Gaming PC for 70 - 73K

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: Games fps, tps ,racing, like bf3, tc grfs, nfs mw, hitman absolution, ac 3, cod, crysis 2, sniper 2, and more like them.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:70k (max 73k)

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:hell yeah.

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

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

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: yes i want to buy monitor 22 to 24 inch

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:N :mrgreen:

thing

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

within one week max.

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:I have always buyed branded pc this is first time assemble. So i m excited and will try to build it myself.

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: New Delhi will buy from nehru place(NP) mostly. I m open to buy online to sites with COD and which will quote less price than shops at NP.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I have searched a lot and come to a following config.
i5 2500k
Asus P8Z68 M Pro
GSkill Ripjaws 2 X 4GB
Corsair 400R
MSI Power 7850
Seasonic SII 620w
CM 212 Evo
Logitech k200
logitech g400
Benq G2420HD
Seagate 1TB 7200rpm
Asus 24x dvd writer
I will overclock so please add your valuable input.. :-D

T

Look for WD Caviar blue instead of seagate. It offers larger warranty period.

M

hell yeah bro your config is nice!
and msi 7850 power twin frozr 4 is awesome! actually beats 7870 every model till date.

iv been looking to buy too, as u might have noticed..

my conclusion was going for the 7850..as only diff b/w them is 256 shaders in 7870! so u can either spend 5k more on 7870 or go with 7850 but you wont notice much diff in performance!

and go for ripjawsx,,corsair vengeance might interfere with the cooler

can u tell me the price of these parts..

Motheerboard : LINK I suggest you to go for ASRock Extreme 4 @ 10.9k
Processor : You have a nice pick Core i5-2500K @ 13.7k
HDD : Go With Caviar Blue LINK @ 5.4K
RAM : G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 4 GB * 2 @ 3.6k
or
G.Skill Sniper DDR3 4 GB *2 @3.7k
Cooler : Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO @ 2.1k
Monitor : GL2450HM @ 11.3k
look for this monitor

-)suggestion in accordance to DIGIT may 2012 LCD monitor reviews

)
PSU : Seasonic S12II-620 620 @ 5.5k
Cabinet : Corsair Carbide 400R @ 5K

NP Prices are tad cheaper than Flipkart.

Processor : Intel i5 2500k - 12k
Motherboard : ASRock Z77 Extreme4 @ 9.5k
Cpu Cooler : CM Hyper 212 EVO - 2k
RAM : Gskill RipjawsX 8GB (4GB x 2) 1600MHz CL9 - 3k
HDD : WD Caviar Black 1TB - 6.5k [Blue & Green have 1yr -3yrs with very high failure rates, whereas black is blazing fast in performance with high reliability & warranty]
GPU : MSI 7870 2GB TF - 22k
Optical drive : Asus 24x dvd writer - 1k
PSU : Seasonic S12II 620w - 4.8k
Cabinet : Corsair Carbide 400R - 5k
Monitor : Dell ST2220M LED Full HD - 8k [Paying 4k more for 24inch is not worthy, when the screen resolution is same. Otherwise look for affording an IPS panel]
KB & Mouse : Logitech K200 & Logitech g400 - 2k minimum

total : 75k

@OP: You don't want UPS ???

Z77 M Pro would be a better choice....

d3p said:
NP Prices are tad cheaper than Flipkart.

Processor : Intel i5 2500k - 12k

This is quite cheaper than Flipkart. NP being ?

sumonpathak said:
Z77 M Pro would be a better choice....

+1 to that. Great combo with the i5 with stable overclocking. Though costlier than the previously quoted Asrock Extreme4 by almost 2500.

I've found i5 2500k selling in 11k + tax in S.P Road.

Great Deal . That will be around 11.5K with Tax .

d3p said:
I've found i5 2500k selling in 11k + tax in S.P Road.

This is seriously a great price. 12k was the cheapest I had seen locally. Are the prices coming down or what ?

^ people who are buying locally does have the price updates sooner than the online sites.

U

Check this one out

Intel Core i5 2500k: 12k
ASRock Z77 Extreme4: 9k
GSkill RipjawsX 4GB*2: 3k
WD Caviar Blue 1TB: 5.2k
MSI R7870: 22k
Seasonic S12II 620: 5k
BenQ G2222HD: 7k
LG 22x SATA DVD writer: 0.9k
Cooler Master Elite 430: 2.5k
Razer Cyclosa: 2k
OCZ Vertex 60GB: 5k
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO: 2k
Total: 82.1k

d3p said:
I've found i5 2500k selling in 11k + tax in S.P Road.

