Need advice from an Expert! - Building custom PC

[ChocoBoco]

Thinking of getting a custom PC from Sim Lim, just curious are the fuwell and cybermind price lists a reliable gauge of price for the parts I want to purchase! Also I hear that if I go to tradepac I gotta know my stuff real well.

I'm looking to get this build as my budget is 1000-1300. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tVnMD8 Any idea what would be an appropriate price! Also, any suggestions!

Thank you!

 

[Rashkae]

Look at PC Themes too. I find Cybermind a bit ex, and Fuwell staff usually has attitude problem.

 

[Rashkae]

I would also suggest 16GB of RAM

 

[djdestiny]

Look at PC Themes too. I find Cybermind a bit ex, and Fuwell staff usually has attitude problem.

+1 on Fuwell staff having attitude problem. Refused to serve me one time and when I called while asking questions halfway he walk away.

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

lol dun bother with the pcpartpicker pricing and as well as some items, cos u will nv get that kind of price and things in SG.

 

[ChocoBoco]

Thank you so much for your feedback! Any idea which brands are good for rx480 8gb! Gigabyte, powercolor, asus, sapphire, msi, xfx (GTR)?

I hear powercolor and asus are not good
Gigabyte's cheap but i'll 4gb if I wana budget
Sapphire's high price and usually reliable but apparently heating is a problem
and xfx GTR is better than msi for that price range.

 

[djdestiny]

Thank you so much for your feedback! Any idea which brands are good for rx480 8gb! Gigabyte, powercolor, asus, sapphire, msi, xfx (GTR)?

I hear powercolor and asus are not good
Gigabyte's cheap but i'll 4gb if I wana budget
Sapphire's high price and usually reliable but apparently heating is a problem
and xfx GTR is better than msi for that price range.

Nothing wrong with powercolor. They all use the same boards anyway and anyway quality is probably on powercolors than sapphires, I know that I had both powercolor and sapphire of the same generation minus the crazy editions of the GPUs themselves powercolor always demonstrates higher quality.
And 3 years warranty rather than 2.

Get XFX.

 

[tigerwoods]

Had powercolor and Sapphire 7850, both died just after the warranty ends.

 

[DawnsTear]

[Mobo&Proc] Asus H110M-A M.2 D4 /w i5-7500 - $414.00
[GPU] XFX Radeon RX480 True OC 8192MB - $374.00 (Lazada)
[RAM] Kingston DDR4 2133Mhz CL11 (8GB*1) - $85.00
[SSD] OCZ Trion 150 240GB - $109.00
[HDD] Toshiba 1TB/64MB - $64.00
[PSU] Xigmatek Tauro 650W Gold Full Modular 80+ - $109.48 (Lazada)
[Case] Fractal Design Define Mini C - $118.68 (Lazada)

Total :- $1,274.16
Buy from PC Themes unless stated otherwise

Optional :-
Palit/Zotac GTX 1060 6144MB - $300-$400 range

 

[ChocoBoco]

Hello DawnsTear, thank you so much for your professional advice!

I could only find the XFX Radeon RX480 OC 8gb at - $389 on lazada.
http://www.lazada.sg/xfx-radeon-rx-...-hardswap-graphics-card-10847248.html?rb=1560

Just wondering, I read online that XFX RX480 XXX performs worse than the GTR version. I'm looking to futureproof by going for 8GB. Is XXX much worse!

Are there cheaper case options, and PSU is 650W :O is 500W sufficient!

I will also purchase a Windows 10 OEM.

[Mobo&Proc] Asus H110M-A M.2 D4 /w i5-7500 - $414.00
[GPU] XFX Radeon RX480 True OC 8192MB - $374.00 (Lazada)
[RAM] Kingston DDR4 2133Mhz CL11 (8GB*1) - $85.00
[SSD] OCZ Trion 150 240GB - $109.00
[HDD] Toshiba 1TB/64MB - $64.00
[PSU] Xigmatek Tauro 650W Gold Full Modular 80+ - $109.48 (Lazada)
[Case] Fractal Design Define Mini C - $118.68 (Lazada)

Total :- $1,274.16
Buy from PC Themes unless stated otherwise

Optional :-
Palit/Zotac GTX 1060 6144MB - $300-$400 range

 

[singupingu]

The performance difference is not notable at all. Only through benchmark numbers then you can see the difference.

Cheaper case get Tecware Edge ($69) via pc theme or lazada, up to you.

650W have better upgrade option in the future. And for that wattage, at less than 110 bucks is worth.

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[ChocoBoco]

Hey Singupingu,

Any advice regarding XFX, Gigabyte, Powercolor, MSI and Sapphire's RX480 8GB! Which are preferable and what to stay away from!

The performance difference is not notable at all. Only through benchmark numbers then you can see the difference.

Cheaper case get Tecware Edge ($69) via pc theme or lazada, up to you.

650W have better upgrade option in the future. And for that wattage, at less than 110 bucks is worth.

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[singupingu]

Hey Singupingu,

Any advice regarding XFX, Gigabyte, Powercolor, MSI and Sapphire's RX480 8GB! Which are preferable and what to stay away from!

Other than powercolour, whichever cheapest will do hahaha.

It's all about luck to be honest. The reason I neglect powercolour because I saw quite a few user have problem with this brand. So far the most famous tends to be sapphire and xfx.

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[trento]

Hey Singupingu,

Any advice regarding XFX, Gigabyte, Powercolor, MSI and Sapphire's RX480 8GB! Which are preferable and what to stay away from!

all i know is i won't buy the most expensive one. temps are just slightly different across brands. i understand xfx can easily mod the fan to led type. so tats a fun thing to consider

 

[ChocoBoco]

Wow haha i didn't know man. I don't intend on overclocking btw'

Gigabyte's a lot cheaper: $379
XFX: $435
MSI: $459
Sapphire: $445
Power color: $419

Would you advise to get Gigabyte then!!

Other than powercolour, whichever cheapest will do hahaha.

It's all about luck to be honest. The reason I neglect powercolour because I saw quite a few user have problem with this brand. So far the most famous tends to be sapphire and xfx.

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[-Synchronicity-]

Is that 4gb pricing? If so nvidia gtx1060 6gb is a better choice. Can get at similar price with more vram

 

[ChocoBoco]

It is the 8GB price! Also I have a freesync monitor, and i'm hoping to futureproof with better dx12 and more vram

Is that 4gb pricing? If so nvidia gtx1060 6gb is a better choice. Can get at similar price with more vram

 

[singupingu]

I hope you know that the 8gb version have the same graphical prowess as the 4gb version. Having 8gb vram means you have more headroom for cache of graphical details. Games with heavy graphic details like modded skyrim se, modded fallout 4, crysis and gta V will benefit from this extra vram headroom while games like overwatch, csgo, dota will not be affected at all. So 8gb not necessarily mean more future-proof. It all depends on the games you play and the applications you will be running.

Also hope your monitor is 1080p 60hz. This card scale best at this resolution.

From Jayztwocents review, he mentioned that Gigabyte G1 Gaming version of the RX 480 has not very good thermal ventilation. His recommendation is the XFX GTR version. I would incline to his recommendation if your budget allow.