[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.

 

[BRKN conan]

Hello po, magbibuild sana ako ng Budget PC for Design at pwd na din pang Games kaso hindi ko alam san magsimula (since bago lang mag magbuild )

budget:25K
usageesign(Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere at AfterEffects) at Games (okay lang po ako sa low settings, Dota2 , Shadowverse at mga single player na games, Tomb raider, Watchdogs 2)

Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 2200g (or if better po ung AMD Ryzen 5 2400g at kakaysa po sa 25K Budget)
Motherboard: Hindi ko po alam kung anung klaseng mobo pipiliin
RAM: 4GB or 8GB

Video Card: kahit wala muna dahil may built-in GPU ung Processor

Hard Drive: 1TB
Optical Drive: kahit wag muna nito

Power Supply: 500watts?? (not sure ako dito)
Casing: Omega Aqua

monitor: if meron pong kakasya sa budget, suggest po ng good monitor

Accessories:

Thanks po.

 

[jmprofugo]

Hello po, baguhan lang ako sa PC building. I am a newly hired public school teacher kaya matutupad ko na ang pangarap kong 'mamaw' build haha! Pa-suggest naman po ng build for i5 8th gen na merong gtx1070. freesync monitor ang target ko. I can spend up to 40k. Or 50k kung kelangan. Planning to play PUBG, Dota 2, CS Go. Gusto ko sana case yung Tecware TG (medyo mura kasi pero presentable). The rest of the parts, patulong po. Kung AMD kaya ko ng konti mag-build. Hindi ko kasi alam kapag Intel na. Ngayon ko palang ita-try si Intel. Many thanks po in advance sa mga masters dito.

 

[matt8988]

Hello po, baguhan lang ako sa PC building. I am a newly hired public school teacher kaya matutupad ko na ang pangarap kong 'mamaw' build haha! Pa-suggest naman po ng build for i5 8th gen na merong gtx1070. freesync monitor ang target ko. I can spend up to 40k. Or 50k kung kelangan. Planning to play PUBG, Dota 2, CS Go. Gusto ko sana case yung Tecware TG (medyo mura kasi pero presentable). The rest of the parts, patulong po. Kung AMD kaya ko ng konti mag-build. Hindi ko kasi alam kapag Intel na. Ngayon ko palang ita-try si Intel. Many thanks po in advance sa mga masters dito.

Try mo etong Full HD o 1080P Rig (1920x1080 resolution)
Ryzen

Intel

Note:
1) Wala pa yang casing, periperals (monitor, keyboard, mouse).
2) Pwede pang bumaba presyo nyan kung magcanvas ka,
3) Pwedeng isa lang munang 8GB Ram, tsaka n lang ung 8GB (8GB lng rig ko pero kaya autocad, visual studio dota 2, pubg @ 1080p.).

Tip:
Monitor: Hanap ka murang native resolution na 1080P at 24 inch (wag 27 above tapos 1080p lang, malabo picture) for eye candy screen.
Freesync is for AMD GPU and G-Sync is for NVIDIA GPU.
Power Supply: Manghingi ka ng advise sa shop na pagbibilan mo baka may 2nd hand sila o may mas mura pa dyan.
GPU: kung 1080p lang tingin ko overkill na ang gtx 1070 xD, better 1050 or 1060.
wait till intel 9th gen release: lumabas na ang 9th generation intel wait na lang sa ph kung kelan release.

- - - Updated - - -

Good AM mga bro, ask ko lang if okay na gamitin ung WD-40 Specialist Fast Drying Contact Cleaner 360mL panglinis ng motherboard at other pc parts?

Tsaka yung thermal paste ba like DeepCool Z3 High Performance Thermal Paste pwede gamitin for CPU and GPU?

Hindi ko advice yang WD-40 Specialist Fast Drying Contact Cleaner 360mL lalo na kung 1 taon nang walang linis tubo ung case
Ubos na yan WD-40 hindi mo pa natatanggal lahat ng dumi.

Conclusion:
Mabuting bumili na lang ng affordable vaccum cleaner for PC maintenance:
Ang gamit ko ay Blast Vac 2 na nabili ko sa Ace hardware for 2.5k ata good for keyboard, cpu cleaner dahil pwede syang vaccuum at blower.

