WD seems to have released 5400 RPM version of WD Blue 1TB which is marginally slower than 7200 RPM HDD, avoid it at all cost if you don't want to have a turtle drive, 7200 RPM WD Blue 1TB is fine.

If you are comparing both drive at similar speed (7200 RPM) then either one is fine to me, they are equally famous and I will pick the one which is cheaper and yes, hopefully your luck ain't bad at all, some can last for many years but some only able to last for few months

It's not that new, WD released the 1TB 5.4k rpm version months ago supposedly, when I tried to add another WD 1TB to my pc (around December). I see people buying since October - November.
The differences can be noticed easily, which is the code: 7.2k ends with EZEX while 5.4k ends with EZRZ.

This post has been edited by lolzcalvin: Feb 1 2017, 12:19 PM

Well, WD haven't updated their website yet for months already I suppose? Still stating 7200 RPM is the only version for 1TB

EZEX is WD Blue's codename while WD Green's codename (rebranded to WD Blue 5400 RPM) is EZRZ previously.

What if i were to change the cpu to the red side. Maybe pairing a FX 6300 or the FX 4350 with the Asrock N68C-GS4 AM3+ Socket? Would that be better?

Current i3 destroys FX-6350. I suggest waiting for AMD Ryzen if you wanna go red. At least their performance per clock significantly increased. May take some time for budget versions though.

Intel Core i5-7400 Kaby Lake Processor
Asus H110M-K 1151 Motherboard
G.Skill Aegis 8GB 2133Mhz RAM
WD Blue 1TB 7200rpm HDD
FSP Hexa+ 550w PSU
Tecware F3 mATX Case
Sapphire RX 480 4GB or Zotac GTX 1060 3GB Mini

Made a few changes. What about now?

The pricing difference between Sapphire RX480 4GB and Zotac GTX1060 3GB is quite big, almost RM 150+, RX470 4GB is a much closer rival (in terms of pricing).

Nope. i5-7500 is 400mhz more for RM70 extra is not more expensive.

[B][Budget]
Rm4000-5000

[Purpose]
Rendering / Interior Designing

[Hardwares that will be re-use]
Non

[Monitor resolution]
Full HD I think (asking on behalf of my friend)

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
Autocad, 3DMax, Illustrator and etc

[Personal preferences]
Reliability

[Location]
Selayang

The current budget excludes a monitor, mouse, keyboards and other peripherals.
In regards to monitor, what would you guys recommend? Buy a new monitor or use back an old one and colour calibrate it? Please suggest =)

Thank you all for your advise and suggestion. Really appreciate it.

What is his existing monitor?

i7 7700 RM1459
Cooler Master Hyper 103 RM129
Gigabyte B150M-D3H RM419
Kingston Value 16GB DDR4 RAM RM519
ASUS GTX1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 Expedition RM769
Plextor M6Pro 256GB RM429
WD Blue 1TB RM219
FSP Raider 550W RM289
Casing RM200
Windows 10 Home OEM 64 bit RM449

Total : RM4881

Refined

i7 7700 RM1459
Cooler Master Hyper 103 RM129
Gigabyte B250M-D3H RM449
Kingston Value 16GB DDR4 RAM RM519
ASUS GTX1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 Expedition RM769
Plextor M6Pro 256GB RM429
WD Blue 1TB RM219 <- Avoid 5400rpm version. If they don't have 7200rpm, go for Seagate instead.
Super Flower Leadex Gold 550W - RM429
Casing RM200
Windows 10 Home OEM 64 bit RM449

RM5051 total

Updated chipset motherboard and high quality PSU.

Thanks for the build guys. Apparently he does not have a monitor. What would you guys recommend? 24" or 27"? Even if get new monitor, still required to do colour calibration?

Extra budget for monitor or included?

Recommend one for extra budget. Is RM5k enough to build one with monitor? If possible, can list out one? Really sorry for the inconvenience. thanks again

This post has been edited by AuraSapphire: Feb 1 2017, 07:37 PM

Dell S2415H 24" RM699
Dell U2515H 25" RM1299

==========================

i7 7700 RM1459
Gigabyte B150M-D3H RM419
Kingston Value 16GB DDR4 RM519
Leadtek GTX1050 2GB GDDR5 RM589
Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB RM259
WD Blue 1TB RM219
FSP Hexa+ 550W RM199
Casing RM200
Dell S2415H 24" LCD RM699
Windows 10 Home OEM 64 bit RM449

Total : RM 5011

Thanks for the fast reply mate. Really appreciate it. Happy CNY to you guys =)

[B][Budget]
Rm2k (sorry ayam poor)

[Purpose]
Light gaming n movie

[Hardwares that will be re-use]
Mouse n keybord

[Monitor resolution]
Full HD

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
cs go, sniper elite

[Personal preferences]
None

[Location]
Keramat

i'm planning to build a power efficient rig but with moderate gaming capabilities. im a casual gamer playing tf1, bf, cod, gta occasionally, with 70% of time spent on gaming, the rest, are more towards productivity thingy. as for graphic quality, i target to get at least above 40fps with medium high-ultra settings, on 1080 resolution..budget is max rm1500 with cpu, gpu, ram, mobo..

below is the hw im thinking of
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100
GPU: MSI nVidia Gtx 970
RAM: Generic 8GB DDR4
Mobo: Asus with H110 chipset
PSU: EVGA 450B Bronze 80+
Casing, keyboard, mouse, monitor all use existing one.

What do you guys think? Good enough to be relevant for at least 4 years? For above rig, i believe can get below the budget specified.

OR...should i wait for zen to come out? i heard rumors saying it is more power efficient than intel?

I have quite a poor experience with nvidia drivers. The only reason im considering the 1060 is because of its price. Just would like tio confirm, the H110M-K can support kaby lake processors after a bios update, am i right?

Though, I'm really trying to cut costs here and there. Just wanna get the cheapest quadcore intel. Is the extra rm70 really worth it? (Mostly, in terms of gaming performance of course)

This post has been edited by haqinian: Feb 1 2017, 09:04 PM