Buyer's Guide II: Extreme, High-End, Mid-Range, Budget, and Entry Level Systems - Part 2

[shadow84]

because i read it may damage the component / void the warranty.
why buy b85 sua?

Coz u wun be overclock much, might as well save the money...

OC wun void warranty, only when you burn ur chip. But, only way to do that is to crank volt till super high, 1.4V and above.

There is a reason why some mobos are designed to overclock?

 

[kelvinkoh]

Coz u wun be overclock much, might as well save the money...

OC wun void warranty, only when you burn ur chip. But, only way to do that is to crank volt till super high, 1.4V and above.

There is a reason why some mobos are designed to overclock?

oh, so the Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 mobo is intended to overclock more?

 

[FlyingNuggets]

oh, so the Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 mobo is intended to overclock more?

you do know that gtx 880 by gigabyte is releasing next month?

 

[kelvinkoh]

you do know that gtx 880 by gigabyte is releasing next month?

no, I don't. Is the graphic card a way better upgrade than my build?

 

[xinping]

You are better off stating a budget and ownself diy. Sone of their specs are unknown or lousy models, like for hdd or psu.

You get better value doing it urself.

problem is i dont know how to assemble the parts together. software i can ownself do, hardware is erm....

if i get everything from the same shop will they assemble for me foc?

 

[bagger 288]

problem is i dont know how to assemble the parts together. software i can ownself do, hardware is erm....

if i get everything from the same shop will they assemble for me foc?

you have google and youtube. moi ish uncle liao but learn all these from these sources

 

[xinping]

you have google and youtube. moi ish uncle liao but learn all these from these sources

how long you took to assemble yourself ah uncle?

 

[xianess]

new to DIY PC

Hi guys,

I'm still new to DIY PC. My laptop is starting to lag lately and I'm thinking of getting a new PC instead. I hope to get your recommendations about the parts. I have looked at multiple tutorials on how to assemble one but haven't read much about how to choose the parts.
My purpose for the PC will be for surfing the net, gaming and watching 1080p videos. I play a lot of dota 2 and other shooters occasionally. I would like to play dota 2, Titanfall, Battlefield 4 and Evolve on max settings when it's released.
I do not want to overclock and do not need any peripherals or monitor, but i do need an OS.
I interested in getting the RAIDMAX Viper GX ATX-512WBG Black/Green Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case because of its looks. Please advise on this decision.
Lastly, my budget is around 1.5k to 1.7k. Will add in a bit more if required.

Thank you so much!

 

[buggerbuggerbrinjal]

Hi guys, I need to buy a system for 3D building/architectural rendering. Recommended specs are i7-3770 or higher, GTX 660 or higher, 8GB RAM or more, SSD, 1Gb LAN. I'll probably be buying from my usual shop, Tradepac, and get them to assemble for me. Budget is not fixed, just want something comfortably better than the recommended specs, highly reliable, and power-saving when idling.

Stability and reliability are very important so I don't think I should overclock. I'm thinking of getting an i7-4771. For mobo, I'm thinking of going for a B85 or H87 mobo instead of the Z87. Can I get a B85 mobo, since the H87's caching isn't very useful for me? What mobo do you guys recommend? I would like good, reliable components, but can't really tell which boards are good from my research.

Will this work?:

Intel Core i7 4771 & Gigabyte H87-D3H / B85M-D3H / ASRock B85 Killer ~ $?
G.Skill DDR3-1600MHz 8GB (2X4GB) ~ $77
Gigabyte R9 280X 3GB Winforce OC ~ $449 or Gigabyte GTX 760 2GB Winforce OC ~ $409
Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB or Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB or OCZ Vector 150 240GB
Samsung SATA 24X DVD Rewriter ~ $24
Superflower HX 600 ~ $110
Ikonik EN2 ~ $55

Can the PSU handle the i7-4771? No problem right?

Thanks bros!

 

[xinping]

i see first post hor, this $6xx system. mainly i use to surf net, watch movies, torrent, simple ms office and basic gaming. the below system good enough to last me like 3 years?


Intel Core i3 3220 & Asrock B75 PRO3 M ~ $251
or AMD FX-6100 & ASUS M5A78L-M LX3 ~ $255
G.Skill DDR3-1333MHz 8GB (2X4GB) ~ $60
PowerColor HD7770 1GB ~ $158 or Palit 650 1GB ~ $155
HDD 500GB ~ $68
Samsung SATA 24X DVD Rewriter ~ $24
Antec Neo Eco 450W PSU ~ $69
Ikonik EN2 ~ $55
Total ~ $6XX


basically i tried to find some of the parts from online pricelist but some parts i cant find and cant find everything in 1 shop. any particular shop to recommend?

 

[jerome1470]

i see first post hor, this $6xx system. mainly i use to surf net, watch movies, torrent, simple ms office and basic gaming. the below system good enough to last me like 3 years?


