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Sainatarajan
Sainatarajan Original post #1
May 2, 2012 at 7:54 PM
Hi , Friend Ravi Has asked me to put a Thread in TDF for a good config. So ,
1. What is the purpose of the computer?
ANS - BF3 , FIFA , PES , Metro 2033 , CRYSIS 2 , SKYRIM , GTA 5 , MP3 ETC. Small Softwares.
2. What is your overall budget?
Ans 25K to 30K.
3. Planning to overclock?
NO
4. Which Operating System are you
planning to use?
Ans: win7 ult
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 500 GB or 1024 GB
6. Do you want to buy a monitor?
No . HE has a 22" HD Monitor
7. Which components you DON'T want to
buy?
Ans - HE HAS A HD 7870.
8. When are you planning to buy the
system?
Ans: ASAP
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or
will this be done by an assembler?
ANS Only by Assembler.
10. Where do you live?
ANS - HE lives in CHENNAI . HE may buy Locally as well as online.
11. Anything else which you would like to
say?
Ans:NOTHING
T
May 2, 2012 at 8:36 PM
Intel DH67CL (B3) @ 5K
Intel Core i5 2400 @ 10.8k
Corsair GS600 @ 4.5K
Corsair Carbide 400R @ 5K
Asus DRW-24B3ST @ 1K
Buy a 1.1 kva ups from APC, don't know its price. Must be >=2.5k.
Sainatarajan
May 2, 2012 at 9:35 PM
Can you also give an AMD rig
T
May 2, 2012 at 10:43 PM
Why to go for an AMD rig when he doesn't wanna OC. Core i5 is gonna serve his purpose well. He already owns a beast, the Hd 7870.
theserpent
May 2, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Intel DH67CL (B3) @ 5K
Intel Core i5 2400 @ 10.8k
Corsair GS600 @ 4.5K
Corsair Carbide 400R @ 5K[Why ?]Get a Cabby under 2k
Asus DRW-24B3ST @ 1K
WD blue 500 gb @ 4.3k
T
May 2, 2012 at 11:04 PM
Intel DH67CL (B3) @ 5K
Intel Core i5 2400 @ 10.8k
Corsair GS600 @ 4.5K
Corsair Carbide 400R @ 5K[Why ?]Get a Cabby under 2k
Asus DRW-24B3ST @ 1K
WD blue 500 gb @ 4.3k

Cabinets under 2k don't have good airflow and aren't good in looks, while Carbide 400R has killer looks, perfect airflow, and enough space to house long graphic cards.
theserpent
May 2, 2012 at 11:08 PM
^ Ohk.But you forgot to add a HDD.
coderunknown
May 2, 2012 at 11:09 PM
Corsair Carbide 400R @ 5K[Why ?]Get a Cabby under 2k

Have you seen Carbide 400R? it makes me feel my 4k NZXT M59 to be a desi one. its simply massive with really nice build quality. huge space behind the motherboard tray. you can dump all you cables there. and even after installing Hyper212 Evo there was considerable space between the cooler's top and side.
theserpent
May 3, 2012 at 9:40 AM
Have you seen Carbide 400R? it makes me feel my 4k NZXT M59 to be a desi one. its simply massive with really nice build quality. huge space behind the motherboard tray. you can dump all you cables there. and even after installing Hyper212 Evo there was considerable space between the cooler's top and side.

Okay.I just suggested cause,There would be no cash for HDD :oops:
Sainatarajan
May 3, 2012 at 10:46 AM
BUDGET INC TO 35K
Intel Core I5 2500K @ 12K
GIGABYTE GA77P D3 @9K
COSAIR 4 GB @ 1K
ASUS DVD ROM @1K
SEAGATE 0.5K GB HDD @ 4K
CORSAIR GS600 @ 4K
NZXT LEXA S @4K
desiJATT
desiJATT #12
May 3, 2012 at 11:17 AM
Don't go for the NZXT Lexa S. You are going for an unlocked processor and sooner or later you will be adding an after market cooler to it. The NZXT Lexa S and the Tempest EVO have a very small cutout behind the motherboard to accommodate the cooler's bracket. You can PM ico or me to some more info on this regard.

Moreover, both cabinets have problems with cable management. Even I was going for the Lexa S, but looking at it's problems, I have ordered the Corsair Carbide 300R for around 4.4k. Due to budget constraints i couldn't go for the 400R, but IF you can, nothing beats it. It's worth 5K on Flipkart.
T
May 3, 2012 at 2:59 PM
BUDGET INC TO 35K
Intel Core I5 2500K @ 12K
GIGABYTE GA77P D3 @9K
COSAIR 4 GB @ 1K
ASUS DVD ROM @1K
SEAGATE 0.5K GB HDD @ 4K
CORSAIR GS600 @ 4K
NZXT LEXA S @4K

Why are you going for an unlocked processor and z77 board when you mentioned that your friend won't OC.
Better go for intel dh67cl+ core i7 2600(non-k).