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venom wrote:^Sarap naman nyan..

eto lang yung tight budget CPU build ko:
Core i5 4460
Asus B85m mobo
8gb kingston hyperx
120gb kingston ssd
EVGA gtx750
Cougar bundle - spike casing + 500w psu
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Nice specs sir! Pa post ng pics :) :cheer:
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update:
nakahanap din ng pamalit sa lumang kong headphones.
ok siya kasi pwede sa pc, sa ps4 at sa iphone.
detachable mic din kaya di masagwa tignan pag ginamit sa labas pag nagjogging o kaya nagbibike :D
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Hello po, hihingi po sana ng advise, newbie lang po sa PC Set-up, nag iipon kasi ako para sa first PC ko po
Ang ilalaan kong budget is 15~20k yun range po, yun GOOD for GAMING at sakto lang siguro sa browsing po
Please help naman po, suggest naman po kayu. maraming salamat po :)
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lordjohn08 wrote:Hello po, hihingi po sana ng advise, newbie lang po sa PC Set-up, nag iipon kasi ako para sa first PC ko po
Ang ilalaan kong budget is 15~20k yun range po, yun GOOD for GAMING at sakto lang siguro sa browsing po
Please help naman po, suggest naman po kayu. maraming salamat po :)
mag AMD processor ka at motherboard (FM2+)
tapos huwag ka na bumili ng OPTICAL(CD) DRIVE mag install ka ng OS mo using USB Flash Drive
bilhin mong HARD DRIVE 500GB lang
500/650 watts lang na POWER SUPPLY ang bilhin mo HUWAG BRANDED
bumili ka muna ng 4GB Ram (2x2GB) ddr3 1333Mhz

mid-TOWER chassis (casing) bilhin mo

TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION mga sasave mo ibili mo ng VIDEO CARD 2GB ddr5 126bit

makaka bili ka pa nyan ng Monitor 22", keyboard & mouse & AVR
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bigboi wrote:update:
nakahanap din ng pamalit sa lumang kong headphones.
ok siya kasi pwede sa pc, sa ps4 at sa iphone.
detachable mic din kaya di masagwa tignan pag ginamit sa labas pag nagjogging o kaya nagbibike :D
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Guys, any suggested/recommended PC Set-Up for Gaming/3D Rendering use?
Budget is around 40k to 50k. Pang long-term use competitive for 3-5 years span
Thanks
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^canvass ka ser sa gilmore, merong mga nakapaskil dun na mga packages tapos pwede din namang by parts :sweat:

Basta make sure na lang na atleast naka i5 ka, tapos sagad na RAM kung kaya pa ng budget tsaka dedicated na video card. The rest like HDD capacity depende na syo kung ilan ...
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Tibarn wrote: ...magkano po yan master?
4,500 to nung binili ko pre, ngayon ata 4,000 na lang, revision 2 kasi to, yung unang model, 3,000 na lang ata.
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deathzero23 wrote:Guys, any suggested/recommended PC Set-Up for Gaming/3D Rendering use?
Budget is around 40k to 50k. Pang long-term use competitive for 3-5 years span
Thanks
bro pag render lalo na 3d i7 ka na dapat, tutal ganyan budget mo.
pwede naman i5 pero magagamit mo yung hyper-threading eh. tapos RAM mo siguro at least 16gig para talagang ma render mo ng mabilis.
yung video card mo kahit di masyado malakas kung rendering ang priority mo. pag games ok na ok na yung GTX960 sa 1080p.
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Any feedback on HTPC mini PCs that are coming out with bay trail processor?
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Ok kaya 'to?
Intel I7 -4790k 4.4GHz - 16,600php

Zotac GTX970 - 16,550 php/MSi Strix 19k+
PcX prices.

Hindi na kaya nung laptop ko na HD5870m, i5- 460m mga recent releases. Iniisip ko bumalik nalang desktop. Baka around December pa'ko mag assemble para ipon and "sana" bumaba pa price.
Mga nasa 45-50k-ish kaya to pag sinama na Mobo, psu, ram, etc or mag eexceed pa? May OS, kb+mouse na. Monitor... baka tv nalang.lol

Nakaka gulat lang na sa mga benchmarks na ganyan ang setup hindi parin kaya i solid 60fps ang ultra + 1080p ng mga bagong games.
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OnceAnAngeL wrote:Ok kaya 'to?
Intel I7 -4790k 4.4GHz - 16,600php

Zotac GTX970 - 16,550 php/MSi Strix 19k+
PcX prices.

