Recommendation for New PC

[shadow84]

AMD cpu will need to be posted out to Moduslink after AMD confirms your RMA with a number.

If the msi mobo does not have any Corbell sticker on the package, it means you need to send back to USA/Taiwan for RMA after you liaise with them. They will advise on RMA location as well.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

okay thanks bro. as for the 2600 would it be recommended if i am using a VMware and playing games at the same time? I wouldnt mind not getting the monitor for now to get a better cpu

2600 is 6C12T sufficient for concurrent usages. Leaves 4C8T (sweet spot) for Dota 2 and 2C4T for your VMware since you mentioned you are not running heavily on that. No need to overclock at all as that doesn't boost fps noticeably.

https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-ryzen-7-2700x-review,26.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/6howsf/benchmarks_dota_2_streaming_feat_i7_vs_ryzen_core/

 

[PM Checklist]

CPU: AMD Ryzen 2700 -$256 Amazon Prime International
Motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming Plus (ATX)-$177 Amazon Prime International
CPU cooler: (AIR)Arctic Freezer 34 duo-$55 Amazon Prime International
(AIO) *ID cooling Frostflow 280+-$75 Lazada
Ram: Cricial Ballistix Sport LT 3200 16Gb Kit (2x8Gb)-$108 Amazon Prime International
*PSU: Seasonic FOCUS Plus 650 Gold -$155 Lazada
*Casing: Armaggeddon Nimitz TR 7000 ATX -$78 Lazada

I included the CPU cooler because the wraith spire will be insufficient when you want to match the R7 2700x speed by manually overclocking the CPU. Also add around S$50-60 for additional case fans as the casing does not include any fans.

*Items above are in very limited quantity.

Wow!!Almost exactly my current build.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 2700 -$208 Amazon Prime International - Got it during Prime day
Motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming Plus (ATX)-$167 Amazon Prime International - Got it during Prime Day
CPU cooler: ID cooling Frostflow+240-$79 Lazada
Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 3200 White 16Gb Kit (2x8Gb)-$101 Amazon Prime International Got it during Prime Day
Casing: Armaggeddon Nimitz TR 7000 ATX -$78 Lazada
NVME: Adata SX8200 pro 250GB-$71 Lazada
Fans: Arctic P12 PWM 5 pack fans - S$38 Amazon Prime International (I prefer function over form, no RGB fans please)
Used back my other components:
PSU: Seasonic 620W
HDD: 2TB Hitachi Enterprise
SSD: Seagate Barracuda 500GB
GPU: Gigabyte Aorus 580 XTR 8Gb
Monitor: Qnix 27" IPS 1440 monitor

Spent a total of $738
I was running an I7 2600K o/c to 4.5Ghz before but because of the Intel vulnerability, Hyperthreading was disabled. So basically running 4core/4thread. Now I'm enjoying the full 8 core/16thread power of the Ryzen 7. Handbrake video encoding is much,much faster.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Your Gigabyte motherboard is from Singapore or International listing? Warranty??