Intel Core i5 7400 - RM 871
Gigabyte B250M-D3H (D4) - RM 449
G.SKill Aegis 8GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 263
Palit GTX1060 6GB GDDR5 Dual - RM 1229
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SSD - RM 216
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 219
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware F3 - RM 125
ViewSonic VA2419-SH IPS - RM 495

Total: RM 4055 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

Edit: Typo on CPU model

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Jan 6 2017, 09:51 AM

Typo, thanks for correcting me

Due to budget constraint, I will use Skylake (6th gen) CPU instead of the latest Kaby Lake (7th gen) for the build ya

Intel Core i3 6098P - RM 480
Asus H110M-K - RM 259
G.SKill Aegis 8GB DDR4 2133MHz RAM - RM 239
Palit GTX1050 2GB GDDR5 StormX - RM 565
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 219
FSP Hexa+ 450W - RM 169
Tecware F3 - RM 125

Total: RM 2056 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

If the apps/games you run/play is heavy on single core (single threaded), then the one with higher single core clock speed will win the competition, so in this case the i3 7100's 3.9GHz will beat the i5 7400's 3.5GHz (turbo boost from 3.0GHz when only one core is running actively).

If the apps/games are coded to utilize the extra cores/thread (multi-core or multi-threaded operation), then the "real" quad core i5 (4 core 4 threads) will beat the "virtual" quad core i3 (2 core 4 threads).

And yes not all apps/games are coded to utilize all the cores/threads nowadays but we have seen an increase in the amount of multicore/multithreaded apps/games in the recent years, i5 is more worth to invest if your budget allows (for the sake of future-proofing and reduce bottleneck as much as possible), 3.0GHz is fast enough to process your daily task (or 3.2GHz when turbo boost is not turned off for all core).

If you are dealing with single threaded apps/games daily and not going to change the usage pattern then i3 7100 will do the job just fine.

Looking for a silent PSU? Your budget can only get low (or mid) end PSU and the noise level could be still an issue during load time, perhaps you can try to add more money and get a 0-RPM mode PSU so it stays silent during low load (most likely to happen when you run a modern Intel CPU + Maxwell/Pascal GPU due to low power draw so fanless mode will always on active).

EVGA 500B is a low end PSU and doesn't have 0db feature, so fan sound is still audible during heavy load, if this is ok for you then you are good to go

Yes it is indeed better than your current PSU.

Where is your location?

I see, the closest shop that you can find is either Techview (SS2) or ETECH (Kepong), service ✓ and price ✓

If you want a more professional rig building service, you can also consider Idealtech (Pandan Indah), but it might be a little bit too far from your location

Errr, not sure what is "Potatosoap", I googled and didn't seem to be able to find the answer

Is monitor needed?

You may opt for 6GB of GTX1060 if you want more VRAM (more future proof and more triple A titles need > 3GB VRAM on ultra settings nowadays), but you will need to drop the SSD so you can have enough budget for it, I don't know what games you play since you never mention them, if it is only Dota 2/CS:GO then you don't need GTX1060, GTX1050 is enough. BIOS upgrade is needed to support Kaby Lake CPU on H110 chipset mobo.

Intel Core i5 7400 - RM 870
Asus H110M-K - RM 259
GSKill Aegis 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 239
Palit GTX1060 3GB GDDR5 StormX - RM 889
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SSD - RM 216
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 219
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware F3 - RM 125

Total: RM 3005 (ETech price inclusive of GST)

What's the purpose or usage of the rig?

Can but you don't need to do so though because the improvement is very small, it is not worth the money unless you go for Kaby Lake i5/i7.

Netflix 4K for PC requires Kaby Lake CPU and Microsoft Edge browser.

