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tkin
tkin Original post #1
Jan 4, 2013 at 9:00 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: Gaming, @ 1080P, all games.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 70k(+5k max)

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Not much, but need a custom cooler.

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

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

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want.
Ans: Yes, min 22" and 1080P

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

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within a month or so.

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

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: Kolkata, local only.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: Must have an UPS, this PC is for gaming and gaming only, nothing else(maybe a bit programming, nothing a gaming PC shouldn't be able to handle). This is for a friend but I'll assemble it myself. Must contain a custom cooler.

Now about the thread title, this will be a gaming PC, so this needs a powerful GPU, the best this budget can afford, don't put emphasis on the processor or anything else. Also open towards AMD for both CPU and GPU.

Also this will be a blueprint for the PC I may purchase in may/june if I can't carry my rig abroad. But that's in future.
Rajat Giri
Jan 4, 2013 at 9:46 PM
AMD FX 8350 - 12280
Asus M5A97 - 6900
WD Caviar Black - 6200
BenQ GL2250HM 21.5" LED Monitor - 9100
Sapphire HD 7950 3GB DDR5 with Boost - 23500
APC UPS 600VA - 2100
Corsair Vengeance 4GB x 2 - 2900
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - 2200
Asus DVD Drive - 1100
Corsair Carbide 400R - 4800
Corsair GS 600 - 4200
Total - 75280
tkin
tkin #3
Jan 4, 2013 at 9:51 PM
^^ Nice, but that Mobo has only one X16 PCIe slot, other one runs at X4, so basically kills any chance of dual GPU later.
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draco21 #4
Jan 4, 2013 at 10:16 PM
Intel Core i5 3470 - Rs 11000
ASUS P8H77-V LE LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance 4GB x 2 - 2900
Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus Mid Tower Cabinet Rs.3800
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - 2200
Corsair GS 600 - 4200
Monitor - AOC LED 22" (I-2251FWE) IPS panel (1920x1080 LED) - Rs 8200 ( The very best at this price)
Sapphire HD 7950 3GB DDR5 with Boost - 23500 or GIGABYTE GV-N66TWF2-2GD (GTX 660Ti) - Rs 19300
some optical drive Rs.1000
WD caviar green 1TB with 64MB cache Rs.4300
Some 1 kva UPS Rs.3000
tkin
tkin #5
Jan 4, 2013 at 10:19 PM
^^ Same problem, no dual GPU.
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draco21 #6
Jan 4, 2013 at 10:28 PM
My bad sorry

ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 Motherboard - ASRock: Flipkart.com


Bit expensive but very nice
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hitman4 #7
Jan 4, 2013 at 10:34 PM
Processor Intel i5 3470 11300
Motherboard Asrock H77 Pro 4/Mvp 6700
RAM G Skill RipjawsX 2x4Gb 3000
Hard Drive WD Green 1Tb 4300
Graphics Card Asus Direct CU2T HD7970 30500
Power Supply Corsair GS600 4400
Cabinet NZXT Source 210 Elite 2800
Optical Drive Asus 1000
Monitor BenQ GL2450HM 8500
UPS APC 600VA 2500
TOTAL 75000
tkin
tkin #8
Jan 4, 2013 at 10:49 PM
My bad sorry

ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 Motherboard - ASRock: Flipkart.com


Bit expensive but very nice
Whoa, nice.
V2IBH2V
V2IBH2V #9
Jan 4, 2013 at 10:53 PM
^^ great suggestion.. Just one thing. Go for WD Caviar Black.. Never a Green..
tkin
tkin #10
Jan 4, 2013 at 10:58 PM
^^ great suggestion.. Just one thing. Go for WD Caviar Black.. Never a Green..
Well aware of that, learned in the hardway.
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draco21 #11
Jan 4, 2013 at 11:04 PM
What??

I was considering a green for me.....

Please tell me how it is bad??

i may have to change...
Mainak23
Mainak23 #12
Jan 4, 2013 at 11:04 PM
AMD FX 8350 - 11900
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Motherboard/MSI MOTHERBOARD 990FXA-GD65 - 9300/8900
WD Caviar Black 1 TB Desktop Internal Hard Drive - 6200
BenQ GW2250HM 21.5" LED Monitor - 8800
Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Vapor-X OC with Boost - 20200
MICROTEK UPS 800VA - 2800/MICROTEK UPS 1KVA - 3600
Corsair Vengeance 4GB x 2 - 2900/ G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB x 2 - 3100
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - 2200
Asus DVD Drive - 1000
Corsair Carbide 400R - 4600
Seasonic S12II 620 Watts PSU - 4200

Total - 74000 Rate- Vedant ( Just Confirmed the rates For Myself Today)
tkin
tkin #13
Jan 4, 2013 at 11:09 PM
What??

I was considering a green for me.....

Please tell me how it is bad??

i may have to change...
Slow drive, also not reliable, warranty takes forever.

