Dear Sifus,

Thinking of upgrading my PC slowly. My PC current specs as below. I am thinking of changing the casing to a more low profile casing and also my PSU is it good enough to support my future use? Do i need to Upgrade my PSU?

ASUS P8Z77-V LX
Intel I5-3570k
Corsair Vengence 1600 8GB DDR3 Ram
Leadtek GTX6700
Corsair CX500 PSU
Aerocool Strike X ATX

What i mean is i am going to upgrade the components one by one. first by changing the casing cause my current casing is with 4 led fan and it's noisy so planing to change one first. I am looking at the Carbide Series® 100R Mid-Tower Case. can this fit to my rig?

I forgot to mention. i also have 2 x WD Blue 2TB HDD and a set of CM CPU cooler. Will the PSU sufficient to support my current rig? Future i am planning to upgrade to SSD and also add on my storage HDD because currently the HDD is almost full.

Thanks a lot for your advise. The CPU Cooler i already have but i forgot about the model.

Hi guys, how would I know if my motherboard can support 4TB HDD? My current motherboard are ASUS P8Z77-V LX.
Also, i would like to buy a 240GB SSD for my rigs for OS usage. any recommendation on the SSD suitable?

Anyone can recommend a suitable place for me to do this upgrade in Penang, mainland area? i would like it to be done within a day.

Sorry but i heard about the SSD do got problem in terms of life span is that true? Sorry but i don't really know about this. Just have idea to update my rigs recently.

Also the GPU that i am using currently is GTX 670. just the basic version. Is it still sufficient to play the latest games available?

Hi guys, is Intel I5 3rd generation socket the same as the 7th generation socket? I mean can the latest motherboard still use the 3rd generation processor?

Hey guys, I am looking into upgrading my rig. stuff need to upgrade include:

Processor
Mobo
RAM
GPU

I have a budget of 3k. any suggestion?

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 859
Asus Prime B350M-A - 445
Corsair 8GB DDR4-2400 X2 - 800
Zotac GTX 1050 Ti 4GB DDR5 Mini - 829

RM2933 total (C-Zone prices)

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How about Intel I5 8400 which have better performance compare with Ryzen 5 1600?

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How about Intel I5 8400 which have better performance compare with Ryzen 5 1600?

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Intel has better gaming capability but less on upgradeability
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-...0-cpu,5281.html

Switch to these parts for Intel

Core i5-8400 - 779
MSI Z370 Gaming Plus - 599
Don't look at the picture, look at the spec.
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z370-GAMING...S/Specification

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upgradeability? Sorry but what are the option available? We can upgrate the CPU from time to time?

Oh, like that, ok well if i really go through this upgrade, it will be use for another 5 year at least. The reason i am thinking of an upgrade is because of my current CPU motherboard, ram and GPU is already 6yrs old.

I am currently still considering whether should i just invest 1.5k for my GPU upgrade or 3k or all the Motherboard together.

Hi Guys, i think my motherboard is going to fried. Now my friend is teaching me how to check whether it fried.

In case i need to change it, can any of you suggest me what type of build should i change to?

Currently using Intel I5-3570K. Which is more suitable for me, I5-8600/Ryzen 5 2600??

Stuff that i am going to salvage is my SSD and hard drive, ASUS GTX 1060, Power supply Corsair CX750M.

Budget I am not sure because not sure what is available. For medium gaming, watching drama and video...etc... mostly on entertainment purposes.

How about Ryzen processor? I heard so much about the processor over these years saying that it is the game changer on CPU market. No recommended?

Hi Sifus,

I am currently considering to upgrade my PC again. Main component to change is the CPU, Motherboard, RAM & casing. Component to reuse is the PSU, GPU, CPU Cooler, HD & SSD. I have think of a few option

Reuse part
GPU - ASUS GTX 1060 6gb
PSU - Corsair CX750M
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 (Fan need to be change)
SSD - Samsung 850 evo (250gb)
HD - 3 x 3.5" HDD.

CPU - Intel I5-8600 879
Motherboard - ASUS TUF H370 PRO GAMING (575) / ASUS PRIME Z370-P (599) / ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING (789) / GIGABYTE H370 AORUS GAMING 3 (559) / GIGABYTE Z370-HD3 (639) / GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS ULTRA GAMING (749).
RAM - Corsair 2666 VENGEANCE CMR RGB (805) / Corsair 3200 VENGEANCE CMR RGB (859)
Casing - Phanteks Eclipse P400s (379) / NZXT H440 (499) / NZXT H500I (479) / Fractal Design Define R5 (462)

I will also need some extra fans depending on the type of casing I finally decide.

My budget i hope that it can be control at 2500 to 3000.

The Casing i am looking for case that can put in more at least 3 3.5" HDD and must be with smooth and low profile design. Don't want too bombastic design.

Hope to have good comment here.

Not going for iTX. i want a mid tower. Any suggestion from you?

Sorry but why is it H370 is already enough for I5-8600? I5-8600 cannot support higher clockspeed RAM? Should i choose ROG Strix or just TUF enough? I worried whether the H500i clearance is enough for CM Hyper 212. Sorry not so knowing about all this.

Forgot to mention, what kind of fan should i choose. there are so many option in the market with a very wide price range.

This post has been edited by donavan1986: Aug 24 2018, 01:26 PM

Hi Kristal, thanks for the advices. It helps me to make my decision very well.

Hi Kristal, I5-8400 why is it so popular? compare with I5-8600 it is more worth for the money? By the way, what is the different between ASUS TUF H370 Pro Gaming and ASUS ROG Strix H370? Been wondering which to choose.

So means that if I opp to choose I5 non OC edition, I should pick I5-8400 right? So the difference between ROG Strix and TUF gaming is just the ports and RGB features only is it?

So which should i choose...
I5-8400 - 715
Asus TUF H370 Pro Gaming - 575
16GB Corsair Vengence 2666 RGB CMR - 805
Phanteks P400s - 379
Total RM 2474

or

I5-8600K - 1015
Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming - 749
16GB Corsair Vengence 3200 RGB CMR - 859
Phanteks P400s - 379
Total RM 3002

Hmm......

Nope, I don't think will do that. I bought the I5-3570K last time but until now still using stock setting.

Will ROG more durable than TUF? I saw the description in the website mention about this. Now i plan to upgrade is because my Mobo USB can use 2 only. The computer shop tell me that it is the Mobo problem which when it detected some problem on the Mobo, it will automatic cut out the connection some sort.

If not i won't even want to change. the PC is still working perfectly now other than the USB problem. When i transfer for files more than 600mb it will get stuck and cause my USB thumb drive to be corrupted and all files gone.