Not much, probably around RM 500 - RM 800.

The GPU isn't worth to sell/buy anymore since latest Intel Skylake iGPU can beat it easily, the i5 can sell for around RM 400+.

HAHAH that's pathetic. Thanks bro! btw, any rig you could recommend for softwares like Autodesk Revit, Lumion 3D? budget about 3k, reasonable or too cheapskate? haha if can go cheaper I also happier.

This post has been edited by kennethooi91: Aug 17 2016, 09:09 PM

Hi, I want to ask for suggestions for my first build.

[Budget]
Rm2500-3000 (can top up if needed)

[Purpose]
From most resource demanding to least:
Gaming (Medium to high at 1080p)
Playing media files
Web browsing

[Hardwares that will be re-use]
Monitor
Keyboard

[Monitor resolution]
1080p

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
Strategy games such as the Civilization series and Paradox games, sometimes RPG games like the AC series.


[Personal preferences]
None

[Location]
Kuching

i dont know if this is the right place to ask.

asus h81m-d or asus h81m-c?
what is the different?

Cheap rig is always possible with some sacrifices to the components, which indirectly increases the total time needed to finish the task/operation/render etc.

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM 835
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 290
Zotac GTX750Ti 2GB GDDR5 Single Fan - RM 470
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SSD - RM 165
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware F3 - RM 125

Total: RM 2558 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Min requirment for Lumion 3D is 6k CPU PassMark points and 2k GPU PassMark points with 2GB VRAM, CPU is fine but GPU is at border line, you can upgrade to GTX960 (4GB) or GTX1060 (6GB) or RX460 (4GB) or RX470 (4GB/8GB) if needed.

SSD can be dropped as well to save money.

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM 835
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 145
PowerColor RX 470 4GB GDDR5 Red Devil - RM 899
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SSD - RM 165
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware Alpha - RM 199

Total: RM 2916 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Alternative GPU:
1. Palit GTX1060 6GB VRAM - RM 1249
2. RX 470 with 8GB VRAM - add RM 150+/-
3. RX 480 with 8GB VRAM - add RM 450+/-

You get an extra PCI slot and few USB slots/headers on Asus H81M-C.

okay. im going with these:

i3 4170
asus h81m-c
hyper fury ddr3 1600mhz 8gb
bitfenix nova
seagate barracuda hdd 1tb
asus gtx550 Ti ( maybe will upgrade to gtx750Ti 2gbd5 )

is this build good ?
really tight budget for now.

What's your budget? 1.5k?

Hi guys,

I have been having a Dell Studio XPS 7100 "gaming desktop" for about 6 years now running on AMD Phenom II X6 1055T CPU and Radeon HD 5870 GPU. It is still doing good till today but sometimes the temperature is very high that I have to remove the side panel for it to cool off a little bit but this will invite a lot of dust in the system. This desktop only has 1 rear fan and the space inside the case is compact.

I am thinking to get a new casing and transfer everything there.

Can you suggest a decent casing with good airflow? I'm not sure if the Dell mobo and power supply will fit in the new case but I'm ready to replace them both at a budget. So could you please suggest a mobo and power supply as well? I'm looking at a budget of below 1k and of coz the lower is better. My usage is pretty much light gaming but more on movies and surfing Internet.

I'm sorry if I didn't follow the template as I'm not sure how to fill it in with my special query lol.

Thanks in advance!

remove the gpu, my budget rm1200

+ i already had psu

This post has been edited by zellix: Aug 18 2016, 02:10 PM

Just get a standard ATX case like Tecware Alpha (around RM 200) which comes with 3 casing fans and you are good to go, no need to change mobo or PSU if everything remains the same.

You can get 6th gen Intel Core i3 with 1.2k budget.

Intel Core i3 6098P - RM 437
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 145
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 205
Bitfenix Nova - RM 149

Total: RM 1212 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

okay. thx a lot

SSDNow out of stock for both 120GB and 240GB, they replaced my 240GB with Adata-Premier-SP550-240GB for free.

Note that TechView will install windows 10 for u
Demand for Zotac GTX750Ti 2GB GDDR5 Single Fan is very high. they have a lot stock ordered

wow they still install windows 10 for free, i though they did it coz it was had free upgrade from windows 7.
they install win7 then upgraded to win10 for the 2 pc i bought last early in the year.

the ssdnow kingston V400 should be better then Adata, it still uses Toshiba(fast) nand for now , they may sawp it out to a cheaper/slower nand later on like what they did with V300 series

Full version or just trial?

If full version, Home/Pro/Enterprise?

I will need to confirm with u guys again on this later night.

Hi Terence

The build list seems pretty much in line with what I've in mind for a gaming rig that can last for at least 2 or 3 years. Perhaps I'd drop the RAM to 8GB.

I've a question on the GPU - I'm assuming performance & price wise GTX1060>RX480>RX470 (correct me if I'm wrong). Plus there's talk of potential release of GTX1050?

Based on their prices in Malaysia right now, which one do you think has the:
1) 'Best' bang-for-the-buck (Performance/RM, e.g. i5-6500); and
2) 'Longevity' (potentially last for at least 2 years)?

I'm leaning towards the RX470 now considering my immediate want is to play BF4/BF1 @1080p, no point paying extra for prettier eye-candy.

This post has been edited by absolut: Aug 18 2016, 06:45 PM

[B][Budget]RM 3K (which can let me play all the games in the next 3 years)

[Purpose]GAMING and CAD

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Keyboard and speaker

[Monitor resolution] 1080p

[Games & softwares that use frequently]AAA game and CAD software such as Autocad, Solidwork, Catia.

[Personal preferences] include SSD. any brand

[Location]Seremban

Thanks.

Windows 10 Pro, not sure ori or not but pre-load saves me the trouble

I highly recommend them (Techview) and I will continue to buy from them in the future.