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Building New PC using pre-built pc's CPU, HDD and Ram, need advice.

Hello everyone, I am planning on upgrading my Pre-build desktop, well, more like change the case, power supply and motherboard. So I am asking for advice. I will provide the necessary details. Also my budget is S$500 max S$650, and the cost includes re-purchasing the OS.

 

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Acer Desktop Specs:

CPU: i5-3470 

Mobo: Acer XC600-H61 LGA1155 
GPU: Orginally a GT620 2GB DDR3 OEM changed a Sapphire HD 7750 1GB GDDR5 Low Profile 
Ram: 8GB DDR3 
HDD: 1TB 
OS: Windows 8.1 
PSU: 220W 

 

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The parts I want to change to:

Case: CMaster N200 w/USB3.0 MATX: $52(Buy From Fuwell)

PSU: Corsair CX600M Modular 600W 80+ Bronze: $119(Buy from Fuwell)

Or CMaster G600 600W 80+ Bronze: $98(Buy from Fuwell)

Motherboard: Asus H61M- A/USB3.0: $109(Buy From Fuwell)

Or: MSI B75MA-P45: $115(Buy from PC Theme)

Or: AsRock B75M-DGS: 98$(Buy from Fuwell)

Windows 8: $163

Total [Asus Mobo]: $280[W/O Windows] Total: $443[With Windows] [Corsair PSU]

Total [Asus Mobo]: $259[W/O Windows] Total: $428[With Windows] [CoolerMaster PSU]

Total [MSI Mobo]: $286[W/O Windows] Total: $449[With Windows] [Corsair PSU]

Total [MSI Mobo]: $265[W/O Windows] Total: $434[With Windows] [CoolerMaster PSU]

Total [AsRock Mobo]: $269[W/O Windows] Total: $438[With Windows] [Corsair PSU]

Total [AsRock Mobo]: $248[W/O Windows] Total: $417[With Windows] [CoolerMaster PSU]

 

Thanks for reading, you can suggest other parts too, links to where I buy my parts:

https://www.facebook.com/PCThemes

http://www.fuwell.com.sg/index.php

 

Also I may update this list with other motherboards that I can find. Thanks for reading and for advice.  :D

 

 

Edit:

Case: CoolerMaster N200: S$52

Motherboard: AsRock B75M-DGS: S$98

PSU: Xigmatek Tauro 400W 80+ Bronze: S$65

Windows 8.1 64bit: Windows re-install on new motherboard [How To]

Total: S$215

Edited by captainlolz7

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

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Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

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Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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for mobo why not get a h77 from asus...??

u can also go for gigabyte b75m-d3h... :)

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for mobo why not get a h77 from asus...??

u can also go for gigabyte b75m-d3h... :)

They don't sell it here sadly D:

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

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Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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Not for Asus, nope, Asrock there is one, I suggest checking out the pricelists:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/in6z6g0en4yjf0e/Pc%20Theme%20Pricelist.pdf

https://www.dropbox.com/s/in6z6g0en4yjf0e/Pc%20Theme%20Pricelist.pdf

C.M SEIDON 120V WATERCOOLING would this be a good cpu cooler for the i5-3470? I know air would be better, but I may want to get the windowed version of the N200, so I would like the inside to look nice.

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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BE CAREFUL WHILE UPGRADING. My friend needed to upgrade his older HP tower. The website claims it uses the matx standard. When we took his new mobo out of the box, we noticed one of the Standoffs was in the wrong spot. These standoffs couldn't be removed so I had to cut it out with a rotary cutting tool. Everything works great now but if I didn't cut it out it could've shorted the motherboard. Please just be careful while upgrading prebuilt pcs. :)

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BE CAREFUL WHILE UPGRADING. My friend needed to upgrade his older HP tower. The website claims it uses the matx standard. When we took his new mobo out of the box, we noticed one of the Standoffs was in the wrong spot. These standoffs couldn't be removed so I had to cut it out with a rotary cutting tool. Everything works great now but if I didn't cut it out it could've shorted the motherboard. Please just be careful while upgrading prebuilt pcs. :)

Noted, thanks, and I am upgrading the Case aswell, to the Coolermaster N200, will it be compatible with the motherboards listed? Thanks :)

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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Noted, thanks, and I am upgrading the Case aswell, to the Coolermaster N200, will it be compatible with the motherboards listed? Thanks :)

That case will be fine. Sorry I didn't notice you were upgrading the case too.

