[ADVISE] Help in Assembling/Building/Choosing/Upgrading Your Computer

[OhNow3P]

Hi guys,

I started this thread to help everyone wanting a new computer. All you need to do is post the following:

budget:
usage:

other miscellaneous requirements:

*If to be used for gaming,. please indicate the games you wish to play.


The prices i will be using are those that come from major shops in gilmore and also PCexpress and others... The prices will only reflect that of which on the date of my post.


also please put your requests in this format:

Processor:
Motherboard:
RAM:

Video Card:

Hard Drive:
Optical Drive:

Power Supply:
Casing:

monitor:

Accessories:

please indicate (at least)the size of the hard disk desired, and also what you need/have/prefer.

Thanks.


How to get to Gilmore:
commuting... From EDSA get on the MRT to Cubao and take the other train and get off at Gilmore station. so easy.
driving... Via aurora is the easiest way from EDSA. anyway, just ask na lang cos i dunno where you'll be coming from.


An example post would be as follows:

Hi. Please help me buy a computer for my son. He will be using it mainly for school and some games. He likes to play Dota and L4D. Our budget for the PC would be 20K. We already have a printer, monitor and speakers. Our monitor is a 17" CRT monitor. My son said he prefers 1gb video card.

Thank you.

 

[jayson0987]

processor:i5-6600k @3.50 ghz (unlocked) with cpu cooler: cooler master hyper t2
Motherboard:asRock z170 pro4s
RAM:hyperx furry 2x 8gb DDR4 16gb ram

Video Card:nvidia Gtx 1050 ti 4gb

Hard Drive: ssd samsung evo 250gb mag aadtional palang ako ng HDD kinapos sa budget!
Optical Drive:n/a

Power Supply:evga 600 watt 80 bronze
Casing:corsair aspec-01 +2 exaust sa top

pa check nga kung ok na ito?.. mga master salamat
p.s tama b format ko sensya na hehe
first rig ito mga master.. ito suggested nung sales person sa canadian tire so idea nya lahat ito..budget gaming lang po

and mapihingi or pa advice ano maganda laro gusto ko kasi co-op mmorpg like ran cabal. pero yung iba ^^ tia

 

[skreixx]

Guys question lang mejo nag bago kasi pricing ng i5 6500 sa dynaquest dun ko sana balak kumuha this Monday, worth p rin ba yun? napapaisi ako ngayon if I should go with 6400 or 6600 or still stick with the 6500. Kung worth mag 6600 i think i can manage nmn na mag ganun pero as much as possible i would like to minimize kasi ung magagastos. Any inputs will be highly appreciated thanks guys in advance.

 

[themonyo]

Mga MASTERS pa advice naman planning to upgrade GPU ako, below are my choices.



Concerns:
- budget for GPU above 1050ti
- power consumption and temp of 480
- Amd freesync for my monitor is an advantage(dont know how big or important)
- Amd crossfire; dx12 and vulkan support
- im a not so high end gamer, baka overkill na sa purpose ko more than 1050ti(playing nba 2k,nfs,cod,far cry,dota 2).

My Specs:
CPU: i5 4460
Mobo: Gigabyte G1 Sniper
PSU: Seasonic 620W
Monitor: LG 23MP68VQ (to buy)

Salamat sa mga mag share ng opinion at knowledge nila.

About Your Concerns:

1. well... no comment on this one
2. rx480 is not like its predecessors with lower power consumption and cooler temps.
3. freesync: not much. this feature is about the smoothness and fluidity of game play without any screen tearing on high FPS games. but you'll love it when you play on those monitors without the feature. also, freesync is for AMD cards only. gsync monitors are more expensive also
4. crossfire is a no. better sell your card instead and add the extra budget to your new stash and get a much more powerful single GPU. some games still suck or don't properly implement multi-gpu configs and their scaling is just poor or don't even support them at all. you'll also need a powerful PSU to power these multi-GPU's and will just cause more power consumption and produce additional heat. read this for more info: http://wccftech.com/multi-gpu-nvidia-sli-amd-crossfire-performance-value-comparison/
5. try also considering gtx 1060 3gb. kung nasa US/canada ka, napaka-mura ng RX470 at around $170.

processor:i5-6600k @3.50 ghz (unlocked) with cpu cooler: cooler master hyper t2
Motherboard:asRock z170 pro4s
RAM:hyperx furry 2x 8gb DDR4 16gb ram

Video Card:nvidia Gtx 1050 ti 4gb

Hard Drive: ssd samsung evo 250gb mag aadtional palang ako ng HDD kinapos sa budget!
Optical Drive:n/a

