Skylake Xeon (E3 1230 V5) + C232 chipset mobo is more expensive than i7 6700 + H110/B150, not recommended to go for Xeon path in Skylake (and possibly all future generation).

Intel Core i3 6098P - RM 446
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 161
Palit GTX750Ti 2GB GDDR5 StormX OC - RM 488
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
Corsair VS450 - RM 163
Armageddon Nanotron T1x - RM 95

Total: RM 1838 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM 851
Gigabyte B150M-D3H (D4) - RM 379
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 161
Palit GTX1060 6GB GDDR5 Dual - RM 1128
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB SSD - RM 278
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
Superflower Leadex Silver 550W - RM 339
Tecware Alpha - RM 199

Total: RM 3533 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Can, but please expect lower performance compared to i3.

Try to run stock cooler first since budget is low, if temperature is very near to throttle limit then only get a decent 3rd part cooler.

Intel Core i3 6098P - RM 446
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 161
XFX RX460 4GB GDDR5 Dual - RM 659
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
Corsair VS450 - RM 163
Armageddon Nanotron T1x - RM 95

Total: RM 2009 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1289
Gigabyte B150M-D3H (D4) - RM 379
Kingston 16GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 290
Palit GTX1070 8GB GDDR5 Jetstream - RM 1848
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB SSD - RM 278
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
Superflower Leadex Gold 550W - RM 409
Tecware Alpha - RM 199
Acer Predator XB271HU IPS GSync - RM 3199

Total: RM 8100 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Sep 25 2016, 03:32 PM

Intel Core i5 6500 - RM 835
Gigabyte H170-HD3 (D4) - RM 446
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 161
Gigabyte GTX1060 6GB GDDR5 G1 Gaming - RM 1189
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB SSD - RM 278
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
Superflower Leadex Gold 550W - RM 409
CM Masterbox 5 - RM 369
BenQ GW2470H - RM 469

Total: RM 4365 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

I purposely reduce the total cost of the build because I don't know which Razer peripherals you want to get, I allocated at least RM 700+ for it.

The rest of the budget can be used for these upgrades if you decide to max out your budget (6k):
1. i7 6700
2. GTX1070
3. More RAM, like 16GB if you multitask a lot.
4. Better monitor
5. CPU cooler (not really needed if temperature is within the control)

Intel Pentium G4400 - RM 225
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 4GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 90
Transcend 220S 120GB SSD - RM 179
CM Elite Power 350W - RM 126
Armageddon Nanatron T1x - RM 95

Total: RM 991 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

You can swap the SSD to HDD if you prefer more onboard storage compared to faster boot speed (and overall faster system responsiveness).

You can opt to get cheap casing with OEM PSU included (around RM 150+/-) if you want to save money, the PSU included might be a "cap ayam" branded PSU so please take note on this

Intel Core i5 6400 - RM 722
Asus H110I Plus - RM 339
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 159
Sapphire RX460 4GB GDDR5 Nitro+ - RM 689
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 205
Corsair VS450 - RM 169
CM Elite 130 - RM 199

Total: RM 2482 (Jayacom price inclusive of GST)

Yea since you prefer small case so I picked up a mITX case and mITX mobo.

As for the GPU, it is the cheapest RX460 4GB in the list so no doubt it will be the first choice.

If you would like to include SSD (120GB for OS) then you can take the quoted item (GTX750Ti and i5 6500), the money saved from the GPU can be used to get a decent entry level SSD.

RTS generally benefits from multicore CPU according to the trends but I checked the game listing on Steam, it seems like it is not very demanding in both CPU and GPU, the graphics are just mediocre for me and the recommended spec is just an i5 3470 + GTX560 so I am pretty sure Skylake i5 + GTX950 will do the job just fine.

If you only play this game, then i5 6500 + GTX950 will be enough.

Hmm so it seems like the recommended spec is for 1080p30 then since GTX760 cannot even get stable 60 when it is much faster than the recommended GTX560

And GTX950 is just slightly faster than GTX760, so in this case, get GTX960 (risky a bit but can save money) or GTX1060.