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That case will be fine. Sorry I didn't notice you were upgrading the case too.

Its ok  :), and suggestion of what motherboard I should grab? Is the Asrock good, or should I try an buy a H77 chipset one?

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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C.M SEIDON 120V WATERCOOLING  would this be a good cpu cooler for the i5-3470? I know air would be better, but I may want to get the windowed version of the N200, so I would like the inside to look nice.

I'm Happy with mine

 

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Its ok  :), and suggestion of what motherboard I should grab? Is the Asrock good, or should I try an buy a H77 chipset one?

Asrock is a brand I trust.

Space is pretty awesome.

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C.M SEIDON 120V WATERCOOLING  would this be a good cpu cooler for the i5-3470? I know air would be better, but I may want to get the windowed version of the N200, so I would like the inside to look nice.

What do you mean air would be better? Water cooling beats air cooling hands-down.

 

And I suggest the Corsair H100i.

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What do you mean air would be better? Water cooling beats air cooling hands-down.

 

And I suggest the Corsair H100i.

Sorry I mean't like a good Air cooler would be better then a low end Liquid Cooler. And I was looking at the H100i, but its a bit too expensive so I may just go with the Cooler master seidon one. Thanks for your help though :)

 

I'm Happy with mine

That is good to hear, and reliving :D

 

Asrock is a brand I trust.

Good to know! So will the AsRock B75M-DGS be sufficient? Or should I go buy theAsrock H77 Pro4/MVP? If I get the H77 one, that I will get the CoolerMaster N400 w/Window USB3.0 ATX

 

Thanks for your responses  :D

 

Edit: There is one MSI board they looks pretty good too, the H77MA-G43, is that any good? Or should I just go with the Asrock ones? Since I am more on a budget?

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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Sorry I mean't like a good Air cooler would be better then a low end Liquid Cooler. And I was looking at the H100i, but its a bit too expensive so I may just go with the Cooler master seidon one. Thanks for your help though :)

 

That is good to hear, and reliving :D

 

Good to know! So will the AsRock B75M-DGS be sufficient? Or should I go buy theAsrock H77 Pro4/MVP? If I get the H77 one, that I will get the CoolerMaster N400 w/Window USB3.0 ATX

 

Thanks for your responses  :D

 

Edit: There is one MSI board they looks pretty good too, the H77MA-G43, is that any good? Or should I just go with the Asrock ones? Since I am more on a budget?

The Asrock and MSI one look great. I can't find a price on the MSI one but if the Asrock motherboard can fit into your budget, go for the Asrock. The Asrock H77 Pro4/MVP has more expandability in the storage department yet only supports 1600mhz RAM while the MSI board supports 2400mhz RAM.

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The Asrock and MSI one look great. I can't find a price on the MSI one but if the Asrock motherboard can fit into your budget, go for the Asrock. The Asrock H77 Pro4/MVP has more expandability in the storage department yet only supports 1600mhz RAM while the MSI board supports 2400mhz RAM.

The Ram itself is only 1600Mhz, so should that is no problem, so I should get the Coolermaster n400 then? Since its atx?

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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The Ram itself is only 1600Mhz, so should that is no problem, so I should get the Coolermaster n400 then? Since its atx?

