Yes, depends on which version you are going to get.

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM 835
Gigabyte B150M-D3H (D4) - RM 379
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 130
Palit GTX970 4GB GDDR5 Jetstream - RM 1369
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SSD - RM 153
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
TP-LINK TL-WN722N USB WiFi Adapter - RM 45
Tecware Alpha - RM 199

Total: RM 3319 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

You can consider the new RX480 also, but not with the reference card at the moment (wait for non-reference card) and AMD to issue a fix to the power overdraw from PCIe slot.

Not recommended to get any GTX970 with price tag > 1.4k now because by just adding another RM 600, you can get the new GTX1070 at ~60% performance improvement over the old GTX970.

If your WiFi router supports dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz), please get a dual band USB WiFi adapter or PCIe WiFi adapter (more reliable but expensive).

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Jul 3 2016, 11:25 PM

Gaming server with 1ms? Are you gaming locally using local server or the server is just beside you? It is impossible to get 1ms if you are within the close range of the gaming server, but < 50ms is acceptable for online games (hardly notice any lag).

For < RM 500, TP-LINK Archer C7 (AC1750) is the best pick.

For < RM 800, you can look for TP-LINK Archer C9 (AC1900) or Archer C2600 (AC2600).

Better router uses better CPU/wireless chipset/antenna, thus improving the overall performance, but latency is subject to many possibilities, the Internet bandwidth you have, coverage, obstacles, server location etc.

Lets say if you are playing Dota 2 on SG server, when bandwidth is not an issue (no people hogging the line watching YouTube, torrenting etc.), you shouldn't face any latency issue (unless your ISP/games server is having issue with their cables/connection/routes) provided your wireless receiver is good enough and have excellent (or good) signal strength to transfer/receive the data from the router, obstacles such as wall/door are always the main cause for data/packet lost.

So just make sure you have a decent wireless receiver and setup QoS (bandwidth limiter) in your router if there are many bandwidth abusers so your games will have enough bandwidth to communicate with the games servers smoothly.

Intel Core i3 6100 - RM 485
MSI H110M PRO-VD - RM 265
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 130
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
CM Elite 350W - RM 126
Armageddon T1x - RM 95

Total: RM 1310 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Intel HSF (stock cooler) is ok even with the hot weather in Malaysia but yea, if airflow is bad (or no airflow at all) then you seriously need to get something to cool it down (add casing fan, move the rig to somewhere else etc.)

Noise level is very subjective, some people can live with it, some cannot (due to sensitive ears), opting for 3rd party cooler is always welcomed to keep the temperature low to maximize the lifespan of the hardware.

Usually mITX case has limited space and comes with a strict CPU cooler clearance, so make sure the 3rd party cooler is able to fit in the case (76mm if you choose CM Elite 110).

WoW doesn't require a very powerful CPU to run so adding RM 500 won't benefit you too much.

i5 6500 comes with a better iGPU (GT740/R7 250 equivalent) and higher stock clock speed, if you have the budget then you can always pick the i5 6500.

Everything is compatible and it costs around RM 2350.

The best would be wait for non-reference of RX480, the reference one comes with not-so-efficient blower type cooler.

And also please wait and see if AMD can issue a permanent fix to the PCIe power overdraw issue or not first before pulling the trigger or else prepare to fry up the PCIe slot of your mobo (check news if you haven't heard about it yet).

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM 835
Gigabyte B150M-D3H (D4) - RM 379
Corsair 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 250
RX480 ~ RM 1350 (wait for non-reference if possible)
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SSD - RM 153
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware Alpha - RM 199

Total: RM 3563 (ETech price inclusive of GST, assuming the price of non-reference is RM 1350)

You don't want to have a risk of frying up your mobo, do you? The power overdraw needs to be fixed (and permanently) before we have more victims.

mITX case is not cheap when we talk about those "premium" features, you might need to fork out extra 100/200 bucks just to get those basic filters that you can find in sub-RM 150 standard ATX case.

It is not overreacted, even Raja also came out and said something on his Twitter, rest assuring his engineering team is looking into the issue now and will issue a fix (hopefully a permanent one) as soon as possible.

GTX950/960 is different case, those are spikes when switching between DC-DC converters and mobo is able to tolerate those, reference RX480 is constantly > 75W (77W - 79W), that's the main issue here, prepare to have the reference card nerfed by AMD to keep the power usage well below the safety mark, or just wait for non-reference card to include 8 pin PCIe power connector to overcome the power overdraw issue, we are talking about the constant power overdraw, not the minor spike which mobo allows/tolerates.

And don't link WCCFTech article here anymore, WCCFTech is well-known to create unreliable info/sources/clickbait, the website is already blacklisted by few reddit subforum, /r/pcmr, /r/games, /r/amd etc.

