35K Gaming Rig · DIGIT-ARC

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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: Heavy Web Browsing, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Virtual Machines for Cross Browser Testing of Websites, GTA V :mrgreen:

, BF4, Crysis 3 and all latest games with smooth gameplay.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 35K

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 8.1 (Already have this)

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: Already have a Segate 1TB 7200.12, thinking of ssd but I don't think my budget fits it.

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: I have Samsung SyncMaster 710m (17inch - 1024 by 768). I think I will upgrade the monitor later.

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Next week.

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I will build it myself.

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: I will buy from Lamington Road, Mumbai.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I am pretty confused about the setup. I am thinking of going for Good PC Components now and adding graphics card and monitor later but I want to play the latest games now.

Intel i5 4430@ 12.7k

Gigabyte B85 @ 6.2k

Kingston 8gb hyper blue 1600mhz @ 4600

Seasonic s12 520w @ 4.2k

BitFenix merc alpha/Nzxt source 210 cabinet @ 2.9k

Asus dvd writer @ 1k

Sapphire hd 6570 1gb ddr3 @ 3900

Total @ 35,600

Currently for 1024*768 hd 6570 will handle games @med settings ,later you can get powerful gpu with 1080p monitor

or you can get :

Fx 6300 @7.5k

Asus M5a97 le @ 5.5k

Sapphire hd 7790 1gb @ 10k

Rest are same.

My vote will go for 1st one as you are getting better cpu and would benefit in future

Choice is yours :wink:

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Thanks Ashish for the rig suggestion. Do you know what is the price of Xeon E3-1230 v3? It is i7 4770 without integrated graphics and overclocking. If I am going for a performance rig then why not hyper threading?

If you can afford,then its good,but little difficult to find here.It is priced @ 16.5k

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How is Intel integrated graphics in i5 4430? Will I be able to play latest games at low settings?

ya most games it can play at low-med,but can't say about demanding games like crysis 3 or Bf4.

you can watch youtube gameplays for reference :wink:

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Ashish, I have extended my budget by 10K. What would you say about this config? Does it need any changes?

FX 6300 @ 7.5K
Asus M5A97 LE @ 5.5K
Kingston 8GB Hyper Blue 1600mhz @ 4.6K
ZOTAC GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB @ 12.6K
Antec VP450P @ 2.7K
Asus 24B5ST DVD-RW @ 1.1K
NZXT Gamma @ 2.3K
Dell S2240L @ 8.7K

Total: 45K

Geek-With-Lens said:
Ashish, I have extended my budget by 10K. What would you say about this config? Does it need any changes?

FX 6300 @ 7.5K
Asus M5A97 LE @ 5.5K
Kingston 8GB Hyper Blue 1600mhz @ 4.6K
ZOTAC GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB @ 12.6K
Antec VP450P @ 2.7K
Asus 24B5ST DVD-RW @ 1.1K
NZXT Gamma @ 2.3K
Dell S2240L @ 8.7K

Total: 45K

It is perfect.go with it

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^^ Thanks!! I will be purchasing this rig soon. Meanwhile the thread is open to suggestions.

Geek-With-Lens said:
How is Intel integrated graphics in i5 4430? Will I be able to play latest games at low settings?

You can play most games at 1366 x 768 at mid settings. For more demanding games, you'll need to either decrease the resolution or turn some eye candies off.

Geek-With-Lens said:
Thanks Ashish for the rig suggestion. Do you know what is the price of Xeon E3-1230 v3? It is i7 4770 without integrated graphics and overclocking. If I am going for a performance rig then why not hyper threading?

It's available here for 16,540: *www.theitdepot.com/product_quick_view.html?q=19896

+1 for FX 6300 rig.

Geek-With-Lens said:
Ashish, I have extended my budget by 10K. What would you say about this config? Does it need any changes?

