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M9i is ok for 7700k, even with mild overclocking.

Upgrade the GPU to a better one, since no budget is stated, I cannot proceed further.

Around RM 400+/- for both items (RM 500 if you are lucky )

Certain games yes, such as Watch Dogs 2.

Not compulsory to go with 144Hz if you pick GTX1070, 144 FPS is still a difficult task for high end cards now in triple A titles, even it is just 1080p.

Not sure which 3D rendering software you are going to use since it is not listed, if it doesn't require too much GPU power, then you can downgrade the GPU to save cost (and if it works better with workstation grade GPU then the build has to be altered to fit one FYI).

Intel Core i7 7700 - RM 1436
Asus B250M-A - RM 450
G.SKill Aegis 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 560
Palit GTX1060 3GB GDDR5 Dual - RM 940
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB SSD - RM 338
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 219
FSP Hexa+ 550W - RM 195
Tecware Alpha - RM 229

Total: RM 4367 (ETECH price inclusive of GST)

Go for RX480, FreeSync is cheaper

And not all games support adaptive frame rate sync technology, it requires fullscreen (exclusive) and has a range of 35 to 144 (depends on the model you get) etc.

Recommend to go for at least i7 to reduce the bottleneck as much as possible.

They are almost equal in terms of performance.

But generally you will get a better frame rate in DX11/OpenGL games with GTX1060 and DX12/Vulkan games with RX480, both have pros and cons.

1.6k with GTX1050Ti is impossible, here is a build list for your reference, either top up your budget or downgrade the requirements.

Intel Core i3 6098P - RM 485
Gigabyte H110M-WW - RM 259
Corsair 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM - RM 255
Zotac GTX1050Ti 4GB GDDR5 Mini - RM 729
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD - RM 219
Corsair VS450 - RM 184
Tecware F3 - RM 125

Total: RM 2256 (Techview price inclusive of GST)

And this is based on 6th gen Skylake, 7th gen Kaby Lake is more expensive.

Around RM 500+/-, depends on the item status (and warranty if still got).

You got many choices:

1. GTX1070 + Dell S2417DG 24" GSync 1440p 144Hz TN monitor (will use up all the available budget)
2. GTX1070 + normal 24" 1080p 144Hz TN monitor (should be around RM 3000 in total, or pair with GTX1060 6GB at around RM 2500 in total)
3. RX480 + AOC AG322FCX 32" Curved FreeSync 1080p 144Hz VA monitor (around RM 3500 in total)
4. RX480 + ViewSonic XG2701 27" FreeSync 1080p 144Hz TN monitor (around RM 3000 in total)
5. RX480 + AOC G2460PF 24" FreeSync 1080p 144Hz TN monitor (around RM 2500 only in total)

The requirements of Oculus Rift is i5 4590 and GTX970/R9 290, so new CPU platform and GPU are definitely needed.

Intel Core i7 7700 - RM 1436
Asus B250M-A - RM 450
G.SKill 8GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 280
Palit GTX1060 6GB GDDR5 Dual - RM 1229
HDD re-use
PSU re-use
Casing re-use

Total: RM 3395 (ETECH price inclusive of GST)

Not sure you gonna max out the budget or not, so I've put HDD, PSU and casing in item to re-use list, you may alter the build to fit your requirements (like adding SSD, better PSU, new casing etc.)

Motherboard with on-board WiFi card usually only exists on mITX mobo and high end mobo, get a low end mobo and pair it with a 3rd party adapter is a better option to save money.

Cooling & casing - use stock cooler for locked CPU and try to get a PC casing with at least 1 intake and 1 exhaust, that's it for now (only add more in the future if needed).

If 3.5k - 4k budget doesn't include monitor then it is possible to have SSD in the build list.

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Jan 15 2017, 08:50 PM

Cheapest mobo would be last gen chipset, such as H110/B150, they can run Kaby Lake CPU but BIOS upgrade is needed, B250 starts from RM 400 whereas H110 can go as low as RM 250, something like Asus H110M-K/Gigabyte H110M-WW will do.

As for casing, you can look for Tecware F3 (this is a mATX casing, future ATX mobo upgrade is not possible without changing the casing) or Tecware Alpha (ATX form factor), price is around RM 125 and RM 225 respectively, they come with 2 intake fans (1 only for F3) and 1 rear exhaust fan.

The gate to enter Oculus Rift is i5 4590 and i5 7500 is just slightly faster than i5 4590, if you have a lot of players (or AI) in AC, CPU computation requirements will increase, thus I decided to go with i7 7700, just to be safe

Your PSU can support GTX1060, PC hardware is getting more power efficient nowadays, 500W is enough for normal gaming rig and yes Asus H110M-K can be paired with Kaby Lake CPU but BIOS upgrade is needed, if you go for this path, please downgrade the RAM to normal 2133MHz Value RAM because that's the highest speed H110 chipset can support.

