Recommended Rigs of the Month

[ianho]

lol! triple 30" matrox sounds goooooood. i doubt the matrox does the reso though. eh, i read sumwer but forgot wer, is true kar, 8800GTX is dual- dual link. so i can connect 2x30"s. the nvidia site doesn't say anything bout dat.

[ZuePhok]

entry level and u throw in a 600 bucks processor? 7900gts? RM160 PSU!? RM3000k!!!!!!!!!???????????????????????????
seriously, way off the reality..

[Max_87]

I agree with ZuePhok... RM3k for entry level is too much IMO

[empire23]

lol, yeah, maybe a lower entry level? how about 2.5k?

[Adrian Wong]

I would actually dump the 7900 GTS for a 7600 GT and get a bigger monitor...

[ZuePhok]

Originally Posted by empire23

lol, yeah, maybe a lower entry level? how about 2.5k?

1.5k-1.8k is the avg price my friends and family members would pay for an "entry level" machine. if it includes monitor is usually around 2k.

[PowerSlide]

no amd stuff?

amd are cheap now..can build a nice n cheap rig

[ZuePhok]

yes im wondering too!

[The_YongGrand]

Originally Posted by empire23

Our Dato Seri Adrian and I though it would be a good idea to post up simple prespecified specs for newbies and people who can't really be bothered to read or do reseach, enabling them easily buy PC setups without much fuss. Plus I'm sure everyone would like their say in what they consider the best rig for the money right? And if all goes well, this might just be linked under the price guide for all to see.

This of course was an idea i brough forth from my days in LYN, but the majority of morons there just clogged up the forums with more "what specs should i get?" Threads. But i believe this could work here, so i give you, the recommended rigs of the month thread!

We'll be covering 3 major setups here, all of them fully built from the ground up assuming that user has nothing but a power point and some marbles, heck maybe a table and chair, but generally we're going to assume the user has no prior setup. This means everything down to the mouse and speakers here.

I'm concentrating on 3 setups, Entry level, Mid Level, Superior Level, each with a price point of 3k, 5k and 7k ringgit. I think that should do it, although if you wanna discuss the price point, go ahead and post. You can even post "Veli Lich" level specs if you're up to it. And i recommend using the price lists provided so that our prices can stay consistent

So let's get on the discussion, and heck i hope it gets popular enough for stick status.

Here's my recommendations for the month

Entry Level (Mostly for surfing net, work, tying and light to mid end gaming, generally a family shared PC)

Proc : Intel Core2Duo E4300 - RM600
Mobo : Asus P5GZ-MX - RM 250
Mem : 1 GB of DDR2 ValueRAM - RM 245
Graphics : Colorful 7900 GTS - RM 600
Casing : Cooler Master Eliter 330 - RM 130
PSU : Cooler Master Extreme Power 420w - RM 160
HDD : Seagate SATA 80 GB HDD - RM 150
Optical : Lite-On DVDRW 18x - RM 135
Monitor : Dell E177FP 17inch - RM 589
Keyboard : Logitech Classic - RM 30
Mouse : Logitech Ball OEM - RM 15
Speakers : Edifier M1500 - RM150
Sound : Onboard Audio - RM 0

Total = RM 3050

Mid Level PC

Generally purpose built for extra performance and gaming, with more media intensive activities.

Proc : Intel Core2Duo E6600 - RM 1160
Mobo : Asus P5B-E Plus - RM 600
Mem : 2GB PC-6400 RAM - RM 750
Graphics : Galaxy 7900GS OCed with Zalman cooler - RM 800
Casing : Lian-Li PC-G7 - RM 200
PSU : Enermax 400 Watt Liberty - RM 350
HDD : Seagate 250GB SATA - RM 250
Optical : Liteon DVDRW 18x - RM 135
Monitor : Dell E197FP 19inch - RM 793
Keyboard : Logitech Classic - Free (due to config price)
Mouse : Logtich OEM - Free
Speakers : Edifier M1500 - RM150
Sound : On board Intel HD Audio

Total = RM 5134


High End PC, Built for the Enthusiast with cash to burn. Built for gaming, high speed and high fidelity sound for an awesome experience.

Proc : Intel Core2Duo E6600 - RM 1160
Mobo : Intel 975XBX2 - RM 890
Mem : 2GB PC-6400 RAM - RM 750
Graphics : Geforce 8800 320mb - RM 1300
Casing : Lian Li G7 - RM 200
PSU : Enermax 500 Watt Liberty - RM 439
HDD : Seagate 250GB SATA - RM 250
Optical : Liteon DVDRW 18x - RM 135
Monitor : Dell 1907FP 19" - RM 899
Keyboard : Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - RM 300
Mouse : Razer Copperhead - RM 180
Speakers : Grado SR-80
Sound : Creative XFi Extreme Music - RM 410

Total = RM 7033


Empire23's recommendation (veli lich), unless you're blinking Insane, don't touch.

Proc : Intel Core2Quad CQX6700 - RM 3600
Mobo : DFI-ICFX3200-TR2 - RM 1200
Mem : 4GB Micron OEM Select DDR2 (binned to hit 1000) - RM 1100
Graphics : EVGA Geforce 8800GTS ACS3 - RM 2500
Casing : Lian Li V-2100 Plus2 - RM 1350
PSU : PC Power and Cooling 1kw Turbocool, with Capmodding and Rubycon MCZs - RM 1800
HDD : Quad Seagate Cheetah 15k RPM 135gb SAS drives with Dell PERC RAID controller 8x PCI-E with 256MB DDR2 - RM 5000 with Enclosure
Optical : Twin HP-640CD Lightscribe Drives - RM 300
Monitor : Triple Dell 2407 Rev A04 with Color Calibration - RM 8000
Keyboard : Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - RM 300
Mouse : Logitech G5 - RM 290
Speakers : Sennheiser HD650 with PPAv2, channel matching and burn in included - RM 2500
Sound : Auzentech X-Meridian 7.1 with modded OPAMPs - RM 750
Cooling : STORM V2, Twin MCP355 with Delrin Tops, Tygon Tubing, Dangerden 8800 cooler, PA120.3 Radiator - RM 1400
Fans : 4 EBMPapst 4413 GL 12CM SINTEC fans - RM 400

Total = ???????

For the rock bottom budget rig, a Sempron 3400+, or a Celeron D 352, or an Athlon 64 3200+, or a Pentium 4 531/630 will do. Push up some more ringgit and you'll get Pentium D 915 or an X2 3600+. All of them are great too. But if you want more of it, you might get the E4300, but the price is just RM50~70 shy from a E6300, so I rather get more FSB. Is it?