Planning to get a similar setup to this. I noticed you are using U2417H monitors. Whats your opinion on U2417H vs 144Hz TN panel?

I have been using IPS monitors my entire life and my use case would be gaming (Battlefield 1, Dota 2), and photo editing (Lightroom).

Is GTX1070 going to be overkill for 1080p 60Hz monitor?

[B][Budget] RM8.5k +- 200 (inclusive of monitor)

[Purpose] Gaming only

[Hardwares that will be re-use] None

[Monitor resolution] 1440p 144hz gsync

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Dota 2, cyberpunk and latest games

[Personal preferences] Any brand as long as good performance. Need 1TB SSD (for OS and high demanding games) and 1TB hard drive. Need wifi as well. Please advise if built in motherboard wifi or external pcie wifi is better

[Location]
KL / PJ

Wanna ask is this GPU price hike going to be permanent or is it going to be temporary if I wait it out for another 6 months?

This post has been edited by ThE-1cY: Dec 9 2020, 07:10 PM

Here's the build I got from Level51, also promo from 12.12 same as you. Sifus here please feel free to review the build for its price.



Originally my plan was to get 5600x and DIY. But this build offers 5800x and ASUS TUF 3070 at 6.6k so to me it's a good offer considering Ryzen 5000 series is so difficult to get and ASUS GPU is way above MSRP in Malaysia. Also previously I bought a laptop from Level51 and I think the quality/service from them is quite good, so I went with them for desktop upgrade this time.

I would say the parts which are not that good in this build are as follow:

- mATX mobo which is quite small for 3070 GPU (covering all PCIE slots). 2nd M.2 Slot limited to PCIE 3.0 x2 which is quite slow in today's standards
- Unknown M.2 SSD brand
- Not sure if the casing has good enough airflow since the BOLT case looks quite enclosed (Case fans and casing are provided in the build)
- AIO? Personally prefer air cooler for less maintenance
- Was told around 4 weeks waiting time to get the PC

Overall, I think this Level51 build is fair and reasonable price for the parts, especially in the current market. Room for improvements is that Level51 offers a little bit more customisation option like upgrade SSD storage, add RAM and change mobo.

This post has been edited by ThE-1cY: Dec 15 2020, 11:26 PM

Thank you for the very clear breakdown and I agree with your views. I think I will get an additional Transcend MTE220S 1TB as the main drive.

The 500GB given by Level51 will be used as 2nd drive in the second M.2 slot.

Yea, the ASUS TUF 3070 is the one that attracted me. I dont want to risk ordering the model from Taiwan with no warranty as some shops in Shopee is selling for 2.4k which is much cheaper than Malaysia shops.

It's the TUF triple fan design when I was placing the order. I took a screenshot too.



This post has been edited by ThE-1cY: Dec 13 2020, 09:19 PM

Ya the mobo and the SSD are the weakness of this build, not using the best parts available. But able to get 5800x and ASUS TUF 3070 at 6.6k in Malaysia I think it's a good deal.

This post has been edited by ThE-1cY: Dec 16 2020, 04:49 AM

Hi guys, is it ok to put mATX board in ATX case?

Reason is to cut cost and don't have any use for the pcie slots other than GPU itself.

Currently going for either of these 2 boards.

ASUS TUF B550M Plus Wifi
ASUS TUF B550 Plus

These 2 boards are similarly priced and going for the mATX board has included ax wifi, so it helps save some cost there.

wow didn't know that Zotac Amp Holo's price has increased until almost 4.4k