How about these?

Core i7-8700 - 1190
Asus Prime H370 PLUS - 510
Crucial 8GB DDR4-2400 X2 - 674 (optional)
Zotac GTX 1060 6GB DDR5 AMP! - 1279
Corsair Spec case - 299

thanks! will start with this and compare to alternatives!

Isn't H370 a bit overkill for locked CPU?

H370 is not an overclock chipset. Just more features.

Oh I see, I thought H370 could do overclocking.

Any comments and suggestions for G4560 system?
I plan to buy it and is it able to fit in my old cooler master centurion 2 casing?
GIGABYTE H110M S2 ULTRA DURABLE or any idea suggestions.
RAM not sure what to buy 2pc 4gb or 1pc 8gb..which brand model is prefer?

Hi sifus. Wanted to ask, are ups still necessary for today's pc build? What model is usually recommended?

Not sifu but actually I'm also looking for UPS myself lol
Checked around google and most say that you need UPS if you have "bad" electricity where you get power shortage here and there
Also UPS can at least give you time to shut down your computer (like laptop) so your work/game/whatever can be saved

+1

hi sifu, i want to ask what should i upgrade to from i5 4460 to be paired with my gtx 1070 and 1x 8gb ram

[Budget] RM3000 for cpu, mobo and ram

[Purpose] mainly gaming

[Hardwares that will be re-use] gtx 1070, cooler master psu 550w, 3 ssd, 1 hdd 1x 8gb ram, acer 144hz 1080p monitor.

[Games & softwares that use frequently] dota2, final fantasy 15, fallout4 & skyrim mod, pubg and fortnite

[Personal preferences] would like a full atx mobo

[Location] KL, ampang (lowyat, dotatech, idealtech, buy parts online, etc)

I'm not sure whether to go with intel or ryzen cpu, 8gb or 16gb ram, and i dont know if my 550w psu is enough to power the upgraded components. need some advice on this.


thank you

Do we have bad electricity in msia? Blackouts are less frequent even though can still happen sometime.
Any models you recommend?

Maybe not the whole of Malaysia but more like depending on your area where blackouts happen frequently or even sometimes areas with low power.
In some situations of terrible weather (heavy thunderstorm) there might be lightning strike and a power surge might happen, this could potentially break your rig. However, this depends on the UPS if it has surge protector or not.
This is where the UPS comes in to help. You get time to shutdown your rig properly.

Not sure about models cause I'm also still looking through the UPS being sold in MY. I know there's a famous brand called APC but that's all I can find in MY so far.
https://shopee.com.my/search/?keyword=apc%2...=0&sortBy=price

Thanks for the suggestion, my PSU is cooler master g550m.

I don't need RGB, is there any better:

Mobo with more features/cheaper?

16gb ram with higher MHz/cheaper?

Thank you

AS what Kristal said, the H370 is filled with tons of features already for a locked CPU. H370 and B360 motherboards can only support up to 2666Mhz so there's no point for you on getting any higher than that.

If you want more "power", then you'll have to get an unlocked CPU and go with Z370. There you can opt for higher RAM speeds.
However, none of these options are cheaper by any mean, it only gets more expensive.

G4560 + mobo + RAM any suggestions? BUDGET AROUND RM 1000.

This post has been edited by jiant: Jun 9 2018, 08:57 PM

Guys. Just curious. Between i7 8700 and ryzen 7 2700, which is better in terms of:
1, Performance in workstation stuff like Adobe Premiere and others, if I dont plan to OC and want to use stock cooler
2, Total cost overall when we include mobo and stuff
3, Future proof, or upgradability..

1. Adobe Premiere favors Intel currently due to IGP hardware acceleration (Intel only feature). Refer to the three links below.
(12 mins video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wOBGmxyBEs
(10 mins video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofdh-THQFpE
(25 mins video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj6rUdhmIvQ
TLDW; get the 8700 if you're extensively using your rig for rendering on Adobe Premiere.
I'm not too sure about cooling the 8700 with the stock cooler though but since it comes along with the CPU, might as well try it first. If it gets toasty, opt for an air cooling solution or AIO coolers.

2. If you're talking about the price of a complete rig, maybe around RM4000-6000 for a good one? Idk.

3. Well it's a desktop rig, upgradability is always an option. You are future proofing with the newest gen of CPU though, so you're set there.

This post has been edited by Helldana: Jun 10 2018, 12:36 AM

Thanks so much about the info about igpu on intel. Really didn't know that. So now I'm gonna go for Intel cpu for my workstation. I'm gonna tweak here and there for other hardwares.

With Spectre and Meltdown patch, Intel isn't that great anymore. Saw someome complaining about significant performance loss after patch.

(3)Sadly, Intel isn't there. Change of motherboard every year now.

Note that it's purely for the latest versions of Adobe products though (they pushed out a patch for the iGPU fairly recently) since for whatever reason, Adobe seems to side with Intel with these sort of things like photo/video editing.

Here's a link to a thread on Adobe's forum: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2366397
The chart for hardware acceleration between CPUs: https://youtu.be/ofdh-THQFpE?t=555
Though it uses 1700x instead the newer 2700x, performance should be similar between the CPUs.

You can still go the Ryzen route though, you'll only lose a small amount of performance compared to Intel for Adobe Premiere.
If you're multitasking and use other software etc., it's probably still best to go Ryzen.
You might also get a cheaper price building through Ryzen.

Also on another note, we'll never know if Adobe decides to push an update again in the future that might break the hardware acceleration, or in fact somehow Adobe pushes an update that fully utilizes Ryzen CPU and make them up to par with the current Intel line. Hardware/software is always changing.

Yes but for latest versions of Adobe products (mainly Adobe Premiere), the Intel's performance gain from hardware acceleration is higher compared to Ryzen CPUs due to Adobe utilizing Intel's iGPU. This is largely Adobe's fault for only catering to Intel CPUs though, I've seen a quite a few feedback on forums etc. about this.

This post has been edited by Helldana: Jun 10 2018, 03:08 PM