Yes, they do have delivery/courier service.

Currently most of the DX11/OpenCL games are still based on the performance of single core (single threaded operation), only few titles are utilizing the extra cores/threads of i7, namely Fallout 4, Hitman 2016 and most of the RTS games (CPU demanding) etc.

I suggested i7 mainly to reduce the CPU bottleneck as much as possible (even i5 can carry on but if you have sneaky background operation ongoing, it hurts the FPS) and more future proof for upcoming DX12/Vulkan titles (less CPU overhead, more cores utilization for better performance).

You can switch to i5, i5 6500 carries the best price/performance ratio among all the i5 models available in Skylake CPU series.

Don't worry, Windows 10 has started to become mainstream now and games will support it (in fact old titles are running fine on Windows 10 as well), you get DX12 support in Windows 10 too.

i7 6800K doesn't come with stock cooler because Intel assumes you gonna need to overclock it when you go for X99 platform, so you need to get a cooler for it, if you are planning to overclock the CPU, get a decent cooler for better heat dissipation.

Since you didn't mention the enterprise software that you are going to use, so I cannot determine if more cores > clock speed of single core is better in your case. If the software you use do take advantage of the multicore of the CPU then you can go for Xeon E5 2620 v4 (8C16T) instead of i7 6800K and vice versa, price is about the same.

Some can some cannot.

You just missed the cheap AC68U's alternative, the Huawei WS880

Asus Merlin firmware is nicer than other firmware (other brands), many features are being offered as well including games boost mode, adaptive QoS which you can use to prioritize the traffic to your games, I feel like banging the wall every time I see the green and simple interface of TP-LINK router, too get used Asus already

C7 is able to handle 8 devices at the same time but might have problem when there is a lot of traffics to handle because the latest V2 only comes with a single core CPU. AC68U carries a dual core CPU (800MHz) and is having the similar chipset with the one in WS880 which only costs RM 199 few weeks ago. Another option would be C9, around RM 700 and is even faster than AC68U (1GHz dual core AC 1900).

Changing the router will not guarantee to have significant improvement to gaming as there are many factors that can contribute to bad latency, WiFi band/interference/bandwidth hogger/ISP etc. If you have tested the latency when using LAN cable and found no issue then high chance it can be solved by getting a high end router.

It has 6 internal antennas, so far the review from WS880 thread is quite positive, it is a cheap alternative with the same chipset that is shipped with AC68U, I don't think anyone would complain too much

I rarely play any online games so I cannot guarantee the adaptive QoS will work well for all situations, just ensure that you set a range of bandwidth which is dedicated for gaming port then you are good to go.

You need to check with local store for C1 revision stock availability, some stores are still keeping the old stock and they will try to clear their old stock first, just make sure you are allowed to check the revision number if you were to buy one. Usually the sticker which contains the barcode and stuffs will have the revision number written on it, if not please check the specifications printed on the box.

I am using Asus RT-AC3200 currently.

Type C is more important to me, smartphones (Nexus 6P/5X, Note 7, Mi5 etc) have started to use type C port while SATA Express is unlucky to have short lifespan due to the takeover from M.2, it is very hard to find anything new with SATA Express port nowadays, people and manufacturers prefer M.2 interface for their SSD product (either SATA or PCIe). But you can get a mobo with these two features included if you want.

As you said, no review online for the dual fan model so it is very hard to us to determine the noise level and temperature of the card too, try to find someone with the card in Nvidia GPU thread in Hardware Club subforum. If you aren't sitting too close to your rig then no need to worry about the noise, the sound of the games can fully cover the sound of the GPU already

Considering the FE blower cooler still able to survive in Malaysia, I guess the Palit dual fan version will work fine too, I am using Zotac AMP version which is also a dual fan model, the temperature is fine and hardly go over 70°C except when I run benchmark tools on it.

If the USB Type C port on the phone itself is USB 2.0 (like Nexus 6P and 5X) then it will follow USB 2.0 Type C standard speed and vice versa.

