If ur not a PC enthusiast and knows to do some system instability troubleshooting, better to stay away from Ryzen or the very least go with AM4 as it has reached platform maturity.

Otherwise the minimum is something like i7 nonK + Bseries ATX mobo tht capable for PL2 unlocked or basic Z690/Z790

Wait for sifus recos...

Yeah, helangs will see things differently being so high up. Too bad most of us don't have such privilege.
Unfortunately in Msia, high end hardware is expensive (relative to income per capita) plus our RM is like shit now. Not many of us can close eye go into shop and ask them: "build me the best PC money can buy". Which is the reason why people come this tered to ask, so they can get value for their money and not being waterfishes.

Bios update gotta see whats the reason. Asrock does it to expand XMP compatibility and enabling compatibility with newer CPU releases (see Update Microcode).


Colorful bios seems too far in between and either they are super stable that dont need new bios, very slow to support new CPUs, or they just slow to update support which could be big trouble if ur facing some instability issue. This isnt the same as Ryzen where keeps getting fortnight bios releases to try fix an inherent platform issue.

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Sep 26 2023, 10:39 PM

The reco from Myway will do fine for next 5 years at least. Ur 1080Ti can last another 2 years, maybe more if ur can run FSR3. Target to change GPU in 2025 when Blackwell should come out promising 70% more perf than Ada.
But 10 years? Hmm hard to say if ur used to high end performance level ady.

Some RAM maker do extra to differentiate themselves like using more PCB layers or higher level of copper inside for better OCing. Also makers with better reps are less prone to swap RAM chips (ie Crucial, Gskill) so ur know what ur getting unlike say Kingston or Adata.

Which is why the US popular brands with PC enthusiasts (Crucial & Gskill) are more predictable on the chips used so the performance is also around expected. OEM RAMS unless get really high speed kits (ie >7000 MHZ) then it can be from any supplier. In the past with DDR4 people learned to spot coveted Bdies based on RAM stick timings, but not so easy for DDR5 now.

Some in PC community have been narrowing down the timings on the hunt for hidden Adies, similar to that CVN & Predator. I would advice buyers interested to quickly buy now b4 they change out the RAM chips.

Buildzoid luvs his Dom Plats. But these are truly atas RAMS more for edge case OCing to the walls. If one can afford it, these are gr8 kits and super stable for OC play around. But for 99% users like us, this is overbuild & overpriced for daily usage PC.

Performance slower than Red or Green, lousy software support, locked access from Afterburner, instability issues with some games, and slow driver support when new games launched. Buy only if you dont mind playing months after a game came out so that Intel can fix it first.

Even CaSuAL gamers has self worth to knows to choose better than that.

Lower price for lower performance. Yeah so? Get a 6600 or 6700 series if want lower performance for lesser money, still better than ARC. Want better performance? Get used cards.

Intel GPU is in its first generation so as with all things pioneer it has inherent issues and did not have the same level of support that Red or Green has built up for decades (working drivers b4 launch or even zero day hotfixes). If it can last, perhaps it will start competing in 3rd gen or so but without a GPU specialist helming after Raja left, even Arc's future is uncertain past Battlemage.

CaSuAL gamers are usually strapped for cash, something not that you concern it seems, and those like us will want eke out every performance for as long as possible but if Intel cut loose and ends Arc a few years down the line, it will hurt a lot of gamers more than those who have money to spend on another GPU.

I have used a Lenovo gaming laptop for 10 years b4 building my own system, mine been rock solid but I dunno how is the quality these days. Prebuilds are never good value for money tho and they are pretty much the same same build quality so buy whichever is cheaper/meets ur needs.

Ur from Penang Island rite? I think someone mentioned Idealtech is also there so can ask them to build a PC for you. Search a few pages back there was a reco in island.

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Oct 18 2023, 11:50 PM

Aint my problem when someone acts all haughty and giving poor advice to less well off people to make poor choices. ARC might be the only choice soon but for now CASUAL gamers have better choices for their money while RX 6600/6700 stocks last. You have no idea how budget gamers operate on a tight budget.

Dell factory and main warehouse is located in Penang so can expect top notch service from them there.

Err.. is it kah?

Epic Karen moment there bro

Umm, OP was asking for PC tower tho...

Ohh? He got ask other place ka? Maybe got so lar I dunno cuz here his asking only PC tho...

If CPU speed and cache size dependant then perhaps can go for 5800X3D, B550 mobo, 32GB DDR4

Or if hunt for good bargains

7800X3D, midrange A620, 32GB DDR5 6000. Easily 3x more cache size than 14700K!!!

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Oct 21 2023, 12:56 PM

Its super massive cache that will help certain dependent applications...

For work PC, dont turn on Expo keep at Jedec speeds DDR5 5200 is also plenty fast dy.

Err okay then... just to mention that FPGA development is very very very niche more rare than the usual software or game creation, or audiovisual applications stuff.
I havent seen a review bench for Quartus, Xilinx, Mentor Graphics or other PLD developmental programs out in the wild either so I cant say ur reference is accurate or not, but if the user knows his application is cache heavy dependent and it can make use of X3D tech it might well be more advantageous to go with AM5. Just saying.