After seeing some gaming benchmarks at 4k max settings, I think I give up already
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMjgFJBRHVY

I'll aim for 1440p instead or medium-high at 4k resolution to get 60fps. Also the i3 is a really nice budget CPU lol, little difference in gaming performance with much more exp CPU, eg: i5-12400 or even the Ryzen 5 5600

TristanX appreciate your advice too bro
targon Noted on used gpu without warranty. TBH I had a bad experience one time before with a faulty 5870

Any comments on the build below with NEW parts?

1440p gaming or 4k at medium-high settings. Aiming for 60fps only. (Shopee price)
i3-12100F RM400
MSI B660M Pro RM419
RX 6700XT RM1,709
Kingston 16GB X2 RM378
Kingston KC3000 1TB RM351
[Reusing my Corsair HX750W PSU and my FD casing]
Windows 10 RM400
Shopee RM120 rebate now and RM150 coins cb -RM270
Total RM3387

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Apr 25 2023, 04:32 PM

The MSI Pro B660M-A Wifi and i5-12400f cost around RM1,339, why not I top up just a bit more to get the Ryzen 5 7600 with Gigabyte A620M Gaming X for around RM1,559?

Noted the Ryzen has 32MB L3 cache vs 18MB in the Intel

That would require extra RM200+ for 32GB DDR5 ram vs DDR4

Thank you. Very valid points.

Can spend but reluctant to spend

babylon52281

Actually my PC is definitely in need of an upgrade seriously but I need to really think what is important right now vs cost.

- main priority of upgrading PC to play Blue Protocol at 60fps on 1440p or 4k
- most of my gaming now on the PlayStation 5
- may not buy any AAA titles on the PC due to above unless the title really requires mouse and keyboard to play nicely (eg: MMO)
- didn't really utilize the cpu processor throughout these 11 years only with very occassional picture editing.
- pc indeed needs a total upgrade (had tons of issues throughout the years, freezing, WiFi constantly not working, USB power failures, very small 120GB SSD for the OS, pc cant even work with my RM1k USB DAC, etc) but these issues I can still tolerate.


Thinking of getting the GPU first (new rx6700xt or used rx6800) and see how much does it bottleneck. If bottleneck is too heavy, will proceed to upgrade entire system. If a miracle happens and the gpu bottlenecks but I can still get 60fps on either 1440p ultra or 4k high on Blue Protocol, I dont need to upgrade my cpu+mobo+RAM+SSD for now.

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Apr 26 2023, 11:08 AM

Thanks. Yes I plan to do steps 1-2 for now.

Just curious u mentioned

Do you mean cpu and mobo prices expected to go up next year and so on?

MSI B660 Tomahawk seems to be great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEa0vcJ0lRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19-XzZExkqw

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Apr 28 2023, 01:22 AM

Hey guys, what's the best B760M or B660M board to pair with an i5-12400f and a RTX4070? Budget around RM4-4.5k for these parts:

4k gaming or 1440p

Shopee prices:
i5-12400f - RM599
Motherboard - MSI B760M-A RM649
Inno3d RTX 4070 Super - RM3,029
Patriot 3200 8GBX2 DDR4 RAM - RM180

(reuse 120GB SSD and several HDDs)
(reuse Corsair HX750 PSU)
(reuse FD R6 case)

Total: RM4,457

1) Perhaps I could spare RM300 ish for a budget M2 SSD? Any recommendations?
2) Any recommended cheaper but legit Windows 10 license from the internet? I would need to reinstall Windows since I am changing motherboard?

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Apr 24 2024, 12:23 AM

Anything cheaper than that motherboard in the range of RM400 ish?

Btw I also noticed RTX4070 super beats 7900 GRE by a wide margin when it comes to RT or DLSS

My current W10 is an OEM license. Do you know if I could transfer it to the new PC?

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Apr 24 2024, 01:45 PM

Hey bro, I just got all the parts from yesterday's sales and vouchers:

Intel i5 12400f + ADATA DDR4 8GBX2 = RM708
MSI B760M-A WIFI = RM549
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB = RM518
Inno3d RTX 4070 Super OC white = RM3,021

Total damage= 4,796

(reuse HDDs, Corsair HX750 PSU and FD R6 case)

Yeah, noted on the VRAM difference, tbh I think I'll upgrade again end of next year or..... maybe I won't.

What do you think about the results below?
https://www.techspot.com/review/2826-geforc...adeon-7900-gre/

Looks like rasterization, 7900 GRE wins by 5%++ in 4k but loses in RT and upscaling in 4k?

I'm changing both my motherboard and SSD boot drive to the above, would Windows still work lol? Yes, I have linked my Microsoft account and the product key is with me (it is an oem key)

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Apr 26 2024, 11:37 PM

Thanks.