USB 3.0 and 3.1 carry the same power 4.5W (5V, 0.9A) so charging speed will be the same (for non Type C port), what matters the most is the specification of the USB Type C port (devices and the connectors), there are few revisions already since the launch of USB Type C and the basic 1.0 and 1.1 can output 3A (5V) without the aid of USB PD, this is commonly used on most of the smartphones. PD stands for Power Delivery and it is required for Type C 2.0 standard, both devices exchange the info via the connector's pin and the correct configurations will be applied based on the power acceptance level of the devices (up to 20V 5A) to prevent any excessive power delivery which might cause permanent damage.

Yes, if you use WiFi only, then LAN doesn't really matter that much, but Intel LAN is more preferred for LAN users.

If you can state a budget range then it will be easier for me to recommend

Sri Computer @LYP was trying to clear the stock of this WS880 router few weeks ago at RM 199 only, someone spotted it, bought it and posted in Networking subforum and Kopitiam, then it created a mass stock "sapu" madness.

It has the similar chipset as the one in Asus AC68U, definitely a steal for such pricing, it makes Asus router looks so overpriced, well in fact it is

27" 1080p monitor costs at least RM 750 while Z623 costs RM 600+, are you sure you gonna get them with your budget? You have to sacrifice a lot on the components/hardware if you really go for this path.

I suggest you to get a 24" 1080p monitor + cheap 2.1 speakers first and spend the rest of the budget on the components of the rig.

I would advise you to drop the speaker and get a 27 inch instead if this is the path you want to go, the speaker itself is a 2.1 speaker and doesn't worth its full price at all.

Intel Core i5 6402P - RM 729
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 299
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 154
Gigabyte GTX950 2GB GDDR5 OC - RM 689
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 199
ATX/mATX casing ~ RM 150
BenQ GW2460 - RM 469
Logitech Z623 - RM 729

Total: RM 3627 (Viewnet price inclusive of GST)

If without the overpriced speaker, you can get at least a RX470.

Some games yes some games no, if the games itself requires fast single core clock speed or utilize multicore then bottleneck will happen.

Samsung U28E590DS 4K 60Hz TN FreeSync - RM 1899
Dell P2415Q 4K 60Hz IPS - RM 1899
Dell S2817Q 4K 60Hz TN - RM 1935
Acer Predator XB280HK 4K 60Hz TN GSync - RM 2499
Philips BDM4350UC 4K 60Hz IPS - RM 2599

I will go for Acer Predator GSync over all the other monitors anytime, 4K is an insane resolution to drive, even with GTX1080 and you won't have stable 60 FPS, GSync is here to help

Since still no specific budget range stated, I will just go with what I can.

CM Elite 110 and 130 - suitable for low budget build, if no dedicated GPU is going to be installed like your case, go for Elite 110, small and easy to carry around.

ASRock H110M-ITX/ac is not available in Malaysia, we only have the non AC version. If you don't need a WiFi card, you can get the non AC version (H110M-ITX), price is around RM 350. You can get a WiFi adapter for wireless connection with either USB dongle or PCIe adapter to pair with the ASRock mobo, USB dongle is much cheaper than PCIe card.

Just find an i7 4790 or Xeon E3 1231 V3, no need to get new mobo or upgrade to Skylake, it is not worth at all, the performance gain is too little.

Price for the current gen GPU won't go down so soon unless our beloved PM lower down the GST rate or our currency strengthen against USD magically in short period of time which is unlikely to happen.

Single card is always better than SLI, SLI requires SLI ready mobo, SLI ready PSU and you need to deal with lots of SLI profiles and bad scaling issues, wait for GTX1080Ti instead of you want to go for GTX1080 SLI, the raw performance of GTX1080Ti is unable to beat GTX1080 SLI for sure but at least you get better performance on single card when the games itself is having zero SLI support or bad scaling.

Acer Predator XB281HK is the 4K monitor you need to look for (I listed above, the RM 2499 one), the 3.2k one is XB271HU which is a 1440p 144Hz monitor.

Edit: I will go with 1440p 144Hz instead of 4K 60Hz now simply because the power of the current gen GPU is still unable to provide a solid 60 FPS in 4K resolution without any compromise. 27" for 1440p is perfect, 4K on a 28" isn't my cup of tea

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Aug 11 2016, 10:37 PM

Up to you, you need to fork out extra RM 700+ for XB271HU though, if you are ok with this then I highly recommend you to go for this upgrade path.