Intel Core i3 3220 & Asrock B75 PRO3 M ~ $251
or AMD FX-6100 & ASUS M5A78L-M LX3 ~ $255
G.Skill DDR3-1333MHz 8GB (2X4GB) ~ $60
PowerColor HD7770 1GB ~ $158 or Palit 650 1GB ~ $155
HDD 500GB ~ $68
Samsung SATA 24X DVD Rewriter ~ $24
Antec Neo Eco 450W PSU ~ $69
Ikonik EN2 ~ $55
Total ~ $6XX


basically i tried to find some of the parts from online pricelist but some parts i cant find and cant find everything in 1 shop. any particular shop to recommend?

Old build liao.

Buy from TradePac, ownself build.

Intel i3-4130 + ASRock B85m Pro4 -$241
Crucial Ballistic 1600Mhz DDR3 1x8GB - $105
Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD - $106
FSP Aurum S Gold 500w - $89
Samsung DVDRW - $22
Whatever case you want - $60
Windows 8 OS - $130
Total - $623(without OS)
$753(With OS)

Gaming, use integrated graphics. If want to save more money, get a 4GB ram stick instead.

 

[xinping]

Old build liao.

Buy from TradePac, ownself build.

Intel i3-4130 + ASRock B85m Pro4 -$241
Crucial Ballistic 1600Mhz DDR3 1x8GB - $105
Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD - $106
FSP Aurum S Gold 500w - $89
Samsung DVDRW - $22
Whatever case you want - $60
Windows 8 OS - $130
Total - $623(without OS)
$753(With OS)

Gaming, use integrated graphics. If want to save more money, get a 4GB ram stick instead.

thanks for the reply, much appreciated. i was thinking of the followings

reduce ram to 4gb, save $54
reduce hdd to 1tb, save $36
casing will cost at most $50, so i save another $10

with the $100 savings, can i get a decent graphic card, or rather do i really need a graphic card judging from my usage?

 

[jerome1470]

thanks for the reply, much appreciated. i was thinking of the followings

reduce ram to 4gb, save $54
reduce hdd to 1tb, save $36
casing will cost at most $50, so i save another $10

with the $100 savings, can i get a decent graphic card, or rather do i really need a graphic card judging from my usage?

You can do those. $100 cannot get decent graphic card. Depends on what you play.

 

[nippp0n]

i see first post hor, this $6xx system. mainly i use to surf net, watch movies, torrent, simple ms office and basic gaming. the below system good enough to last me like 3 years?


Intel Core i3 3220 & Asrock B75 PRO3 M ~ $251
or AMD FX-6100 & ASUS M5A78L-M LX3 ~ $255
G.Skill DDR3-1333MHz 8GB (2X4GB) ~ $60
PowerColor HD7770 1GB ~ $158 or Palit 650 1GB ~ $155
HDD 500GB ~ $68
Samsung SATA 24X DVD Rewriter ~ $24
Antec Neo Eco 450W PSU ~ $69
Ikonik EN2 ~ $55
Total ~ $6XX


basically i tried to find some of the parts from online pricelist but some parts i cant find and cant find everything in 1 shop. any particular shop to recommend?

What is your budget and games you play? Do you need OS?

 

[xinping]

You can do those. $100 cannot get decent graphic card. Depends on what you play.

What is your budget and games you play? Do you need OS?

i play simple games like l4d2 and occasionally football games. how much budget should i cater?

as for OS, do people still buy windows 7 original? cos my current windows 7 is erm...... you know what i mean

 

[nippp0n]

i play simple games like l4d2 and occasionally football games. how much budget should i cater?

as for OS, do people still buy windows 7 original? cos my current windows 7 is erm...... you know what i mean

CPU & Mobo: i3-4130 & Asrock H81M-DGS @ $203
Ram: Adata 1600mhz value ram 8GB @ $96
HDD: WD Blue 1TB @ $68
SSD: Plextor M6S @ $105
GPU: MSI GTX 750 Ti @ $254
Case: Sharkoon VS3-V @ $4.90 (Corbell National day promo tog with MSI GTX 750Ti)
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...al-day-2014]-msi-vga-cards-promo-4768224.html
PSU: FSP Hexa 550W @ ~$60

Total: $790.90
Buy and build at Tradepac.

 

[xinping]

CPU & Mobo: i3-4130 & Asrock H81M-DGS @ $203
Ram: Adata 1600mhz value ram 8GB @ $96
HDD: WD Blue 1TB @ $68
SSD: Plextor M6S @ $105
GPU: MSI GTX 750 Ti @ $254
Case: Sharkoon VS3-V @ $4.90 (Corbell National day promo tog with MSI GTX 750Ti)
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...al-day-2014]-msi-vga-cards-promo-4768224.html
PSU: FSP Hexa 550W @ ~$60

Total: $790.90
Buy and build at Tradepac.

wah the graphic card like ex, $150 can get? and i do not need ssd.

just curious why is everybody recommending tradepac?

 

[alifffresto]

wah the graphic card like ex, $150 can get? and i do not need ssd.

just curious why is everybody recommending tradepac?

go and see their pricelist, then compare with others.

 

[transparos]

hi, looking to upgrade my gpu since have been using it for few years already.. currently using gtx 570.. looking to do heavy gaming in the near future, can anyone recommend me some gpus?

 

[xinping]

go and see their pricelist, then compare with others.

ok slightly cheaper.

if lets say i get all my parts from them, can ask them assemble for me foc??