hi sifus
with budget around rm3k,what can i upgrade from these specs,atleast can tahan for another 5years. Thinking to use ryzen as cpu

CPU: Intel Core I5 3570k
MOBO: Some Asus Mobo
RAM: 16GB DDR3
GPU: AMD HD7970 GHZ Edition
SSD: Kingston Hyper 120GB
HDD: WD 1TB Caviar Blue 7200RPM/64MB
PSU: CM RM650

This specs is around 4 or 5 years old

hi all sifus..

my budget is around below 2.5k

wanna build itx gaming rig.. prefer using cooler master elite 110a

monitor already have.. other not yet.. thx.

If you can overclock to 4.8-5ghz then your CPU still has some life for maybe 2 more years because ddr4 is quite expensive right now due to the manufacturers price fixing dram. You can go this route.

Keep
CPU, Ram, Mobo, SSD, HDD, PSU

Change to
GTX 1070/ 1070 ti / 1080 - 1690 /1989/ 2246 lelong various vendors

or if you seriously want to upgrade then here is an option

Keep
SSD, HDD, PSU

Change to
Ryzen 2600 - 800
Team Elite 8gb 2400hz ddr4 x2 - 295x2 =590
Asrock B350m Pro4 -299
GTX 1060 6gb - 1131
(Overclock for better results)
Total: 3025 lelong various vendors

Intel solution
i5 8400 - 695
Asrock B360m Pro4 - 323
(You can't overclock the processor and it has only 6 cores than the Ryzen. You would however get slightly better gaming perfomance if you fight stock intel vs stock AMD)
Total: 2944 lelong various vendors

Intel solution

CPU: i5 8100 - 445
Mobo: Asrock B360m-ITX/ac - 419
Ram: Team Elite 8gb 2400hz ddr4 - 295
HDD: WD 1tb Blue - 150
GPU: Zotac 1050 ti - 689
Case: Elite 110a - 150 (You can opt for an Silverstone SG13 - 180 which is smaller and has better airflow due to the mesh front)

You have 2 power supply options that you can consider. An ATX power supply which takes up more space in the case and blocks ventilations or go for an SFX power supply that would let some air vent into the case through the adapter. A

Here is a recommendation for a SFX PSU: Silverstone SFX 450W Bronze - 285. It has a fan that won't break down after long use (ball bearing fan is good. A sleeve bearing fan would break down and make noise after long use).

Total: 2433 lelong various vendors

This post has been edited by Moongrave: Jun 26 2018, 08:52 PM

thx for ur suggestion
i found newer game really cpu extensive eg: pubg
my proc cant really handled the games
and no i never oc my proc
maybe that is the problem

Check if your board is a Zxx (Example Z68) board. You can overclock since you have an i5 k processor. If you don't have a cooler, a reasonable one is a Cooler Master Hyper 212 which can do 4.4-4.5ghz stable. PUBG is just an unoptimise mess that it can't run well; a game like Assassin Creed Origins looks 10x better but can also run 10x better. Most likely it is your graphic card that is holding you back because even a new Pentium G4560 can play PUBG. Search YouTube and you can see people play with your processor with better GPU and they get 60-90fps consistently.

Hi,
My old socket am3 mobo has gone kaput. Going to replace mobo, processor and ram only. Others will use old items

Is this spec ok for office work and casual gaming?

Processor: AMD socket AM4 A8-9600
Motherboard: Asus Prime B350-Plus
Ram: kingston DDR4 2400 8gb x1

Going to use on board graphic so no need to buy gc

Old items
psu: huntkey 500w
hdd: wd 2tb

Thank you

A8 9600 is trash. Go for Ryzen 3 2200G instead.

what's the difference between Ryzen 3 1200 and 2200G?

Hi All,

Need some recommendations here. I m currently using the following specs:

CPU: Intel Core I7 (dont know the specs cause whole PC kaput, but i think is 3.4 Ghz) with liquid cooling system.
MOBO: ASUS P8 Z68-V PRO
GPU: Gigabyte R9 290 Windforce
PSU: Corsair CS750M
CASE: Corsair 100R

Here is the thing. Currently i m kinda tight of cash, and i feel quite sad that entire PC kaput. Hence, i would like to take this opportunity to mainly upgrade my MOBO and CPU first.