Hindi na kaya nung laptop ko na HD5870m, i5- 460m mga recent releases. Iniisip ko bumalik nalang desktop. Baka around December pa'ko mag assemble para ipon and "sana" bumaba pa price.
Mga nasa 45-50k-ish kaya to pag sinama na Mobo, psu, ram, etc or mag eexceed pa? May OS, kb+mouse na. Monitor... baka tv nalang.lol

Nakaka gulat lang na sa mga benchmarks na ganyan ang setup hindi parin kaya i solid 60fps ang ultra + 1080p ng mga bagong games.
ok na ok yan. pero kung for games lang, mag i5 ka na lang. ok din naman i7 para "future-proof" kahit papano.
wag na yung 4790k ang kunin mo, mag skylake ka na, yung mas bago. since tinitignan mo yung unlocked, i assume na mag ooverclock ka, sakto yung sa skylake, walang kasama na CPU fan. kung gtx970 naman, yung gigabyte na na mas mataas na kunin mo yung OC windforce ata yun. good luck!
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OnceAnAngeL wrote:Ok kaya 'to?
Intel I7 -4790k 4.4GHz - 16,600php

Zotac GTX970 - 16,550 php/MSi Strix 19k+
PcX prices.

Hindi na kaya nung laptop ko na HD5870m, i5- 460m mga recent releases. Iniisip ko bumalik nalang desktop. Baka around December pa'ko mag assemble para ipon and "sana" bumaba pa price.
Mga nasa 45-50k-ish kaya to pag sinama na Mobo, psu, ram, etc or mag eexceed pa? May OS, kb+mouse na. Monitor... baka tv nalang.lol

Nakaka gulat lang na sa mga benchmarks na ganyan ang setup hindi parin kaya i solid 60fps ang ultra + 1080p ng mga bagong games.
ok na ok yan. pero kung for games lang, mag i5 ka na lang. ok din naman i7 para "future-proof" kahit papano.
wag na yung 4790k ang kunin mo, mag skylake ka na, yung mas bago. since tinitignan mo yung unlocked, i assume na mag ooverclock ka, sakto yung sa skylake, walang kasama na CPU fan. kung gtx970 naman, yung gigabyte na na mas mataas na kunin mo yung OC windforce ata yun. good luck!
Ahhh thanks. Kaso baka hindi rin pala muna ako mag upgrade bigla kasi nagka pricedrop ps4. Ineexpect ko holiday 2016 pa yun. :sweat:
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dito rin ako conflicted eh, kung bubuo ako ng gaming rig (MSI gaming laptop actually) OR bili ng console. Oo, di hamak mas madaming magagawa ang isang rig kesa sa ps4 pero kasi may mga PC port na games na pihikan sa dedicated graphics card - as in kung ano lang talaga ang naka specify sa kanila dun lang talaga sila tatakbo regardless kung mas mataas pa ang current build mo. Ewan ko kung bakit pero naexperience ko yan sa GTA4 and BF3 way back.

PC - libre games pero mas mahal bumuo
console - mura ang unit pero mahal ang games

:sweat: hirap mamili di ba?
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Meron incoming laptops that have desktop chip and gfx. Skylake chip and gtx 980 in a laptop.
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OnceAnAngeL wrote: Ahhh thanks. Kaso baka hindi rin pala muna ako mag upgrade bigla kasi nagka pricedrop ps4. Ineexpect ko holiday 2016 pa yun. :sweat:
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OnceAnAngeL wrote: Ahhh thanks. Kaso baka hindi rin pala muna ako mag upgrade bigla kasi nagka pricedrop ps4. Ineexpect ko holiday 2016 pa yun. :sweat:
magkano na lang ngayon?
16,995PhP parin ang price(cash). Pero most likely magkakaroon din sila since nag announce yung Sony. Kung hindi pricedrop baka mga bundles siguro.
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grayfox17 wrote:dito rin ako conflicted eh, kung bubuo ako ng gaming rig (MSI gaming laptop actually) OR bili ng console. Oo, di hamak mas madaming magagawa ang isang rig kesa sa ps4 pero kasi may mga PC port na games na pihikan sa dedicated graphics card - as in kung ano lang talaga ang naka specify sa kanila dun lang talaga sila tatakbo regardless kung mas mataas pa ang current build mo. Ewan ko kung bakit pero naexperience ko yan sa GTA4 and BF3 way back.