They are the one who created the hype saying it will outperform <insert the high end GPU here> by miles at much cheaper price tag and repeated the post by creating few different articles (re-posting from other website, copy-and-paste work etc.)

https://community.amd.com/thread/202410

Alright I am a TIME user so I can share some of my experience with you. The stock router (ZTE ZXHN H298N) is not a good router that can handle so much traffics and bandwidth, it is a single band (2.4GHz only) router so you can't utilize all the speed you have (100Mbps) unless you have a capable 11n device and standing in front of the router, I tested it personally and yea it was quite bad, replacement is recommended for a such high speed Internet package.

Archer C7 is considered as high end router, beamforming helps to boost the coverage, but not much, just a little, if your house is not that big, 5GHz should be able to cover the whole unit (except corner area where 2.4GHz will take over).

What's your current WiFi receiver/adapter? If it is already a decent one then getting something that is same level won't improve the situation.

Yes, just change the router (the one with pink color TIME logo printed on it), make sure you have your TIME PPPoE username and password, you can check it on selfcare portal or call TIME helpline to retrieve it.

i5 6500 is good enough to yield a solid performance in current games, going from 6500 to 6600 won't give significant boost, the price/performance ratio isn't good.

Only Z170 series mobo can utilize RAM speed of > 2133MHz, so if you get a 2400MHz/2666MHz (or higher) RAM, it will be downclocked to 2133MHz automatically by the mobo, that's because the highest speed supported on H110/B150/H170 is just 2133MHz (the base clock of DDR4 RAM), so there isn't a point to get "performance" RAM when you are going to get a non-Z170 mobo unless the price between the value RAM and "performance" RAM is very close.

8GB x 2 vs 16GB x 1, the former one will run in dual channel mode, which means it will be slightly faster than the latter one, but the difference is hard to notice in real life usage, I recommend you to get 8GB x 2 instead to run them in dual channel mode since the mobo listed above comes with 4 RAM slots (not limited by the amount of RAM slots like those lower end mobo), 8GB x 2 is also slightly cheaper than 16GB x 1 at the moment as well.

You can swap to RX480 but please wait for non-reference model of RX480 instead, reference RX480 runs hotter due to the not-so-efficient blower cooler and possibly a 8 pin PCIe power connector instead of the stock 6 pin PCIe power connector for better overclocking (and fix the PCIe power overdraw issue)

256GB SSD, yes you can but I think you need to increase your budget for this, just make sure you will have enough storage space if you remove the 1TB HDD, 256GB can be fully filled in just matter of time

Tecware Alpha comes with 3 casing fans which provide more airflow than other case that is priced at similar price point, airflow is ok, I've built few rigs with this case, temperature isn't a major issue TBH (feedback from actual users), noise level is within acceptable range.

Intel Pentium G4400 - RM 239
MSI H110M Pro-VH - RM 265
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 130
Zotac GTX750Ti 2GB GDDR5 Single Fan - RM 470
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
FSP Hexa+ 450W - RM 166
Tecware F3 - RM 119
BenQ GW2270 - RM 379

Total: RM 1977 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

2nd option is a clear winner, you allocated a large sum of budget for SSD in 1st build which I don't think it will benefit you too much since you already have a 256GB SSD to reuse.

Max RM 550.

I will get low end Z170 if the price of H170 is > RM 550 (or too close to RM 550) which unlocks the CPU and RAM overclocking ability.

Yes it will work, but don't sit too close to the TV, it will cause eyes strain overtime.

Since you have 1.4k, I suggest you to wait for the upcoming GTX1060, estimated price is around 1.4k so it fits nicely, rumors suggest it gonna pack with GTX980's performance, just compare with GTX1070's performance being so close or on par with Titan X/980Ti, GTX1060 won't be too far behind.

Three of them are using Skylake lowest end chispet, H110 so expect similar features offered.

Both comes with 2 DIMM DDR4 RAM slots, all basic display I/O ports (Asus one provides all 3, VGA, DVI and HDMI), 4 SATA 3 ports, 1 PCIe 3.0 x16 etc.

And Asus H110M-K does provide 1 USB Type-C port though, for high speed file transfer and charging for gadgets like Nexus 6P/5X, HTC 10, LG G5 etc.

I will pick the Asus one due to more features offered, it also advertises the spike protection which is an extra point for end customers.

"Maxed out" as in highest settings? Quite hard to fulfill with 3.5k, just try to lower down the settings accordingly to achieve stable 60 FPS.

Rig only or full set (including monitor and other peripherals)?

Which H170? Gigabyte H170N-WiFi? If yes then go ahead, mITX mobo is more expensive than mATX/ATX and it is still within acceptable range, the cheapest Z170 mITX mobo costs nearly RM 700 here, the Gigabyte Z170N-Gaming 5.

The M.2 slot (at the back, not the one in front for WiFi card) present on Gigabyte H170N-WiFi supports both SATA and PCIe based SSD, SATA based M.2 SSD is priced around the same of SATA SSD while PCIe SSD is going to cost you a bomb at the moment, if you don't plan to use this fancy feature, this can save you RM 200+ by going for H110.

PCIe speed is same, both come with one PCIe 3.0 x16 only which supports NVMe SSD (boot disk).