 

[iamkhimee]

para sakin hindi ko na mairerecommend ang 1050ti for 1080p at 60fps lalo na sa pubg na power hungry. i would recommend at least 1070 or 1070ti konti na lang price difference nila and since gusto nya na monitor freesync/gsync gusto nya na monitor so he is opting for maybe 144hz so need talaga at least 1070. kung sa pubg mas maganda na ring gawing 2k res na yung monitor for better enemy spotting.

 

[matt8988]

para sakin hindi ko na mairerecommend ang 1050ti for 1080p at 60fps lalo na sa pubg na power hungry. i would recommend at least 1070 or 1070ti konti na lang price difference nila and since gusto nya na monitor freesync/gsync gusto nya na monitor so he is opting for maybe 144hz so need talaga at least 1070. kung sa pubg mas maganda na ring gawing 2k res na yung monitor for better enemy spotting.

Overkill pa rin xD
1.) Kung may 1070 ako mas gugustuhin ko nang mag QHD monitor kesa Full HD.
2.) Ang G-Sync o Freesync ay walang kinalaman kung high end (1080) o low end (1030), basta't supported ng GPU ito pwede kang mag-Gsync monitor kung gusto mo. See: https://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/g-sync/supported-gpus

 

[iamkhimee]

1070 gamit ko and i can say nakukulangan ako. i got an average of 120-140 fps mix of ultra high and low sa pubg minsan bumabagsak sa 80fps. sa gsync/freesync yeah you can use any gpu that is supported with it but the question is kaya ba ng gpu mo na ipush yung fps up to at least 100+ fps?

 

[matt8988]

1070 gamit ko and i can say nakukulangan ako. i got an average of 120-140 fps mix of ultra high and low sa pubg minsan bumabagsak sa 80fps. sa gsync/freesync yeah you can use any gpu that is supported with it but the question is kaya ba ng gpu mo na ipush yung fps up to at least 100+ fps?

@100 fps is overkill na sakin
gsync/freesync yeah you can use any gpu that is supported with it but the question is kaya ba ng gpu mo na ipush yung fps up to at least 100+ fps?

Answer:
1. Ang G-Sync o Freesync ay walang kinalaman kung high end (1080) o low end (1030), basta't supported ng GPU ito pwede kang mag-Gsync monitor kung gusto mo.
2. Ang fps ay bumababa o tumataas depende sa dami ng pixel na pinoprocess at sa feature ng software/games ayon sa pagkakagawa nito.

Conclusion:
1. Kung satisfied ka sa build mo at sa nakuha mong fps walang problema.
2. Budget friendly ang tips ko sa pag-assemble ng computer sa hule nasa kanila yan kung tatanggapin nila o hindi .

 

[gintongkamay]

Mga Master OK lang po ba tong mga parts?


CPU: i5- 7400 3.0Ghz
MOBO: msi h110m pro-vh plus
RAM: Crucial 8gb DDR4
GPU: Inno3d iChill GTX 1070

Yan sana ipapalit ko sa mga luma kong parts na to:

CPU: i5- 3570 3.4GHz
MOBO: MSI H77MA-G43
RAM: Kingston HyperX 4gb x 2
GPU: Asus ROG Strix 1050Ti

Pa-advice naman po if OK yung ipapalit ko. Newbie lang po

 

[matt8988]

Mga Master OK lang po ba tong mga parts?


CPU: i5- 7400 3.0Ghz
MOBO: msi h110m pro-vh plus
RAM: Crucial 8gb DDR4
GPU: Inno3d iChill GTX 1070

Yan sana ipapalit ko sa mga luma kong parts na to:

CPU: i5- 3570 3.4GHz
MOBO: MSI H77MA-G43
RAM: Kingston HyperX 4gb x 2
GPU: Asus ROG Strix 1050Ti

Pa-advice naman po if OK yung ipapalit ko. Newbie lang po

Baket hindi pa I5-8400 2.8GHZ 6 CORE?
o w8 9th release in ph.

