palit GTX950 2GB GDDR5 StormX - RM 699
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 209
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
Seasonic S12II 520W - RM 283
Thermaltake Versa H25 - RM 185

Total: RM 2964 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

If you are planning to play other games especially triple A titles, then you can consider upgrade the GPU to GTX960/GTX970/R9 380/R9 380X for better performance.

Budjet : 3k,including monitor (prefer 23") and cheap peripherals.

Purpose : Gaming

Wondering if this budjet enuf to build some good rig. hm suggest please.thanks

3.5 - 4k would be more ideal as you need monitor and peripherals which aren't cheap nowadays. But anyway I suggest a rig based on 3k for the time being.

Intel Core i3 6100 - RM 496
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 289
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 168
Asus GTX960 4GB GDDR5 Turbo - RM 927
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Bitfenix Nova - RM 149
BenQ GL2460 - RM 510
Logitech MK200 Wired Combo - RM 63

Total: RM 3005 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Thanks for the suggestion.

FSP hexa good enuf to carry on this rig?

No problem with i3 + GTX960, even GTX970 also no issue.