Gaming rig 30k · DIGIT-ARC

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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 (All recent but can compromise in quality i.e can play in low to med resolution), General Use (word,excel)

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 30k (+ - 1k)

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Window 7 Home Premium for now and may be Win8 in future (not near)

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 500 GB HDD wud be enough

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: Maybe, i already have of low resolution (1366 X 768) but please suggest one (this wud be excluded from my budget i.e. 30k)

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: K&M, Speaker, UPS

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

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: No a Assembler will do it

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: Delhi (near Nehru Palace). Yeah open to online shopping but only COD

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I wud prefer processor from Intel (may be i5 dnt knw abt generation

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intel i3 3210 - rs 5800

gigabyte b75 d3h - rs 4100

wd cavier blue 500gb - 3200

Corsair cxv2 430w - rs 2500

Nzxt gamma/cm elite - rs 2500

corsair vengance 4gb - rs 2000

zotac gtx 650ti - rs 10300

total - 30k

ASHISH65 said:
intel i3 3210 - rs 5800

gigabyte b75 d3h - rs 4100

wd cavier blue 500gb - 3200

Corsair cxv2 430w - rs 2500

Nzxt gamma/cm elite - rs 2500

corsair vengance 4gb - rs 2000

zotac gtx 650ti - rs 10300

total - 30k

Perfect config, just some corrections:

> I think is is i3 3220 which is available for 7000
> WD blue 500 GB is available for 2900
> Net NZXT Gamma instead of CM elite, it's much better.
> Get the 2 GB version of Zotac GTX 650ti. The 2 GB version is available for 11k

Corrected config:

i3 3220 (7000)
Gigabyte B75M DH3 (4000)
WD blue 500 GB (2900)
Corsair Value select 1600 MHz 4 GB (1900) gkskills or vengance is not required as the config is not inclined towards overclocking.
Corsair CX430v2 (2600)
Zotac GTX 650ti 2GB (11000)
NZXT Gamma (2500)

total: 31900

@OP: For mobitor, get Dell st2240L 22" LED IPS monitor available for 8500.

^+1 for the config. If you increase your budget to 35K , you will have the powerful HD 7850 in ur hands.

harshilsharma63 said:
Perfect config, just some corrections:

> I think is is i3 3220 which is available for 7000
> WD blue 500 GB is available for 2900
> Net NZXT Gamma instead of CM elite, it's much better.
> Get the 2 GB version of Zotac GTX 650ti. The 2 GB version is available for 11k

Corrected config:

i3 3220 (7000)
Gigabyte B75M DH3 (4000)
WD blue 500 GB (2900)
Corsair Value select 1600 MHz 4 GB (1900) gkskills or vengance is not required as the config is not inclined towards overclocking.
Corsair CX430v2 (2600)
Zotac GTX 650ti 2GB (11000)
NZXT Gamma (2500)

total: 31900

@OP: For mobitor, get Dell st2240L 22" LED IPS monitor available for 8500.

at cost to cost store at nehru palce i3 3210 is for rs 5800 only

ASHISH65 said:
at cost to cost store at nehru palce i3 3210 is for rs 5800 only

I found no difference between 3220 and 3210 except the 100 MHz higher clock rate of 3220. Get 3210 as it's quite cheap.

I was also surprised to see the i3 3210 @ 5.8K. You can go with that itself.

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Thank you all for your reply.
But can you suggest me one with Intel i5 and a bit less powerful GPU(<8k).

intel i5 3470 - rs 11000

gigabyte b75 d3h - rs 4100

wd cavier blue 500gb - 3000

Corsair cxv2 430w - rs 2500

Nzxt gamma/cm elite - rs 2500

corsair vengance 4gb - rs 2000

saphhire hd 7750 1gb - rs 6700

hd 7750 will easily handle games at high at 1366*768res

But GTX 650 ti performs better than HD 7750.

Sainatarajan said:
But GTX 650 ti performs better than HD 7750.

but op is crazy for i5!

At lower resolutions the burden comes to the cpu. Till now I was thinking op is having a 1080P monitor. My bad.

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Thank you again for replying.
So shud i buy corsair vengance or corsair value? Though i will not be overclocking but price just differ by 100 in them as u guys stated above. So wont it be gud to buy vengance?

PS: I dont knw difference b/w them

my suggestion would be to stick to 650ti for minimum, if gaming is the priority @ full HD, else you should stick to HD7770.
now, Corsair Value 4GB costs ~1.2k and this is one amazing RAM, very reliable, can easily be OCed to well above 1600MHz with tight timings. get it eyes closed.
see if u can reuse ur old cabinet, that will save you some money.

but first decide on what resolution u will be playing at, graphics card model totally depends on this.

get any of the ram no matters as there will be just 2% performance difference between ram running at 1333mhz and 1600mhz(not noticable to naked eyes.