Intel Core i5 7400 - RM 870
Asus H110M-K - RM 259 (BIOS update is required to support Kaby Lake CPU)
G.SKill Aegis 8GB DDR4 2133MHz RAM - RM 239
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 219 (Can remove if a new HDD is not needed)
PSU reuse
Casing reuse

Total: RM 1587 (E TECH price inclusive of GST)

3k is considered as a tight budget nowadays so "good GPU and processor" requirement is harder to fulfill without compromise.

Intel Core i5 6402P - RM 775
Asus H110M-K - RM 259
G.SKill Aegis 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 239
Palit GTX1060 3GB GDDR5 StormX - RM 889
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 219
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware F3 - RM 125
BenQ GW2270 - RM 350 <21.5", more budget is needed for > 21.5">

Total: RM 3044 (E TECH price inclusive of GST)

Yep.

One with lowest end chipset (H110), another one with slightly better chipset (B150), the difference between these 2 chipsets is not huge, B150 supports PCIe 3.0 naturally, more SATA/USB ports, more RAM slots etc.

H110M-K is a mATX mobo whereas B150M-ITX is a mITX mobo, different form factor here and due to the form factor of B150M-ITX being a mITX mobo, the advantage of B150 chipset over H110 is basically vanished here

For 3.6k budget, you have few options available:

1. Get GTX1060 6GB and i5 6500/i5 7500 (higher clock speed)
2. Get GTX1060 6GB and 240GB SSD
3. Get 240GB SSD, a better PSU and IPS monitor

3.5k can get i5 + GTX1060 already, forget about GTX1050Ti

BTW you said no need monitor in budget but then in monitor resolution, you wrote 1080p with more than 21.5 inches, I assume you have already have a 1080p monitor and its size is more than 21.5 inches right (just a FYI?)?

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Jan 9 2017, 04:20 PM

Oh I see.

Intel Core i5 7400 - RM 870
Asus B250M-A - RM 450
G.SKill Aegis 8GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 280
Palit GTX1060 6GB GDDR5 Dual - RM 1229
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 219
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 188
Tecware F3 - RM 125

Total: RM 3361 (ETECH price inclusive of GST)

This is a Kaby Lake (7th gen) build, if you want to save some money, you can opt for "last gen" Skylake (6th gen), most likely can save up to RM 50+/-.

A 120GB SSD can be added separately if you want or upgrade the PSU to a better quality one with the rest of the budget

Edit: Usually OS is not included unless stated, you can get one from Garage Sales.

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Jan 9 2017, 04:44 PM

New Ivy Bridge (3rd gen) CPU and the respective mobo are nowhere to be found now, so they are probably used unit or leftover OEM stock.

But if they are still in good condition (as in still functioning well, warranty valid etc.), then it is quite a good deal actually.

New parts will cost more.

Intel Core i5 6402P - RM 775
MSI B150M Pro-VDH - RM 340
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 255
Palit GTX1050 2GB GDDR5 StormX - RM 565
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SSD - RM 216
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 219
FSP Hexa+ 450W - RM 169
Tecware F3 - RM 125

Total: RM 2664 (ETECH price inclusive of GST)

I noticed the i7 3770 rig specs listed by you doesn't come with PSU and casing so if I exclude both of them from the build list, the total cost will be around RM 2370.

CPU performance wise, no doubt that the i7 3770 will beat the newer Skylake i5 6402P (4C8T vs 4C4T) and GTX750Ti is able to run those online games listed, though it might not be the max settings (should be ok if you don't mind the settings).

The Skylake i5 rig that I've just posted earlier also lost to Ivy Bridge i7 in terms of raw performance, so what do you think of Skylake/Kaby Lake i3?

Hackintosh on non-Apple system is really weird, lots of missing drivers last time and graphics glitch everywhere, but yea that's quite a while already (just my personal experience, don't represent the real world scenario), maybe it's better now? Hope so

You can consider removing the SSD for the time being and go for a better CPU/GPU, SSD can be added later when you have more funds, it is much easier to upgrade a storage drive than CPU/GPU.