Budget is around RM2k for both CPU and MOBO. My objectives are:

1) A new motherboard that is better than the current i m using and also durable if possible. I dont OC

2) Mainly for gaming, ideally to play final fantasy 15 at high settings. I know my GPU sux, but i will upgrade probably by next year with a good one.


I m not too sure how to allocate my money between MOBO and CPU. But what I know is I saw those gaming MOBO like ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING seems cool from their website. Quite tempting but not sure whether is good or not. I hope to get a balance between CPU and MOBO with RM2k budget, but if RM2k is overkill for just MOBO and CPU, then i hope can shed some light to me, cause i really dunno how to upgrade.... tight of cash, and want to use the money to the max.. sorry for being like an aunty... HAHAH



This post has been edited by advisory1989: Jun 28 2018, 01:26 AM

2200G comes with built-in graphics and newer generation.
Asus ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming will give you RM785 damage if you really want that board. Also, its a waste using Z370 if you dont want to overclock.

You have to change RAM if you wanna upgrade.... unless you want second hand LGA1155 motherboard.

Option 1:
Core i5-8500 - 785
Asus B360 TUF Plus gaming - 445

Option 2:
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 848
Asus Prime B350-PLUS - 505

For both:
Crucial 8GB DDR4-2400 X2 - 674

You can have these if you still want nice looking boards

ASUS ROG STRIX B360-H GAMING - 565
ASUS ROG STRIX H370-F GAMING - 659

Prices from C-Zone

This post has been edited by TristanX: Jun 28 2018, 09:07 AM

Hi Sifus!

I have an outdated rig that was lastly upgraded on the year 2012 or something (not really can remember lol)

Now I've decided to pump it up bits by bits so I need your recommendations to help me out. I needed to know which are the most to least crucial parts that needed for upgrade that can support daily tasks & most importantly recent games.

My current rig :-

CPU: AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-core 2.20 GHz
MOBO: Asus M3A78
RAM: 4GB DDR2
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Sapphire
HDD: WD Blue 500GB HDD 7200 RPM SATA 6 16MB Cache 3.5"

I have a tight budget (shy to mention here )

Feel free to recommend the parts (that are not too expensive), nnt I pandai2 la kumpul duit

Thank you in advance!

Those are really old. Need to replace almost everything. Dont know how much budget you target so I'd recommend for 1080p medium settings

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 848
Asus Prime B350M-A - 429
Crucial 8GB DDR4-2400 X1 - 337
Galax GTX 1050 Ti 4GB DDR5 OC - 679
WD Blue 250GB M.2 - 347
reuse your hard disk
Corsair VS 450W - 159
Tecware Nexus TG case - 185

RM2984 total (C-Zone prices)

Hi thanks for the recommendations!

So can I go to upgrade from the SSD -> Mobo & RAM -> CPU -> GPU?

Since no need for me to replace the HDD, no backup required is it?

I forgot to add that I already have as below parts :-

Case : Armageddon Vulcan V1x
PSU : Silverstone sst-st50f-es

Can these be re-used also?

SSD has to change to SATA version instead of M.2. Samsung 850 Evo 250GB at RM388 is one of them.

Yes, you need to backup if you have important data.

Change the CPU to Ryzen 5 2600X at RM999 with the savings from PSU and casing.

Has the price of RAM increased or dropped recently? Haven't been following the prices and not sure if it's a good time to upgrade my ram now or later.

This post has been edited by UsernameCopied: Jun 28 2018, 09:42 PM

if I buy Western Digital BLACK PCIE M.2 NVMe SSD I will ditch intel optane if got, is it wise to do so?

Alright will look into it!

Btw as you mentioned earlier for "Galax GTX 1050 Ti 4GB DDR5 OC" gpu I cannot find it in C-Zone pricelist..

Are you referring to GALAX GTX1050TI 4G EXOC for RM729 instead?

So the wait continues.... i noticed GPU has dropped about RM150-200

If you get an NVMe SSD, you won't need an Intel Optane.
And I recommend looking into Adata XPG SX8200 instead of WD Black.

Yeah, got changes to the price.