So it is just a light/mild overclocking, temperature is fine since it is still < 85°C but I expect 4.1GHz to reach at most 70°C only, maybe I am too ambitious lol (+ hot weather recently), if you are satisfied with the 4.1GHz then you shouldn't be worried about it, if you plan to get to 4.4GHz (common achievable stable speed on an i5 4690K) then you need to get a better CPU cooler.

What's your budget for the CPU cooler?

Yes, since you have plenty of budget, you can go for the highest end Noctua NH-D15, comparable with AIO liquid cooler.

If you prefer aesthetic and clean design (some people hate the size of air cooler blocking the view of the components on mobo such as RAM/VRM heatsink etc.), then you can look for Corsair Hydro H100i/H115i.

Bitfenix Prodigy M has 2 "not-so-real" handlers on top, but price isn't cheap though, RM 350+.

Should be around RM 450+/- for your R9 270.

Everything is fine.

Can support dual monitors.

As for casing, you can look for Tecware F3, new arrival, priced at RM 120+/- currently.

Getting a FreeSync will not increase your FPS if your GPU is not able to output that much of frame rate.

So if you have a 144Hz with FreeSync and one 144Hz without FreeSync, what you will get with a FreeSync monitor is a smooth display all the way compared to the screen tearing and input lag from non-FreeSync monitor.

For example, your R9 290 is output-ing 100 FPS in a particular game, you will get the similar frame rate on both monitors regardless of FreeSync or no FreeSync, lets say after this particular frame rate (100 FPS), the FPS drops to 80 FPS, you will see screen tearing and experience input lag on non-FreeSync monitor while FreeSync monitor doesn't face this issue because the module helps to sequence the frame rate (variable) and display accordingly on the screen.

FHD, QHD, UHD all available but we have limited choice in Malaysia.

ViewSonic VX2457-mhd 24" 1080p 60Hz TN - RM 699
AOC G2460VQ6 24" 1080p 60Hz TN - RM 799
AOC G2778VQ 27" 1080p 60Hz TN - RM 989
AOC G2460PF 24" 1080p 144Hz TN - RM 1139
Samsung U28E590DS 28" 4K UHD 60Hz TN - RM 1899
BenQ XL2730Z 27" 2K QHD 144Hz TN - RM 3189
BenQ XR3501 35" 21:9 1080p 144Hz VA - RM 3999

IPS > VA > TN

IPS - expensive, slow response time (min 4ms for gaming IPS panel and can go as high as 10ms+ on non-gaming IPS panel) but great viewing angle and color quality.

VA - much cheaper than IPS, provides the 2nd best viewing angle after IPS, relatively fast response time (~2ms).

TN - cheapest among all, poor viewing angle but extremely fast response time (usually 1ms even on non-gaming TN panel), can handle high frequency easily.

Is this your current rig? Or have a plan to build a rig with this spec?

Not all 21:9 is curved screen, 21:9 is ultrawide resolution, some come with curved screen some don't.

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Jun 28 2016, 05:37 PM

The samsung model that I posted earlier in the list is one of the cheapest 4K monitors in Malaysia.

Dell P2415Q is another one but with IPS panel and no FreeSync.

May I know your budget?

Intel build will be better due to better single threaded performance.

Yep it is not an ideal size for 4K UHD resolution.

24" for 1080p

27" for 1440p

> 28" for 2160p

Edit: Found another one, Dell S2817Q 28" 4K UHD TN 60Hz, around 2k+/-.

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Jun 28 2016, 08:12 PM

Intel Core i7 6700K - RM 1444
Asus Z170 Pro Gaming - RM 699
Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 3200MHz RAM - RM 369
Gigabyte GTX1080 8GB GDDR5X G1 Gaming - RM 3229
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB SSD - RM 249
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
CM V650 - RM 498
Noctua NH-D15 - RM 410
Corsair Carbide 400C - RM 485

Total: RM 7598 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Acer Predator XB271HU IPS QHD 165Hz GSync - RM 3189 (Free Acer Predator Gaming Headset)
Dell U2715H IPS QHD 60Hz - RM 2265

It is just a basic TN monitor (1ms, 60Hz which is commonly found on TN panel) that you can find locally but comes with AMD FreeSync technology which removes screen tearing and low input lag.

Acer R1 series is using IPS panel and thin bezel design, IPS is known to be having slower response time but better viewing angle and color reproduction.

Dell S2316H is another famous entry series IPS monitor from Dell which offers their superior IPS panel and sleek thin bezel design, comes with glossy screen so you will see your reflection when you are under a bright light source.

All of them are 60Hz monitors.

If I were you, I will take Acer R1 series due to matte screen finish, I hate seeing my own reflection on the screen

For FPS/MOBA player, go for 144Hz monitor.

Yes, there is one model up for pre-order last month By Asus but no more news after this, maybe Asus only brought in few units for those who pre-ordered so I didn't include it in the list.

Asus MG279Q IPS 144Hz FreeSync - RM 2699 (Pre-order price)

Only CM V series is trustable and reliable, it is a tier 1 PSU, others are just so-so (low/mid end).

GTX1070 is fine if you pick the Acer GSync monitor because the GSync module helps to remove tearing and provide smooth gaming experience with a very low input lag.

As for CPU, i5 is still enough but there are some titles out there which are very CPU demanding, so it might hold back the performance of GTX1070, not all but only few, most noticeable one is Hitman 2016 (benefit from high single core clock speed/hyperthreading) and Fallout 4 (benefit from extra cores and high speed RAM). Other titles such as Doom & Witcher 3 run very very well even on the lowest end i5, it's either optimization issue or the engine of the game does benefit from the extra core/clock speed.

But if I were you, I will opt for non-K i7 so I can fit the Acer GSync monitor because OC doesn't improve the performance of gaming substantially at the moment, just few FPS improvement only which is not worth at all.

Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1289
Gigabyte H170-HD3 (D4) - RM 446
Corsair 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 250
Gigabyte GTX1080 8GB GDDR5X G1 Gaming - RM 3229
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB SSD - RM 249
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
CM V650 - RM 498
CM Hyper 212X - RM 152
Corsair Carbide 400C - RM 485
Acer Predator XB271HU UPS QHD 165Hz GSync - RM 3189

Total: RM 10002 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1289
Asus H110M-K - RM 273
Corsair 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 250
Zotac GTX750Ti 2GB GDDR5 Single Fan - RM 470
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 450W - RM 166
Tecware F3 - RM 119
BenQ GW2270 - RM 379

Total: RM 3161

Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1289
Asus H110M-K - RM 273
Corsair 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 250
Zotac GTX960 4GB GDDR5 AMP! - RM 940
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SSD - RM 153
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware F3 - RM 119
BenQ GW2470H - RM 536

Total: RM 3963

Price is from ETech Kepong.

GPU is included to act as hardware acceleration during rendering, first build can be kept within 3k(+/-) by removing the 8 GB RAM.

Go for i5 6400/6500 so you get HD530 instead of HD510 (i5 6402P).

HD530 is equivalent to GT740/R7 250 so medium settings should be able to yield average 60FPS on 1080p.

Please let me know the budget.

Yes they are compatible with each other.

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM 835
Asus H110M-K - RM 273
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 130
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SSD - RM 153
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware F3 - RM 119
BenQ GW2270 - RM 379

Total: RM 2077 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Get a better PSU to prepare for future upgrade if possible.

Are you going to overclock the CPU? Or stay at stock speed?

And you already have monitor right? 1080p 60Hz/144Hz?