Budget under 700.00 Just need CPU, Mobo and ram.
Just play CS:Go..

What should I get?  Right now using E8400.

Asking for my friend,
He want to upgrade his cpu i3-7100
Budget around 400-800 used/new to pair with gtx 1060 6gb mini.

And also what decent price that i3 can be sold?

Hi guys. I'm thinking of building a mini pc using Cooler Master 110 or any similar portable mini PC case. Please give full suggestion for the hardwares that I need thanks.

[Budget] <RM2k

[Purpose] Gaming on 1080P on smallest PC, high graphic setting.

[Hardwares that will be re-use] 1TB Green HDD, MKB+Mouse.

[Monitor resolution]
- ViewSonic VA2419-SH IPS - RM 495 1080P, if there's a better 1 pls give suggestion. Minimum 21.5".

[Games & softwares that use frequently] : The Witcher series, common upcoming AAA games

[Personal preferences] : RX460 2GB, I will upgrade to GTX1070. So expecting to be using same CPU for GTX1070. Will not overclock. Amd Ryzen if viable?

Hey guys, what's the difference between gtx1050, gtx1050ti and gtx1050 ti strix?

Is gtx1050ti strix good for gaming?

If I get gtx1050ti is i5 4460 good enough to pair with? or should I get i7 instead?

But read a few threads, they said for gaming rig shud hv priority of gpu instead of cpu. is that truth?

But the Asus Strix GTX1050Ti come with 4gb. So is the performance better than GTX1060 3GB?

Also, what if I upgrade to i7? Will it improve the performance greatly or just slightly?

Does this means that  if I have a i5 6600k + gtx 1070, I can play any game with ultra setting for my upcoming years?

And I heard that i7 is mainly for video editing purposes?

Not sure if this is the rite thread.
Have anyone successfully hooked up a desktop gpu to dell inspiron 7559? Mine is i5 vrsyun. Couldn't​ find any verified success posted on net.
P/s: my googling skill not at same lvl as sifus.

Good day to all, quick question can this PSU support a R9 390?

Leadex Super Flower Sliver 650W.

System components, i7-7700, B250M Mobo, 16GB DDR4 RAM, Samsung 850 Evo, Samsung 960 Pro, 1TB HDD, DVDRW ODD.

Thank You!

hi sifu2 here
im planning to buy a new rig this weekend
purpose is for gaming
but budget is quite small, just rm2.5k..however this is excluding monitor
seek your advise on the best spec for this budget please
tq

Hi. Recently my rig went kaput. The specs are:

AMD Athlon 4x 635 Processor
Asus M4N68-T Mobo
GTX580 GPU(Sent for diagnose)
1TB Samsung HDD
8GB Kingston Hyper fury X Ram
23" Samsung S23a350H (Faulty HDMI port, only VGA available)

I rarely use the PC, less than 10 hours per mth. I may spend more time gaming after the upgrade. My budget is around RM500 to RM1,500 for upgrade. I am thinking of buying a GTX1060 3GB mini but I am afraid that my CPU will substantially bottleneck the GPU. I do not mind used hardware as long as the price is great. PC usage for occasional 1080p DotA 2 gaming. Could any sifu here kindly recommendations or links? Ah, btw before I forget, is it better for me to repair my monitors' HDMI, buy a new monitor or stick with VGA for now? Thanks.

Budget] 1k or 1.5k

[Purpose] Gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use] gtx 750ti, Mouse,Keyboard, Monitor, WiFi adapter.

[Monitor resolution] 1080

[Games & softwares that use frequently] League, and Chrome.

[Personal preferences] would love to have the mobo to be compatible for future i5 and Graphics card when I wanna update it. Approx 6 month from now?

[Location] Etech or Kuala Lumpur

thanks alot for the suggestion
i prefer to play games such as fallout 4, gta v
may i know if dual core cpu is sufficient for these games, or shoud i get the i5?

I came across an AMD A10 7850k and FM2A88X+ Killer selling for RM500. Since my GPU is not working, I was thinking of buying this as a replacement. Is the price and performance any good? I may consider buying the R9 380X tomorrow to combo with this APU. Will the APU iGPU increase the FPS of external GPU? Will there be huge bottlenecks? Sorry, I do not understand much about APU.

By the way, if I were to sell all my old hardwares except for HDD and RAM, how much do you think I should price them? The issues with the hardwares are stated above. Thank you in advance.

Thanks for your suggestion!

I've did some searching but could not find people selling similar hardware such as mine so I could not determine the price. Could anyone provide a rough estimate or guess of how much I should price my old hardwares.

