Recommended Rigs of the Month

[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 = ???????

[Chai]

Hmm...I'm not sure the very lich one is 'buyable'...

[PsYkHoTiK]

Why all of them 8800GTS?

Questionable availibility of the 8800GTX over there?

[Chai]

Why EVGA Geforce 8800GTS ACS3 - RM 2500 when 8800GTX is only RM2300+?

[PsYkHoTiK]

Yea. thats what I was wondering.

[Chai]

Wow...8800GTS for only RM1199...

[PsYkHoTiK]

Is it the 320mb ones? Those are pretty cheap...

[ianho]

Empy mabuk d. The veli lich category no syiok lar. Oni 8800GTS n 24" monitors ar? Sure must use 8800GTX n minimum 30" monitor mar.

[aKho]

wow neat idea..every month come up with recommended specs! easier for me to hunt for upgrades and less time surfing for info. thx thx.

[empire23]

Originally Posted by ianho

Empy mabuk d. The veli lich category no syiok lar. Oni 8800GTS n 24" monitors ar? Sure must use 8800GTX n minimum 30" monitor mar.

Heheheh, better got panoramic screens with the maxtrox triple head or triple screen spanning....or wait.... THREE 30inchers! YAY.

Anyways the ACS3 is supposed to be GTX lah, typo mah. And i selected the 7900GS because to me, it's a card with great value for money and tons of OCing headroom, the 320mb version of the 8800 is great for gaming if you ask me and perfectly suits a general high end PC.