Actually wait, the N400 isn't very pleasant, I will go with the Arc Midi R2 instead  :D

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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Update to the previous part changes:

PC Parts (Version 4)

Case: FRACTAL DESIGN ARC MIDI R2 CASE: S$139(PC Themes)

Motherboard: AsRock H77 Pro4/MVP: S$135

PSU: Corsair CX600M Modular 500W 80+ Bronze: S$99(Fuwell)

OS: WINDOWS 8.1 OEM 64BIT: S$159(Cyberactive)

CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Seidon 120V Water Cooling Kit: S$78(Fuwell)

Total: S$532(W/O Extra Cooler)

Total: S$610(With Extra Cooler)

 

A bit less budget friendly, but I feel this is the best version that I actually like, what do you guys think?

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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The Ram itself is only 1600Mhz, so should that is no problem, so I should get the Coolermaster n400 then? Since its atx?

Yes you will need the n400. I would've gotten the n400 but I built my computer before it was released.

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Yes you will need the n400. I would've gotten the n400 but I built my computer before it was released.

Yep, but went with the Arc Midi R2, it seems awesome to build in, nicer too, plus it has a top cut out for 8pin

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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I just got an Arc Midi R2 for my build.

Also, I think it'd be far more accurate to say you're building a new PC and taking the CPU from old computer

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - CPU Cooler: Deepcool Castle 240EX - Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC

RAM: 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro RBG 3200MHz - GPU: MSI RTX 3080 GAMING X TRIO

 

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I just got an Arc Midi R2 for my build.

Also, I think it'd be far more accurate to say you're building a new PC and taking the CPU from old computer

That would actually be better, way better, but I am taking the hard drive, optical drive and graphics card too  :D

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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Hi again, I know this is a old thread, but recently I saw this how to guide: link by ttam about how to re-install windows when changing to a new motherboard without re-purchasing it, so I may try this and push back building a pc from scratch first, since It will be more expensive, this is what I came up with, and yes I know it is not the best, but it is cheap. 

Case: CoolerMaster N200: S$52

Motherboard: AsRock B75M-DGS: S$98

PSU: Xigmatek Tauro 400W 80+ Bronze: S$65

Windows 8.1 64bit: Windows re-install on new motherboard [How To]

Total: S$215

 

So is it ok on a very budget? 

Thanks.

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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hmm, i'm not sure if ttam's method works on oem keys?

it should work, judging from what the program does.

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G3258    | Asus Z97i-Plus     | Kingston HyperX Fury 16gb | 4 x 3TB WD Reds | Seidon 120XL | Silverstone SFX 600w Gold | Node 304 Black

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hmm, i'm not sure if ttam's method works on oem keys?

it should work, judging from what the program does.

I am going to save up the extra S$160 as a backup, incase it screws up, but this is here, just for the time being, since 1.2k for a new PC is not going to be easy, but for now I need to focus on one main thing!, G3 or S5, since I am buying one of them at the end of August from Singtel

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition CoolerMaster Silencio S400 Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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I am going to save up the extra S$160 as a backup, incase it screws up, but this is here, just for the time being, since 1.2k for a new PC is not going to be easy, but for now I need to focus on one main thing!, G3 or S5, since I am buying one of them at the end of August from Singtel

My sis just got a g3, it feels really solid, I suggest that over the s5. I have tried the s2 to s4 and I feel from s3 onwards, the quality is dropping. IMO the g3 is a lot more worth. Personally rocking a nexus 5 I got around launch. The G3 has a ui closer to stock android and feels a lot cleaner than samsungs's.

i7-4790k | Asus Z97i-Plus     | Kingston HyperX Fury 16gb | MX100 256gb     | Seidon 120XL | Silverstone SFX 600w Gold | Node 304 White
G3258    | Asus Z97i-Plus     | Kingston HyperX Fury 16gb | 4 x 3TB WD Reds | Seidon 120XL | Silverstone SFX 600w Gold | Node 304 Black

i7-965EE | Rampage II Extreme | Kingston HyperX Fury 16gb | CM M2 700w | Sapphire Nitro 380 4GB

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