Thanks for the recommendation, can PM me a seller if you have anyone in mind for the keys?

Get the AMP edition of the Zotac 2060 card.

Also, ask them to flash bios for your mobo.
If not you cant use your CPU on that board.

AMP editions have preset overclock, it's a faster card. This particular card has good reviews from reputable sites and users. With a 5 year warranty, you cant go wrong. That being said, there isn't anything bad about your current card that you chose.

I cant say anything on Galax even though it does get recommended here a lot.

Your casing is fine. If you want to consider something else, there's the Silverstone Redline R07 which has decent airflow but can be even better with after market casing fans. That would add at least RM100 for the case to your budget though.

If your budget is tight then I'd just spend any extra money I have on performance than aesthetics.

Does E tech have a price list or do I have to look at items one by one in their lazada store?

Ah that's unfortunate.

Need to make my own using excel then.

Thanks though.

So I went out to a physical store and bought the parts for a new PC, but they didnt have some parts I wanted so I improvised on the spot since I didnt feel like delaying much:

Here's my build:
Ryzen 5 3600 RM860
16 GB 3200 Mhz RAM Kingston hyper X RM449
AORUS X570 PRO WIFI RM1280
External ODD LG RM80
250 GB NVME XPG 8200 Pro RM200
2TB HDD Barracuda RM200
RTX 2060 ASUS ROG RM1750
27" viewsonic VX2758C RM900
650W EVGA Supernova RM449
Cooler master H500 RM435

Total RM6600
Total with win 10 pro, logitech Z313 speakers and kb+m combo is RM6750

Will get a table later but definitely not getting a printer.

Anyone know a good guide for adjusting fan curves or other UEFI/Bios settings? This is my first PC build in 10 years as well as my first Ryzen rig so I'm not familiar with what BIOS options are like these days.

While I was at the store, I quickly built the rig online using E tech lazada prices and compared to retail price lists online. I figured online retailers would have competitive pricing but the total I got from E Tech was RM6785 for the PC alone, excluding shipping. That made me think that the store prices were acceptable, short of buying parts from multiple sellers.

Thanks for the info, I'll take a look at that later.
Also, I read that I need to disable AMD cool and quiet but I cant seem to find it. Any idea where aorus/GB would store that option? I couldn't find anything by doing a search on the mobo online manual.

Yeah I was initially considering a zen+ with a B450 but then I decided to get a zen 2 instead. I chose to pair it with an X570 because I didnt want to deal with the issues I read online when it came to using zen 2 on older boards. Unfortunately the mobo was one of those things I wanted but they didnt have it in stock so I ended up with the Aorus Pro. Also, why 3700X if it's just to be used for admin work and gaming?



I was under the impression that disabling cool and quiet was to primarily prevent drops in FPS, and noise was an acceptable byproduct by disabling it.

Good x570 boards are plenty, it's up to what your budget allows

https://i.redd.it/58am663beh931.png

Good b450 boards are set in stone at this point

https://i.redd.it/7n48gewun0p21.png

On your concern regarding bios failures, if you're gonna buy it from the store, they can help with you flashing the bios. Stores also provide post sales assistance, especially if you still have problems in a week since purchase. I'm sure in a months time, the BIOS for last years boards will be updated further, reducing the likelihood of you facing this problem in the future.

I just assembled over a couple days ago and I went with an X570 aorus pro. Some review sites gave it good scores, other users said that the board was dead on arrival. Mine is working fine.

2. I thought about putting games on M.2 SSDs for my rig too but I asked myself if it was neccessary. It wasn't going to make the games more fun and current load times on my drive aren't that bad, so i dropped the idea and just got an NVME for the OS and a classic 7200 HDD for versatility. At the very least, the money I put aside for a second NVME can be put towards games instead, which is one main reason that I built my rig in the first place.

3. Super flower 650W models are in demand, 750W are in higher stock. I went with a EVGA just because they were out of 650W superpowers and the 750W was just too much power that I didnt need although it was only RM20 more.


4. I think the 3rd party 5700s are coming out by end of next week and should arrive here before end of august. I think there's gonna be multiple models across a wide price spectrum. Hopefully galax and Zotac release their variant, those are gonna be close to reference cards, followed by MSi, sapphire, giga and asus

The tomahawk is a good choice. The people here love steel legend, so you can consider that.

I just bought a VX2758-C-MH for RM900.

If you want a 24", can also go for XL2411P for RM1000 or VX2458 for RM600.

These are 144 hz monitors.

Since your rig is capable of playing at 144hz, I recommend you look into the models I listed.

I bought the above based on reviews, havent found one ips 144 in my price range so I cant recommend.

I'm interested in building an ITX using the Node 202.

What's a good CPU cooler that is easily obtainable locally for an AMD rig?

I'd like to avoid modifying the case

So I finally got cable management done yesterday, some comments on what to improve is welcomed.





This post has been edited by Current Events guy: Aug 11 2019, 07:41 PM

Thanks, took me a really long time since it's been a while but I'm open to suggestions on improvement.

I just stopped because it was late and I was sleepy.

Mobo: I wanted one that had onboard wifi. the cheaper ones I was looking for was sold out.
At the same time I wanted to build a rig with Zen 2, and didnt want to deal with issues related to using that CPU on B450/X470.

Fan curve:
Thanks for the tip.
I took a look at the smart fan in the bios, looks like it runs at 40% around the idle temp.
I havent noticed any noise so far, thanks in part to the 200mm fans.

RAM:
Yeah I've swapped A2 to B1 this morning.
Good catch.

Fans:
I'm probably gonna get the NH-DH15S for the cooler later, and whatever I noctuas I can find for the top slots.
I wish there was a shop that just had noctuas in stock, but AIOs are what's in these days unfortunately.

The only difference is I assembled my own and you got someone else to put it together. You were still the one that selected all the components, so you probably know more about building a PC than you think.


Also, I noticed you got the Zotac Amp version of RTX 2060. Dont forget to claim your free copy of youngblood and control before Aug 18.

This post has been edited by Current Events guy: Aug 12 2019, 10:48 AM

Check out this LINK

Scroll all the way down to "How to redeem the game" and click that then enter your details.

My card is an ASUS and I got the free games right after sending in the details last night, no waiting necessary.

Yeah, white was all I had on me at the moment.

With white ties though, it's a better indicator as to where the ties are.

This post has been edited by Current Events guy: Aug 12 2019, 11:58 AM

Yes, you get
1. Wolfenstein: youngblood from Bethesda store. You can download and play right away using the bethesda launcher.

2. Control: from Epic store. You can redeem first but you cannot play until August 27 when the game launches.

Yeah can play online with 1 more friend.

Can also play with bot