advise for new comp

[diamond96]

anyone can advise on new comp spec.

budget 2k need os and monitor.
btw any diff between h97 board and chip and h170?
using for gaming only like tf2, league, csgo, gta5

also anyone any idea will sim lim be open on 2nd jan, right after new year day.

thanks

 

[kaixax555]

anyone can advise on new comp spec.

budget 2k need os and monitor.
btw any diff between h97 board and chip and h170?
using for gaming only like tf2, league, csgo, gta5

also anyone any idea will sim lim be open on 2nd jan, right after new year day.

thanks

yes they will be open

H97 is Haswell platform, older generation
H170 is Skylake platform, newer generation

their chipset is different electrically, so you cannot use a Haswell processor on a Skylake board and vice versa

Anyway here is my recommendation

i5-6400 + MSI B150M Bazooka @421
1x8GB Kingston DDR4-2133 @78
Crucial BX100 250GB @129
WD Blue 1TB @77
Sapphire R9 Fury Tri-X @819
Seasonic M12-II 620W @115
Corsair 100R @85
Windows 8.1 Home @135
Dell S2316H @209

Total 2068

 

[herman1314]

yes they will be open

H97 is Haswell platform, older generation
H170 is Skylake platform, newer generation

their chipset is different electrically, so you cannot use a Haswell processor on a Skylake board and vice versa

Anyway here is my recommendation

i5-6400 + MSI B150M Bazooka @421
1x8GB Kingston DDR4-2133 @78
Crucial BX100 @129
WD Blue 1TB @77
Sapphire R9 Fury Tri-X @819
Seasonic M12-II 620W @115
Corsair 100R @85
Windows 8.1 Home @135
Dell S2316H @209

Total 2068

That bx100 how much capacity? 1TB?

 

[kaixax555]

That bx100 how much capacity? 1TB?

wa jialat I careless again
250GB

 

[diamond96]

yes they will be open

H97 is Haswell platform, older generation
H170 is Skylake platform, newer generation

their chipset is different electrically, so you cannot use a Haswell processor on a Skylake board and vice versa

Anyway here is my recommendation

i5-6400 + MSI B150M Bazooka @421
1x8GB Kingston DDR4-2133 @78
Crucial BX100 250GB @129
WD Blue 1TB @77
Sapphire R9 Fury Tri-X @819
Seasonic M12-II 620W @115
Corsair 100R @85
Windows 8.1 Home @135
Dell S2316H @209

Total 2068

will haswell be better or skylake? or no diff just that old and newer
if graphic card will to go for nvidia which is good? will gtx 970 be sufficient?
and WD black will be better i guess?

 

[herman1314]

anyone can advise on new comp spec.

budget 2k need os and monitor.
btw any diff between h97 board and chip and h170?
using for gaming only like tf2, league, csgo, gta5

also anyone any idea will sim lim be open on 2nd jan, right after new year day.

thanks

Cpu and mobo:i5 6400 and b150m-d3h $427
Graphics card(amd):r9 fury tri-x $819
Ram:g.skill 8gb 2400mhz valueram $82
Ssd:samsung 850 evo 250gb $159
Hdd:WD 1TB blue $77
Psu:seasonic m12ii 620w $115
Case:nzxt h230 $109
Os:windows 7/8/10(reddit)$30
Monitor:asus v228h(videopro)$189
Total:$2007
All prices except for os and monitor are from pcthemes. Do ask around for price quotes and discount before purchase.

 

[herman1314]

will haswell be better or skylake? or no diff just that old and newer
if graphic card will to go for nvidia which is good? will gtx 970 be sufficient?
and WD black will be better i guess?

