gaming pc for 35k · DIGIT-ARC

this for my friend
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:
running games like skyrim,batman arkham city,crysis,cod,assasins creed etc in high res plus hd movies
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:not more 35k

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:maybe in future

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

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:500 gb

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:18 inch hd lcd monitor with high resolution

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:nothing

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:next week

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

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
my friend need a value for money pc for 35k,he wants to max out all games and should be able to play games for atleast 2 years with out an upgrade in the future. also suggest atleast 5 good graphics cards for his bcoz he ll b buying from shops[not online]so availability will be less.thanks

Component Make Price
CPU AMD Phenom II 960T 6960
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H 4020
RAM Corsair DDR3 4 GB 1200
GPU GIGABYTE GV-R775OC 6200
HDD WD Caviar Blue 500 GB 4300
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1112
Case Any Cheap 600
PSU FSP Saga II 500W 2300
Monitor BenQ 18.5 Inch LED GL930A 5400
KB + Mouse Amkette ClASSIC DUO 380
Speakers Altec Lansing BXR1221 1100
UPS Numeric 600VA 1600
TOTAL 35172

I don't think you'll get all these stuff from Trivandrum. Which shop are you planning to buy from?

EDIT : Motherboard & GPU changed.

thanks a lot. it is a local shop byte solutions thirumala,tvm.plz gimme 5 good graphics cards in his budget

RiGOD said:
Component Make Price
CPU AMD Phenom II 960T 6960
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P 2600
RAM Corsair DDR3 4 GB 1200
GPU GIGABYTE GV-R777D5-1GD 8300
HDD WD Caviar Blue 500 GB 4300
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1112
Case Any Cheap 600
PSU FSP Saga II 500W 2300
Monitor BenQ 18.5 Inch LED GL930A 5400
KB + Mouse Amkette ClASSIC DUO 380
Speakers Altec Lansing BXR1221 1100
UPS Numeric 600VA 1600
TOTAL 35852

I don't think you'll get all these stuff from Trivandrum. Which shop are you planning to buy from?

please stop suggesting cheap motherboards with a phenom processor especially 6 core.

Jaskanwar Singh said:
please stop suggesting cheap motherboards with a phenom processor especially 6 core.

Which motherboard according to you is the bare minimum that should be suggested?

RiGOD said:
Which motherboard according to you is the bare minimum that should be suggested?

For 6 cores Phenoms,
ASUS M5A97
Or
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD3H

Well isn't the 960T a "quad" core processor?

Just sayin'

desiJATT said:
Well isn't the 960T a "quad" core processor? Just sayin'

Yeah buddy. I don't remember suggesting any cheap motherboard for a 6 core Phenom. GOD knows.

How the heck did the discussion moved from suggesting a good quad core rig, to criticizing a member for suggesting a bad mobo for a six core processor? WTF?

^^Forget it mate. Jaskanwar should've told it for some reason. Let's stop this off-topic discussion and stick to the thread.

T

Actually, 960T is a hexa core processor with 2 cores disabled, making it a quad core processor.

W

in my opinion this is how suggestion be made to clear any confusion/misunderstanding:
960T+78LMT-S2P(rev 3.1)-->no overclocking+absolutely no unlocking to 6 cores
960T+880GM-D2H(rev 3.1)-->mild overclocking+absolutely no unlocking to 6 cores
960T+M5A97-->overclocking+unlocking to 6 cores

^^Well said mate. In that case would an i3+h61 be a better option?

Nanducob said:
it is a local shop byte solutions thirumala,tvm.

Just let us know the prices this local seller quotes. Also consider Logtech Infoway (Nadavanam) and Noveon Systems (Vellayambalam).

desiJATT said:
How the heck did the discussion moved from suggesting a good quad core rig, to criticizing a member for suggesting a bad mobo for a six core processor? WTF?

1. I didnt critisize
2. 960t is unlockable to 6 core.

And that applies to 4 core phenoms too.

The VRM circuit on mobo which provides the required voltage to proc is important esp when proc is 125w and above.
Cheap mobos dont have quality vrm and it can even lead to failure and fire when stressed (there are many cases).

I will say a ASUS M5A97 here.

