Build A New Gaming PC for friend - Budget 40k

Hello Friends,

A friend of mine need to make a new PC for 40k. He just needs the CPU. So guys plz help me.

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. FPS Games (Crysis 3, Far Cry 3,Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Assassin's Creed seies....) , Internet surfing, Watching Movies

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 40k max

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: yes

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

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 750 gb(WD prefferred)

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: Already has a monitor. 19". 1366*768. Not gonna change for some time.

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

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: As soon as the specs are finalized.

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I m going to help him to assemble

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: Lives in Faridabad (Haryana), Nehru Palace but can buy from online stores.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: he is preferring AMD FX 8350/8320 so plz try to suggest build according to processor, like me he has a Microtek 800VA UPS

Please suggest me a good configuration

Thanks
Gaurav Arora

Actually, Fx 8350 is a bit overkill for just gaming at this budget. FX 6300 will povide almost equal gaming performance and will be 5k cheaper at the same time, thus, a better VFM.

FX 6300 (7200)
Asus M5A97 R2.0 (7100)
G.Skill ripjawsX 1600 MHz 4 GB (2400)
WD Blue 500 GB (3100)
Seasonic S12II 430W (3600)
Asus GTX650ti (10000)
NZXT Gamma (2600)
asus optical drive (1000)

total: 37k

I think OP should pay 1K extra and go with 650 ti boost

He can get gtx 660 at 13k in smcinternational.in

Cilus said:
I think OP should pay 1K extra and go with 650 ti boost

rijinpk1 said:
He can get gtx 660 at 13k in smcinternational.in

I dont think its worth for 1366 x 798, unless theirs going to be monitor upgrade soon.

A high end GPU will enable him to play the very demanding games like Crysis 3, Metro Last Light to high or very high setting with a more powerful GPU at 1366X768 resolution.

+1 for gtx 660

Cilus said:
A high end GPU will enable him to play the very demanding games like Crysis 3, Metro Last Light to high or very high setting with a more powerful GPU at 1366X768 resolution.

ankush28 said:
+1 for gtx 660

Okay. But I would still choose 650ti boost instead of 660.

harshilsharma63 said:
Okay. But I would still choose 650ti boost instead of 660.

GAMING. FPS Games (Crysis 3, Far Cry 3,Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Assassin's Creed seies....)

Friends thank u for ur reply to my post. Guys plz read the purpose of new config, games like crysis 3 did not run on his current config, right now budget is limited but he will upgrade to a 20" or 22" LED monitor in near future & how about a 990 chipset based motherboard, guys its future planning even if it require sacrificing something today so that the config can work with minor changes in future is goal. Plz suggest a mouse & keyboard combination that is good

+1 to GTX 660

GeForce GTX 660 vs 650 Ti Boost

GTX 660 is better and when overclocked it performs much better then 650ti

^ oh no, I'm not talking about performance. I said I'd choose 650ti boost because of the low resolution.

^ oh no, I'm not talking about performance. I said I'd choose 650ti boost because of the low resolution.

harshilsharma63 said:
^ oh no, I'm not talking about performance. I said I'd choose 650ti boost because of the low resolution.

After getting hands on decent system pushing to limits is not far away..

Here is what he is proposing to buy
FX 8320 (9500)
GIGABYTE 990XA UD(9250)
G.Skill ripjawsX 1600 MHz 4 GB (2400)
WD Blue 500 GB (3100)
Seasonic S12II 430W (3600)
Zotak GTX660 or ATI 7850 (13000)
NZXT Gamma (2600)

=40850
He will use old Cabinet & DVD RW but still require a Mouse & Keyboard so plz suggested & plz provide ur comments about this config

Get either GTX 660 or GTX 650 Ti Boost. HD 7850 an GTX 650 Ti Boost perform similarly while the later being cheaper. For Motherboard, check if you can accommodate a Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 Motherboard. It is available at 10.7K in Deltapage.com.

@op, I'm saying this again, fx 6300 will be better for you as there won't be a huge gaming performance difference between the two. And if you want only basic overclocking, then asus m5a97 r2.0 will be equally good for fx 6300.

harshilsharma63 said:
@op, I'm saying this again, fx 6300 will be better for you as there won't be a huge gaming performance difference between the two. And if you want only basic overclocking, then asus m5a97 r2.0 will be equally good for fx 6300.