AMD FX 8350 - 11900
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Motherboard - 9300
WD Caviar Black 1 TB Desktop Internal Hard Drive - 6200
BenQ GW2250HM 21.5" LED Monitor - 8800
Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Vapor-X OC with Boost - 20200
MICROTEK UPS 800VA - 2800
Corsair Vengeance 4GB x 2 - 2900
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - 2200
Asus DVD Drive - 1000
Corsair Carbide 400R - 4600
Seasonic S12II 620 Watts PSU - 4200

Total - 74000 Rate- Vedant
Best so far, love it.
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hitman4 #14
Jan 4, 2013 at 11:12 PM
What??

I was considering a green for me.....

Please tell me how it is bad??

i may have to change...
its faliure rate is high.
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draco21 #15
Jan 4, 2013 at 11:18 PM
Those rates are too goood to be true. Vedant is one damn good shop.....

BTW AOC (I-2251FWE) is also a very nice monitor with IPS panel so you may consider it...

Thanks for info on hard disk...
Mainak23
Mainak23 #16
Jan 4, 2013 at 11:31 PM
Those rates are too goood to be true. Vedant is one damn good shop.....

those rates also shocked me little bit after i heard from them:p

Intel-

Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz Processor- 12000
Asus P8H77-V Intel H77 Chipset Motherboard - 9600
WD Caviar Black 1 TB Desktop Internal Hard Drive - 6200
BenQ GW2250HM 21.5" LED Monitor - 8800
Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Vapor-X OC with Boost - 20200
MICROTEK UPS 800VA - 2800/MICROTEK UPS 1KVA - 3600
Corsair Vengeance 4GB x 2 - 2900/ G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB x 2 - 3100
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - 2200
Asus DVD Drive - 1000
Corsair Carbide 400R - 4600
Seasonic S12II 620 Watts PSU - 4200

Total ~ 75000
Cilus
Cilus #17
Jan 4, 2013 at 11:36 PM
Tkin, are you getting a second system or for your friend?

BTW, the prices from Vedant are superb. in fact it is lesser than when I checked 1 months back. 7950 Vapor-X @ 20.2K + tax= 21.008K, cheapest
Myth
Myth #18
Jan 4, 2013 at 11:42 PM
My bad sorry

ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 Motherboard - ASRock: Flipkart.com
Bit expensive but very nice

You are suggesting z77 mobo with locked proc ?

Tkin, are you getting a second system or for your friend?

BTW, the prices from Vedant are superb. in fact it is lesser than when I checked 1 months back. 7950 Vapor-X @ 20.2K + tax= 21.008K, cheapest

The prices are too good. Getting lower everytime.
About time i picked one.

Q: How good is the microtek 1kva ups ? I dont think my APC RS 550 can sustain my current rig + 7950 + tx650v2. :?
tkin
tkin #19
Jan 4, 2013 at 11:45 PM
Tkin, are you getting a second system or for your friend?

BTW, the prices from Vedant are superb. in fact it is lesser than when I checked 1 months back. 7950 Vapor-X @ 20.2K + tax= 21.008K, cheapest
For a friend.
mandarpalshikar
Jan 5, 2013 at 12:11 AM
Tkin, are you getting a second system or for your friend?

BTW, the prices from Vedant are superb. in fact it is lesser than when I checked 1 months back. 7950 Vapor-X @ 20.2K + tax= 21.008K, cheapest

Gr8.... only if you are living in Kolkata :( . For us... we need to pay shipping plus octroi as well which round abouts to 1k max extra. Still a gr8 deal.
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vkl #21
Jan 5, 2013 at 12:32 AM
Q: How good is the microtek 1kva ups ? I dont think my APC RS 550 can sustain my current rig + 7950 + tx650v2. :?
Microtek 1kVA/800Watts can handle your config.Can't say about its battery rating.Surge protectors won't be as good as APC's.
APC RS 550 can provide AC power up to 330Watts.For normal usage it would be able to give back-up.
Under high load the DC power requirement of your system alone can be over 300Watts.Add overclocking to that it can go well over 350Watts.
AC power requirement would be more.You can opt for APC 1.1kVA/660Watts.
Myth
Myth #22
Jan 5, 2013 at 12:45 AM
Microtek 1kVA/800Watts can handle your config.Can't say about its battery rating.Surge protectors won't be as good as APC's.
APC RS 550 can provide AC power up to 330Watts.For normal usage it would be able to give back-up.
Under high load the DC power requirement of your system alone can be over 300Watts.Add overclocking to that it can go well over 350Watts.
AC power requirement would be more.You can opt for APC 1.1kVA/660Watts.

Thanks for answering.
OCing is in the menu, but not immediately.
Best to stick with APC.
tkin
tkin #23
Jan 5, 2013 at 1:16 AM
Thanks for answering.
OCing is in the menu, but not immediately.
Best to stick with APC.
Stick to APC, you'll understand when a power surge or a low voltage occurs.