It is not compulsory to change the i5 to i7, i5 can drive GTX1080 well too, bottleneck only occurs when the games you play is too CPU demanding which holds back the full potential of the GPU. Mobo is fine as long as you have a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot.

I switched from GTX980Ti to GTX1070 before the massive price drop on new GTX980Ti and GTX1070 is basically packing the performance of GTX980Ti so yeah, the performance in terms of FPS is roughly the same but at much lower power consumption.

The monitor itself is awesome, it is the cheapest 1440p IPS monitor with GSync feature in Malaysia and you can overclock it to 165Hz officially too (under warranty protection) but one thing you need to take note is the backlight bleeding issue, backlight bleeding is common on IPS monitor and very hard to get a perfect unit, my unit has slight bleeding on top left, it is not visible from normal use though, I can only notice it when I switch off all the lights and turn the screen to dark mode (or dark wallpaper), I believe the new revision has better QC now because two of my friends who bought it last month have no bleeding issue.

Good luck.

Asus H110i-PLUS
MSI H110i PRO AC

Both below RM 400.

Saw someone posted the picture of this mobo model few months ago here, but not sure if it is in V10/V11 or Buy Club thread, but H110 with onboard WiFi card is very rarely in Malaysia, same thing happened on last gen's H81 as well, need at least B150(B85) or H170(H97) for that

You can swap to other brands as you wish, no restriction on this.

Pascal comes with GPU Boost 3.0 technology, Maxwell had this as well but with the older 2.0 generation. This boost technology works or stacks on top of your current clock speed so you don't have to worry it will be a waste to get pre-OC'ed GPU.

For example, Windforce OC model comes with a boost clock speed of 1771MHz, but when you use RivaTuner overlay or EVGA Precision X overlay to check the speed, you will notice it goes beyond the 1771MHz limit automatically? Why, it is because of the Boost 3.0 technology, you might see 1850MHz (more or less) when the temperature allows.

Pre-OC'ed card is good for those who are lazy to fine tune their GPU or afraid of taking the risk of blowing up their card when something goes wrong because the advertised OC'ed speed is always safe to use (under warranty protection).

Intel Core i3 6100 - RM 473
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 147
Zotac GTX950 2GB GDDR5 Single Fan - RM 620
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware Alpha - RM 199
BenQ GW2270H - RM 397

Total: RM 2509 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Nah, I don't want to manage another thread already, I had enough of them, people don't bother to read first page anyway, they prefer to ask here straightaway, if you have any useful info to add, just PM TS directly, I am pretty sure he will add them when he got free time.

Intel Core i3 6100 - RM 473
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 147
Zotac GTX750Ti 2GB GDDR5 Single Fan - RM 470
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
FSP Hexa+ 450W - RM 166
Tecware Alpha - RM 199

Total: RM 1940 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

CM MasterBox 5, around RM 400.

Phanteks Enthoo Pro M, around RM 380 (not available at Idealtech).

Or get S340 from other shop if you want to keep within the same budget.

First option is better.

I am not 100% sure on this so I searched the info online, and the answer can be found on the Internet, have a search.

Intel Core i3 6098P - RM 437
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 147
Palit GTX950 2GB GDDR5 StormX - RM 609
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
FSP Hexa+ 450W - RM 166
TP-LINK TL-WN722N USB WiFi - RM 45
Tecware F3 - RM 119

Total: RM 2008 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

I assume 3k is just for the rig and you have a separate budget for the new monitor if you are going to change it at the same time.

This is a "all-in" build which aims to get the best gaming performance out of your budget.

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 773
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 147
Zotac GTX1060 6GB GDDR5 Mini - RM 1219
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware Alpha - RM 199

Total: RM 3011 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

This is a more "balanced" build with SSD included.

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 773
Gigabyte B150M-D3H (D4) - RM 379
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 147
Sapphire RX 470 4GB GDDR5 Nitro+ - RM 989
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SSD - RM 165
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware Alpha - RM 199

Total: RM 3049 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

If I were you, I will go for first option since SSD can be added separately later on when we have extra funds for that.

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Aug 14 2016, 03:20 PM