Considering to replace my 3+ year old laptop with a proper desktop. Please suggest

[Budget] RM 3k -3.5k

[Purpose] Mainly gaming and work

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

[Monitor resolution] 23" 1920x1080

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Final Fantasy XIV, Heroes of the Storm, some indie games on Steam, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/Lightroom, Unity3D, some video editing, might learn Autocad in the future

[Personal preferences] Prefer Nvidia GPU

[Location] Petaling Jaya

Thanks in advance! 

last week, my Sapphire R9 270X passed away. Now I am using without any GPU.  bye.gif

Now I am looking for a GPU, current specs:

Intel i5 4670
Gskill 8gb ram
Gigabyte H87-D3H
WD 1TB hdd
Super FLower Golden Green PSU 480watts/550 watts (if i remember correctly)

last week, my Sapphire R9 270X passed away. Now I am using without any GPU.  bye.gif

Now I am looking for a GPU, current specs:

Intel i5 4670
Gskill 8gb ram
Gigabyte H87-D3H
WD 1TB hdd
Super FLower Golden Green PSU 480watts/550 watts (if i remember correctly)

i5 bottlenecks the GTX1070 in some CPU demanding titles like Watch Dogs 2 and Hitman (crowded area), i7 is highly recommended or wait for the upcoming AMD Ryzen. 4K UHD monitor ain't cheap, you need more budget for that.

M.2 SSD? With SATA or PCIe interface? 

Intel Core i5 7500 - RM 922
ASRock H270M-ITX/ac - RM 569
G.SKill Aegis 8GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 275
Zotac GTX1070 8GB GDDR5 Mini - RM 1999
Intel 600P 240GB M.2 PCIe SSD - RM 448 (Fast read speed & normal SATA interface write speed)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 219
Superflower Leadex Silver 550W - RM 359
CM Elite 130 - RM 179
BenQ Zowie XL2411 144Hz - RM 1175

Total: RM 6145 (ETECH price inclusive of GST)

The monitor in the list above is a 1080p 144Hz TN monitor, you may switch to the one you like according to your own requirements.

hi guys
need some suggestion to replace my parents 6+ yrs old desktop

[Budget] 1k

[Purpose] mostly use for internet browsing, streaming movies, probably light gaming by my sister

[Hardwares that will be re-use] LED monitor, dvd-rom, keyboard/mouse

[Monitor resolution] 1920x1080

[Personal preferences] if possible , wanna use ssd for the OS

hi guys
need some suggestion to replace my parents 6+ yrs old desktop

[Budget] 1k

[Purpose] mostly use for internet browsing, streaming movies, probably light gaming by my sister

[Hardwares that will be re-use] LED monitor, dvd-rom, keyboard/mouse

[Monitor resolution] 1920x1080

[Personal preferences] if possible , wanna use ssd for the OS

It will be a challenge to work with your budget. Anyway, based on Idealtech pricing:

1. CPU - Intel G4560 RM239
2. MOBO - ASUS H110M-D RM299
3. RAM - 4Gb DDR4-2133 RM149
4. Case - AVF Case with 450W PSU RM159
5. HDD - 1TB 7200rpm RM219
Total - RM1065

Add SSD - Samsung EVO 850 120GB RM299

You can play around with the config using Idealtech's Tool

Reference only.

Intel Pentium G4560 - RM 239
Asus H110M-K - RM 279
G.SKill Aegis 4GB DDR4 2133MHz RAM - RM 145
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB SSD - RM 299
AVF casing with 450W PSU - RM 159

Total: RM 1125 (Idealtech price inclusive of GST)

Since it is over budget, you may consider to re-use your current HDD from your old desktop to reduce the cost (for storage).

Intel Core i7 7700 - RM 1424
MSI B250M Bazooka - RM 429
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 279
Zotac GTX1050Ti 4GB GDDR5 Mini - RM 729
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 219
Corsair VS450 - RM 184
Tecware Edge - RM 149

Total: RM 3413 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

Optional upgrade:
1. SSD (you may get this together if you decide to downgrade the mobo to older chipset H110 or GPU to GTX1050 2GB)
Budget?

Would be good for you to indicate what you use the rig for. Am assuming gaming and if so, what kind of games. Also critical is your budget indication

need a cooler to replace intel stock heatsink, socket 1155
currently using

i5 2500 max load 98c 
Casing thermaltake versa h21

oops.. sorry forgot to state my budget. Yes it was for gaming. Mostly Overwatch, Battlefield 1 and FIFA. Might be getting For Honor as well.. My budget roughly around 1000-1300

Not quite possible to have that even for stock cooler. Have you checked that your heatsink is installed properly?

yes already reattach & reapply thermal paste,
50c+ on idle..

checked using HWMonitor

Hi all sifus, I would like to buy a desktop, used mainly for gaming (the latest games), movies and surfing. Appreciate your advice, thanks!

[B][Budget] RM4k

[Purpose] Gaming (latest titles), movies, internet.

[Hardwares that will be re-use] None

[Monitor resolution] Not sure?

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Overwatch, Yakuza 0, etc... the latest titles

[Personal preferences] Prefers Nvidia GPU

[Location] Ipoh

Hello sifus, I'm thinking about buying a desktop for my 3D modelling/rendering and gaming needs, since my Mac is underpowered to handle them. Below are my requirements.

[Budget]
RM4.5k - 5k (can be slightly higher if necessary)

[Purpose]
3D Modelling/Rendering, Gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use]
PC build from scratch

[Monitor Resolution]
1920x1080, 16:9, min. 21.5-inch, IPS panel

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
Adobe Photoshop
Autodesk Maya
Unreal Engine 4
Overwatch

[Personal preferences]
SSD + HDD
min. GTX1060 6GB
Intel Core i7 (if budget allows)

[Location]
Klang Valley

Thanks in advance!

Intel Core i7 7700 - RM 1424
Gigabyte B250M-D3H - RM 419
G.SKill Aegis Aegis 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 560
Palit GTX1060 6GB GDDR5 Dual - RM 1229
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB SSD - RM 375
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 219
Superflower Leadex Silver 550W - RM 359
Tecware Edge - RM 149
ViewSonic VA2419-SH IPS - RM 525

Total: RM 5259 (ETECH price inclusive of GST)

To keep within your budget, you may do one of these (or more):
1. Downgrade the PSU
2. Downgrade the mobo
3. Get a 120GB SSD instead of 240GB
4. Downgrade to 8GB RAM

etc.

Intel Core i5 7400 - RM 854
Gigabyte B250M-D3H - RM 419
G.SKill Aegis 8GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 280
Sapphire RX470 4GB GDDR5 Nitro+ - RM 998
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 219
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 195
Tecware Edge - RM 149
ViewSonic VA2419-SH IPS - RM 525

Total: RM 3909 (ETECH price inclusive of GST)

Optional upgrade:
1. 120GB/240GB SSD (You may downgrade the mobo/monitor to cater the cost of the SSD if you wish to have it in the build)
2. Logitech KB/Mouse combo (if you don't have one and not interested in "gaming" KB/mouse)