It's all assumption, your GTX760 cannot even get a stable 60 so the recommended spec is probably for 1080p30, provided your current CPU is not bottlenecking.

1.2k for a GTX1060 3GB? Overpriced man, that price should be able to get a 6GB variant (Palit/Zotac etc).

Not always the fastest, their fastest is probably the KINGPIN card which is only available for high end/enthusiast level GPU.

Intel Core i7 6700 - RM 1314
Gigabyte H170-HD3 (D4) - RM 450
Corsair 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 322
Zotac GTX1060 6GB GDDR5 Mini - RM 1169
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB SSD - RM 289
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
Superflower Leadex Silver 550W - RM 339
Tecware Alpha - RM 219
Dell S2316H - RM 669

Total: RM 4980 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

Rig only or full set?

How about Seasonic M12II EVO?

Superflower Leadex Silver is ok, but Seasonic M12II EVO/S12II is slightly better than it.

Or straight away opt for Leadex Gold 550W (RM 409), a tier 1 PSU.

Each set RM 3000 budget right?, don't tell me it's RM 750 per set

Intel Core i5 6402P - RM 720
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 161
Palit GTX1060 3GB GDDR5 Dual - RM 938
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware F3 - RM 125
AOC E2180SWDN - RM 329
Logitech MK200 Wired Combo - RM 63

Total: RM 3009 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

It's really up to you whether to "add a bit", since you mentioned "Max ~RM3000" so I already kinda worried on my over budgeted build (RM 9).

About the RAM, the base clock of DDR4 is 2133MHz, so you might have copied the wrong info.

As for the PSU, I don't really agree Silverstone being a more reliable brand than FSP, I would say FSP is slightly higher in the ranking (or on par), it is the PSU OEM for many brands out there and they make quality PSU in overall, if I were to pick between the lower end FSP and Silverstone, no doubt FSP will be my main choice.

And the case, Idealtech doesn't carry Tecware case anyway so you have to get other brand. F3 comes with an extra 120mm casing fan which can save you a couple of bucks (compared to Nova).

Price of the new CPU quite high? Well that's the cheapest Skylake i5 you can get for now, you will have to "downgrade" to i3 if you want to save money or go one tier lower

Bitfenix Nova only comes with 1 rear exhaust fan by default, while F3 comes with 1 top exhaust fan and 1 front intake fan (LED type).

For rig case, I wouldn't use "more trusted" to compare between 2 different brands (or more). Quality, feature and warranty (not so important since rarely need to RMA) etc are the candidates for rig case comparison. Bitfenix for me, well it is a bit "plastic-ish", even with their high end series case. Tecware is a new competitor in this field and it has gained significant attention from the rig builder (especially low and mid budget rig) with its cheap yet feature-packed Alpha case (3 casing fans, full radiator support, sleek design etc.). F3 is a mATX case which means it will be slightly smaller, but with ATX mobo upgrade restriction being put on it.

So it is really up to you whether to fork out the extra for Bitfenix Nova or not, either is fine for me since both have their own pros and cons and price difference is small.

Good luck.

Stable 60 at high settings in those games listed should be fine, but don't expect rock solid in other games due to budget constraint.

Intel Core i3 6098P - RM 446
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 161
Palit GTX950 2GB GDDR5 StormX - RM 609
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
Corsair VS450 - RM 162
Tecware F3 - RM 125

Total: RM 1988 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Intel Core i3 6100 - RM 486
Gigabyte H110M-DS2 (D4) - RM 276
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 161
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 209
Tecware F3 - RM 125

Total: RM 1257 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Pretty straight forward, if you happen to be able to reuse your HDD from your old PC then you can save another 200 bucks.

Optional upgrade:
1. i5
2. SSD

I had a quick search on the Internet and it seems to be related to CSR Harmony, have you tried to uninstall that app?