The RAM model listed by you is supported by Ryzen (certified by Corsair) but some people complained on Reddit that they failed to keep it running on 3000MHz, have to downclock to 2666MHz for total stability.

And about the PSU, Silver unit is under tier 2 while the Gold unit is under tier 1, if you can fork out the extra RM 100 then why not right

If budget is a concern then the Silver unit will work fine too, but due to stock shortage of Superflower PSU, you might be forced to get other brands.

Noted! May just go ahead with the Gold tier 650W.

As for mobo, looks like asus has no stock - is the ASROCK AB350 PRO4 AM4 MAINBOARD ok for overclocking? Just thinking of running it at 3.7 or 3.8 at stock cooler when i do decide to oc.

RAM wise, guess it's ok since goldfries using that exact SKU lol

Asrock AB350 Pro4 should be OK, helped my friend build his ryzen rig using this board, cheap and good.

This post has been edited by Ebony & Ivory: May 15 2017, 08:18 PM

Hi can you suggest best value psu from rm100 to rm200?

PSU is not something you should save too much. The protections and electrical output quality also affects the life of connected hardware.

Corsair VS 450W at RM184 from C-Zone.

This post has been edited by TristanX: May 15 2017, 11:51 PM

I fully agree with that but I'm selling the rig but the psu failed a few days ago after almost 6 years , I'll look up on that thanks you

Hey guys,WTA whether to choose:

1.mATX mobo gigabyte ga b250m gaming 5 (comes with RGB)

2.ATX mobo gigabyte ga h270 hd3 (without RGB)

In term of performance//functional wise? Both mobo comes with the same price after some rebates 😄.. My casing is corsair carbide 100r..

First one is RGB, 2nd one is connectivity. Its up to you.

What connectivity that ga b250m gaming 5 dont have,compared to h270 mobo? Isn't h270 mobo is more superior than b250 mobo? Sorry, i'm new with this 😅

This post has been edited by aizatbadrul: May 16 2017, 12:46 PM

Dear Sifu,

Need pc setup for my cousin please advice

[B][Budget] 2.5K

[Purpose]For Programming,designing and video editing

[Hardwares that will be re-use] SSD,mouse

[Monitor resolution] 25 inch Full HD

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Adobe,Illustrator and some video editing software

[Personal preferences] Prefer Intel with more RAM

Just check the specs

http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-B25...ing-5-rev-10#sp
http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-H270-HD3-rev-10#sp
I can tell you. Intel is not worth the money for workstation rig. The extra cores and threads will blow Intel away.

Also, your budget too low to build a good workstation rig.

Core i5-7400 - 837
Gigabyte B250M-D3H - 449
Kingston 8GB DDR4-2133 X1 - 254
Corsair VS 450W - 184
Tecware F3 case - 124
Phillips 257E7QDSB 25" monitor - 659

RM2507 total

This post has been edited by TristanX: May 16 2017, 01:37 PM

Yes and no, refer to the video .............

guys for Gigabyte Z270 mobo, is it advisable to get the one with wifi adapter built in? or should I just get a wifi adapter instead?
btw, does wifi built in = have bluetooth built in as well?

Just get the adapter. Built-in on regular motherboards are hard to come by these days. Wifi does not include Bluetooth. It depends on motherboard.

So far only high end ATX Z270 and mITX Z270 come with WiFi card and yes, they do come with Bluetooth connectivity (mostly 4.2 and above) and dual band WiFi support.

Just get a cheap 2.4GHz TP-LINK WiFi adapter if you are using normal 2.4GHz router and would like to save money.

means I would need 1 usb slot for wifi adapter and 1 usb slot for bluetooth adapter...plus 2 usb port for mouse and keyboard respectively ...I see the techware alpha casing only have 4 usb slot
means I don't have any extra slot d???

That's front panel USB port, don't forget you still have rear USB port from your mobo, if your mobo comes with 4 rear USB ports then you will have 8 USB ports in total.

Sifus,

Torn between Asus Strix Z270-G and Z270-E, couldn't find out much difference between the two but RGB lighting position is diff. Any comments which spot nicer?

Also torn between Asus Strix 1050TI and Strix 1060 for its RGB, spec wise 1050TI should do max for my frequent day to day Dota2, potential nice upcoming MMOs as well. Any comments for the lightings?

IMO, the 1060 won't look nice in my target build but 1050TI RGB only on the small logo. Will pair with NZXT X-42 and Trident Z RGB.

Don't bash me coz I'm a sweet tooth for those RGBs. Not sure where else to share my indecisiveness. :'(

This post has been edited by FollowMeRogerThat: May 16 2017, 02:47 PM

FSP Hyper K 80+ white, cost around -

500watt - RM189

600watt - RM209

Jayacom price list

hi not really a sifu [just recently got into rgb stuff] but heres my experience so far, it depends on what special effect u want. if going for single color mode its quite easy to configure. but if u want like special color shift/rainbow/etc mode and match everything else in ur case - rgb gpu, rams, strip, fans, etc, it can take some time and effort to configure. u must careful when choosing the brands for the rgb stuff cause not all of them can work together with each other. like ur asus mobo + gpu i think no problem, need to check on those rams though. again it depends on what effect u going for. and are u putting in rgb fans and strips too, if so need to check on those too.

so far the rgb stuff im playing with is -
software side: razer keyboard, logitech keyboard, Armageddon mouse, gigabyte mobo, gigabyte gpu, corsair strip
manual controller: segotep fans and case, armageddon fans, china brand strip

ive done some research too on thermaltake rgb riing plus fans and corsair hd120 fans for future upgrade, so far i think the TT fans cant work together with my current corsair node strip, and the hd120 have some ''mode'' missing if not using together with the node strip <- [wtf]

and not sure if the asus aura can work together with other component as well, still researching on this