 

[gintongkamay]

Baket hindi pa I5-8400 2.8GHZ 6 CORE?
o w8 9th release in ph.

Suggest lang kasi sa akin yan boss, wala talaga akong idea sa pag upgrade. Yung old PC ko binili ko yun dati buo na.

Salamat po sa suggestion. Yung MOBO po ba na ipapalit ko kaya yung 9th gen?

 

[matt8988]

Suggest lang kasi sa akin yan boss, wala talaga akong idea sa pag upgrade. Yung old PC ko binili ko yun dati buo na.

Salamat po sa suggestion. Yung MOBO po ba na ipapalit ko kaya yung 9th gen?

Check mo manufacturer boss kung mag-uupdate sila ng bios for 9th gen.
O wait mo na lang din lalabas na motherboard for 9th gen.

 

[gintongkamay]

Check mo manufacturer boss kung mag-uupdate sila ng bios for 9th gen.
O wait mo na lang din lalabas na motherboard for 9th gen.

Ok po sir maraning salamat

 

[noel418]

Good pm mga boss
Planning to upgrde from i7 2700k
Ssd hdd gpu ggmitin ko from previous rig
More on gaming/streaming lng ggmitin ko
Periphs ko meron akong asus vg278q 144hz 27" 1ms monitor
Rakk kimat xt2 brownswtch
Rakk yano

Plano ko sana
Cpu: i5 8400 or ryzen 2600x? Alin po ba mas ok?
Hsf: stock pde naman db?
Ssd: samsung evo 240gb from previous build
Hdd: seagate barracuda 2tb
Gpu: gigabyte g1 gaming 3gb
Mobo: msi b360m mortar for intel. For ryzen?
Ram: gskill ripjaw 2x 8gb 3200mhz
Psu: ano po ba mgnda fully modular modular or semi modular? Is seasonic m12II-750 ok or overkill?
Casing: tecware nexus m tg or ano mgnda?
Tska pala fans po wala pa
Inabot nya is 32340 from pinoy part picker pchub ung shop.
May masuggest b kyo n shop n mas mura or parts.
Salamat po

 

[vashistamped1]

para sakin hindi ko na mairerecommend ang 1050ti for 1080p at 60fps lalo na sa pubg na power hungry. i would recommend at least 1070 or 1070ti konti na lang price difference nila and since gusto nya na monitor freesync/gsync gusto nya na monitor so he is opting for maybe 144hz so need talaga at least 1070. kung sa pubg mas maganda na ring gawing 2k res na yung monitor for better enemy spotting.

1070 is already overkill given you're only playing on 1080p. Frame drops are expected when you play PUBG because that game is badly optimized up until now. I can even play Battlefield 1 on ultra settings with only 2X MSAA with 1060. Going with 1070 or 1070Ti is already entering the realm of 1440p gaming and is not really a "bang for the buck" when you are just going to play games in 1080p.

 

[iamkhimee]

at least para sakin not really an overkill. target ko kasi 100-140 fps with 144hz monitor. maganda maglaro ng fps games sa mga high refresh rates monitors dahil malayong mas smooth saka mas mababa ang input delay kumpara sa 60hz monitor. 1070 with 1440p res will definitely drop the frame rate 80-40 fps.

 

[matt8988]

Good pm mga boss
Planning to upgrde from i7 2700k
Ssd hdd gpu ggmitin ko from previous rig
More on gaming/streaming lng ggmitin ko
Periphs ko meron akong asus vg278q 144hz 27" 1ms monitor
Rakk kimat xt2 brownswtch
Rakk yano

Plano ko sana
Cpu: i5 8400 or ryzen 2600x? Alin po ba mas ok?
Hsf: stock pde naman db?
Ssd: samsung evo 240gb from previous build
Hdd: seagate barracuda 2tb
Gpu: gigabyte g1 gaming 3gb
Mobo: msi b360m mortar for intel. For ryzen?
Ram: gskill ripjaw 2x 8gb 3200mhz
Psu: ano po ba mgnda fully modular modular or semi modular? Is seasonic m12II-750 ok or overkill?
Casing: tecware nexus m tg or ano mgnda?
Tska pala fans po wala pa
Inabot nya is 32340 from pinoy part picker pchub ung shop.
May masuggest b kyo n shop n mas mura or parts.
Salamat po

CPU: ill go for Ryzen 2600x
1.) mas mura at mas mabilis sa multithreading apps (yun naman ang target mo dahil need mo above quad core).
2.) kung hindi mo balak mag-overclocking, go for Ryzen 5 2600.
3.) hintayin mo muna intel 9th gen.

