can recommennd a minimum PC DIY package
with 16gb ram, 12th gen processor, 5060 graphic card, fish tank case, plus AIO with LCD?

need to buy a new PC just for productivity work.

Actually never play game so actually no need dGPU. Can be integrated graphic card using 12400 CPU.

Fishtank and AIO is meant for cosmetic which I value a lot.
So any decent fishtank case with built-in aRGB fans will be good also.

I just need a second computer with minimum budget. Not sure how much will it cost though.

This post has been edited by westlife: Aug 11 2025, 10:12 AM

Intel i5 12400 - rm575
*MSI Pro B760M-A Wifi DDR4 - rm377
*2x 16GB DDR4/ DDR5 (any value for money RAM model/brand to buy? i only do productivity work so i guess 2 x 8GB will be sufficient?)
ADATA SPECTRIX D35G DDR4 RGB MEMORY 3200MHz DESKTOP GAMING RAM 8GB x 2 - rm204
1TB/ 2TB Adata S70 Blade - rm358
No GPU
Gigabyte P650G 80PLUS Gold Power Supply (650W) PC PSU - rm205

the above components and price ok? total rm1719++

AIO and case i am still searching.
AIO i am looking for VALKYRIE A360 - but where to find it?
Case one i need a fish tank case with more ARGB fans.. thought maybe case like antec one is also not bad.

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now thinking maybe i will not go for fish tank case but go for a slimmer case.

LIAN LI A3-mATX PC Case - Black - rm273

then i no need to go for ARGB ram and AIO, instead i just use the given fan by the 12400 processor?

This post has been edited by westlife: Aug 11 2025, 04:00 PM

Intel i5 12400 - rm516
*MSI Pro B760M-A Wifi DDR4 - rm377
ADATA SPECTRIX D35G DDR4 RGB MEMORY 3200MHz DESKTOP GAMING RAM 8GB x 2 - rm204
1TB/ 2TB Adata S70 Blade - rm358
Gigabyte P650G 80PLUS Gold Power Supply (650W) PC PSU - rm205
LIAN LI A3-mATX PC Case - Black - rm273

total: rm1933

Did i get enough components for a basic productivity only PC?

RAM one any option i can get for even cheaper price? (noticed that most shops no longer selling much DDR4 ram with no RGB. or the price is even more ex than the RGB one i selected.

This post has been edited by westlife: Aug 11 2025, 04:11 PM

i think i saw wrongly, it stated B760M-E?
so it is not the one i should buy rite? what should be the price expected for the mobo?

ya. if i dun use fish tank case, then i will use the stock fan cooler instead.

This post has been edited by westlife: Aug 11 2025, 05:22 PM

ok thanks for the info.

Intel i5 12400 - rm516
MSI Pro B760M-A Wifi DDR4 - ?
ADATA SPECTRIX D35G DDR4 RGB MEMORY 3200MHz DESKTOP GAMING RAM 8GB x 2 - rm204
1TB/ 2TB Adata S70 Blade - rm358
Gigabyte P650G 80PLUS Gold Power Supply (650W) PC PSU - rm205
LIAN LI A3-mATX PC Case - Black - rm273

total: ?

Since i am using the case, that it does not come with fans, any recommendation for the fans i can buy to use with the case?

THERMALRIGHT TL-M12-S ARGB 120MM - rm35 is it a good budget choice?

This post has been edited by westlife: Aug 11 2025, 10:27 PM

icic. thanks.

there is glass panel sold on shopee for the case, i saw some bought it to replace one side of the panel to glass and make it transparent. looks quite nice also.

so may consider to have lights for fans.

Thinking of getting the Lian Li o11 mini v2 also.

The price is cheaper than o11 vision and cheaper.

Thinking of getting the Lian Li o11 mini v2 also.

But seems like Shopee a lot of online store does not carry it even the Lian Li store on Shopee.

The price is cheaper than o11 vision and cheaper.

actually this is the issue i faced now also.

after researching all the cases, notice that A3 and Mini v2 price is actually quite similar, initially wanted to save cost by going A3 becos it is not fish tank type case so internal parts will not be seen. but since mini v2 price is so similar, which is also my favourite type case, it makes me in a dilemma that whether i should just go for mini v2.

and also after watching a lot of reviews on youtube, notice also that lian li has a new budget case that comes with integrated argb fans, although it seems like it is not available in bolehland yet.

https://lian-li.com/product/vector-v100/

also a lot of youtubers also comment that nowadays ddr4 ram actually increases than drops price.
so 12th gen processor + ddr4, the cp value actually drops compared to before.

and still using 12th to 14th gen processor, it means that it is limited to old mobo also.
especially if ddr4 version, meaning in future, if want to upgrade, may need to pay more for eol or limited stocks parts also.

so come to think, whether i should just go for 15th gen processor and new mobo and ddr5 for more future proof is a qns also.