ASHISH65 said:
get any of the ram no matters as there will be just 2% performance difference between ram running at 1333mhz and 1600mhz(not noticable to naked eyes.

But if the price difference between a 1333 MHz ram and a 1600 MHz ram is just 100 or 130 rs, then get the 1600 MHz one. 2% improvement for Rs 100 is good

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deepanshuchg said:
Thank you all for your reply.
But can you suggest me one with Intel i5 and a bit less powerful GPU(<8k).

Sapphire HD 7770 ??

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icebags said:
my suggestion would be to stick to 650ti for minimum, if gaming is the priority @ full HD, else you should stick to HD7770.
now, Corsair Value 4GB costs ~1.2k and this is one amazing RAM, very reliable, can easily be OCed to well above 1600MHz with tight timings. get it eyes closed.
see if u can reuse ur old cabinet, that will save you some money.

but first decide on what resolution u will be playing at, graphics card model totally depends on this.

I wud be happy to save 2000 on cabinet but my old PC is COMPAQ presario and i dont think it wud be fine for a new rig due to its size, condition, it dont even place for front ports of USB
and for around a year i wud be playing on this resolution itself i.e. on 1366 X 768 so for this resolution is shud go for HD 777-0 or HD 7750 as previously said i can compromise in quality and can play in med to low settings

And will i need to buy a cooling system as well?

deepanshuchg said:
And will i need to buy a cooling system as well?

Stick to HD7770.

And mention the parts you've decided.

No need for cooling systems and all.

go hd 7770 @8.1k atleast

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harshilsharma63 said:
Stick to HD7770.

And mention the parts you've decided.

Will post it after i'll figure out few things

And which Optical Drive shud i go for?

asus 24x dvd drive @1k

yes, as suggested by people, try to get a HD 7770 minimum with a lower tier i5 that has good rep, with a Cx430 & 4gb 1333Mhz value ram of course. u may compromise on everything else except these, because it won't remain a gaming pc otherwise.

CORSAIR Value Select is very good imo.

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Okay my pc specs wud be like this: (still confuse in some parts)

i5 3470 OR i5 3330

gigabyte b75 d3h

wd cavier blue 500gb

Corsair cxv2 430w OR (450w will be needed?)

Nzxt gamma OR cm elite -

corsair vengance 4gb

saphhire hd 7750 OR hd 7770

asus 24x dvd drive

1- If the price difference between the two is very little then get the I5 3470.
2-Corsair CX430 V2 is a very good PSU than the VS450 .
3- HD 7770 is a very good option than the HD 7750 .

Sainatarajan said:
1- If the price difference between the two is very little then get the I5 3470.
2-Corsair CX430 V2 is a very good PSU than the VS450 .
3- HD 7770 is a very good option than the HD 7750 .

:agree: you missed one point. Get the NZXT Gamma.

deepanshuchg said:
Okay my pc specs wud be like this: (still confuse in some parts)

i5 3470 OR i5 3330. -Try for 3470

gigabyte b75 d3h

wd cavier blue 500gb

Corsair cxv2 430w OR (450w will be needed?) -Stick to cx430v2. It can power a 7850 also.

Nzxt gamma OR cm elite - Gamma

corsair vengance 4gb

saphhire hd 7750 OR hd 7770 -Stick to 7770

asus 24x dvd drive

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harshilsharma63 said:
:agree: you missed one point. Get the NZXT Gamma.

Thanks for pointing that.

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I will try to increase my budget by 2-3k as per needed to get th config u guys specified. Thank you all for your valuable comments.

But can u guys(from Delhi) suggest which shop shud i consult for all these components in Nehru palace?
I have heard of some shops:
1. SMC international
2. Cost to Cost

Maybe some shops are specialized for a specific company product so if that's the case let me know as well :wink:

and Nzxt gamma is full model name of this cabinet or is this only a series and various models are availble in this series. Am just asking this becoz i didnt find it on flipkart

deepanshuchg said:
...and Nzxt gamma is full model name of this cabinet or is this only a series and various models are availble in this series. Am just asking this becoz i didnt find it on flipkart

NZXT is the company's name and Gamma is the product name. Flipkart long ago stopped re-stocking cabinets.

deepanshuchg said:
I will try to increase my budget by 2-3k as per needed to get th config u guys specified. Thank you all for your valuable comments.