HSF (kung cpu cooler):
1. Depende kung supported ng cpu cooler ang motherboard na may LGA 1151 o am4 socket, so check manufacturer guide.
2. Pagbumili ka ng processor, may libre na yang cpu cooler.

Monitor: Dahil full hd yan (1080p)
1. Kung gusto mo makapaglaro ng latest games at 1080P, go for gtx 1050 - 1060.
2. Hindi ko gusto ang AMD gpu kahit mura dahil malakas sa power consumption at mabilis mag-init ang loob ng case.

Mobo:
Budget Performance:
H310 chipset for intel 1151 ex (ASUS EX-H310M-V3 DDR4 = P3,600.00) up to 32GB RAM (2x 16)
A320 chipset for AMD AM4 ex (Emaxx EMX-A320-Gaming = 2,980.00) up to 32GB RAM (2x 16)
Upgrading Performance
1. Good looking hanap mo kasi xmas na (joke) at may salamin sa gilid casing mo.
2. kung balak mong paabutin ng 64 GB RAM (4 x 16 GB)
3. balak mong lagyan ng M.2.
4. gusto mong may USB 3.1 ka (pwede naman bumili ng card at meron din ang ibang h310 ).
5. marami kang sata at usb port (halos dalawa lang naman dumagdag ).
Conclusion:
1. Kung gusto mong b360 (intel 1151 socket) o b450 (am4 socket) chipset go lang basta't always check specification ng mobo. Pagkakaalam ko kasi, may mortar na hanggang 32GB max capacity (4 x 8 GB o hindi nya supported single 16GB dimm).
2. Kung budget habol mo, go for H310.

RAM
Budget Tips :
1. Bumili ka muna ng single dimm RAM with max GB (kung kaya ng 16GB best, kung 8GB ok lang din, wag lang 4GB) for Moore's law purposes.
2. Then kapag nagkapera ka ulet tsaka mo gawing dual channel.
3. Kahit bumili ka ng 3200Mhz kailangan mo pa din ioverclock ang memory mo using XMP na supported dapat ng mobo therefore kung gusto mo safe better to 2400Mhz lang tutal halos konti lang performance na dumagdag (Trident Z 3200 ang akin at hindi ko ramdam performance ng default 2400 sa 3200).

PSU:
1. Modular kung kaya ng budget at gusto mong malinis ang cable wiring mo.
2. Calculate your power wattage is important, dahil pagkulang sa wattage ang nabili mong psu, dadating ka sa sitwasyong babagal ang pag boot ng HD o hindi gumagana ang mga usb device, worst ayaw mag boot dahil kulang na sa supply lahat ng HDD at fan mo.
Conclusion
1. check your psu wattage ex: http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/
2. manghingi ng advise sa shop na pagbibilan mo for power wattage at butaw na din.

 

[themonyo]

Mga Master OK lang po ba tong mga parts?


CPU: i5- 7400 3.0Ghz
MOBO: msi h110m pro-vh plus
RAM: Crucial 8gb DDR4
GPU: Inno3d iChill GTX 1070

Yan sana ipapalit ko sa mga luma kong parts na to:

CPU: i5- 3570 3.4GHz
MOBO: MSI H77MA-G43
RAM: Kingston HyperX 4gb x 2
GPU: Asus ROG Strix 1050Ti

Pa-advice naman po if OK yung ipapalit ko. Newbie lang po

cpu: 7th gen has been succeeded by 8th gen already and the performance is already way better for the price. wait for 9th gen which will come out within the month
mobo: as far as i know from news and leaks, except for the Z370 mobos, 300 series will support 9th gen cpu's out of the box. so, pwede ka na bumili ng B360 mobos in anticipation... but... still wait for reviews.

note: Check your PSU. medyo malakas ang 1070... you'll need a true (bronze or gold) rated psu. get at least a 500w up to 600w for better efficiancy. expected power load would be almost 400w.

