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GamingWithAji

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currently i have a PC with the following cong
i7 2600
Gskill 8gb
corsair 750 watts
msi nvidia 1060 6gb
i got an asus motherboard and WD 4 TB

I'm planning to upgrade only my CPU , MOTHERBOARD & RAM.
If budget allows i ll go for an SSD.

My PC use is gaming (HD medium settings) , power director, LightRoom , Photoshop.

These things are in my mind
i7 8700
any msi H370 chipset ( )
RAM Gskill 16GB(not sure about the RAM frequency ,according to motherboard only . Z370 support more i know. But am not overclocking)

Thank you all in advance
 
TheSloth

TheSloth

The Slowest One
i7 8700 is a bit of overkill for a HD medium gaming
Till when you are planning to use this setup?
Any plan to upgrade on GPU in future?
Budget?
 
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GamingWithAji

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Around 50k INR is my budget
if my config allows i will play more than a medium settings graphics.
Is My GPU that bad?


another consideration Asus H370 ROG or TUF Pro?
 
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GamingWithAji

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1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans:Forza motorsport , Path of Exile , Minecraft , MK4,wolcen,age of empires,Tomb raider series, powerdirector, Photoshop and Lightroom

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:50000 INR

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:no

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:windows 10 64 home

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans:AOC 27-inch Full HD 1920x1080 LED Monitor


7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:i have 2 * 2 TB WD Hard disk
1 * GeForce-GTX-1060-6GT
Corsair 750 PSU
Carbide Series™ 500R Mid-Tower Case

Plan to buy
a motherboard (asus or msi H370 in my mind)
a processor (i7 8700)
RAM (G.Skill 16GB) help me choose me the frequency


8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:within a month

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:i have done. i will do it.

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans:Kuala lumpur

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:Do i need a cooler ? no liquid .
 
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whitestar_999

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Malaysia prices should be lower than India.Also no idea about how good RMA services of different brands are over there compared to India so check that too. i7 8700 is overkill for your usage but if you have the money to get it then your choice.

For mobo you can refer this Z370 mobo tier list & pick up any model based on Malaysia prices & RMA of brand there:
*www.overclock.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=99753

Any Ram 3000MHz or above will be fine but try to get C15 or C14 timing ram if they are not much costlier than usual C16 timing ram.
 
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GamingWithAji

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intel 8700
ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING / ASUS ROG STRIX H370-F GAMING
corsair veng pro 2 * 8 gb (16GB) 3200 mhz / 2666 mhz (32 GB)
Samsung-970-Evo-NVMe-PCIe-M2-250GB / Samsung-860-Evo-500 GB

which combo should i go for?
 
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whitestar_999

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If Z370F is not much costlier than H370-F then go for Z370-F.
Get 3200Mhz over 2666MHz if you are getting Z370-F.
If you can manage with 250GB then go with 970 else 860 Evo will be good enough.
 
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