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Looking to buy a new PC because my current one is 5 years old and making noises. Saw this on Dynacore's website:

[COMEX] SUPREME MK 2 (POWERED BY ASUS) - RYZEN 5 5600X + 3070 Ti S$2,804.00​

  • CPU - AMD RYZEN 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6CORE/12THREAD PCIe4.0 PROCESSOR
  • MOTHERBOARD - ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WI-FI AM4 ATX MOTHERBOARD
  • COOLER - Thermaltake TH240 AIO Cooler
  • RAM - CRUCIAL BALLISTIX RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL16 KIT
  • SSD - Seagate Firecuda 520 Gen4 1TB SSD
  • GPU - ASUS TUF GAMING RTX3070Ti 8G GAMING TRIPLE FAN GDDR6X GPU
  • PSU - THERMALTAKE TOUGHPOWER 750W GOLD SEMI-MODULAR PSU
  • CHASSIS - MONTECH AIR X NEW MODEL
  • CASE FAN - 3 ARGB FANS
  • WIFI / BT - WIFI 6 + BLUETOOTH
  • OS - Microsoft Windows 10 Home [Un-activated]
  • HDD - 4TB Toshiba
Would I get a better deal if I go down to SL and check out the shops there? Does RGB cost a lot because I don't like RGB.
I prefer to get it from one shop so any recommendations? I think I got my current one from PCThemes, the one before from Fuwell?

Thanks!
 

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I feel like you're overpaying by at least $400 for this system given the parts tbh. But then again that's entirely dependent on whether or not you can find a reasonably priced GPU so idk.
 

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Looking to buy a new PC because my current one is 5 years old and making noises. Saw this on Dynacore's website:

[COMEX] SUPREME MK 2 (POWERED BY ASUS) - RYZEN 5 5600X + 3070 Ti S$2,804.00​

  • CPU - AMD RYZEN 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6CORE/12THREAD PCIe4.0 PROCESSOR
  • MOTHERBOARD - ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WI-FI AM4 ATX MOTHERBOARD
  • COOLER - Thermaltake TH240 AIO Cooler
  • RAM - CRUCIAL BALLISTIX RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL16 KIT
  • SSD - Seagate Firecuda 520 Gen4 1TB SSD
  • GPU - ASUS TUF GAMING RTX3070Ti 8G GAMING TRIPLE FAN GDDR6X GPU
  • PSU - THERMALTAKE TOUGHPOWER 750W GOLD SEMI-MODULAR PSU
  • CHASSIS - MONTECH AIR X NEW MODEL
  • CASE FAN - 3 ARGB FANS
  • WIFI / BT - WIFI 6 + BLUETOOTH
  • OS - Microsoft Windows 10 Home [Un-activated]
  • HDD - 4TB Toshiba
Would I get a better deal if I go down to SL and check out the shops there? Does RGB cost a lot because I don't like RGB.
I prefer to get it from one shop so any recommendations? I think I got my current one from PCThemes, the one before from Fuwell?

Thanks! IT Services

I know the guys from Dynacore, they are a nice bunch. But I am sure you can get a slightly better price if you hunt around. Think the best benefit for Sim Lim is you get your PC on the day itself.

Price wise, I am sure you can probably find cheaper RAM on Amazon for example. Shopee also has a lot of these parts for very little margin. But I like to support the shops at Sim Lim. It's like a national monument.
 

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Speaking from experience do not buils your system from carousell.i rather just go sim lim and get it assembled there
 

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I feel like you're overpaying by at least $400 for this system given the parts tbh. But then again that's entirely dependent on whether or not you can find a reasonably priced GPU so idk.

Can show how add up to $400 overpayment ?
 

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Went down to sim lim, there's a shortage of 3070/3070Ti, most are quoted at 14xx-17xx. So I came home and bought online instead.
 

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Looking to buy a new PC because my current one is 5 years old and making noises. Saw this on Dynacore's website:

[COMEX] SUPREME MK 2 (POWERED BY ASUS) - RYZEN 5 5600X + 3070 Ti S$2,804.00​

  • CPU - AMD RYZEN 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6CORE/12THREAD PCIe4.0 PROCESSOR
  • MOTHERBOARD - ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WI-FI AM4 ATX MOTHERBOARD
  • COOLER - Thermaltake TH240 AIO Cooler
  • RAM - CRUCIAL BALLISTIX RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL16 KIT
  • SSD - Seagate Firecuda 520 Gen4 1TB SSD
  • GPU - ASUS TUF GAMING RTX3070Ti 8G GAMING TRIPLE FAN GDDR6X GPU
  • PSU - THERMALTAKE TOUGHPOWER 750W GOLD SEMI-MODULAR PSU
  • CHASSIS - MONTECH AIR X NEW MODEL
  • CASE FAN - 3 ARGB FANS
  • WIFI / BT - WIFI 6 + BLUETOOTH
  • OS - Microsoft Windows 10 Home [Un-activated]
  • HDD - 4TB Toshiba
Would I get a better deal if I go down to SL and check out the shops there? Does RGB cost a lot because I don't like RGB.
I prefer to get it from one shop so any recommendations? I think I got my current one from PCThemes, the one before from Fuwell?

Thanks!
OP so this is the built you bought? Anything you can share on your experience with Dynacore? Seems like they are new to the prebuilt space. Delivery timing, customer service, comes with original boxes etc?
 

