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kooldude1411 Original post #1
Dec 23, 2012 at 5:12 PM
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:Movies and Gaming - Metro 2033, BF3, Hitman: Absolution, FarCry, GTA IV, Sleeping Dogs, NFS Series and all the upcoming games like Metro: Last Light, Crysis 3, GTA V...

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:60k to 65k only.

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:No..

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:Windows 7 Ultimate x64

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:1TB

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:Yes. Suggest 23-24' FullHD Monitor

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

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:Within 3 - 4 days

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:No. Will be done by assembler

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:Gujarat. Will buy locally.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:Suggest me a config with intel i5 processor and the config should have onboard gfx option. In case the gfx card dies, I can atleast use the pc for some documents work or for watching movies. I would like to go with Nvidia gfx card only.

Needs suggestion for Processor (which i5 to go for. Sandy or ivy?), Motherboard, RAM, HDD, Monitor, 2.1 speakers, Gfx Card, PSU, Cabinet, UPS

Thanks everyone..
The Incinerator
Dec 23, 2012 at 8:12 PM
Intel Core i5 3570 - Rs 13500
Gigabyte H77DS3H - Rs 7300
Gskill 8GB RAM F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL- Rs 2750
GPU - Gigabyte GTX 660Ti - Rs 19700
HDD - WD Caviar Blue 1TB - Rs 4300
SMPS - Corsair CX600V2 - Rs 3750
Cabinet - Corsair 400R - Rs 4800
OPD - Samsung SH-S 223F - Rs 975
Monitor - Dell ST2240L (LED 1920x1080 IPS) - Rs 9000

Total - Rs 66,075
K
Dec 23, 2012 at 8:47 PM
Intel Core i5 3570 - Rs 13500
Gigabyte H77DS3H - Rs 7300
Gskill 8GB RAM F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL- Rs 2750
GPU - Gigabyte GTX 660Ti - Rs 19700
HDD - WD Caviar Blue 1TB - Rs 4300
SMPS - Corsair CX600V2 - Rs 3750
Cabinet - Corsair 400R - Rs 4800
OPD - Samsung SH-S 223F - Rs 975
Monitor - Dell ST2240L (LED 1920x1080 IPS) - Rs 9000

Total - Rs 66,075

Thanx...Any ghosting problem with suggested monitor?
CommanderShawnzer
Dec 23, 2012 at 11:17 PM
Intel Core i5 3570 - Rs 12911
MSI ZH77A-G41 - Rs 5880
corsair value select 4GB -1081
GPU - MSI NVIDIA N660 TF 2GD5/OC 2 GB GDDR5 - Rs 16797
HDD - WD Caviar Blue 500 GB - Rs 3439
SMPS -Seasonic S12II 520 - Rs 3750
Cabinet - Cooler Master 431 - Rs 3400
OPD - LG GH24NS71-- Rs 1000
Monitor -BenQ 21.5 inch LED - GL2250HM - rs 8500
F&D F203G 2.1 Multimedia Speakers --rs 1100
Total 58400
add an APC UPS 1100VA for 5,200
The Incinerator
Dec 23, 2012 at 11:20 PM
No. But.....
A bad cable and contacts can and do create that though.
K
Dec 24, 2012 at 12:41 AM
Thanks CommanderShawnzer & The Incinerator

I have decided to increase my budget a little and I am thinking of going with this config

Intel Core i5 3570
Gigabyte H77DS3H
Gskill 8GB RAM F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
Gigabyte GTX 660Ti or Asus GTX660 TI-DC2 or Asus GTX 670 DC2
WD Caviar Blue 1TB
Corsair CX600V2
Corsair 400R
BenQ GL2450HM
Edifier C2

I am still open to suggestions and I also want to know, Is Corsair CX600V2 good enough for GTX 670 DC2 and is there any performance issues with the ASUS cards?

Thanks
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vkl #7
Dec 24, 2012 at 12:49 AM
Get i5 3470 ~11.7k and hd7950 @21-22k.It is better than gtx660ti.
CX600V2 is fine,would easily handle gtx670 with the set-up.You can also look for corsair GS600@ 4.4k
K
Dec 24, 2012 at 1:27 AM
Get i5 3470 ~11.7k and hd7950 @21-22k.It is better than gtx660ti.
CX600V2 is fine,would easily handle gtx670 with the set-up.You can also look for corsair GS600@ 4.4k

Thanks for your suggestion vkl.