FX 6300 @ 7.5K
Asus M5A97 LE @ 5.5K
Kingston 8GB Hyper Blue 1600mhz @ 4.6K
ZOTAC GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB @ 12.6K
Antec VP450P @ 2.7K
Asus 24B5ST DVD-RW @ 1.1K
NZXT Gamma @ 2.3K
Dell S2240L @ 8.7K

Total: 45K

You already have a monitor, don't you?
For a budget of 45k, you can get Xeon E3 1230

Xeon config;

Intel Xeon E3 1230 (16500)
Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H (7150)
Kingston hyperX blu 4 GB 1600 MHz x2 (4600)
WD blue 1 TB (4100)
Sapphire HD7790 (10000)
Seasonic S12II 520 W (4300)

total: ~46k

^ he is going to upgrade his monitor to 1080p later

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I have finalized on a new rig after saving some more money. Any modifications needed?

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 15K
Gigabyte B75M-D3H @ 4.6K
Kingston 8GB Hyper Blue 1600mhz @ 4.7K
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB @ 6.8K
HIS R9 270X ICEQ X2 Boost 2GB DDR5 @ 15.6K
Seasonic S12II 520W @ 4.2K
Asus 24B5ST DVD-RW @ 1.1K
Betfenix Merc Alpha @ 2.8K
Dell S2240L @ 8.6K
Logitech G400 @ 2K
Sennheiser HD 202 II @ 2K

Total: 67.4K - 6K (Old Rig) = 61.4K

get 2x 4 GB RAM. You'll get better performance. Plus, in case one ram goes kaput, you can survive with the other.

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harshilsharma63 said:
get 2x 4 GB RAM. You'll get better performance. Plus, in case one ram goes kaput, you can survive with the other.

It is 2x4GB. Sorry for not mentioning that.

i suggest getting an h77 board since it is essentially an i7 cpu without igpu.

everything else looks fine

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rijinpk1 said:
i suggest getting an h77 board since it is essentially an i7 cpu without igpu.

everything else looks fine

I don't think I require extra ports and features of h77 chipset. Any specific reason for suggesting h77 board?

Geek-With-Lens said:
I have finalized on a new rig after saving some more money. Any modifications needed?

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 15K
Gigabyte B75M-D3H @ 4.6K
Kingston 8GB Hyper Blue 1600mhz @ 4.7K
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB @ 6.8K
HIS R9 270X ICEQ X2 Boost 2GB DDR5 @ 15.6K
Seasonic S12II 520W @ 4.2K
Asus 24B5ST DVD-RW @ 1.1K
Betfenix Merc Alpha @ 2.8K
Dell S2240L @ 8.6K
Logitech G400 @ 2K
Sennheiser HD 202 II @ 2K

Total: 67.4K - 6K (Old Rig) = 61.4K

Very good rig,you will able to max most games.

I would suggest to get this mobo - Intel DZ75ML-45K Motherboard - Intel: Flipkart.com

Very good mobo with good service support.you might get this around 4.5k at local store

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ASHISH65 said:
Very good rig,you will able to max most games.

I would suggest to get this mobo - Intel DZ75ML-45K Motherboard - Intel: Flipkart.com

Very good mobo with good service support.you might get this around 4.5k at local store

Excellent Find Ashish, I will surely get this mobo. Thanks!

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I still have time till 13th Jan for buying the new gaming rig. I was thinking of buying a PS3 instead of a GPU as I already own a LG 42inch LED. Another option is that I buy both of them by cutting the cost in the rig components. I know that PS3 games are expensive but I can invest money in PS3 games every month. What would you guys suggest?

Geek-With-Lens said:
I still have time till 13th Jan for buying the new gaming rig. I was thinking of buying a PS3 instead of a GPU as I already own a LG 42inch LED. Another option is that I buy both of them by cutting the cost in the rig components. I know that PS3 games are expensive but I can invest money in PS3 games every month. What would you guys suggest?