Thanks bro, will rethink again the choices,

after much consideration, now thinking maybe i can up my budget with the following specs.

I already have this
O11D EVO RGB Automobili Lamborghini Edition case

https://lian-li.com/product/o11dergbl/

by adding this essential components.



plus sourcing for more value for money ARGB fans i think it can form a decent built.

not going to buy from idealtech but just use their website diy customise function to get the list of parts i want, this round i will just buy the parts from shopee those reputable shops for cheaper price and assemble (either ownself assemble or probably get ppl to assemble).

PSU - i actually compare among all the brands and find that the lian li one price is just slightly higher than the rest of brand with built-in usb extension hub (dun know the use of it, but tot can potentially be useful). tot that lian li brand if price is not too much difference from the rest, can buy it just to match the lian li case.
in addition, it has built-in usb extension on the PSU, so if mobo has not enough 9-pin usb port, this will help, save the cost to buy a usb hub for this.

SSD - ok noted. will change to better one with DRAM cache.

CPU - DeepCool LT720 360 AIO, thanks for the recommendation.

CPU - yes i chose that CPU becos it has integrated graphic card which i need and the price
yeah actually i no need to choose the k one, earlier on i chose it becos of the promo price, but now i saw that i can get the ultra 5 225 instead. cheaper by quite a bit, and sufficient for my need, can cut down the budget due to this.

for ARGB fans - any recommendation? likely will need 6 reverse fans and at least 2 forward fans. if the DeepCool LT720 360 AIO comes with forward fans, meaning i can get the same brand 6x reverse fans to replace the given one from the AIO and take the 3 forward fans come with it to be used as the 2 x forward fans?



This post has been edited by westlife: Aug 14 2025, 03:49 PM

the revised hardware list:

but the Deepcool AIO not sure if there is white colour variant? seems like idealtech does not have it. of course i do not plan to buy from idealtech so will search from shopee mall instead.

besides, seems like deepcool does not sell ARGB fans?

the revised list lacks of the ARGB fans.

thanks bro for the recommendation. have better idea of the remaining parts to complete my rig now.

besides, after relooking into the spec of the CPU. seems like the following has very high CP value rite? although it requires Z890 board, the price per core is cheaper, and i am sure it will be super future proof? which is also in my initial selection list.

[PROMO] INTEL CORE ULTRA 7 265K — RM1,349

Cores / Threads: 20C / 20T

Boost Clock: 5.5 GHz

iGPU: Yes

Shopee can find around rm1286z



This post has been edited by westlife: Aug 14 2025, 06:11 PM

ok. thanks bro.

think i will settle for ultra 7 265k. now given the discount it is quite worth it and review for this CPU is also that it has very high CP value.

shopee also can get it at rm1265++ this kind of price comparing to ideal tech which is also quite cheap at rm1349.
internal parts pretty much confirmed already. just lack of the AIO and ARGB fans to decide which one to get.

This post has been edited by westlife: Aug 15 2025, 11:10 AM

deciding case, fans and AIO now only.

case - i have the lamborgini case, not sure if i want to use it, or go with another new lian li case. considering vision compact or mini v2 (maybe a bit too small for ATX mobo when assemble parts although it supports it)

note: just use the ideal tech diy website to select parts as list, will buy individual components from shopee, which likely the price will be cheaper.
idealtech price for the listed components is rm4585.

shopee
CPU + mobo = rm2974
ram = rm453.05
PSU 850w - 574.12 (selected)
1000w - 639.57
SSD - rm373.15

total: rm4374.32 (cheaper by rm210.68 comparing to the price quoted on ideal tech website) for the same components. to be fair, ideal tech price considered not too bad which only higher by a bit.



This post has been edited by westlife: Aug 15 2025, 12:10 PM

yes, would expect the price to around rm5k or 6k..
unless choose very cheap AIO and fans.

the later to buy the better to enjoy better price.

true indeed.