Power Supply:evga 600 watt 80 bronze
Casing:corsair aspec-01 +2 exaust sa top

pa check nga kung ok na ito?.. mga master salamat
p.s tama b format ko sensya na hehe
first rig ito mga master.. ito suggested nung sales person sa canadian tire so idea nya lahat ito..budget gaming lang po

and mapihingi or pa advice ano maganda laro gusto ko kasi co-op mmorpg like ran cabal. pero yung iba ^^ tia

looks good lalo na PSU, hirap maghanap ng EVGA dito... kung meron man overpriced pa
sagad ka na ba dyan? lalo na sa GPU... to weak for that build try considering rx470 at maliit lang price difference sa US/canada but is a much better performer. or this could work out for you and just upgrade if you have extra budget.
case: tingin ka rin ng fractal design series or nzxt s340... that choice is purely aesthetic and doesn't matter much...
cpu cooler is also weak, but should be a good alternative until you get an AIO water cooler or those huge noctua coolers.

Guys question lang mejo nag bago kasi pricing ng i5 6500 sa dynaquest dun ko sana balak kumuha this Monday, worth p rin ba yun? napapaisi ako ngayon if I should go with 6400 or 6600 or still stick with the 6500. Kung worth mag 6600 i think i can manage nmn na mag ganun pero as much as possible i would like to minimize kasi ung magagastos. Any inputs will be highly appreciated thanks guys in advance.

price to performance wise: 6500 ang best value. 6400's performance is too weak for an i5 based on reviews. mas malakas pa nga raw yung previous generation on the same price range. 6600 is just too expensive and most people would rather spend a little more for the unlocked 6600k and get it to run at +4.4ghz

 

[hyperdata1]

si easypc may pre-built systems for your budget. punta ka dito:
http://www.easypc.com.ph/desktops/complete-sets.html
pero kung CPU at mobo lang talaga kelangan mo at meron ka ng HDD, RAM, case, PSU: i3 6100 (5,490) + ASRock H110M-DVS (2,800)



wala. get at least a 750ti.
si easypc may complete system for your budget
http://www.easypc.com.ph/desktops/complete-sets.html



and you just spent more than 30k on a 980ti
your GPU alone costs more than most members entire builds here
besides, you still have a very capable system



heto lagpas konti
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very marginal daw ang performance difference ng kabylake against skylake. same architecture, just mhz bump across all processors except yung bagong unlocked i3 which beats the current i5's in raw performance... except syempre dun sa 6600k siguro naman hindi na malalayo ang presyo nila sa current gen unless talagang ubusin nila ang availability ng skylake
siguro sa US viable yang unlocked i3 since hindi ganun kalaki ang difference ng presyo ng mga motherboard nila. dito satin kasi grabe patong nila sa Z series

hahaha un nga panira khit gusto mo mag build ng under Z mobo na dapat under 5k range lang sa pinas -

 

[jZeNtRiCkS]

About Your Concerns:
well... no comment on this one
rx480 is not like its predecessors with lower power consumption and cooler temps.
freesync: not much. this feature is about the smoothness and fluidity of game play without any screen tearing on high FPS games. but you'll love it when you play on those monitors without the feature. also, freesync is for AMD cards only. gsync monitors are more expensive also
crossfire is a no. better sell your card instead and add the extra budget to your new stash and get a much more powerful single GPU. some games still suck or don't properly implement multi-gpu configs and their scaling is just poor or don't even support them at all. you'll also need a powerful PSU to power these multi-GPU's and will just cause more power consumption and produce additional heat. read this for more info: http://wccftech.com/multi-gpu-nvidia...ue-comparison/
try also considering gtx 1060 3gb. kung nasa US/canada ka, napaka-mura ng RX470 at around $170.

Salamat ng madame Idol @themonyo

- So ok po pla temp and power consumption ng RX 480 noted on that, medyo mainet kasi samen kaya concern ko sya hehe
- Noted sir, gets ko na na hndi pla advisable mag crossfire
- dto lang ako PH sir, yes sir kinoconsider ko sya since i want to try NVIDIA now and may power at temp efficient sya. pero sa ngayon prang may something sa RX 480 na umaakit saken haha. tsaka sabe kasi nila mas powerfull ang 480 kasi mastaas 4gb vs 3gb and 256bit vs 192bit. and mas mura 480 sa mga trusted brands compare kay 1060. thanks idol, pagisipan ko mabute

 

[jayson0987]

About Your Concerns:

1. 
   
   
   
   
   looks good lalo na PSU, hirap maghanap ng EVGA dito... kung meron man overpriced pa
   sagad ka na ba dyan? lalo na sa GPU... to weak for that build try considering rx470 at maliit lang price difference sa US/canada but is a much better performer. or this could work out for you and just upgrade if you have extra budget.
   case: tingin ka rin ng fractal design series or nzxt s340... that choice is purely aesthetic and doesn't matter much...
   cpu cooler is also weak, but should be a good alternative until you get an AIO water cooler or those huge noctua coolers.
   