Your HDD can be re-use as long as it is using SATA interface, power cable relies on your PSU so that's totally fine.

This post has been edited by terence_nwb: Jan 15 2017, 11:13 PM

H110 is previous generation chipset, released together with Skylake CPU (6th gen), namely H110, B150, H170, Z170, C232, C236 etc whereas B250 is the latest generation chipset, released together with Kaby Lake CPU (7th gen).

Kaby Lake CPU can be installed on older generation chipset (the one mentioned above) because they are using similar socket which is LGA1151, you get more features like more PCIe lanes (12 vs 6), PCIe storage (NVMe), more RAM slots, more USB ports etc with B250.

If you don't really need those new features, then H110 will do the job just fine, but you need to upgrade the BIOS of the mobo to run Kaby Lake CPU.

If you are ok with 2 RAM slots but in need of new features like PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD support then you are good to go, or else the older chipset H110/B150 will do.

I'll probably go for i7 7700 build instead of the expensive Z270 and performance RAM, the exchange rate is terrible now, not worth to invest in an overclockable rig (and it's only i5 somemore with 6 - 7k budget ) if it is only for gaming.

Intel Core i5 7400 - RM 870
Asus B250M-A - RM 450
G.SKill 8GB DDR4 2400MHz Value RAM - RM 280
Asus GTX1060 6GB GDDR5 Dual - RM 1286
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB SSD - RM 338
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 219
Superflower Leadex Silver 550W - RM 359
Tecware Alpha - RM 229

Total: RM 4031 (ETECH price inclusive of GST)

To reduce total cost, you can:

1. Downgrade to Skylake i5
2. Downgrade the mobo to older chipset like H110/B150
3. Downgrade the PSU to entry level PSU like Corsair VS550 or FSP Hexa+ 550W etc.

i5 6500 if you can, or else i5 6402P/6400 will do as well.

No decrease, Kaby Lake is slightly expensive here.

For installment? If only for normal purchase, then I am pretty sure most of the shop do accept it if they accept credit card as payment option.

There is no installment plan support from Techview AFAIK. And most of the shop only accept Maybank for their EzPayment2U scheme.

Intel Core i5 7400 - RM 865
Asus B250-A - RM 450
G.SKill Aegis 8GB DDR4 2133MHz RAM - RM 289
Asus GTX1050Ti 4GB GDDR5 Expedition - RM 769
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB SSD - RM 299
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 219
FSP Hexa+ 450W - RM 199
NZXT S340 Razer - RM 499

** Promotion: Rebate RM 20 with Kaby Lake CPU + B250 mobo

Total: RM 3569 (Idealtech price inclusive of GST)

Have to downgrade the GPU due to the cost of the casing

Do you have the link to the video?

20 USD is around RM 90, I don't think we have a RM 90 PC casing that comes with a handle in Malaysia

Raidmax Strato? Doesn't seem to be able to find in local store

Not really worth if you ask me, I will wait for AMD Ryzen and see the performance first before making the final decision.

Your new monitor got DVI port? If got then GT710 (RM 150+/-) is able to output 2560 x 1600 (16:10) with DVI port.

Your monitor is U2715H or U2717D right? The HDMI port is labeled as MHL port, I have a quick search on the Internet and it seems that it doesn't support 1440p over HDMI, so you need DP connection (just to be safe), try to look for Sapphire R7 250 1GB GDDR5 Eyefinity edition, it comes with DP output port, by right should be the cheapest card with DP output in the market currently.

Or you can just upgrade the mobo to a better one with DP output on-board.

Dota 2 is more on single core performance, just like CS:GO, so a highly clocked i3 will most likely to provide a better frame rate than i5, i.e. i3 7100's 3.9GHz vs i5 7400's 3.5GHz.

GTX750Ti might not be enough for now, I have seen quite a number of reports stating that the recent 7.00 update has brought up the requirements to get a stable 60 FPS, go for GTX1050 just to be safe.

Intel Core i3 6098P - RM 480
Asus H110M-K - RM 259
G.SKill Aegis 8GB DDR4 2133MHz RAM - RM 255
Palit GTX1050 2GB GDDR5 StormX - RM 565
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 219
FSP Hexa+ 450W - RM 169
Tecware F3 - RM 125

Total: RM 2072 (ETECH price inclusive of GST)

Skylake is slightly cheaper than Kaby Lake.

Size of the monitor is not the deciding factor, resolution is, so if the 24" monitor is a 1080p monitor then it will be fine.