Any major performance difference between i5 3470 and i5 3570?
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vkl #9
Dec 24, 2012 at 1:58 AM
^^Just the clocks.Both the processors are fine.i5 3470 has 0.2GHz lower stock clock and also maximum turbo boost frequency is 0.2GHz less.
i5 3470+ hd7950 looks as a better combination than i5 3570+gtx660ti.
bssunilreddy
Dec 24, 2012 at 9:31 AM
I think you can go with this below config which is good for your needs.

Intel Core i5 3570k -13900,
Asrock Z77 Extreme4 -10500,
Sapphire 7950 Vapor-X Edition-21500,
WD Caviar Black 1TB -5800,
Corsair 300R -4200,
Corsair GS600 -4500,
Corsair H40 Cooler -3300,
Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz -2900,
Asus DRW-24B5ST DVD-RW -1100,
CM 140mm BLUE LED Fans 2Pcs -900,
CM 120mm BLUE LED Fans 2Pcs -900.
TOTAL -69500.
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hitman4 #11
Dec 24, 2012 at 12:18 PM
Cpu : i5 3470 11300
Motherboard : Gigabyte h77 d3h 5700
GPU : Sapphire HD7950 OC 22500
Ram : Gskill Ripjaws 2 X 4gb 3000
Hard Disk : Western Digital Caviar Blue 500gb 3300
Power Supply : Corsair GS600 4400
Optical Drive : Asus 24X B5ST 1000
Cabinet : NZXT Gama 2500
Monitor : Benq GL2250HM 8500
Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech MK200 700
TOTAL 62900
somebodysme
Dec 24, 2012 at 1:10 PM
Intel i5-3450 @11.6
Gigabyte GA-H77M-DS3H @5.5
Gskill 8GB RAM @2.8
Corsair VS550 @2.9
Gigabyte GTX 660 2 GB @5.6 or Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7850 2 GB 15.8
Cooler Master Elite 330 Cabinet @2.3
LG DVD/RW @1
HDD Toshiba 1TB @4.3
Logitech G100 combo @1.55
BENQ G2420*HD* @10.5
Altec Lansing VS2621 Speaker @2.2

Total ~60k
K
Dec 24, 2012 at 7:31 PM
Gigabyte board not available locally...Any suggestion for Asus board?

And how is CM690 cabinet? Corsair 400r is also not available...
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hitman4 #14
Dec 24, 2012 at 8:44 PM
Gigabyte board not available locally...Any suggestion for Asus board?

And how is CM690 cabinet? Corsair 400r is also not available...

asus board are expensive go for msi zh77 g41...

for cabinet cm 690 is good but i think you should go for corsair 300r around 4k....

Gigabyte GTX 660 2 GB @5.6

you got me excited for a moment:p
somebodysme
Dec 24, 2012 at 9:29 PM
asus board are expensive go for msi zh77 g41...

for cabinet cm 690 is good but i think you should go for corsair 300r around 4k....



you got me excited for a moment:p
My bad its 15.6k
K
Dec 25, 2012 at 12:26 AM
asus board are expensive go for msi zh77 g41...

for cabinet cm 690 is good but i think you should go for corsair 300r around 4k....

Problem is, none of the corsair cabinet is available, not even the PSU's... :(
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hitman4 #18
Dec 25, 2012 at 12:54 AM
cm 690 2 advance is around 6k i think....:cool:
K
Dec 25, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Today I will go to other vendor and see if he is able to arrange all the components....

I don't want to take the risk of assembling the PC myself and also the warranty problems, else I would have purchased everything online....
CommanderShawnzer
Dec 25, 2012 at 1:50 PM
^what warranty problems exactly?

not even the PSU's...
Dahling,then you have no other option than going to flipkart for PSU
K
Dec 25, 2012 at 2:11 PM
^^ What I meant is, local vendor is convenient for dealing with warranty....