Harshil i will try to convince my friend regarding FX6300 but r u sure it won't effect his gaming capability much bcoz he wants to play games like Crysis 3, Metro2033 which require multi core processor.The reason for upgarde was Crysis 3 did not work on his current configuration

FX6300 is adequate!

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Cilus said:
Get either GTX 660 or GTX 650 Ti Boost. HD 7850 an GTX 650 Ti Boost perform similarly while the later being cheaper. For Motherboard, check if you can accommodate a Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 Motherboard. It is available at 10.7K in Deltapage.com.

Out of these 3 which one will VFM as a replacement to GIGABYTE 990XA UD3(9250)
1)ASUS M5A99X EVO Motherboard==>11000
2)M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Motherboard==>12000
3)ASRock 990FX Extreme4 Motherboard===>10500
Prices from flipkart
I will Buy GTX660 but which brand

Cilus said:
Get either GTX 660 or GTX 650 Ti Boost. HD 7850 an GTX 650 Ti Boost perform similarly while the later being cheaper. For Motherboard, check if you can accommodate a Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 Motherboard. It is available at 10.7K in Deltapage.com.

Out of these 3 which one will VFM as a replacement to GIGABYTE 990XA UD3(9250)
1)ASUS M5A99X EVO Motherboard==>11000
2)M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Motherboard==>12000
3)ASRock 990FX Extreme4 Motherboard===>10500
Prices from flipkart
I will Buy GTX660 but which brand

Garv1386 said:
Out of these 3 which one will VFM as a replacement to GIGABYTE 990XA UD3(9250)
1)ASUS M5A99X EVO Motherboard==>11000
2)M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Motherboard==>12000
3)ASRock 990FX Extreme4 Motherboard===>10500
Prices from flipkart
I will Buy GTX660 but which brand

for graphic card, you can go for sapphire,zotac,asus,gigabyte etc. I would prefer zotac as it offers 5 years of warranty after registering the product on their website.
edit:
since second mobo has dual x16 setup good for sli -ing and cross firing, you may better go for that.

@op; as you mentioned that you require only basic overclocking, there's on sense in getting such expensive motherboards. Just get asus m5a97 r2.0 for 7k.

Garv1386, if you have decided for GTX 660 then get this model: GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series Graphics Card
This model is the cheapest GTX 660 I found but don't think it offers inferior quality, It comes with Gigabyte's own Dual Fan custom cooler, already factory overclocked and has hard room for more overclocking and also superb overall design and build quality. At a price of 13.15K, it is really a great buy.

Cilus said:
Garv1386, if you have decided for GTX 660 then get this model: GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series Graphics Card
This model is the cheapest GTX 660 I found but don't think it offers inferior quality, It comes with Gigabyte's own Dual Fan custom cooler, already factory overclocked and has hard room for more overclocking and also superb overall design and build quality. At a price of 13.15K, it is really a great buy.

Its Not available on SMC & OOS on Flipkart, What about these [h=1]Buy ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB GDDR5 2DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card ZT-60901-10M Online at Low Price in India | Zotac Product Reviews & Ratings - Junglee.com -12.6k[/h][h=1]Buy MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card N660 TF 2GD5/OC Online at Low Price in India | MSI Computer Corp. Product Reviews & Ratings - Junglee.com -12.6k[/h]

Actually I am not sure about how Junglee.com is as an Online shop. For a price of 12.5K, the deal looks good though.

Cilus said:
Actually I am not sure about how Junglee.com is as an Online shop. For a price of 12.5K, the deal looks good though.

Which one out of both Zotak or MSI

Jungle is Indian version of Amazon.com

go for Zotac one as they are offering additional three year warranty for free, get registered on there website within 14 days of purchase of product.

BTW, I have just checked Junglee website and the Zotac card @ 12.6K you're talking about is actually improted from USA and you will not get any warranty here. I was shocked to see that GTX 770 was available at 26K. Checked a little deep and found out those will be imported from USA.

Cilus said:
BTW, I have just checked Junglee website and the Zotac card @ 12.6K you're talking about is actually improted from USA and you will not get any warranty here. I was shocked to see that GTX 770 was available at 26K. Checked a little deep and found out those will be imported from USA.

