Hi fellow seniors, I'm having a situation like such, with PC specs like below:-

Processor - Intel Core i5 4460
Cooler - Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Mobo - Some DDR3 Mobo
Ram - 4GB RAM DDR3 x 2 = 8GB
Graphics Card - Gigabyte GTX460 768MB OC Edition
PSU - Silverstone ST60F-ESB (80+ BRONZE)
Case - CoolerMaster HAF 922
SSD - Samsung 840 EVO 128GB

Is this spec is still adequate these days? As I open quite a lot Google chrome tabs, but it clashed, and my remaining storage from my SSD is only 12GB. Is it sufficient enough? Looking at DDR4, should I upgrade my mobo, just to get DDR4 8GB or should I get other 4GB DDR3 sticks to make into 12GB DDR3 instead?

was wondering can this pc capable of multiple monitor set up just for excel and chrome? looking at maybe opening 15 excels spreadsheets, and 20-30 tabs of chromes at one go, with some pdf reader, powerpoint, other browser as well?

May I know what is the equivalent GTX460 in today's context ?

thank you so much, in terms of manufacturers which one I should opted for in terms of value for performance? what about the one you mentioned in terms of AMD context?

[Budget] Within few k

[Purpose] For work that heavy reliant on a lot of Chrome tabs (AdWords & Facebook Ads), looking for a rig that could be expanded multiple screens as times goes by,

[Monitor resolution] Dell S2440L (1920x1080), or even 2K or 4K dependent on the spec that are being replaced here.

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Dota 2 at most, or any sorts of Free Online Game

[Location] Klang

looking for a rig that can be sustainable from the current spec, and yet still relevant in 2018 (if possible)

[Current Hardware]

CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 @ 3.20GHz
RAM: Kingmax 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz x 2
Motherboard: Asrock
Graphics: 768MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (Gigabyte)
Storage: 1TB Western Digital + 128GB Samsung Evo 840 SSD (Windows)

Hi bro, hope you don't mind to re-quote your post, since I have the same proc as you, and I'm quite clueless for the next part to upgrade or to retain with decent future proof as well.

My Specs
i5-4460
Asrock B85M-HDS
4GB DDR3 PC3-12800K (800MHz) Kingmax x 2
Samsung EVO 120GB SSD (can't recall the series)
GTX 460
Silverstone Strider 600W 80W Bronze

What should I upgrade as my work (digital marketing) deals with alot of Chrome tabs, multiple Users, and also would want to pick up in e-Sports Gaming title (Dota 2 etc) - budget is best value possible.

Cheers,

Morning Tristan, thank you so much for this, is there any other alternatives if I were to upgrade by batches? Viewnet seems far for me as I'm from Klang, whereas C-zone have a branch in PJ, which I don't mind to go.

Appreciate for your kind response.

[B][Budget] RM3.5k / RM5k MAX

[Purpose] Casual Gaming, Performance / Power More Important

[Hardwares that will be re-use] Monitor, Speaker

[Monitor resolution] 1080p

[Games & softwares that use frequently] Call of Duty

[Personal preferences] Not into RGB, Need good ventilation for the rig, because the room has bad ventilation. Is liquid cooling required? And Intel powered.

[Location] Shah Alam

Asking on behalf my brother in law, he would need a system excluding monitor that are future proof (at least 5 - 8 years) ? Thanks gurus.

This post has been edited by eternity4av: Mar 15 2019, 04:49 PM

Hi fellow seniors,

torn in between these two options, but before that this is my current rig:-

i5-4460
Asrock B85M-HDS
4GB DDR3 PC3-12800K (800MHz) Kingmax x 2
Samsung EVO 120GB SSD (can't recall the series)
GTX 460
Silverstone Strider 600W 80W Bronze

and had been affected by serious BSODs, so I wasn't sure to get a complete new rig to replace this or to fix this as a secondary pc and get a new one from one of the options below:-

Option A:
AMD RYZEN 5 2600 - 600
ASROCK B450M STEEL LEGEND MOTHERBOARD - 350
T-FORCE DELTA RGB 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4 3200MHz GAMING RAM - 389
XPG SX8200 PRO M.2 PCIE 256GB SSD - 210
MSI RX580 ARMOR 8GB OC GRAPHIC CARD - 950
SILVERTSTONE ST60F-ES230 600W 80+ WHITE PSU - 169
PHANTEKS ECLIPSE P350X RGB BLACK TEMPERED GLASS CASING 309
Total 2977

Option B:
AMD RYZEN 5 3600 - 859
ASROCK B450M STEEL LEGEND MOTHERBOARD - 350
T-FORCE DELTA RGB 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4 3200MHz GAMING RAM - 389
XPG SX8200 PRO M.2 PCIE 512GB SSD - 325
MSI RX570 ARMOR 4GB OC GRAPHIC CARD - 565
FSP 550W 80+ WHITE PSU - 189
TECWARE NEXUS C TG BLACK ATX GAMING CASING - 145
Total 2810

wanted to have the PSU to be 80+ Bronze, but apparently the shop doesn't have stock at the moment, and the remaining stock above 80+ White, is 80+ Gold but that costs RM390 and they think its overkill for such specs. thus they've recommended FSP, although is White but its comes with 5 year warranty. As for GPU, it has been 6 years I've not into gaming, so I would prefer to keep it at lowest point, thus I've preferred to get cheapest discreet graphic card possible.

the dilemma I have now should i cut down expenses by opting 2nd Gen CPU & higher GPU, or should i opted for 3rd Gen CPU with lower GPU, but in return I doubled my SSD.

or is there any better pair for this, feel free to enlighten ya.

Planning to get the PC by today if possible.

Thanks all!

This post has been edited by eternity4av: Jul 27 2019, 01:02 PM

thanks tristanx senior, how long do you think this specs can last? 6 years?

alrighty, thanks. perhaps I should swap my 80+ Bronze Silverstone 600W to the new rig and put the 80+ White to the old ones,

haha well it depends on one usage i guess, mine is gtx460 till now, i wasn't sure how many years, but i think its definitely more than 2.5 years haha.

thanks for the insights, so if I increase my budget to fit in the FSP 80+ Gold, and get both Ryzen 5 3600 as well as RX580 8GB, then its all good?

you can get msi rx570 armor oc 4gb at rm565, was looking at that initially to include on my built, end up i decided to opted for msi rx580 8gb armor instead.

well, if you don't mind you can always get it here and get it shipped to penang.

techview has it 309

looking for secondary rig for my mum to play her level 5k candy crush and facebook games as well as korean drama, and netflix. budget would be the highest price per performance ratio, is it possible within rm1 - rm2k?

nope still 1080p as of now.

I was thinking the basic as below, do let me know if otherwise,

Ryzen 3 2300X/2200G
Asrock / MSI A320M boards
8GB 3200MHz RAM
XPG SX8200 Pro M.2 PCIE 256GB
RX570 4GB / On Board Graphic
Thermaltake Litepower 550W PSU
Tecware Nexus C

looking forward to hear advise from you, senior.

seniors, i just built an amd right with asrock b450m steel legend, and looking to build a secondary built, and the recommendations was to go with asrock b450m pro 4, just wondering is this pro4 board is more superior than steel legend? if yes, i should swap the steel legend with this pro 4 board on my main rig right?

asking on behalf of my friend who wants to do gaming streaming to fb, from mobile,

budget : 2k+

thanks seniors.

hi senior, seems this build can be trimmed lower, if one to downgrade the ram to 16gb, and minus the hdd, or downgrade the cases to save the cost, and upgrade it later right?