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