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anish71 Original post #1
Jun 7, 2012 at 2:07 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:Mainly gaming, i'll be playing games like COD, BF3, GTA4/5

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:60k, may extend by a couple thousands

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:after a year or so

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:windows 7(8 when it will be available)

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:i already have a 1 tb hdd, so perhaps a 60-120 gb sdd

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:22" or 24" full hd

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:graphics card( i will be gifted a asus/sapphire 7870 in sept. );
speakers; hdd

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: 1st week of july

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: 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: whichever will be cheaper

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: i have a confusion about the proccy, should i go for ivy bridge or sandy bridge. and the 60k doesn't include the gpu.
and a sincere request to all here, i'm a noob so please help me and bear with the silly questions that i may ask. thanking everyone in advance
RiGOD
RiGOD #2
Jun 7, 2012 at 6:57 PM
Component Make Price
CPU Intel Core i5-2500k 12500
CPU Cooler CM Hyper 212 Evo 2250
Motherboard ASUS P8Z77-M PRO 13000
RAM G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB DDR3 1530
SSD OCZ Petrol 64 SSD 5520
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1110
Case NZXT Source 210 Elite 2400
PSU Seasonic S12 II 620 4620
Monitor Benq G2222HDL 7500
Mouse Razer Death Adder 2600
Keyboard Razer Arctosa 2600
Mouse Pad Razer Goliathus - Standard 600
UPS APC 1.1VA 4800
Total 61030
digit1191
Jun 7, 2012 at 7:36 PM
he wont be needing an i7 if it is for gaming. He can get i5 and spend the remaining on a bigger monitor or SSD
abirthedevil
Jun 7, 2012 at 7:43 PM
is it just me or do people really not like bigger cabbies on this forum?
RiGOD
RiGOD #5
Jun 7, 2012 at 7:58 PM
^^Everybody do like better cabbies buddy. But prime priority to core components.

he wont be needing an i7 if it is for gaming. He can get i5 and spend the remaining on a bigger monitor or SSD

Thanks for pointing out. Missed the SSD part, will edit config.
T
Jun 7, 2012 at 9:52 PM
@Rigod, i think going for Asus Maximus IV Gene Z @13.5k would be a lot better option for OP than P8Z77-M Pro.
Sainatarajan
Jun 7, 2012 at 9:56 PM
P8Z77 M PRO is Available For 12.2K .
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anish71 #8
Jun 8, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Is the ivy bridge worth considering?? I mean the 22nm thing... Will it be more future proof??
Sainatarajan
Jun 8, 2012 at 3:17 PM
You can go with Sandy Bridge Processors with Ivy Bridge mobos .