How are you gonna game without a GPU now though? GPU prices almost back to normal.

CPU: INTEL CORE I5-8400 RM 733.00
MOBO: GIGABYTE B360M AORUS GAMING 3 RM 380.00
RAM: G.SKILL AEGIS SERIES 8GB DDR4 2400MHZ RM 389.00
SSD: GALAX GAMER SSD L 240GB RM 269.00
HDD: WD BLUE 1TB RM 190.00
PSU: EVGA 500BV 80+ BRONZE RM 219.00
CASE: TECWARE NEXUS M RM 149.00

TOTAL: RM2,329 (E Tech prices: http://www.lelong.com.my/merchant/easyit2u.htm)

Ahhh I see. Well new gen gpu should be coming out by end of this year.

If you’re only looking to game, Intel still dominates Ryzen in terms of fps.

For gaming, i5 is good enough. You could either go for higher clock speed i5 8600 / 16gb of ram / a better psu / a better casing.

How are you gonna game without a GPU now though? GPU prices almost back to normal.

CPU: INTEL CORE I5-8400 RM 733.00
MOBO: GIGABYTE B360M AORUS GAMING 3 RM 380.00
RAM: G.SKILL AEGIS SERIES 8GB DDR4 2400MHZ RM 389.00
SSD: GALAX GAMER SSD L 240GB RM 269.00
HDD: WD BLUE 1TB RM 190.00
PSU: EVGA 500BV 80+ BRONZE RM 219.00
CASE: TECWARE NEXUS M RM 149.00

TOTAL: RM2,329 (E Tech prices: http://www.lelong.com.my/merchant/easyit2u.htm)

should i stretch abit to 8600k? Worth?
- If you plan to OC, then yeah 8600k will be worth it. But keep in mind that unlocked processors means you gotta splurge more for a cooler as well. You will require a decent cooler to keep it cool if you want to OC.

getting this, but in event i plan to get 8600k or i 7 8700, can use also right?
- If you're going for 8600k, you will have to pair it with Z series mobo as only Z series mobo allows OC. H/B series mobo can't OC. But if i7 8700 then yes, can use this also.

Any reason not to go for 2666mhz? It seems cheaper but higher speed ( hyper X performance ram)
- You can go for 2,666mhz but don't go any higher if you're getting that mobo as H/B mobo only supports up to 2,666mhz. If getting Z series, then can go even higher like 3,200mhz.

Rushed and bought sandisk same capacity but at rm 170 @ shopee ><( might get another 480 in future)
- This is just a reference. If you find better deals else where by all means go ahead! Haha

getting 2TB instead
- Nice!

GPU - adding budget 2K for this. GTX 1070 TI from galax or palit seems able to fit in the budget. Any reason not getting these brand? Because rest of the brand kinda like 2.3k ish. Or should i go Ryzen instead?
- Nvidia cards still gives better performance in terms of FPS and they are more value for the money as of now. No reasons not to go for these brands. In fact, I am also using a Galax and I am more than happy with it. Of course there are many models for every brand, some may be okay, some may be better.

PSU: EVGA 500BV 80+ BRONZE RM 219.00 - Dilemma here. Is it enough power if i get i7 or it 8600k, 2SSD instead of one, and additional of GTX 1070 ti? Cooler master 550w bronze seems to be around this budget too. Any advantages if i go for EVGA?
- No advantages/disadvantages as 1070ti minimum requirement is 500w and it is enough even if you go with 8600k. However, I personally like better grade PSU for lower noise and it cools better. If you can add maybe RM100-RM200 more for PSU, do consider these:

SUPER FLOWER 550W LEADEX 80+ SILVER RM 301.00
FSP 550W HYDRO GE 80+ GOLD RM 349.00
SUPER FLOWER 650W LEADEX II 80+ GOLD RM 414.00

Your OC build doesn't have a cooler which you will need. Thats another roughly RM300+-. Ryzen 2 2600x will be a good one for its value as it has 6C/12T and yes the rest can use back the same.

Gpu too overpriced. I think can get better deal with 12400 + b660m.

Can clarify the PSU, casing &  ssd model?

Low budget makes it hard to be selective.

Try

Core i5-12400F - 599
MSI B760M-E - 455
Kingston HyperX Fury Beast 8GB DDR4-3200 X2 - 184
Arktek RTX 3060 12GB - 1199
Adata SX8200 Pro 512GB - 199
MSI A650BN - 204
Montech Air 100 lite case - 169
Dell SE2722H - 579 (Dell)

RM3588 total

Stay away from Giga mobo (backdoor bios), Giga PSU (exploding bomb), Giga Eagle GPU (noisy & subpar cooling)

For high FPS games, better to have bigger VRAM to reduce game stutter.

Nvme to kingston nv2 - very bad idea. DRAMless crap SSD if going to use as OS bootdrive.

Psu to  FSP HV PRO 550w - not so good idea, FSP HV PRO also got 650W unit so bare minimum 650W

160 hz, while dell se2722h is 75 hz - monitor is overspec as the system will not able to push up to 165FPS on 1080P native resolution. Perhaps a 144Hz monitor can be cheaper


Where are you? If around klang valley, sifu Myway can help.

Like I said, low budget. Very hard to pick parts....The issue with buying everything from same shop is some parts are overpriced.

Do not listen to salesman. RTX 4060 8GB... Still giving 8GB on 2024. Games getting really hungry with VRAM. Viewnet has some RTX 3060 12GB in stock. Rather sacrifice a bit of performance for VRAM. When you run out of VRAM, you get slideshow, or crap looking graphics.



Watch 8GB part here:


Kingston NV2? No Value V2! Forgettable SSD. SX8200 Pro will laugh at it even with PCIE 3.0. Go for WD SN580. Its the best DRAMless SSD available.

This is a rig suggestion thread. Asking for monitor is off topic. I don't really keep track with monitors, just randomly pick one.