How much is 16GB Ram now?

549

Do I really need 32GB of RAM or just 8GB RAM is enough for i5 7500?

Hi,

Starting out from scratch and wanted to see if it's possible to build a mini-ITX setup with a GTX1070 for ~7 - 7.5k, monitor, windows 10 OS and mouse + keyboard all included. Appreciate everyone's advice!

[Budget] ~7 - 7.5k

[Purpose] Gaming, HD Movies, some light office work from time to time

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Headphones, no speaker required

[Games & softwares that use frequently] AAA Games

[Personal preferences]
Fractal Design Node 304 Case
GTX1070 Card
Wireless adapter integrated to MOBO
1440p monitor, 25" or less
Windows 10 OS

[Location] KL

If price point is not feasible, might consider downgrading to a 1080p monitor.

Thanks in advance!

surely you want to include ssd now because even low budget setup would put ssd in it. since you have 10k budget and if you have yet buy anyting yet do consider 4k gaming at 144hz ips

this https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/nvidia-gsync-hdr

1440p is already a big chunk of your budget. How about these?

From Viewnet:
Core i7-7700 - 1399
Asrock H270M-ITX/ac - 549
Apacer 8GB DDR4-2133 X2 - 498

From C-Zone:
Zotac GTX 1070 8GB DDR5 Mini - 1999
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB - 286
WD Black 1TB 2.5" - 299
Super Flower Leadex Gold 550W - 429
Fractal Design Node 304 - 369
Dell U2515H 25" monitor - 1339
Logitech MK100 mouse and keyboard - 49

RM7167 total

You can find cheap OEM Windows 10 from lelong.

Any good curved monitor at 144hz? 30" and above preferably. Whats a good size for SSD usage? I should probably use it for things I use frequently right? Windows, MS Office, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and some games I guess? 500GB should be enough I think?

want to confirm: super flower leadex gold 550w consider tier 1 psu right?

Thanks! Just a few more questions:

1. Realise you didn't include a CPU cooler. Is it not required with this build?
2. At this price point would it make sense to go with a 1080p monitor instead and spend more on other parts? If so, which monitor and which parts to swap out?

i7 7700 come with stock cooler, if no oc no need use 3rd party cooler.

This post has been edited by Ebony & Ivory: May 8 2017, 03:19 AM

If you can use (i.e. running VMs) that then yes.

If normal office work etc photoshop,illusrtator and video editing 8GB RAM is enough right?

For that it is better to go for 16GB RAM. Ryzen will perform better than i5 in those workloads too.

I always prefer Intel ...Ryzen hope if I get will not dissapoint me at all......

Overall in terms of speed Ryzen 1600 is better off than Intel i5 7500?

Yes. You also gain access to 8 cores later, while Intel you will probably stuck at 6 cores (Coffee Lake).

The CPU comes with cooler.

Thats up to you. Current build isn't overbudget. You can go for Dell U2417H at around RM1k if you wanna cut cost.

For workstation rig, Ryzen is more preferred thanks to its higher core count.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - RM 1039
Asus Prime A320M-K - RM 303
G.SKill Aegis 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 2400MHz RAM - RM 570
Palit GTX1050 2GB GDDR5 StormX - RM 565
WD Blue 1TB HDD - RM 219
FSP Hexa+ 450W - RM 185
Tecware Edge - RM 149

Total: RM 3030 (ETECH price inclusive of GST)

Included a discrete GPU so you can enable CUDA in AutoCAD as hardware accelerator.

Hey guys need some recommendations for a new GPU, old one getting cranky. Thanks for the help

[Budget]: RM1500

[Purpose]: Mainly gaming and programming

[Hardwares that will be re-use]:
MOBO: Z87-G43 Gaming
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670
RAM: 8GB

[Monitor resolution]: 1080p

[Games & softwares that use frequently] DotA2, Xsplit, running VM

Go for GTX 1060 6GB. Yeah, it is overkill for DOTA2.