hi good evening all, just helping my friend

Budget : 5k

He has listed down some stuff below

But I would like to see if there are other better hardware that he can get for his money

Case	CM MasterBox TD500L	199
PSU	CM V650	449
Mobo	Gigabyte Aorus Pro WiFi	529
CPU	Ryzen 5 2600x	899
GPU	Asus RX580	1299
RAM
HDD	WD 1TB	170
SSD	Kingston A1000 M.2 NVME	219
Monitor

As per the list, there are a few recommendations he need

1) RAM - 16GB??
2) Monitor - Any freesync monitor
3) Is Ryzen 5 2600x better or Ryzen 7 1700 better?

thank you brothers

AAA FPS titles like BF4

1080p and above

[Budget] RM1.5k [Lower the better if possible]

[Purpose] 24/7 PC. Will populate with 2-4 HDD in the future.

[Hardwares that will be re-use] None

[Monitor resolution] No Monitor. Headless.

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Want to run either multiple linux VM or Linux with multiple containers. No resource heavy applications.

[Personal preferences] Want to start with Athlon 200GE and upgrade when I'm able to. Want a MATX/ATX with 4 RAM Slots, can accept Ryzen 7 1xxx/2xxx CPUs in the future. Cheapest 250GB SSD. 8GB RAM. Used casing is okay.

[Location] Ipoh but don't mind going to KL to get the items or online.

i5-8400/8500, H310M mobo, GTX1050Ti 4GB, 8GB ram, with PSU, casing, HDD and SSD, roughly how muhc in the market now?

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Mobo: MSI Performance Gaming AMD X470 Ryzen 2 AM4 DDR4 Onboard Graphics CFX ATX Motherboard (X470 Gaming PRO)
GPU: PNY NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB XLR8 Gaming Overclocked Graphics Card
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3000MHz C15
SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB - NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 SSD

Hi sifus, the above are what im having so far.Buying bit by bit since last month.. Im looking for a casing and psu recommendation. Also is it necessary to buy a HDD ? i dont use above 1tb in my current desktop. This will be my first upgrade after 9 years . I have only another 1k to spend..

thanks for this valuable input

will relay this info to my friend

hi bro,
1) i5 8400 or 8500, to choose?
2) ASUS H310M-K mobo, is it future proof? i mean can i upgrade my hardwares in the future?

This is great! Can I know the Motherboard and PSU sufficient enough for Ryzen 7 1700 or 2700? And if I go with the 1700/2700, what low power/low cost GPU should I pair it with?

I'm okay with running just one OS now [no VM] with multiple container. Currently running a Raspberry Pi with about 8 containers, its okay but looking for something much more powerful.
Thanks again.

[B][Budget] RM2000

[Purpose] Gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use] My preference is to maintain most of it
Here is what I currently have



[Monitor resolution] 1080p, I already have a BENQ XL2411P

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Current gen games, I find that my copy of Street Fighter 5 slows down terribly when I use some character mods.

[Personal preferences] I prefer to upgrade only one or two items in my current hardware. I am fine with how most things are right now, I just find it weird that I get slow down when I'm playing SF5 with mods.
Then again, my PC is 10 years old.

[Location] KL

I've got several questions,

1. Is the slowdown I'm facing while gaming due to the processor or RAM?
2. If I doubled my budget, would you recommend that I still use the same GPU?

Thanks for the suggestion. If i dont want the 1tb hard disk as I have my external hard disk. I kept almost all of my work in there. What can i improve? GC or Cpu? And i have raise my budget to around 3.2k to.include monitor. What monitor can i get?

Hi, sorry, last question, i guess? 😅 would like to ask
i5 8400 vs Ryzen 5 2400G? Which to choose?

Thanks again. Btw, i notice that c-zone sells their ryzen 5 2600 at 650. Is it a good option?

Budget below 2.7k
Purpose & software/games : watch tv box, use excel, need to be able to handle multiple heavily filled excel sheets opened at the same time, programming like sql, python, java, play some mid range popular games like dota 2 and world of tanks (doesnt have to play with the best graphic settings).

Reused hardware : i hope to scavenge the casing, hdd and ram and power supply and cooling system

Monitor resolution : i wish to use dual monitor anything above or around 1366 x 768

Personal preference : i5 core + 1 ssd + nvidia graphic card

Obviously the core and motherboard and graphic card needs to be replaced as they are outdated. But will the ram, power supply, hdd, case still be compatible with the new components?

Pic attached, if need upclose pic of certain component let me know.

Excel responds well to core count and clock speed.


https://www.techspot.com/review/1614-ryzen-2600/page2.html

For low budget gaming rigs, ignore the SSD. Dont need to increase quality of the parts as well.

Core i5-8400 - 799
MSI H310M Pro-VD - 249
Kingston 8GB DDR4-2666 X2 - 518
Sapphire RX 570 4GB Pulse ITX - 650 (from C-Zone)
Reuse hard disk
FSP Hexa+ 500W - 159

How about these?

Core i5-8500 - 899
Asus Prime H370-Plus - 449
Kingston 8GB DDR4-2666 X2 - 518
Intel 760P 256GB M.2 PCIE - 329
Seagate or WD 1TB - 179
Corsair TX650M - 379
Corsair Carbide 275R Case - 319

RM3072 total (Viewnet prices)

Like I said, budget issue. SSD does not improve performance. Just load times. He can either enjoy a good rig, or SSD with less performance. He can easily add SSD in the future.

When my dad gave me the desktop he gave me the monitor mouse keyboard and the dongle for wifi as well. So i dont need to buy those. I just need to get 1 more monitor. So i5 better?

Hi may i know where u get those price?

I googled and the price is higher

Rx570 costs rm829
16gb ram costs rm550

2nd is ... can desktop function with no gpu?

Hi.

Currently this is my rig. Any suggestion for the upgrades? Budget around rm2k

Proc: intel g4560
Gpu: zotac 1050 Ti Mini
Ram: gskills aegis 8gb
Hdd: toshiba 1tb hdd
Case : xfive n2
Mobo: Asrock H110M-HDS LGA1151

Hi,

Can someone help me to choose a new case close to tecware nexus m looks. Looking for matx case with enough clearance for AIO mounted on top .

Im currently on nexus m case and trying to find some option to make it more cooler for noise reduction. Im unable to mount the AIO(ID Cooling 240) with fans on top as it is hitting the ram, currently mounted it on the front, adding more heat to my gpu.