Haswell now better value for money, but less futureproof as ddr3 only. Can get haswell i5 and 8 gb ddr3 and focus the rest of the budget on a gtx 980ti or a better monitor if you don't mind the ddr3 thingy. Gtx 980 would be the one if you are going for green team. Since got budget for ssd, dont nd get wd black, just blue one will do. Gtx 970 is more than enough, but i rather you get r9 390 for more ram

 

[herman1314]

wa jialat I careless again
250GB

Dont worry, we all screw up eventually

 

[diamond96]

Haswell now better value for money, but less futureproof as ddr3 only. Can get haswell i5 and 8 gb ddr3 and focus the rest of the budget on a gtx 980ti or a better monitor if you don't mind the ddr3 thingy. Gtx 980 would be the one if you are going for green team. Since got budget for ssd, dont nd get wd black, just blue one will do. Gtx 970 is more than enough, but i rather you get r9 390 for more ram

ddr3 vs ddr4 any big diff? ps new to this

 

[herman1314]

ddr3 vs ddr4 any big diff? ps new to this

Ddr4 uses less voltage and has higher speed than ddr3. But almost absolutely no diff in gaming unless you're using amd apu integrated graphics. Ddr3 is for lga 1150,1155,1156,1366,2011,some 775 and 1151,am3,am3+,fm1,fm2,fm2+ and am1. Ddr4 is for lga 2011/3 and most lga 1151 motherboards and the future amd zen.

 

[diamond96]

Ddr4 uses less voltage and has higher speed than ddr3. But almost absolutely no diff in gaming unless you're using amd apu integrated graphics. Ddr3 is for lga 1150,1155,1156,1366,2011,some 775 and 1151,am3,am3+,fm1,fm2,fm2+ and am1. Ddr4 is for lga 2011/3 and most lga 1151 motherboards and the future amd zen.

if i get ddr3 now to use with haswell.
one or two years down the road i decided to use skylake, can skylake board use the ddr3 ram also?

 

[herman1314]

if i get ddr3 now to use with haswell.
one or two years down the road i decided to use skylake, can skylake board use the ddr3 ram also?

Sure, BUT the motherboard has to have ddr3 slots. And it must be compatible with your motherboard. Check the ram compatibility list, then if your ram isn't there, check to see if it matches the specs of the ram models on the list.

 

[diamond96]

Sure, BUT the motherboard has to have ddr3 slots. And it must be compatible with your motherboard. Check the ram compatibility list, then if your ram isn't there, check to see if it matches the specs of the ram models on the list.

i see thanks for the help

 

[lzr1984]

not sure are you going to buy at 1 place or find random places to buy. like online and retail.
like my one i brought from qoo10 and take the $100 discount.

Ram changed to g.skill which i stack together to $500 at qoo10.

 

[herman1314]

can also go for this if you want 1440p/144hz...
cpu and mobo:i5 4460 and h81m-hds $335
graphics card:sapphire r9 390 $540
ram:8gb ddr3 g.skill valueram $62
ssd:sandisk ssd plus 240gb(videopro)$125
hdd:WD blue 1tb $77
psu:seasonic m12ii 620w $115
case:corsair 100r windowed $83
os:windows 7/8/10(reddit)$30
monitor(144hz)benq xl2411z(videopro)$468
monitor(1440p):dell u2515h(videopro)$599
total(1440p)$1966,total(144hz)$1835
all prices non bracketed are pcthemes.

 

[diamond96]

can check how does the $30 win 7 from reddit works?

 

[herman1314]

can check how does the $30 win 7 from reddit works?

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap
you pay them, and you receive the cd-key. then, you download the iso and activate it with the cd-key. i also have a windows 7/10 home retail cd-key i can let go for $30 if you don't trust reddit

 

[diamond96]

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap
you pay them, and you receive the cd-key. then, you download the iso and activate it with the cd-key. i also have a windows 7/10 home retail cd-key i can let go for $30 if you don't trust reddit

oo ok cause i prefer with the disc itself, can insert n format the computer in future

 

[herman1314]

oo ok cause i prefer with the disc itself, can insert n format the computer in future

you can burn the iso into a disc or to a usb, no nd worry about it

 

[lzr1984]

i got mine win 7 pro at qoo10. download to usb to boot. quite easy.