PC - libre games pero mas mahal bumuo
console - mura ang unit pero mahal ang games

:sweat: hirap mamili di ba?
Ako ayaw ko na ng gaming laptop. Yung binili kung laptop nung late 2011 obsolete na. Hindi na kaya mga bagong AAA games or kung close sa minimum parang ayaw ko nalang i-risk. May mga games din kasing hindi optimize sa mobile version ng mga gpus.

IIRC mas mababa rin ang clockspeed ng mga mobile version compare sa desktop counterparts nila. ie mas mahina parin ang gtx970m compare sa gtx970.

:rofl: hindi naman free, although may occassional free games nga naman binigibay yung steam and origins pero yung steam sales. Iniisip ko mababawi ko rin yung pinambili ko after ilang games. Tapos may mga mods pa and walang problema sa backward compatibility. Kung magkaroon man, most likely makakahanap ka ng work around unlike sa console na pag walang BC eh sayang yung mga lumang games mo.

Pero parang medyo mahal kasi parts ng PC dito compare sa US. Tapos ps4 naman mas mura dito 17,000PhP(~362USD) kahit wala pang pricedrop kaya may konting hesitation ako na mag PC na.

Iniisip ko mag ps4 muna ako para sa mga exclusives, wag nalang multiplat na 3rd partys except sa mgs5(mgs5 talaga reason kung bakit gusting gusto ko na bumili :rofl: ). tapos holiday next year duon nalang ako mag assemble ng PC. Sure na bagsak na price ng withcer 3, etc nun sa steam pati mga parts siguro ng PC na gusto ko mababa narin.
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OnceAnAngeL wrote: Ako ayaw ko na ng gaming laptop. Yung binili kung laptop nung late 2011 obsolete na. Hindi na kaya mga bagong AAA games or kung close sa minimum parang ayaw ko nalang i-risk. May mga games din kasing hindi optimize sa mobile version ng mga gpus.

IIRC mas mababa rin ang clockspeed ng mga mobile version compare sa desktop counterparts nila. ie mas mahina parin ang gtx970m compare sa gtx970.

:rofl: hindi naman free, although may occassional free games nga naman binigibay yung steam and origins pero yung steam sales. Iniisip ko mababawi ko rin yung pinambili ko after ilang games. Tapos may mga mods pa and walang problema sa backward compatibility. Kung magkaroon man, most likely makakahanap ka ng work around unlike sa console na pag walang BC eh sayang yung mga lumang games mo.

Pero parang medyo mahal kasi parts ng PC dito compare sa US. Tapos ps4 naman mas mura dito 17,000PhP(~362USD) kahit wala pang pricedrop kaya may konting hesitation ako na mag PC na.

Iniisip ko mag ps4 muna ako para sa mga exclusives, wag nalang multiplat na 3rd partys except sa mgs5(mgs5 talaga reason kung bakit gusting gusto ko na bumili :rofl: ). tapos holiday next year duon nalang ako mag assemble ng PC. Sure na bagsak na price ng withcer 3, etc nun sa steam pati mga parts siguro ng PC na gusto ko mababa narin.
nung una hindi ko din talaga first choice ang laptop as gaming rig pero malaking bagay kasi sa kin ang practical uses ng laptop. Yung fact na it runs on battery and in the event of brownouts na common dito sa pinas, atleast may chance pa ko to save my game or document para ma-shutdown ko ng maayos ang laptop. Pag actual desktop pc kasi (or console) once namatay na ang kuryente patay agad unit mo. Not to mention yung portability din so pag need ko dalhin laptop ko somewhere else and nataong bored ako, I can just pull it out and game on it. :sweat: Which is why up until now, laptop (one is late 2010 running on i3 and the other late 2011 model running on i5, parehong integrated video cards lang) at handhelds lang talaga ang mga pinaglalaruan ko. :sweat: So far, I can get the games I want run on med to high settings na above 30fps. :agree:

Tsaka ako hindi ko nilalaro yung mga alam kong hindi tatakbo sa system ko kaya todo research muna ko lalo na ng performance benchmarks. Kung ano lang kaya ng laptop ko yun lang ang kinukuha ko, di ko na ipipilit kung di tlga pwede lalo na after tweaking yung mga config settings nila ...laking tuwa ko kaya nung napatakbo ko ng maayos yung mga fighting games na trip ko pati starcraft 2 na disente ang fps :cheer:
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