   
   
   

1. 
   
   boss anung brand ng rx470 pwede specific para habvang maag amaipalit ko itong nabili ko hehe
   sa cooler ko stick muna cgro ako ok p nmn sya kasi winter d2 makakatulong sa pag lamig hehe... about sa case tignan ko hehe thnx ts hnd ako nag kamli. ng pinuntahan. beside sa gpu.. at case yun nlng kulng ?? and one last thing. up gradable ba yung mga parts ko..
   
   or kung hnd ko man sya i upgrade ok nmn b sya?> ty

 

[rheiel]

Bibili sana ako ng vc kaso nalilito ako sa tatlo kasi pinagpipilian ko anu ba maganda? Gtx 750ti, gtx 1050 mini or rx 460? 2GB ddr5 po cla tatlo.. magkakalapit lang naman cla ng presyo...

 

[themonyo]

boss anung brand ng rx470 pwede specific para habvang maag amaipalit ko itong nabili ko hehe
sa cooler ko stick muna cgro ako ok p nmn sya kasi winter d2 makakatulong sa pag lamig hehe... about sa case tignan ko hehe thnx ts hnd ako nag kamli. ng pinuntahan. beside sa gpu.. at case yun nlng kulng ?? and one last thing. up gradable ba yung mga parts ko..

or kung hnd ko man sya i upgrade ok nmn b sya?> ty

pwede naman upgrade. though top of the line i5 na yung nakuha mo kaya i7 na next step... pero kung gaming lang, it's not worth the extra cost games rarely use more than 4 cores.
maybe more HDD for mass storage... your CPU cooler will need a good upgrade if you want to reach the full potential of your CPU.
your GPU could still be upgraded to the most powerful card out there once available pero i would only advise up to gtx 1070 kasi based on some reviews, bottleneck na raw ng i5 ang mga 1080
about sa rx470, just get the cheapest one you can afford or kung may hinahabol kang color theme. brands doesn't really matter much for me for the extra cost

Bibili sana ako ng vc kaso nalilito ako sa tatlo kasi pinagpipilian ko anu ba maganda? Gtx 750ti, gtx 1050 mini or rx 460? 2GB ddr5 po cla tatlo.. magkakalapit lang naman cla ng presyo...

1050 has the best performance... basically gtx950 level na ang peformance nya but with less power consumption

 

[rheiel]

pwede naman upgrade. though top of the line i5 na yung nakuha mo kaya i7 na next step... pero kung gaming lang, it's not worth the extra cost games rarely use more than 4 cores.
maybe more HDD for mass storage... your CPU cooler will need a good upgrade if you want to reach the full potential of your CPU.
your GPU could still be upgraded to the most powerful card out there once available pero i would only advise up to gtx 1070 kasi based on some reviews, bottleneck na raw ng i5 ang mga 1080
about sa rx470, just get the cheapest one you can afford or kung may hinahabol kang color theme. brands doesn't really matter much for me for the extra cost



1050 has the best performance... basically gtx950 level na ang peformance nya but with less power consumption

maraming salamat paps for answering my question.. i really appreciated.

 

[Ihsikats]

Mga boss okay na ba to specs:

PROC: Intel i5 6500 Skylake 3.6GHz
GPU: Palit GTX 1060 Dual 3G GDDR5 192Bit
MOBO: MSI B150M Night Elf
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16gb DDR4 2400MHz
CASE: Tecware F3 ATX Casing
UPS: Seasonic S12II 520W Bronze
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
SSD: SanDisk Plus 240GB (already have)

Anong monitor maganda dito? TN or IPS FHD sana. TIA

 

[hyperdata1]

Mga boss okay na ba to specs:

PROC: Intel i5 6500 Skylake 3.6GHz
GPU: Palit GTX 1060 Dual 3G GDDR5 192Bit
MOBO: MSI B150M Night Elf
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16gb DDR4 2400MHz
CASE: Tecware F3 ATX Casing
UPS: Seasonic S12II 520W Bronze
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
SSD: SanDisk Plus 240GB (already have)

Anong monitor maganda dito? TN or IPS FHD sana. TIA

budget mo sir sa monitor ..
pwede Rx 480 mo c GPU + Free Sync Monitor under 8k -

 

[vEEBowman]

oks na ba to mga sir? di ko na sinama ung HDD kase meron naman ako.

pinag iisipan ko kung MSI B150M Night Elf or ASRock H110M-DVS / D4 Micro-ATX

di ko naman din kase ma check difference nila bukod sa additional ram slot at porma.

ano po ma susuggest nyo sir?