Get PC

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ASHISH65 said:
Get PC

Don't you think that this is a very short answer?

Geek-With-Lens said:
I still have time till 13th Jan for buying the new gaming rig. I was thinking of buying a PS3 instead of a GPU as I already own a LG 42inch LED. Another option is that I buy both of them by cutting the cost in the rig components. I know that PS3 games are expensive but I can invest money in PS3 games every month. What would you guys suggest?

What advantage will a PS3 have over a gaming PC? Of course other than exclusive titles. Even a PC can be hooked up to that TV.

get pc all the way.

Geek-With-Lens said:
Don't you think that this is a very short answer?

That short answer is enough,anyways - For long run pc is better option then PS3 as you can game with Higher Fps,Higher texture quality,Large numbers of players in multiplayer on large maps + your native true resolution you set can be used (whereas in PS3 most games run @30fps at 720p) + you can use AA for smooth edges + you can mod games + Much more visual options you get.Most important is In long run you save more money as Pc games are cheap as compared to PS3 - Pc games- you can get from rs 500 - 2000 from steam/origin whereas PS3 game costs from 3-4k.In Pc you can do many other work other than gaming,but PS3 Can't.You can easily upgrade Pc anytime,but you cannot upgrade PS3 harware

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I was thinking for ps3 because of better offline multi player games to play with friends. Anyway, I think you all are right. PS3 is not worth it in the current scenario. I will go with the PC Gaming Rig.

Geek-With-Lens said:
Ashish, I have extended my budget by 10K. What would you say about this config? Does it need any changes?

FX 6300 @ 7.5K
Asus M5A97 LE @ 5.5K
Kingston 8GB Hyper Blue 1600mhz @ 4.6K
ZOTAC GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB @ 12.6K
Antec VP450P @ 2.7K
Asus 24B5ST DVD-RW @ 1.1K
NZXT Gamma @ 2.3K
Dell S2240L @ 8.7K

Total: 45K

Instead of Asus M5A97 LE MB its better to go for any Gigabyte or MSI MB's because that entry level MB is not at all good for OCing.The best I can see is Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 or MSi 970A-G43 which are good overclockers but MSI northbridge heats up some what due to no NB heatsink.OK.

Geek-With-Lens said:
I still have time till 13th Jan for buying the new gaming rig. I was thinking of buying a PS3 instead of a GPU as I already own a LG 42inch LED. Another option is that I buy both of them by cutting the cost in the rig components. I know that PS3 games are expensive but I can invest money in PS3 games every month. What would you guys suggest?

PC is a multi-purpose machine but PS3 or XBox One are only used for games,browsing and movies.

Geek-With-Lens said:
I have finalized on a new rig after saving some more money. Any modifications needed?

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 15K
Gigabyte B75M-D3H @ 4.6K
Kingston 8GB Hyper Blue 1600mhz @ 4.7K
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB @ 6.8K
HIS R9 270X ICEQ X2 Boost 2GB DDR5 @ 15.6K
Seasonic S12II 520W @ 4.2K
Asus 24B5ST DVD-RW @ 1.1K
Betfenix Merc Alpha @ 2.8K
Dell S2240L @ 8.6K
Logitech G400 @ 2K
Sennheiser HD 202 II @ 2K

Total: 67.4K - 6K (Old Rig) = 61.4K

Its better to go with v3 version of Intel Xeon (Haswell Chipset) and a good B85 MB of which both cost around 15.9k + 6k.I mean this MB has more SATA3 ports than a H77 or H75 MB.

Still stuck at more SATA3 ports?

harshilsharma63 said:
Still stuck at more SATA3 ports?

bavusani said:
Its better to go with v3 version of Intel Xeon (Haswell Chipset) and a good B85 MB of which both cost around 15.9k + 6k.I mean this MB has more SATA3 ports than a H77 or H75 MB.

2 * Sata 3 ports is more than enough,who installs more than 2 ssd in pc ?