Yup. You can buy other stuff first, RAM, SSD (Yes! buy these now as their soon going up in prices!), PSU, case, etc.

GPU if you can snag a 5070TI @RM3.5k (correction) during flash sales is a good deal so no need wait for Supers if you can. The balance 3.5k can build a very capable Core 7 265K + high tier B860 / low tier Z890 mobo, plus the above. Target to get a 850W ATX 3.x Gold rated PSU.

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Oct 15 2025, 08:07 AM

[B][Budget] RM 4k

[Purpose]: NAS & Virtualization for testing home lab

[Hardwares that will be re-use]: None

[Monitor resolution]: None

[Games & softwares that use frequently]: None

[Personal preferences]: if up to 64Gb RAM is great. mATX will be great. Placing it at my TV Cabinet

[Location]: PJ

Don't place it until it has no airflow. NAS and Virtualization is going to be hard. AMD has crappy idle power. Virtualization doesn't like Intel e-cores (can be fixed with apps like ProcessLasso). Unfortunately, finding a m-ATX NAS case is challenging.

Ryzen 7 8700F (Tray @ All IT) RM729
ASUS B650M-AYW WiFi RM579
Kingston Fury Beast DDR-5600 64GB Kit RM869
Sparkle A380 6GB RM659 (Video transcoding)
Kingston KC3000 500GB SSD RM279 (OS)
WD Blue 1TB SSD RM339 (VM images / Docker volume)
Silverstone Triton 750W PSU RM359
Lian Li 205M RM189

Total: RM4002

Bring your own HDD. Case supports up to 2x 2.5" + 2x 3.5"

Doesn't apply for monolithic design.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Oct 16 2025, 05:50 PM

Hi sifus, need recommendations for a new laptop.

[Budget] Optimally ~3k

[Purpose] Heavy statistical calculations especially in systematic reviews, ideally gaming laptop at the same time

[Monitor resolution] No specific preference

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Usual Office programs with Mendeley, SPSS, R and RStudio, JASP/Jamovi and multiple browsers opened at the same time. Possible FF14, Warframe and some gacha games.


My searches pointed me in the direction of the Acer Nitro V15 but would like to knnow if there are any better recommendations?

Asus gaming V16

Perhaps you will get more replies from laptop specific tered? https://forum.lowyat.net/MobileComputing

But imho RM 3k for laptop isnt a lot of money.

Too far fetched for your budget. Those at 3K come with old RTX2050 / 3050 are too weak for games. Gaming laptops fail quite fast due to the under-engineered heatsink, so you need to fork out another amount of money to extend warranty.

You best bet would be Ryzen AI / Core Ultra with USB4 / TB4. The built in GPU still run games (worse than RTX2050 / 3050), but you don't need to worry about excessive heat causing desoldering in the long run. They are easy on mobility with thin, light and long battery life.
Example: https://www.nbplaza.com.my/acer-laptop/1330...11-hsm365-.html

For the event you need run more intensive game / higher FPS, use a USB4/TB4 GPU case later on. Get a 9060XT in it and it will soundly beat even the RTX5070 laptop version.
Example: https://www.tmt.my/products/razer-core-x-v2...phics-enclosure

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Oct 16 2025, 08:10 PM

ryzen 7 7800X3D RM1,499.00
b650M msi mortar wifi RM799.00
32GB 6000mhz acer predator pallas II CL30 RM659.00
1tb kc3000 RM455.00
1st player ngdp 850 gold RM485.00
1st player vt6 RM239.00
thermalright pa120 se RM150.00
sapphire pulse RX9070XT OC RM3,299.00
RM7,585.00


tambah sikit for premium quality??

Dell 14 Plus Laptop DB14255 (Dell Outlet) 1 AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 (6 Core, Up to 4.80GHz, 22MB Cache, 28W, NPU Upto 50 TOPS) 16 16GB 7500MT/s LPDDR5x Dual Channel Memory 512GB PCIe M.2 NVMe Gen 4 Class 25 QLC Solid State Drive Windows 11 Home AMD Radeon 840M Graphics 14 inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) 16:10 Wide View Angle Anti-Glare IPS 300-nits ComfortView Non-Touch Display Ice Blue - LCD Back Cover (Non-Touch Screen) MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 2x2 MU-MIMO Wireless Card 1080p at 30 fps FHD RGB Camera and Dual-array Microphones 4-Cell, 64 WHr Lithium Ion Battery US English International Backlit Ice Blue Copilot key Keyboard 65 Watt Type-C AC Adapter Ice Blue Power Button with Fingerprint Reader SSD Bracket;Power Cord 250V 1M (UK)
2yr onsite warranty

RM2599

A715-59G-52MD (PREINSTALLED HOME 2024 + M365) RM3,190 i5-12450H 16GB D4 512GB NV RTX3050 6GB 15.6"FHD W11 144Hz / 2 YRS

I am looking to built a 3k pc, gpt gave me these options, can i get you guru's opinion, or would you recommend something outside this?
1. For office use and also for some editing
2. Budget RM3,000.00

Thank you for all the replies. If I increased the budget by ~500, will the HP Victus 15 be better?

Those builds are rubbish. Try

Core i7-14700 - 1270 (Just IT)
Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 - 186 (Dotatech)
MSI B760M Mortar Wifi II DDR5 - 571 (PCU Legacy)
Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR5-5600 CL40 X2 - 448 (All IT)
Kingston KC3000 512GB - 221 (All IT)
MSI A650BN - 187 (MSI)
Montech Air 100 - 143 (Just IT)

RM3026 total (Shopee prices)

Recently upgraded the gpu (got it at below MSRP) in my SFF mini ITX rig.
I am thinking if I need to upgrade the cpu too (if there is a cpu bottleneck.) budget of Rm1.5k - 2.0k for this cpu upgrade.
And if I need upgrade the cpu cooler or PSU subsequently.

Main (only) use is single player gaming at 1440p 120-144fps and occasionally 4k 60-120fps on my tv. I do run this desktop headless and it streams via Apollo/sunshine on a 2.5gbps lan connection.

ryzen 5 7500F
Asrock A620i lightning wifi
32GB klevv 6000mhz CL32
RTX5080 windforce OC SFF
AK400 digital white deepcool
CH160 deepcool case
1TB NVME SSD + 2TB NVME SSD
850W Thermal right gold TG850-W.

This post has been edited by LegendLee: Oct 19 2025, 06:47 AM

Go for 7800X3D or 9800X3D. 4k resolution will need GPU upgrade. Make sure you use the latest BIOS as Asrock boards kills X3D CPUs.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Oct 19 2025, 07:57 AM

That’s my concern with Asrock boards.
Especially with the 9800X3D.
Is 850W sufficient for 7800x3D + 5080?

Don’t think I’ll go for the 5090 or 4090.
I’ll stick with my 5080 with frame gen + DLSS for 4k gaming. benchmark for 4k gaming is the ps5 pro haha, as long it’s better performance than that, I’m happy enough.

This post has been edited by LegendLee: Oct 19 2025, 09:46 AM

More than enough for the PSU.

Plenty for that, and IINM the widespread reports that ASRock boards killing X3D chips mostly applies to their 800 series models, not their 600 series

Didn't realize LGA1700 was that cheap

zennji If you are willing to wait a bit, the upcoming 11.11 Sales should have plenty of good deals on PC parts
There used to be a RX9070 XT retailing at under RM3K back in the 10.10 Sales

myway1985 If TS is willing to forgo about 10% GPU performance the vanilla RX9070 is a much better deal, and fits the budget nicely:
https://my.shp.ee/ea4rW68