AMD Athlon 4x 635 Processor
Asus M4N68-T Mobo
GTX580 GPU(Sent for diagnose)
1TB Samsung HDD
8GB Kingston Hyper fury X Ram
23" Samsung S23a350H (Faulty HDMI port, only VGA available)

Hi guys,

I am looking for a pc system to power up a 2x2HDTV video wall. My budget is about RM2k.

Screen resolution for 2x2 video wall should be 3840x2140 thus the eyefinity from RED team is more preferable at the moment.

Any suggestion for the system?

i3 7100
Motherboard?
GC: R9 380x
8gb Ram
1TB HD or 128gb SSD
reliable 450-500W power supply
normal casing

[Budget] <3k

[Purpose] Mainly for gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use] 3.5" HDD 1tb WD Green, 256GB HyperX SSD, kb+🐁

[Monitor resolution]1080p 21.5">

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Typical AAA Games

[Personal preferences] Portable mini Pc Casing, CM110. May reuse CPU to upgrade my GPU to GTX1070/ new AMD GPU in the future (within 6 months).

[Location] KL(prefer online purchase)

Dear all, feel that my old pc become slower.
Phenom x4 955
Asus M4A785TDV-EVO
Ram 2 x 4g
Radeon 5870
Huntkey 80master 700w

Not really a gamer, only play starcraft 2,most of the time office/surfing/photoshop. Can I change the CPU/Motherboard/Ram and use back my GPU?

Guys, I think I've lost my mind. I've just purchased a GTX 980 in the middle of the night without thinking straight..., my current specs are:

AMD Athlon 4x635
Asus M4N68-T
1TB Samsung SATA HDD
8GB DDR3 Kingston Hyper FuryX​
500W PSU
Samsung S23a350H (Only VGA working)

I am expecting huge bottlenecks. Ryzen i5 coming out soon right?

[Budget] RM 5000

[Purpose] Gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use] None

[Monitor resolution]

[Personal preferences] Require monitor. Not overclocking.

[Location] KL

Ok thank for the suggestion. So let's say I want to make a PC rig that's able to play high on latest AAA games and ultra on older AAA games temporarily with RX460 only, what's the best alternatives? I'll get new CPU+GPU in the future if I'm capable of that, meanwhile I'll stick with RX460. Also, RM3k budget including monitor, so it's around Rm2.5k left for PC rig.

With my current budget, should I wait AMD Ryzen to arrive then only I proceed to build my PCt? I'm thinking of getting my PC built within a week, maximum I can wait is 2 weeks. Please suggest on what parts should i get for my PC again since I had revised it. Now I will only focus on bulding 2.5k PC Rigs for the meantime, I will upgrade CPU and GPU at the same time in the future.

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?
My main rig is mITX form factor (not this casing though) and I helped my friend to build his rig based on Node 202 before (in Dec 2016), quite a compact casing.

- Should I go with stock CPU cooler? I don't plan to overclock, so stock should be enough right?
Yes, stock cooler is enough unless temperature is high (no need to go for after market cooler first, get only when it reaches critical level or out of your comfort zone).

- 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?
Well the 450W PSU is pretty crap, taiwanese capacitors and non-modular cables, ditch it and get 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.
1.7k for a GTX1060?!?! Overpriced man, you could get Zotac GTX1070 Mini by topping up RM 250 and you get extra ~40% performance + confirm can fit in SFF casing without any hassle. Or just get the Zotac GTX1060 Mini (or other GTX1060 SFF version) to save cost.

- 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?
2.5" HDD usually runs at 5,400 RPM, so it is significantly slower than those 3.5" 7,200 RPM HDD, not really a big deal since it is a limitation of the casing rather than the HDD itself, if your GPU is short enough then you can add a 3.5" HDD alongside with the GPU.

- 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?)
No comment on this, just to let you know this particular monitor doesn't come with FHD resolution.

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!

Thanks so much for your input man. For psu, I've read that for sfx (specifically for this case) it's either modular corsair or bust. I saw someone recommend against silverstone sfx psu, and I unfortunately cannot find a modular sfx corsair psu on the pricelists. Yeah, I realize now the gpu I was going for is quite overpriced... About the zotac mini, aside from the smaller size and more manageable installation, any drawbacks/compromises from using a mini compared to a full sized 1070? Also, if I use this mini, can I fit a 3.5" sata hdd? And for the monitor, I knew I overlooked something... I guess I got too excited when I saw "usb" cause there's not many portable monitors available in the pricelists from what I can see. My option right now is an Asus mb168b+, and I currently cant find one online that ships to Malaysia. I'm planning to bring a 15.6" laptop with me, use that as a temporary portable monitor maybe? (idk if possible)

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

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?