ohh.. thanks!

I'll keep that in mind.. haha..

Im looking to build a new gaming pc powered by amd latest cpu. Budget is around 3k tops. Can you guys recommend me some good specs and parts within the budget?

What about these:

CPU: RYZEN 5 2600 (6C/12T) 649
MOBO: GIGABYTE B450 AORUS M 445
RAM: KINGSTON 2x4GB PC2666 280
GPU: ASUS GTX1050TI 4G CERBERUS 809
SSD: SAMSUNG 860 EVO 250GB 260
HDD: SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1TB 175
PSU: SUPER FLOWER LEADEX SILVER ECO 500W 259
CASE: TECWARE NEXUS TG MATX 139

TOTAL: RM3,016 (Czone prices)

can psu 550w handle gtx1080??

According to Nvidia, yes can. Minimum is 500W PSU.

Cool thanks

Been a long time since I build a PC, didnt know that an on board graphic chip can hold up to 3 monitors. So in this case, I can live with 3 monitors at the moment, any additional monitor can wait until future upgrade (with GC).
Now since I can save up on the GC cost, I intend to upgrade on other components.

Here's my questions:

Core i5-8400 - 799
Gigabyte B360M-D3H - 369 <- Any recommendation if I want to notch up a level? Or just stick with this? Oh, and I want to use micro ATX casing, and I want NVMe support as well
Kingston 8GB DDR4-2666 - 359 (Another 8gb stick can easily be upgraded next month, so no issue here)
Crucial MX500 500GB M.2 SATA - 359 <- Can change to NVMe SSD? Is Intel 760p reliable?
Coolermaster Elite 350W - 129
M1Z Micro ATX - 129 <- I want to use micro size casing

Acer ET271 27" - 608 X3 <- I need IPS panel with VESA mount, price from Lazada

1. You can go for mATX size mobo like Gigabyte H370M-D3H is at RM479
2. 8GB DDR4-2666 is RM259
3. Yes you can. Intel SSDs are reliability focused. Just a bit slower. Still faster than SATA based SSDs.
4. Thats up to you for the case. Micro-ATX mobo already recommended.

Lastly, you can also go for high grade power supply like Seasonic Focus Plus 550W from lelong. It improves build quality, voltage stability, clean power and more efficient. They are costly though.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Nov 25 2018, 02:46 AM

Budget: RM1000-RM1500
Purpose: Downloads/ Movies, light video editing (travel GoPro videos)
Reason to upgrade:
• Mainly is due to my current laptop CPU is bottlenecking, can’t get ideal top speed from my UNIFI 800Mbps, and
• Second, my laptop was bought in 2013 (ASUS K46CB, I5 3337U, GT740M), might as well upgrade to a better affordable build
Hardware to be reuse: SanDisk SDSSDHII120G
Monitor: ACER G205H (currently connected with my ASUS laptop)
Games & Software: GoPro Studio, Lightroom (occasionally), PUBG (not a gamer, but this is game I would play if the new build allows)
Personal preferences: Nvidia Graphic Card and Intel Processor (i5)
p/s: Saw this online, I not sure is it a good build or slight overpriced, can I go lower for the specs as in from the link?

https://www.lazada.com.my/products/intel-co...713dpmZiMg&mp=1

So... used parts? Consider slightly more budget?

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4535672
or...
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4680189 (pair with used low profile gtx 1050)

thanks!

if were to consider a slightly more budget, what options do i have?

You might want to consider increasing budget to 3500 to get new rig. 1500 is not going to get you a decent set nowadays.

Try this spec

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4698086

Can handle medium-high at 1080p. Depends on games.

Not everyone can afford it though.

Of course. But we can recommend suitable budget revisions for what they want.
Editing with rm1500 will be painfully slow. But it still do it.

hi good evening all, just helping my friend

Budget : 5k

He has listed down some stuff below

But I would like to see if there are other better hardware that he can get for his money

Case	CM MasterBox TD500L	199
PSU	CM V650	449
Mobo	Gigabyte Aorus Pro WiFi	529
CPU	Ryzen 5 2600x	899
GPU	Asus RX580	1299
RAM
HDD	WD 1TB	170
SSD	Kingston A1000 M.2 NVME	219
Monitor

As per the list, there are a few recommendations he need

1) RAM - 16GB??
2) Monitor - Any freesync monitor
3) Is Ryzen 5 2600x better or Ryzen 7 1700 better?

thank you brothers

I suppose they are going for gaming? Any particular games or software? At what resolution?

AAA FPS titles like BF4

1080p and above

1. Yes, 16GB. Double check with seller for the compatibility
2. I only recommend IPS monitors. Acer VG240Y at RM549 from Viewnet
3. Ryzen 5 2600X is better for gaming, Ryzen 7 1700 is better for heavy use.

Like that can consider i5-8400 also (unless really prefer Ryzen)

Why?

1. Slightly cheaper: i5-8400 (799) vs Ryzen 5 2600x (899)
2. In case of GPU problem, 8400 has integrated GPU for you to trouble shoot and hang on while waiting for RMA
3. Intel platform not tempting you to get more expensive RAM to perform better. Ryzen likes 3000-3200MHZ, Intel ok with 2400-2666MHz
4. Performance is comparable, so you are not missing out much
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ats6AYz6Z3I

For Rx580, I guess it is ok as you want to work with Freesync. But some say forget about Adaptive Sync and just go for better bang for buck, at which the GTX 1060 6GB (RM1099 for Galax at Viewnet) might save more, and you could even opt for GTX 1070 Ti (1899 at viewnet), as Vega 56/64 are still crazy priced.