BTW, bat nagmahal bigla price nila haha.

NZXT Source 210 Window ₱1,850.00

1
₱1,850.00
× Intel i5 Skylake Intel Core i5-6500 3.20-3.60GHz Skylake ₱10,050.00

1
₱10,050.00
× Seasonic S12II-520w 80PLUS Bronze Seasonic S12II 520W 80PLUS Bronze ₱2,650.00

1
₱2,650.00
× gskill-aegis Gskill Aegis 8GB Dual DDR4 2400 CL15 (F4-2400C15D-8GIS) ₱2,800.00

1
₱2,800.00
× MSI B150M Night Elf MSI B150M Night Elf ₱4,750.00

1
₱4,750.00
× asrock-h110m-dvs-r2-0 ASRock H110M-DVS / D4 Micro-ATX ₱2,800.00

1
₱2,800.00

 

[Ihsikats]

budget mo sir sa monitor ..
pwede Rx 480 mo c GPU + Free Sync Monitor under 8k -

mga 5-6k ln sir 21-24in may ganto ba? Check ko yan sir. Thanks!

 

[Summer1]

Re: [ADVISE]Help you build/choose a Computer

I'm not Techy Person and I would like to ask if anu pwd ma recommend for upgrading my Processor.

AMD A4-3400 CPU Can I upgrade to i7 Processor?

Also recommend for Vcard 750 ti or GTX 1050 ti mini Hindi ma Over power ung processor.

Thanks!

Info:http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/AMD/A4-Series/A4-3400.html

 

[jayson0987]

pwede naman upgrade. though top of the line i5 na yung nakuha mo kaya i7 na next step... pero kung gaming lang, it's not worth the extra cost games rarely use more than 4 cores.
maybe more HDD for mass storage... your CPU cooler will need a good upgrade if you want to reach the full potential of your CPU.
your GPU could still be upgraded to the most powerful card out there once available pero i would only advise up to gtx 1070 kasi based on some reviews, bottleneck na raw ng i5 ang mga 1080
about sa rx470, just get the cheapest one you can afford or kung may hinahabol kang color theme. brands doesn't really matter much for me for the extra cost



1050 has the best performance... basically gtx950 level na ang peformance nya but with less power consumption

maraming salamat boss sa ngyon stick muna ako sa set up ko 1 week palang ito hehe and may 3 years warranty upgrade naman ako hehe pag bumigay pwede ko iblik anytime so far smooth sya ty ts. oo nga need ko HDD hnd ako mkpag download malaki games puno agad sdd ko haha ty ts

 

[daikixD]

balak ko kasi upgrade ung i3 4160 ko sa i5 4460. gagana po ba ang h81 ds2 motherboard ko dito?. at kung sakaling di gumana ano po ang mangyayari?

 

[themonyo]

balak ko kasi upgrade ung i3 4160 ko sa i5 4460. gagana po ba ang h81 ds2 motherboard ko dito?. at kung sakaling di gumana ano po ang mangyayari?

pwede naman. same generation at socket type yan eh.
kung sakaling di gumana, walang mangyayari. hindi magboboot yung PC mo. walang aakyat na power sa motherboard at mamamatay lang after pressing the power button. pero that is very unlikely unless sira yung CPU na bagong lagay

I'm not Techy Person and I would like to ask if anu pwd ma recommend for upgrading my Processor.

AMD A4-3400 CPU Can I upgrade to i7 Processor?

Also recommend for Vcard 750 ti or GTX 1050 ti mini Hindi ma Over power ung processor.

Thanks!

Info:http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/AMD/A4-Series/A4-3400.html

well, you can't just upgrade your processor lalo na at magkaiba ang klase ng motherboard sa existing setup mo.
also, i7's are not recommended just for gaming. games rarely use more than 4 cores. if you are into video editing and 3d rendering, the purchase of an i7 would be justifiable.
mas recommended na bumuo na lang ng bagong system instead na gastusan mo pa yan just to try to extend it's performance... besides, AMD is already phasing out those older generations and will release their AM4 by January
of course mas malakas ang 1050ti... it's basically the same performance as a 960 with lower power consumption.

 

[Heph22]

sir ako din gaming desktop.. pero CPU LANG PO.. UN KAYA ANG BATTLEFIELD 1, BATTLEFIELD 4,COD.. ANG BUDGET KO PO 25K-30K.. THANKS

 

[szamue30]

Good day po anu po pde ko po upgrade d2 s cpu ko po
Proc: amd a8-5600k 4gb ram salamat po GOD BLESS

 

[rheiel]

Hindi po ba na ba bottleneck c i3-6100 kay gtx 1050ti? Yan sana ang bibilhin ko this coming 13th month...