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Looking to buy a new PC because my current one is 5 years old and making noises. Saw this on Dynacore's website:

[COMEX] SUPREME MK 2 (POWERED BY ASUS) - RYZEN 5 5600X + 3070 Ti S$2,804.00​

  • CPU - AMD RYZEN 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6CORE/12THREAD PCIe4.0 PROCESSOR
  • MOTHERBOARD - ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WI-FI AM4 ATX MOTHERBOARD
  • COOLER - Thermaltake TH240 AIO Cooler
  • RAM - CRUCIAL BALLISTIX RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL16 KIT
  • SSD - Seagate Firecuda 520 Gen4 1TB SSD
  • GPU - ASUS TUF GAMING RTX3070Ti 8G GAMING TRIPLE FAN GDDR6X GPU
  • PSU - THERMALTAKE TOUGHPOWER 750W GOLD SEMI-MODULAR PSU
  • CHASSIS - MONTECH AIR X NEW MODEL
  • CASE FAN - 3 ARGB FANS
  • WIFI / BT - WIFI 6 + BLUETOOTH
  • OS - Microsoft Windows 10 Home [Un-activated]
  • HDD - 4TB Toshiba
Would I get a better deal if I go down to SL and check out the shops there? Does RGB cost a lot because I don't like RGB.
I prefer to get it from one shop so any recommendations? I think I got my current one from PCThemes, the one before from Fuwell?

Thanks!
Just download their pricelist and add up everything that's listed above except for the GFX. Then you can see how much roughly you're paying or the RTX3070Ti. Then compare with how much others were able to get an RTX3070Ti standalone if any.


  • CPU - AMD RYZEN 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6CORE/12THREAD PCIe4.0 PROCESSOR - $722 with MB below
  • MOTHERBOARD - ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WI-FI AM4 ATX MOTHERBOARD
  • COOLER - Thermaltake TH240 AIO Cooler - $115
  • RAM - CRUCIAL BALLISTIX RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL16 KIT - $142
  • SSD - Seagate Firecuda 520 Gen4 1TB SSD - $238
  • GPU - ASUS TUF GAMING RTX3070Ti 8G GAMING TRIPLE FAN GDDR6X GPU
  • PSU - THERMALTAKE TOUGHPOWER 750W GOLD SEMI-MODULAR PSU - $125
  • CHASSIS - MONTECH AIR X NEW MODEL - $85
  • CASE FAN - 3 ARGB FANS
  • WIFI / BT - WIFI 6 + BLUETOOTH (built in on the MB)
  • OS - Microsoft Windows 10 Home [Un-activated]
  • HDD - 4TB Toshiba
Total Price w/o GFX, 4TB Toshiba and 3ARGB Fans - $1427
Price difference - $1377 (for Asus TUF RTX3070Ti, 4TB Toshiba and 3ARGB Fans)

Worth it or not depends on whether you can get the above 3 items at $1377.
 
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Speaking from experience do not buils your system from carousell.i rather just go sim lim and get it assembled there
If you know what you wanna get and do due diligence checking, if not just buy OEM sua
 

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I had the same question a few months back. I would suggest you buy from Sim Lim, because they have the bundle of CPU + MB and GPU. Buying other parts online would be cheaper but then you won't be able to buy the bundled parts as cheap as with SLS.

I tried to write down my lessons and process of buying and assembling here, maybe you could give it a look: https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/3060ti-build-completed-review-lessons.6575563/
 
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Speaking from experience do not buils your system from carousell.i rather just go sim lim and get it assembled there


i was thinking of those PC assemblers on Carousell.....a number of them have many good reviews......like Excelsior, Catech, Athena, Define, etc...........can those reviews be trusted ?
 

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OP so this is the built you bought? Anything you can share on your experience with Dynacore? Seems like they are new to the prebuilt space. Delivery timing, customer service, comes with original boxes etc?
Their shop in Sim Lim operate quite long liao i think? Anyway, they have many store units on level 5 so probably doing quite well.
Order on Sunday got it on Monday, items were as advertised, nicely installed and boxes given.
 

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i was thinking of those PC assemblers on Carousell.....a number of them have many good reviews......like Excelsior, Catech, Athena, Define, etc...........can those reviews be trusted ?
My experience was pretty bad. Fans were old And spoilt after a week. The cpu was overheating because the assembler did bother to update bios plus didnt install chipset driver. He also forgot to feel the plastic off the cpu cooler causing my cpu temps to hit 80c on idle. End up i had to bring my pc to nigel to fix up.
 
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My experience was pretty bad. Fans were old And spoilt after a week. The cpu was overheating because the assembler did bother to update bios plus didnt install chipset driver. He also forgot to feel the plastic off the cpu cooler causing my cpu temps to hit 80c on idle. End up i had to bring my pc to nigel to fix up.


what a nightmare........so getting Nigel to fix up desktop should be a safe bet ?

some more, nowadays must set XMP or whatever for the RAM, right ?
 

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what a nightmare........so getting Nigel to fix up desktop should be a safe bet ?

some more, nowadays must set XMP or whatever for the RAM, right ?
Nigel lao jiao with good rep.

Nowdays, cos of GPU shortage, it's alot easier to buy a bundled system from sim Lim or from prebuilt aftershock etc.
 
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