Very good price. Do you know the latest local price of 2600K, 3750K, 3770K at you place?

I know about i5 2500k's pricing, coz someone purchased it [Here in TDF]

2600k & 2700k is floating around 17k & 18k + tax respectively.

not sure about IVY.

d3p said:
NP Prices are tad cheaper than Flipkart.

Processor : Intel i5 2500k - 12k
Motherboard : ASRock Z77 Extreme4 @ 9.5k
Cpu Cooler : CM Hyper 212 EVO - 2k
RAM : Gskill RipjawsX 8GB (4GB x 2) 1600MHz CL9 - 3k
HDD : WD Caviar Black 1TB - 6.5k [Blue & Green have 1yr -3yrs with very high failure rates, whereas black is blazing fast in performance with high reliability & warranty]
GPU : MSI 7870 2GB TF - 22k
Optical drive : Asus 24x dvd writer - 1k
PSU : Seasonic S12II 620w - 4.8k
Cabinet : Corsair Carbide 400R - 5k
Monitor : Dell ST2220M LED Full HD - 8k [Paying 4k more for 24inch is not worthy, when the screen resolution is same. Otherwise look for affording an IPS panel]
KB & Mouse : Logitech K200 & Logitech g400 - 2k minimum

total : 75k

@OP: You don't want UPS ???

Nice one 7870
and yes want ups too..

Recently 3 Days Back my frnd purchased 2500k for 11.3k here in np from vipin imports.. :-D

i5 2500k 12k
cm hyper 212 evo 2k
gskill ripjaws 2x4gb 3k
seasonic 620w 5k
1tb wd cavier black 6.5k
asus od 1k
cm 430 2.5k
del st2220m 8k
g400 + k200 2k

The only prob seems to be mb gpu and ssd
i can buy asrock z77 extreme 4 + msi 7870 with no ssd for 32k
or asrock z77 extreme 4 + saphire 7850 + corsair force 120 gb for 32k
or asus p8z77 m pro + saphire 7850 + corsair 60 gb for 32k

^ I would suggest you to invest more on core components than on a SSD.

i5 2500k + Z77 + 7870 + Decent After Market Cooler will be a kickass configuration.
Stick to this.

Utkarsh Sharma said:
Check this one out

Intel Core i5 2500k: 12k
ASRock Z77 Extreme4: 9k
GSkill RipjawsX 4GB*2: 3k
WD Caviar Blue 1TB: 5.2k
MSI R7870: 22k
Seasonic S12II 620: 5k
BenQ G2222HD: 7k
LG 22x SATA DVD writer: 0.9k
Cooler Master Elite 430: 2.5k
Razer Cyclosa: 2k
OCZ Vertex 60GB: 5k
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO: 2k
Total: 82.1k

This is nice...

But you have got the total wrong

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d3p said:
^ I would suggest you to invest more on core components than on a SSD.

i5 2500k + Z77 + 7870 + Decent After Market Cooler will be a kickass configuration.
Stick to this.

i think too so finally decided will buy ssd in september. :-D

okay now i need good ups around 3k

Not only that, a 60GB SSD is completely useless. [OS + drivers + Few SW's will occupy 30-40GB]. On top its not recommended to use 95% of the Size of the SSD.

APC 800VA - 2.8k

Or Microtek 1KVA - 3k

intex 1KVA - 2.5k

d3p said:
Not only that, a 60GB SSD is completely useless. [OS + drivers + Few SW's will occupy 30-40GB]. On top its not recommended to use 95% of the Size of the SSD.