Thanks for info Cilus was going to buy it

Just checked with SMC they also imported GIGABYTE one so what about their warranty

I am not sure if you will get warranty for the products which are imported from US. In mormal cases, Gigabyte does not provide international warranty but if the seller can provide it and trust worthy enough, like SMC, then it is okay. But I am not sure about the sellers in Tradus.in.

If your purpose is just gaming then surely go for an i5 it beats AMD in gaming by quite a margin.

Nighthawk12 said:
If your purpose is just gaming then surely go for an i5 it beats AMD in gaming by quite a margin.

Sure it does..
But it won't fit that budget.

Chaitanya said:
Sure it does..
But it won't fit that budget.

Thanks, Yes it won't fit budget and also AMD is my personal choice never liked Intel

Also performance in gaming is not dependent upon a single component., CPU is one thing to consider but GPU should be the main point of concentration. And here with AMD configuration, OP can get a better balanced configuration.

The mobo and procesor you guys are suggesting is costing total about 14.5k. If he manages to extend his budget by 2k he can get i5 3470/3550 with Gigabyte B75M-D3H which would cost about 16k and is better. I know that Intel has changed his socket and all but I don't think AMD will make processors on same socket(AM3+) after Steamrollers. So whenever he'll upgrade(In next 3-4 years) He'll have to again change the mobo so futureproof is BS. And Intel i5 is based on latest 22nm technology unlike AMD's 32nm(I know it doesn't matter much).

Just my opinion.

Buddy, going with Ivy Bridge which has reached its EOL is not a good option. Granted the Haswell has minimal performance advantage over Ivy Bridge but the point is the availability of Ivy Bridge motherboards in future. Consider a case where after 2 year, OP has a faulty motherboard and there is high chance that he will not be able to find any LGA1155 motherboards after 2 years from now, triggering a whole system upgrade.
Regarding AMD, they have confirmed that Steam Roller CPU will be using the same AM3+ socket. So he is pretty much safe with AMD if future upgrade is the case. And why should Op for an inferior processor by paying extra money? In all multi-threaded applications, FX-8350 is ahead of 3470. Also recent games like Crysis 3, Tomb Raider which can use multi-core processors efficiently, FX-8350 surpass i5 3470.

Very well then.

Cilus said:
Buddy, going with Ivy Bridge which has reached its EOL is not a good option. Granted the Haswell has minimal performance advantage over Ivy Bridge but the point is the availability of Ivy Bridge motherboards in future. Consider a case where after 2 year, OP has a faulty motherboard and there is high chance that he will not be able to find any LGA1155 motherboards after 2 years from now, triggering a whole system upgrade.
Regarding AMD, they have confirmed that Steam Roller CPU will be using the same AM3+ socket. So he is pretty much safe with AMD if future upgrade is the case. And why should Op for an inferior processor by paying extra money? In all multi-threaded applications, FX-8350 is ahead of 3470. Also recent games like Crysis 3, Tomb Raider which can use multi-core processors efficiently, FX-8350 surpass i5 3470.

Cilus i contacted SMC and asked for these Config prices
FX 8320
ASUS M5A99XEVO/ASUS M5A99X PRO R2.0
G.Skill ripjaws X 1600 MHz 8 GB (2400)
Seasonic S12II 520W (3600)
Zotak GTX660/GIGABYTE GTX660
ANTEC GX 700

In Reply They send me this is this good

FX 8320 (10100)
ASUS M5A99X EVO 2.0 (10000)
Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHz 8 GB (4700)
CM 500W (3200)
MSI GTX660(14800)
Cooler Master 912 Combat(4700)

IS ASUS M5A99X EVO 2.0 ok or Should i go for ASUS M5A99X PRO R2.0

Is Cost to Cost Trusted shop to buy

This is my config Is GTX 660 good for me as well

1. Motherboard: MSI 880GM-E41

2. Processor: Phenom II X2 555 B.E.

3. RAM: Corsair 2x 2 GB Value Select 1333 MHz

I will buy same Seasonic PSU

What about Seasonic ECO Seies 500W psu r these good

I am not sure about Cost to Cost. A lot of people had pruchased from them but I have heard some bad reviews too.

For Motherboard, both pro and EVO are good. But spend 1K and get the 990FX chipset based motherboard like M5A99FX EVO 2.0. You can also have a look at Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3, currently available at 11.78K in Flipkart
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Motherboard - Gigabyte: Flipkart.com