what laptop is that? the ram looks like a a standard oem issue. nothing wrong is just that, ideally you will want a matching stick of ram to work in dual channel mode.
alternatively, buy 2x8GB kingston fury impact 3200 ddr4 to replace the ram. it'll work on both intel & amd.

Get a standard kingston ram 2x Ddr4 ram kit. Did it with ma lappy. Can see some fps gain. Not much but smoother.

The single stick ram can be sold as 2nd hand or keep it as spare.

i have bought a transcend ram 16gb/nb3200 ddr4. is it compatible with the current one im using?

stock 8GB, new is 16GB can work in dual channel?

performance has increased anyway lol less spike

is this ram good? im going to buy another one any recommedation?

any preference like need aquarium style?? 8.5k with monitor??

Aesthetics or style is not required. As long as:
- adhere to budget
- good performance
- easy to maintain (open up to clean up dust or refill paste), cable management

Aesthetics or style is not required. As long as:
- adhere to budget
- good performance
- easy to maintain (open up to clean up dust or refill paste), cable management

These days a starting budget is about Rm 2-2.5k. But the danger in sticking to such low budget ur have a higher risk of picking bad parts like the Giga PSU I pointed out above. So rather than focus on budget, take ur time to find out what hardware is actually needed for ur use case.

You can start ur journey by referencing some PC reco sites like https://www.cgdirector.com/best-computer-for-graphic-design/

Bear in mind that certain components are no longer as current but the logic behind its selection can guide you to making a similar current gen choice (ie if it was 12900K an equivalent is 14700K/14900K). Also while a lot of it is high end, I advice see the logic of their choice (if its a 3090 then why, because of Nvidia better driver support for work apps. Then going for cheaper 3060 12GB is also fine, you see).

FYI if budget is a priority, a comfortable workable one is about RM 5000 where you most likely wont end up with any bad parts if you chose wisely. Good luck!

On the other hand, if you can stretch your budget to 2.5K, a M2 Mac Mini may not be that bad of a deal
Note that the creative ecosystem of MacOS is going to be substantially better than Windows, and Macs are much more than their sum of its parts hardware wise

2k can get you these.

Core i3-12100 - 525 (Thundermatch - Lazada)
MSI B660M-E - 449
Kingston 8GB DDR4-3200 X2 - 198
Kingston KC3000 1TB - 329
Seagate 1TB - 183
MSI A550BN - 209
Montech Air 100 case - 159

RM2052 total

tambah sikit virus chip in

OPTI7000SmallFormFa /i5-12500 /16GB /512GBSSD /AMDRadeon5502GBDP /DPLowProfile /WIN11Pro/3Yr onsite warranty
RM2589

OPTI7010SmallFormFa /i5-13500 /8GB /512GBSSD /INTEGRATEDGRAPHICS /WIN11Pro/3yr onsite pro support

RM2709

OPTIactor /i5-12500 /8GB /1TBSSD /INTEGRATEDGRAPHICS /WIN11Pro/3yr pro support

RM2399

Hi need some advice

[B][Budget]
RM5k max

[Purpose]
gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use]
none

[Monitor resolution]
2k

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
triple a

[Personal preferences]
prefer amd but can consider intel if better value for money. If can propose amd vs intel system better.
as for graphic card -nvidia

[Location] KL

Hi need some advice

[B][Budget]
RM5k max

[Purpose]
gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use]
none

[Monitor resolution]
2k

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
triple a

[Personal preferences]
prefer amd but can consider intel if better value for money. If can propose amd vs intel system better.
as for graphic card -nvidia

[Location] KL

Whats ur budget anyways? Its good idea to plan early and have an idea what you can get today then tweak around it when comes time to buy

AMD Ryzen 5600X
GIGABYTE B550m (change to MSI / Asrock B550M. Avoid Giga backdoor bios. Oso that VRM is pisspoor for OCing)
SAPPHIRE NITRO RX 6700XT (might be phased out soon so plan for alternative)
32GB RAM Corsair Vengence 16x2 3200MHZ (buy today if possible as RAM prices will go up next year)
1 TB SSD (KC3000, Adata S70/ Legend 960, any with DRAM will do fine)
Cooler? AMD stock cooler is okay but if got extra budget then ID SE224XT, Jonsbo CR1400 (but if OCing then PA120/SE)
PSU? 1st player steampunk 850 gold RM399 (if going basic then MSI MAG A650BN for about RM250)

i7-14700k  RM1,999.00
Z790 msi P wifi D4  RM1,099.00
32gb 3600mhz kingston fury beast  RM360.00
1tb kc3000  RM345.00
coloful igame rtx 4070 nb  RM2,950.00
1st player steampunk 850 gold  RM399.00
azza hive 450m  RM269.00
thermalright ultra 129 extreme black (6 heatpipe)  RM259.00

  RM7,680.00

i7-14700k  RM1,999.00
Z790 msi P wifi D4  RM1,099.00
32gb 3600mhz kingston fury beast  RM360.00
1tb kc3000  RM345.00
sapphire nitro+ RX7800XT 16gb  RM2,999.00
1st player steampunk 850 gold  RM399.00
azza hive 450m  RM269.00
thermalright ultra 129 extreme black (6 heatpipe)  RM259.00
  RM7,729.00

Monitor can consider this MNT-MSI-OPTIX-G274QPF-QD RM1399 quantum dot

Dell 27 Gaming Monitor - G2722HS RM699

Try

Ryzen 5 5600 - 565
Asrock B550M Pro4 - 449
Kingston HyperX Fury Beast 16GB DDR4-3200 kit - 189
MSI RTX 4070 12GB Ventus 2X - 2750
Kingston KC3000 1TB - 329
Adata Core Reactor 750W - 469
Montech Air 903 Max case - 329

RM5080 total (Shopee prices)

You might wanna wait for RTX 4070 Super next month before buying it.

Thanks for the recommendations.

From what I read, Colorful is a China brand but seems to work okay compared to other brands. How is the heat/temps like and the warranty process like for Malaysia? Reddit seems to say the warranty process is quite confusing/vague but those are for Western markets.

Also quite different price points for the monitors, is it because the MSI one has quantum dot?

May I know if the SUPER variant significantly better in terms of price to performance? Or just applies to 4070?

May I know if the SUPER variant significantly better in terms of price to performance? Or just applies to 4070?

i suggest u buy pc 1st then wait super series

thermalright ultra extrene 120  RM259.00

Thanks for the recommendations.

From what I read, Colorful is a China brand but seems to work okay compared to other brands. How is the heat/temps like and the warranty process like for Malaysia? Reddit seems to say the warranty process is quite confusing/vague but those are for Western markets.

Also quite different price points for the monitors, is it because the MSI one has quantum dot?

Yo whats up with the Ultra Ex120 lately? No more PA/PS 120/SE stocks?

Such an old cooler (it has support for LGA775 LOL!) and doesnt seem on the website it supports LGA1700 but pricing still topkek better go for more modern SE225XT or SE226XT with better thermal headroom.

i suggest u buy pc 1st then wait super series

i7-14700k  RM1,999.00
z790 msi p wifi  RM1,099.00
32gb 3600mhz kingston fury  RM360.00
1tb kc3000  RM345.00
1st player steampunk 850 gold  RM399.00
azza hive 450m  RM259.00
thermalright ultra extrene 120  RM259.00


  RM4,720.00