Hi Sifus,

[Budget]
2k-2.5k

[Purpose]
Gaming and drama. Extra coding

[Hardwares that will be re-use]
Keyboard, mouse and monitor

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
Dota 2 and CS:GO(once in a while)

[Personal preferences]
No special preferences but prefer to have at least i5 or same level processor for heavy job purposes.

[Location]
Setapak, KL

Thanks Sifus

Hi guys, need some recommendation to replace my 6 years desktop
[Budget] RM7k-8k

[Purpose] Gaming for latest games at max settings, and maybe able to play latest game 5 years down the road (not max settings of course)

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Only Monitor maybe (U2311HD). Quite old monitor, not sure should I upgrade or not

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
New games from steam, and also maybe cities skylines, planet coaster with loads of mods

[Personal preferences]
Intel processor & nvidia gc. Price don't need include HDD, but SSD (240gb) is a must. Doubt I will OC at all

Hi everyone!

[Budget]
~5k (rig only w/o peripherals)

[Purpose]
Gaming at 1080p, 60fps, max settings (can compromise la a bit) for most of the recent games
Study

[Hardwares that will be re-use]
Literally just a mouse. Need everything else

[Monitor resolution]
1920x1080

[Games & softwares that use frequently]
Skyrim
Witcher 3
Dragon Age Series
Mass Effect Series
Any other AAA game you can think of
Future games (wanna be good for 2017 I guess)

[Personal preferences]
Details below

[Location]
KL/Selangor, will be flying off soon for studies.

Right so hello guys, this will be my first time building a PC. I've been wanting to build my own gaming rig for long enough, and figured I should give it a shot.

My main aim is to be able to comfortably play recent games at high to max settings at 1080p, 60fps. I actually already have a build in mind centered around an i5 7500 and GTX 1060 at my budget.

There is one challenge, however; I'm a student, currently doing A-Levels with final exams in June. If I score, I get to fly off to the UK in September. Between June and September (I finish a levels early June, fly end of September), I have ample time to invest in this hobby. However, building and playing at home is not enough. I'll be away for 4 years, and I've decided I want to build a pc I can bring with me to the UK. On a flight. Crazy, right? But I've done some research. And here's a build I came up with.

CPU: i5 7500 - RM880 (c-zone)
GPU: Asus GTX 1060 Strix 6GB - RM1699 (c-zone)
Mobo: Gigabyte H270N-Wifi - RM629 (viewnet)
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 + Integra 450W PSU - RM669 (c-zone)
RAM: Aegis 2x4GB DDR4 2400 - RM299 (idealtech)
SSD: Samsung EVO 850 250GB - RM479 (viewnet)
HDD: Seagate 2.5” Barracuda 1TB - RM249 (viewnet)

Total RM4904 without peripherals.

However, this is a pretty specific build, with specific needs and I have no peripherals, and since I need portability might as well put them in anyway.

Peripherals

Monitor: AOC E1659FWU usb - RM389 (viewnet)
Keyboard: ASUS Cerberus - RM199 (idealtech)
Speakers: Logitech z120 - RM59 (idealtech)

Total RM647 for peripherals.
Net total RM5551 (without software pulak but let's not go into that here)

Right so the key here is the small Fractal Design Node 202 mini ITX case that can actually fit a standard GPU. I've checked that the asus strix gtx1060 fits in the case by comparing dimensions. The monitor is key as well; I had to find a portable one and saw this nifty one listed in viewnet's price list.

Now while I'm typing this I'm actually wondering if this is the right place to post this. I'll just post here first, cause I still need suggestions and have a multitude of questions:

- I am fully aware that as a beginner, this build is gonna be a nightmare. Problems with cramming things in getting the cabling right is gonna be a challenge, but I feel so excited to tackle this. Anybody have any experience building mini-ITX? Specifically in this node 202 case?

- Should I go with stock CPU cooler? I don't plan to overclock, so stock should be enough right?

- The case comes with an Integra 450W PSU, but I can also opt for a non psu version; I've read things like the psu being shit, having too many cables etc etc. Should I opt to buy a modular sfx psu instead?

- I've read about people preferring to use a nano gpu instead of a fat gpu due to noise and temperature reasons, thoughts on this? I really wanna run the 1060.

- the case can only support 2 2.5 sata drives, so I've decided on 1 SSD and one 2.5" sata hdd. Will I encounter any problems?

- I had a question about the monitor because I was struggling to find a solution for a portable screen; I then found the usb 15.6" AOC monitor from viewnet, so I guess I'm set (what do you think?)

So my plan is; build the rig in june, get a nice full sized monitor and speaker to go along with it to play at home. Come September, I'll get the usb AOC monitor and logitech z120 speakers for transport to UK. I'll load the keyboard, speaker and maybe monitor (still thinking about this) into check in baggage and the precious rig into hand carry.

Am I crazy? Probably. This is all still theory, I might not go through with it (I'm supposed to be studying now dammit), but it's fun to plan now and I thought it'd be nice to share with you guys.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Need all of you guys' wisdom in this.

If I should post this somewhere else, do let me know.

Cheers!

Currently on i5 3570k, gtx960, PSU 700W
Planning to get Kaby with 3k budget,
need Mobo, RAM, Proc and maybe ssd
Editing and sometimes gaming
whats your take on this sifus?

Since gaming is not the main priority, you may want to consider switching to AMD Ryzen, they come with more cores and will be faster in video editing (provided the software you use for editing do utilize the multicore architecture of current gen processor).

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 (8C16T, 3GHz base, 3.7GHz boost) - RM 1599
ASRock AB350 Pro4 - RM 469
G.SKill Aegis 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 550
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD - RM 464

Total: RM 3082 (ETECH price inclusive of GST)

Intel Core i7 7700 (4C8T, 3.6GHz base, 4.2GHz boost) - RM 1424
Gigabyte H270-HD3 - RM 515
G.SKill Aegis 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 550
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD - RM 464

Total: RM 2953 (ETECH price inclusive of GST)

Hi all sifu.

I would like to make a rig to support my workload.

The software that I had been using most of the time are Vray 3D Max , Autocad , Photoshop.

Would like to render the 3D efficiently rather than time consuming.

However I'm not sure the software is processor or graphic card intensive.

Hope all sifu could give me a hand on it.

And lastly.
My budget is 5000

How about these?

AMD Ryzen 1700 - 1599
MSI B350 Tomahawk - 645
Corsair 8GB DDR4-2133 x2 - 520
Gigabyte GTX 1050 Ti 4GB DDR5 - 719
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD - 482
Seagate 2TB - 313
Super Flower Leadex Gold 550W - 429
Corsair Spec (pick your model) case - 299

RM5006 total (C-Zone prices)

Thanks for the quick reply.

Do you have any idea all these software is mainly processor or graphic card hunger ?

Try to look for forum to know more but so far couldn't.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Do you have any idea all these software is mainly processor or graphic card hunger ?

Try to look for forum to know more but so far couldn't.

Graphics design is always CPU > RAM > GPU. Ryzen 1700 has 8 core, 16 threads.

The 1050Ti will serves you well for 3DMax, R7 1700 helps a lot during vray rendering

by any chance should i get more than 16gb like 32gb ram so i could multi task on the rig ?

by any chance should i get more than 16gb like 32gb ram so i could multi task on the rig ?

16gb is more than enough, except you're rendering video 

16gb is more than enough, except you're rendering video 

thanks !

is your rig up for sale ?
so i could save hell a lot. hahaha

haha, nope bro, you better off with Ryzen. 8C/16T vs 4C/8T for vray rendering. Ryzen sure help reduce the time taken for the render to be complete