Need advise for new rig

manisherx

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Hi guys, I'm pretty new around here. My friend told me to come here to seek for some advise.

Considering for a long run estimate around 3-5 years use.
Pretty light usage, duo monitor / Dota2 / Multiple bluestack running / Watching dramas / Lastly I hardly turn off the computer unless there is an update.

What I'm looking currently
SSD:
Sandisk Extreme Pro / 480G - $299 / 240G - $179
Mobo:
MSI H170 Gaming Pro i5 - 6600 - 3.3 - $ 534 / MSI H97 Gaming 3 i5 - 4690 - 3.5 - $513
Ram:
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 8GB / 1600 - $99 / 1866 - $ 108 (consider I run quite alot of program at once)
VGA Card:
MSI GTX 960 TF 2GB - $379

Please let me know which should I replace with.
Need advise on Power Supply & CPU cooler
Hopefully it could be as silent as possible

*Price above are taken from Fulwell recommended by my friend but if there is a better price list do let me know! Thanks
 

Rashkae

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Remember that the 170 chipset requires DDR4.

Your GPU as a 960 is sai, go 970 at least.

RAM should be 16GB at least.
 

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Hi im pretty new to the chipset. What do you mean by 170 chipset thanks

170 is the board that using (skylake)new intel chipset that required to use DDR4 or DDR3L ram..it cannot use DDR3 ram that is meant for haswell chipset

Corsair DDR4 2400mhz 8gb=$119
 
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MoneyFace =p

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Hi guys, I'm pretty new around here. My friend told me to come here to seek for some advise.

Considering for a long run estimate around 3-5 years use.
Pretty light usage, duo monitor / Dota2 / Multiple bluestack running / Watching dramas / Lastly I hardly turn off the computer unless there is an update.

What I'm looking currently
SSD:
Sandisk Extreme Pro / 480G - $299 / 240G - $179
Mobo:
MSI H170 Gaming Pro i5 - 6600 - 3.3 - $ 534 / MSI H97 Gaming 3 i5 - 4690 - 3.5 - $513
Ram:
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 8GB / 1600 - $99 / 1866 - $ 108 (consider I run quite alot of program at once)
VGA Card:
MSI GTX 960 TF 2GB - $379

Please let me know which should I replace with.
Need advise on Power Supply & CPU cooler
Hopefully it could be as silent as possible

*Price above are taken from Fuwell recommended by my friend but if there is a better price list do let me know! Thanks

Here's something super red and black themed! :evil:

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-6500 + MSI B150A GAMING PRO @ $483 (PC Themes)
Super-cool Red LED and Intel Gigabit LAN onboard!
HSF: Deepcool HTPC-200 [Low Profile] @ $26+3"
Ditch the default blue Intel stock HSF for a red and black one!
RAM: Avexir Core DDR4-2400 CL16 16GB Dual Channel Kit [Black HSF + Red LED] @ $194+3*
GPU: Palit GTX 960 2GB JetStream @ $271+3*
Comes with fanless mode tech too.
World no.1 GPU manufacturer in terms of volume shipment btw.

SSD: Zotac Premium 480GB @ $204+3*
All SSDs loads programs around same timing.
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $77 (PC Themes)
PSU: Super Flower Leadex Platinum 550W [80 Plus Platinum] @ $129+3^
Super high energy-efficient.
OEM product of worldly-acclaimed EVGA SuperNova P2 PSU series.
Comes with fanless mode too.

CASE: Corsair Carbide SPEC-02 [Red] @ $76+8`

Total: $1483

Optional:
CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-6500 + MSI B150 GAMING M3 @ $473 (PC Themes)
If you prefer the red CPU socket lines and their DRAGON heatsink design better.
RAM: Avexir Blitz DDR4-2400 CL15 16GB Dual Channel Kit [Black HSF + Red LED] @ $244+3*
Nicer design.

Buy others from Lazada Singapore. Haggle for discounts!

All Lazada prices inclusive of delivery charge
*Price after Lazada App DBS/POSB FriYAY 12% off max $25 discount
^Price after Lazada App MCDLAZ $20 off min $100 promo code (Expiring 31 Dec 2015)
`Price after Lazada App HASBRO20 20% off max $20 discount (Expiring 31 Dec 2015)
"Price after Lazada App GRAB1212 15% off max $20 discount (Expiring 31 Dec 2015)
 
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Here's something super red and black themed! :evil:

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-6500 + MSI B150A GAMING PRO @ $483 (PC Themes)
Super-cool Red LED and Intel Gigabit LAN onboard!
HSF: Deepcool HTPC-200 [Low Profile] @ $26+3"
Ditch the default blue Intel stock HSF for a red and black one!
RAM: Avexir Core DDR4-2400 CL16 16GB Dual Channel Kit [Black HSF + Red LED] @ $194+3*
GPU: Palit GTX 960 2GB JetStream @ $271+3*
Comes with fanless mode tech too.
World no.1 GPU manufacturer in terms of volume shipment btw.

SSD: Zotac Premium 480GB @ $204+3*
All SSDs loads programs around same timing.
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $77 (PC Themes)
PSU: Super Flower Leadex Platinum 550W [80 Plus Platinum] @ $129+3^
Super high energy-efficient.
OEM product of worldly-acclaimed EVGA SuperNova P2 PSU series.
Comes with fanless mode too.

CASE: Corsair Carbide SPEC-02 [Red] @ $76+8`

Total: $1483

Optional:
CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-6500 + MSI B150 GAMING M3 @ $473 (PC Themes)
If you prefer the red CPU socket lines and their DRAGON heatsink design better.
RAM: Avexir Blitz DDR4-2400 CL15 16GB Dual Channel Kit [Black HSF + Red LED] @ $244+3*
Nicer design.

Buy others from Lazada Singapore. Haggle for discounts!

All Lazada prices inclusive of delivery charge
*Price after Lazada App DBS/POSB FriYAY 12% off max $25 discount
^Price after Lazada App MCDLAZ $20 off min $100 promo code (Expiring 31 Dec 2015)
`Price after Lazada App HASBRO20 20% off max $20 discount (Expiring 31 Dec 2015)
"Price after Lazada App GRAB1212 15% off max $20 discount (Expiring 31 Dec 2015)

Hi MoneyFace, how does the deepcool 200 fair against the stock cooler in terms of temps and acoustics? Is it better or just for aesthetics purposes ah?
 
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