Btw, what do you think about the results below?
https://www.techspot.com/review/2826-geforc...adeon-7900-gre/

Looks like rasterization, 7900 GRE wins by 5%++ in 4k but loses in RT and upscaling in 4k?

Thanks ya i decided to keep the 4070 S. Just arrived today

Btw, do you have any recommendations for low profile (not too bulky) cpu air cooler that is easy cleaning and maintenance too? White colour is a plus

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Apr 27 2024, 05:19 PM

Thank you.

TBH I don't like the bulky air coolers because they don't look nice in the case but I'm willing to give them a try yeah.. Here are what I found for white RGB coolers:

Thermalright Frost Spirit 140 White ARGB: RM235
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White ARGB: RM219
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE White ARGB: RM159
Thermalright Assassin X Refined SE ARGB white: RM89

I feel like trying the Assassin X because it is like 2x cheaper than the Peerless Assassin 120 SE and I doubt the Peerless is 2x the performance..

Also another question, I plan to replace my Fractal stock fans with the Thermalright TL-C12C-S white RGB fans, would these new fans be better? Saw good reviews at hardwarecannucks but not sure how much better than the FD stock fans

This post has been edited by -kytz-: May 1 2024, 05:36 PM

How do i sync the rgb lights in my system to display or have the same colour flow?

2x Adata XPG Spectrix D35G RGB DDR4 rams
3x thermalright TL-C12CW-S fans
1x thermalright peerless assassin 120 white ARGB

Motherboard is the MSI pro B760m-A wifi DDR4

This post has been edited by -kytz-: May 1 2024, 11:40 PM

Any recommended magnetic dust filter to recommend? Something which has a good balance between filtering dust and airflow...

I'm interested in the Tecware VXN Evo but it does not come with a dust filter for the side intake fans...
https://www.tecware.co/vxn-evo

An i5-12400f is way better than that i3 processor..

IMO, considering the really tight budget, I'd go with a cheaper board like a H610..

That GTX 1650 Super is a 5 year old card, are you open to getting USED graphics cards?

Perhaps another question most might want to know is, would your nephew be able to upgrade his graphics card in the future?

Certain parts like the processor, you can't just upgrade to the latest generation due to potentially different cpu socket and when that happens u need to replace the other parts such as the motherboard and possibly RAMs too. But for graphics cards, u can easily upgrade..

So in your situation, it could possibly be:

1) Get a cheaper i3-12100f for around RM3XX with shopee vouchers/sales but get a more beefy graphics card.
2) Get a more expensive i5-12400f but a cheaper graphics card but the graphics card u can upgrade in the future

Waiting for other sifus to reply

Guys, a bit confused here. I need more fan ports for 6 casing fans with ARGB.

My motherboard MSI Pro B760m-A Wifi only has 2 sysfan and 1 pump fan.

I bought the item below but it didn't work because the 4 pin could not even fit into the sysfan. The 12V one
https://my.shp.ee/nMy9Vem

I have also bought this item but have not received it. This is for ARGB right? https://my.shp.ee/psKRT6J

What item should I be getting?

Thanks, and this item should be connected to which fan port on my mobo? Sysfan or pump fan?

Btw what about this? https://my.shp.ee/VLsGaMW

Also my thermalright tl-c12cw-s 4pin 12v fan could not spin at all when connected to sysfan or pump fan?

This post has been edited by -kytz-: May 17 2024, 11:52 PM

Hey guys, my 40inch 4k VA monitor from AMH just broke down and I need a new monitor. Budget RM1.5k or less. Some criterias include:

1) Budget: RM1.5k plus minus
2) Must be 32 inches with 4k
3) Unsure about VA or IPS
https://youtu.be/34bqY7CToHg?t=245
4:00 onwards, not sure if applicable to current monitors
4) Usage: Media consumption (youtube/torrents so I'd greatly appreciate deep black levels), photo & video editing (something close to 100% SRGB would be great) and light gaming
5) More than 60Hz refresh rate is a bonus
6) Unsure about curved display.....

What I'm seeing in the market is the lack of IPS monitors with my main criterias (32 inches, 4k, IPS), currently looking at the following. Also, kinda hard to get any reviews

- Viewsonic VA3208-4K-MHD (VA)
- LG 32un500-w (VA)
- Dell S3225QS (120Hz VA)
- PRISM+ C315 Max (VA curved)
- Samsung 32'' ViewFinity S7 (VA), strangely the 27" version is IPS
- Asus va32uq (IPS, 5 years old model...)
- Illegear Apex 32 (IPS, 144hz)

I'm also open to buying relatively lesser known brands since I have bought an AMH monitor before (mostly unknown) from ebay years back.