T

^^+1

Many People tend to overlook importance of Motherboard. For a Mid-High Range Build a good motherboard is a must. Its called a MOTHERboard after all

Better consider Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3 @ 4.8K. This motherboard does support overclocking + Unlocking.

i dont think he ll get the GIGABYTE GV-R777D5-1GD in my place an he cannot buy through online shop.wat wud be an alternative to 777d5

Jaskanwar Singh said:
1. I didnt critisize
2. 960t is unlockable to 6 core.

And that applies to 4 core phenoms too.

The VRM circuit on mobo which provides the required voltage to proc is important esp when proc is 125w and above.
Cheap mobos dont have quality vrm and it can even lead to failure and fire when stressed (there are many cases).

I will say a ASUS M5A97 here.

sorry for taking you wrong 22

I have yet to research over the motherboards and now m doing so by reading the stickies

Also, even i would suggest the Asus M5A97 as it is marginally better than the Gigabyte 880GM and provides full overclocking support and unlocking potential, whats more, it also has 2 PCI-E slots and supports crossfire just for around 1.2K more than the Gigabyte board

RiGOD said:
^^Well said mate. In that case would an i3+h61 be a better option?

Just let us know the prices this local seller quotes. Also consider Logtech Infoway (Nadavanam) and Noveon Systems (Vellayambalam).

3 months ago i went to logtech shop in tvm to buy a pc for me .they didnt have the conf,then i went to 5 shops but all same result,none of them had a phenom but they will make u buy x2 260.i think these shops only sell products from which they get max profit,so i brought most of things online

desiJATT said:
Also, even i would suggest the Asus M5A97 as it is marginally better than the Gigabyte 880GM

Not marginally. By quite a distance.

^^Considering OP's budget Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H wil be a good choice right? The M5A97 will overshoot the budget for sure.

W

i think a sticky on VRM will be helpful.work is going on & hopefully it will be up in near future.

^^Appreciate that mate.

desiJATT said:
sorry for taking you wrong 22 I have yet to research over the motherboards and now m doing so by reading the stickies Also, even i would suggest the Asus M5A97 as it is marginally better than the Gigabyte 880GM and provides full overclocking support and unlocking potential, whats more, it also has 2 PCI-E slots and supports crossfire just for around 1.2K more than the Gigabyte board

no problem

read these -
About VRMs & Mosfets / Motherboard Safety with 125W+ TDP processors
AMD Motherboard VRM information list.

whitestar_999 said:
i think a sticky on VRM will be helpful.work is going on & hopefully it will be up in near future.

WHICH GUIDE?? I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE!!!

plz suggest atleast 5 good graphics cards for his bcoz he ll b buying from shops[not online]so availability will be less.thanks

V

Jaskanwar Singh said:
About VRMs & Mosfets / Motherboard Safety with 125W+ TDP processors
AMD Motherboard VRM information list.

WHICH GUIDE?? I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE!!!

+1^^
I too read these guides when deciding for my 880GM-USB3 and i guess Jas only provided. :mrgreen:

Nanducob said:
plz suggest atleast 5 good graphics cards for his bcoz he ll b buying from shops[not online]so availability will be less.thanks

well, look for these -

1. AMD HD6850 (preferably MSI Cyclone version)
2. AMD HD7770
3. AMD HD7750 (performance less than both of the above cards)
4. AMD HD6870 (is around 3K more than the above cards but worth the performance, and you also get a choice

)

Offtopic

vyral_143 said:
+1^^
I too read these guides when deciding for my 880GM-USB3 and i guess Jas only provided.

Jaskanwar Singh said:
no problem

read these -
About VRMs & Mosfets / Motherboard Safety with 125W+ TDP processors
AMD Motherboard VRM information list.

WHICH GUIDE?? I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE!!!

Thank you Jas for these links, read them all last night, now i have some greater hold of the Mobos and their features

T

I think HD6850 can be OCed to match speed of HD6870. ico has done it if I remember correctly.

Topgear has done it, not Ico.

TopSpeed has overlocked the HD6850 to 1GHz but i don't know how it performs against the stock HD6870. Moreover i just gave OP a choice, it's upto him now

.But does this mean that buying an HD6870 for 3K more than the HD6850 is not worth it because the performance difference is meagre? I read that the HD6850 give a greater performance/price ratio, so it should be a good buy

thanks everybody