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imirshane
post Mar 27 2016, 11:20 PM

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hello everyone, can you suggest me a gaming rig for my budget


[Budget] around 4.5k

[Purpose]Mostly gaming, but a little bit of rendering for Photoshop,After effect etc

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

[Monitor resolution] not needed

[Games & softwares that use frequently] latest game and can go to ultra spec if possible

[Personal preferences]

Intel Core i7 6700
Sapphire R9 390 8GB GDDR5 Nitro
prefer 16gb ram, 1 tb HDD and 120 SSD
also, prefer casing that has handle
[Location] Kl


thank you in advance
imirshane
post Mar 28 2016, 11:23 AM

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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Mar 28 2016, 08:52 AM)
Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1305
Gigabyte H170-HD3 (D4) - RM 486
Corsair 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 324
Sapphire R9 390 8GB GDDR5 Nitro - RM 1549
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD - RM 209
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 215
Seasonic S12II 620W - RM 303
Tecware Alpha White - RM 229

Total: RM 4620 (ETech price inclusive of GST)
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Hi terence, thanks for the suggestion. icon_rolleyes.gif Can you explain to me a bit more about RAM selection. is there any big difference between value ram and other brand such as the vengeance series etc. in terms of performance the vengeance series is better right? If i change my motherboard to Asus H170 Pro gaming is it okay or is it too much for the specs you suggested?


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post Mar 28 2016, 04:42 PM

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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Mar 28 2016, 11:28 AM)
Since you aren't going for overclockable build (Z170 mobo), value RAM will do the job fine, this is because even if you get Corsair Vengeance 3000MHz RAM (for example), you will end up with 2133MHz only due to max supported RAM speed of non-Z170 mobo is 2133MHz only which is the base clock of DDR4 RAM module, so no point getting something expensive which you can't fully utilize the benefit of it.

Changing mobo to Asus H170 is possible with top up.
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ohh okay now i understand about the RAM. Thanks for the suggestion
imirshane
post Mar 30 2016, 05:37 PM

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Hi everyone, Have you guys ever heard of the Patriot Blast 120gb SSD. i googled it and it says it is a low cost SSD.

has anyone ever you it? compare to other brand, it is okay?
imirshane
post Apr 3 2016, 01:42 PM

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Hi guys,

currently i'm in a dilemma between choosing i5 or i7 proc for my gaming pc
some says that i5 is better for gaming some says that i7 is better. but, if i get i5, i may have some leftover money to upgrade my gpu.
would you guys help this brother to choose which processor is better for gaming.

p/s: i don't want to overclocked it.

my current pc specs:

proc: i5 or i7
mobo: Gigabyte H170-HD3 (D4)
RAM: Corsair 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM
GPU: Sapphire R9 390 8GB GDDR5 Nitro (stuck between choosing this gpu and GTX980/GTX970)
SSD: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD
HDD: WD Blue 1TB HDD
PSU: Seasonic S12II 620W
Case: Tecware Alpha White

this specs was suggested by terence thumbup.gif
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post Apr 3 2016, 05:09 PM

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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Apr 3 2016, 02:03 PM)
For sure the i7 which is having the hyperthreading technology (extra 4 threads) will have slight edge on gaming but not all games utilize this technology yet.

DX12 aims to reduce the CPU overhead and is believed can improve CPU utilization so i7 might become the primary CPU choice for triple A titles (even though many triple A titles recommend i7 now even in DX11 era, but it is still far from being able to fully utilizing the power of i7 though).

i5 is also good enough for gaming, get i7 only if your budget allows.

So you said you can upgrade the GPU if you go for i5 path, from R9 390 to R9 390X? Or R9 390 to GTX970/GTX980? GTX970 is slightly weaker than R9 390 though and GTX980 is more expensive than R9 390X.
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i thought of taking the gtx 980 but nvm. i think i'll go for i7 and r9 390. GTX 970 is slightly weaker than r9 390 in terms of performance right? but in term of power consumption, gtx 970 is better. my main concern is the pc temperature. i want to keep my pc temperature at a standard level.

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