Good pm mga boss
Planning to upgrde from i7 2700k
Ssd hdd gpu ggmitin ko from previous rig
More on gaming/streaming lng ggmitin ko
Periphs ko meron akong asus vg278q 144hz 27" 1ms monitor
Rakk kimat xt2 brownswtch
Rakk yano

Plano ko sana
Cpu: i5 8400 or ryzen 2600x? Alin po ba mas ok?
Hsf: stock pde naman db?
Ssd: samsung evo 240gb from previous build
Hdd: seagate barracuda 2tb
Gpu: gigabyte g1 gaming 3gb
Mobo: msi b360m mortar for intel. For ryzen?
Ram: gskill ripjaw 2x 8gb 3200mhz
Psu: ano po ba mgnda fully modular modular or semi modular? Is seasonic m12II-750 ok or overkill?
Casing: tecware nexus m tg or ano mgnda?
Tska pala fans po wala pa
Inabot nya is 32340 from pinoy part picker pchub ung shop.
May masuggest b kyo n shop n mas mura or parts.
Salamat po

cpu: 2600x if you're planning on streaming. based on reviews, mas smooth and consistent ang recorded fps ng mga ryzen cpu's due to the higher core count.
hsf: ryzen, ok lang stock. intel, basura... kelangan palitan. madali mag-thermal throttle ang intel at 100% cpu load.
gpu: i would guess na gtx1060 3gb to. kung makahanap ka ng 2nd hand na rx580 8gb, you can consider it.
mobo: for ryzen, look for b450 mobos. skip a320 as you can't overclock and very limited ang expansion like ram and no nvme m.2 slot.
ram: ok yan for ryzen. for intel, look for a cheaper ram kasi up to 2666mhz lang supported ng H310 at B360... unless you would go for z390, ok lang yan and i would even suggest faster ram to pair it with.
psu: i would recommend a gold rated instead kung gagastos ka rin lang naman ng 4k sa psu mo. 500~600w should be ok for your build... unless may balak ka maglagay ng 1080ti or rtx2080/2080ti, saka ka na tumaas ng 600w in my opinion
case: bahala ka kung yan trip mo... kanya-kanyang panlasa yan
fans, i would suggest 2 intakes from the front and 1 exhaust to the back. bahala ka kung gusto mo lagyan ng rgb



edit: Thoughts and Impressions on intel 9th gen core CPU's

• hyperthreading is now exclusive to Core i9 SKU's
• all CPU's heat spreaders are now soldered (Soldered Thermal Interface Material) - which means we can expect better thermal conductivity with our 3rd party CPU coolers. stock cpu coolers are still cr@p
• no need for de-lidding
• I think wala na kwenta ang i7 9700k having only 8 cores and 8 threads. getting the 8700k would be a better bang for the buck and if you need more threads as it have 6c/12t
• prices are really high

 

[gintongkamay]

cpu: 7th gen has been succeeded by 8th gen already and the performance is already way better for the price. wait for 9th gen which will come out within the month
mobo: as far as i know from news and leaks, except for the Z370 mobos, 300 series will support 9th gen cpu's out of the box. so, pwede ka na bumili ng B360 mobos in anticipation... but... still wait for reviews.

note: Check your PSU. medyo malakas ang 1070... you'll need a true (bronze or gold) rated psu. get at least a 500w up to 600w for better efficiancy. expected power load would be almost 400w.

Thank you sir sa advice, meron na kasi akong PSU from my old PC sir, ok na naman po ito diba?:

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[themonyo]

Thank you sir sa advice, meron na kasi akong PSU from my old PC sir, ok na naman po ito diba?:

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Seasonic 620w pala yan eh. Highly reliable yan

 

[gintongkamay]

Seasonic 620w pala yan eh. Highly reliable yan

Maraming salamat ulit sir sa advice