But can u guys(from Delhi) suggest which shop shud i consult for all these components in Nehru palace?
I have heard of some shops:
1. SMC international
2. Cost to Cost

Maybe some shops are specialized for a specific company product so if that's the case let me know as well

and Nzxt gamma is full model name of this cabinet or is this only a series and various models are availble in this series. Am just asking this becoz i didnt find it on flipkart

You can go to any shops which offer good prices.

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But i heard from somewhere that Cost to cost once sold a non-genuine intel processor
i dnt knw if its true or not

so just want to confirm it here

i don't think so never heard!!

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yup i have heard from a untrusted source too but confirming here is worth

yes may who stays in delhi can help!

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yea someone belonging to delhi please help regarding shops in Nehru palace

And will i be able to play Battlefield 4 (just released) in the config u guys recommend?

most probably yes, but don't expect good performance in higher resolution than your current.

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In cost to cost(a shop in Nehru palace) price list these hard disk are specified:

500 GB WD(16 MB)- Rs. 2785
500 GB WD(64 MB chashe)- Rs. 3150

So out of these which shud i buy??

Link of price list: Here

In cost to cost(a shop in Nehru palace) price list these hard disk are specified:

500 GB WD(16 MB)- Rs. 2785
500 GB WD(64 MB chashe)- Rs. 3150

So out of these which shud i buy??

Link of price list: Here

The one with 64 MB cache.

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Alright so consider i go with this config and after few months(8-9) i buy a new monitor Dell ST2240L 22" IPS FHD monitor then my config will be:

i5 3470

gigabyte b75 d3h

wd cavier blue 500gb

Corsair cxv2 430w

Nzxt gamma

corsair vengance 4gb

saphhire hd 7770

asus 24x dvd drive

Dell ST2240L 22" IPS FHD

Then will i be able to play games that are realeased till now in this config (dnt even include upcoming games like bf4 and gta V) ?/

You can play easily But dont expect ultimate performance.

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I am sorry but i have another question:

Here on flipkart page of Sapphire HD 7770 GDDR5 it is mentioned that it need a power supply of 450W,
"Power Supply Required : 450 W"

so corsair cx v2 430W will be enough for it? If so what does it mean by it needs 450W then?

Your PSU can even handle a HD 7850 or maybe HD 7870 .In Short They mean that you should have good branded PSU.

^ amd cards are usually rated much above the required power. Cx430v2 will be perfectly fine. Check the power requirements here: eXtreme Power Supply Calculator

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I am getting:
Gigabyte B75M - D3H + i5 3570 @ 16200/-
Gigabyte B75M - D3H + I5 3450 @ 15100/-

Are these pricing okay?
and i5 3470 and i5 3330 are not available.. so how is i5 3570 and i5 3450 in comparison to i5 3470 and i5 3330?

Prices are excellent. Get the 3570. As the processor is not overclockable, getting the one with higher clock speed makes sense.

If OP goes with a I5 3450 he saves 1.1k and he can spend that in GFX Card

Sainatarajan said:
If OP goes with a I5 3450 he saves 1.1k and he can spend that in GFX Card

oh yeah. Switching to GTX650ti over 7770 will be a really good experience.

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I will not go for 650ti even if i'll choose 3450 or even 3470(from another shop) as my budget is already crossed nd i wont be able to spend anymore

deepanshuchg said:
I will not go for 650ti even if i'll choose 3450 or even 3470(from another shop) as my budget is already crossed nd i wont be able to spend anymore

I think you didn't get it.

> In one of my earlier post, I suggested you to go for i5 3570.

> Now we are suggesting you t go for 3470 and invest the saved 1k in GTX650ti if you can.

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I absolutely understood what u said :

-first u suggested to go for : i5 3570 + hd 7770(this was defaul earlier) [Costlier Processor]
-then Sainatarajan suggested for i5 3450 + gtx 650ti and u suggested the same [Costlier GPU]
- but i said in my post that my budget wud only allow me to go to i5 3450 + hd 7770 [Both cheap]

what I am saying is go with I5 3450 , you will save 1.1k . HD 7770 Cost is 8.1k and GTX 650 Ti cost is 9.6k , now you have 1.1k in your hand , put that here and spend just 500 bucks for more performance

deepanshuchg said:
I absolutely understood what u said :

-first u suggested to go for : i5 3570 + hd 7770(this was defaul earlier) [Costlier Processor]
-then Sainatarajan suggested for i5 3450 + gtx 650ti and u suggested the same [Costlier GPU]
- but i said in my post that my budget wud only allow me to go to i5 3450 + hd 7770 [Both cheap]

Okay, no problems there. HD7770 is a very nice card.