APC 800VA - 2.8k

Or Microtek 1KVA - 3k

intex 1KVA - 2.5k

microtek it is

Will go to np on monday confirm the price and buy on wednesday.
So FINAL PC Looks like this. :-D

i5 2500k
p8z77 m pro
msi 7870
1 tb c black wd
seasonic sii 620w
gskill ripjaws 2x4gb
cm 212 evo
cm 430
dell st2220
logitech k200 & g400
microtek 1kva

and asus dvd writer lol

Y

hey where is this np shop exactly n what is the fullform of np

M

N@m@n said:
microtek it is

Will go to np on monday confirm the price and buy on wednesday.
So FINAL PC Looks like this.
i5 2500k
p8z77 m pro
msi 7870
1 tb c black wd
seasonic sii 620w
gskill ripjaws 2x4gb
cm 212 evo
cm 430
dell st2220
logitech k200 & g400
microtek 1kva

and asus dvd writer lol

MSI 7870 is not available anywhere in mkt..except smc and hes seeling it for 24k. also u wont get i5 2500k for 12k..it will be a little more than that.

i just bought my stuff yesterday from np.

Manas Saraswat said:
MSI 7870 is not available anywhere in mkt..except smc and hes seeling it for 24k. also u wont get i5 2500k for 12k..it will be a little more than that.

i just bought my stuff yesterday from np.

so can you tell from where and at what price you paid ?

d3p said:
I know about i5 2500k's pricing, coz someone purchased it [Here in TDF]

2600k & 2700k is floating around 17k & 18k + tax respectively.

not sure about IVY.

Thanks. Looks like price have not decreased a bit. :-*(
We still couldn't suggest i7 in 70K rigs.

lol...

M

i got gf card and proc from computer empire,, mobo from cost to cost and the rest from this little shop called lattice computers,,its in between cost to cost and computer empire!

got sapph 7870 for 22.5k

^
also buy mobo , graphics card and proc from a reliable shop..like comp empire or cost to cost.
rest u can buy from who ever gives u the lowest price

T

d3p said:
^ I would suggest you to invest more on core components than on a SSD.

I believe you have not seen a PC with SSD. My system gives me the login screen in 3-4 seconds flat from bootup. SSD will definitely change your computing experience though may not improve gaming that much. If anyone getting a system now definitely go for SSD. 7850 is a good enough GPU.

Read this if you are interested

Now Is a Great Time to Buy an SSD

M

i personally didnt spend on ssd..cuz well lets face it i'd rather wait 10 secs more for bootup than compromise on space, but ssd's are the future for sure!

T

Boot up was only one of the things. Every application opens instantaneously. But anyway to each his own. Cheers

Thunder Emperor said:
I believe you have not seen a PC with SSD. My system gives me the login screen in 3-4 seconds flat from bootup. SSD will definitely change your computing experience though may not improve gaming that much. If anyone getting a system now definitely go for SSD. 7850 is a good enough GPU.

Read this if you are interested

Now Is a Great Time to Buy an SSD

^^ read this first.....

N@m@n said:
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: Games fps, tps ,racing, like bf3, tc grfs, nfs mw, hitman absolution, ac 3, cod, crysis 2, sniper 2, and more like them.

Now, let you be yourself aware that what is OP's actual purpose.

& SSD improves the load or game startup timings, but not the FPS Count.

Have a look once more on my signature.Just below this line

d3p said:
^^ read this first.....

Now, let you be yourself aware that what is OP's actual purpose.

& SSD improves the load or game startup timings, but not the FPS Count.

Have a look once more on my signature.Just below this line

yo yo yo....
No SSD only HD 7870 :-D

T

Yes maybe not the FPS count in a game but it improves everything else. But trust me once you see some system which has an SSD you will get it the very next day. You can always upgrade. But unless the OS is on the SSD there is not that much use. So you will have to go through the hassle of reinstalling the OS. Again not a big deal. Everyone has their priorities. There is no game till now which has made my 7850 choke and the computer is blazing fast.

Thunder Emperor said:
Yes maybe not the FPS count in a game but it improves everything else. But trust me once you see some system which has an SSD you will get it the very next day. You can always upgrade. But unless the OS is on the SSD there is not that much use. So you will have to go through the hassle of reinstalling the OS. Again not a big deal. Everyone has their priorities. There is no game till now which has made my 7850 choke and the computer is blazing fast.

Thanks 4 ur suggestion @Thunder Emperor

If i get some extra bucks which ssd should i buy?
Will 60gb be enough to install OS?

I think m better off with 7870 though..

Guys can u tell me the difference b/w benq g2222 and g2250...?

Thunder Emperor said:
Read this if you are interested

Now Is a Great Time to Buy an SSD

A bit more OT in this thread: This article isn't applicable in India.

Here price/GB is ~85-90/- (min)