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dfcols71
dfcols71 Original post #1
Mar 10, 2012 at 10:52 AM
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.')

home use browsing,video conversion,photoshop,latest pc games

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
rs86000-rs max 90000
3. Planning to overclock?
yes but never done it before
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
windows 7 ultimate,(maybe linux and windows 8)
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
1gb
6. Do you want to buy a monitor?ups,optical drive key board/mouse 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.
no - i have already given the order for these

1.asus monitor-ASUS 24" ASUS ML 238H Available @11450/-
2.keyboard mouse combo-
Logitech Wireless Desktop MK320@1550/-
3.dvd writer-asus internal dvd writer -sata@1075/-
4.ups- apc ups 1100 va @4950/-
total spent- 20025 including shipping
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
ans in 6
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
within 4months

Ans:within 4months
from this month onward till june
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:
no but i thinks with help from videos and online site and fellow board members i can build it already purchased tools antistatic wrist band and jacky toolkit from ebay
10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
trivandrum
most of the component online if not everything
or make a
trip to bangalore or chennai
only processor i7 2600k or i5 2500k available
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: already purchased these
1.asus monitor-ASUS 24" ASUS ML 238H Available @11450/-
2.keyboard mouse combo-
Logitech Wireless Desktop MK320@1550/-
3.dvd writer-asus internal dvd writer -sata@1075/-
4.ups- apc ups 1100 va @4950/-
total spent- 20025 including shipping
so rest of the component please subtract from total budget budget is 66000
speakers not buying at present- already have altec lansing 2.1 with woofer
Gaurav Bhattacharjee
Mar 10, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Component | Make | Price Processor | Intel Core i5 2500k |12826 CPU Cooler | CM Hyper 212 Evo|2050 Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3R|11872 RAM | G-skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL|1665 Graphic Card | 2 X MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC|19372 HDD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB|5226 PSU | SeaSonic SS-850AT|6450 Case |CM 690 II Advanced (USB 3.0 version)|5500
| Total |64961

Or you can get MSI R7970-2PMD3GD5/OC|34150 instead of CFing two 6850s. Then your total cost, barring the components that you've already bought, will be 79739.
dfcols71
Mar 10, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Graphic Card 2 X MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC 19500
is this over priced
delta selling XFX ATi Radeon HD6950- DDR5- 2 GB
1GB 6950 ATI PCX-16X,D,DDR5 16250
2GB 6950 ATIPCX-16X,D,DDR5 18300
more over from where to buy component online or
shoping at chennai/bangalore
Gaurav Bhattacharjee
Mar 10, 2012 at 11:33 AM
1. Price of 6850 is fine.

2. Two 6850s is better than one 6950.

3. Where to buy online? The table above is being updated with links from Flipkart. Please wait...
RiGOD
RiGOD #5
Mar 10, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Component Make Price
CPU Intel Core i5-2500K 12830
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3R 11870
CPU Cooler CM Hyper 212 Evo 2200
RAM G.Skill RipjawsX 4 GB 1665
GPU Radeon HD 6950 2 GB 16500
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1112
HDD WD 1 TB HDD 6032
Case Corsair 400R 5460
PSU Corsair 850TX 7125
Speakers Edifier C2 3610
Mouse Pad Razer Goliathus - Fragged Alpha 890
TOTAL 69294

Hope I didn't miss out anything. All the above prices are online. You'll get discounts while buying from Bangalore/Chennai I guess.

BTW I'm also from Trivandrum:wink:

EDIT : If you're ready to crossfire go for 2*MSI R6850 Cyclone. And squeeze in an SSD if the budget permits.
dfcols71
Mar 10, 2012 at 11:43 AM
thanks
but1. Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1112 -already ordered
2. ALTEC LANSING BXR1221 15 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System have
RiGOD
RiGOD #8
Mar 10, 2012 at 11:48 AM
thanks
but1. Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1112 -already ordered
2. ALTEC LANSING BXR1221 15 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System have

Then go for the HD 6850 Xfire and put an SSD in the config. You're good to go I guess. Let's wait for expert comments.
dfcols71
dfcols71 #10
Mar 10, 2012 at 11:57 AM
PSU SeaSonic SS-850AT 6300 or PSU Corsair 850TX 7125
both these psu seem to be deactivated from newegg
in case of any rma it will be hard to get a similar model
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic X Series X-850 (SS-850KM Active PFC F3) 850W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
XFX SMPS ProSeries 850W PSU - www.deltapage.com
Go Gaming! | GolchhaIT.com
Gaurav Bhattacharjee
Mar 10, 2012 at 12:04 PM
If you're worried, go for Seasonic X Series-850 @9750.

The Corsair HX850 will cost 9650 including shipping so better spend 9750 and get the gold certified psu.
W
Mar 10, 2012 at 12:09 PM
CF has issues with some games & also total memory of 2 6850 will be 1 gb so demanding games which use much more details will perform worse than a 2gb vram card not to mention much increased power consumption & temps.better get a 6950 2gb or wait for equivalent card in 7xxx series.
dfcols71
dfcols71 #13
Mar 10, 2012 at 12:32 PM
about the case
Case Corsair 400R does this also have usb 2 front ports
and cpu cooler CPU Cooler CM Hyper 212 Evo 2200
or noctua u12p 3900
mother board and cpu buying in june only
(most probably asus vpro gen-3+ i5 2500k)
unless some similar combinations at that price come out then
next purchase in april budget 25000/-
psu 9750/-
+case+ram8g+ssd(5600/-)
suggestions required
gameranand
Mar 10, 2012 at 3:18 PM
If OP is planning to get the pc in 4 months why anyone not recommending AMD 7XXX Series GPU. I know that entire series ir not available right now but prices are already revealed and by the time OP will purchase PC they will be available.
avinandan012
Mar 10, 2012 at 6:59 PM
definitely go for the seasonic X-series those are one of the finest PSUs

& if you are going for the TX series then search for the TX850V2
RiGOD
RiGOD #16
Mar 10, 2012 at 9:50 PM
1.Corsair 400R doesn't have front USB 2.0 ports. For that you can go for Cooler Master HAF 912.

2.Better buy SSD and HDD on you last purchase. The prices will come down a bit by then.

3.For RAM go for G.Skill RipjawsX 4 GB.

4.PSU - SeaSonic X-850.
bssunilreddy
Mar 12, 2012 at 6:08 PM
Buy these components.These are very vfm and good.

INTEL CORE i5 2500k 3.3GHz
ASROCK Z68-EXTREME3 GEN3
CORSAIR VENGEANCE (2*4GB) 8GB DDR3 1600MHZ
CORSAIR GS 600
CORSAIR CARBIDE 400R
ASUS DRW-24B3ST DVD-RW (SATA)
DELL ST2220L HD LED MONITOR
MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X4 + LOGITECH G400
LOGITECH Z313 SPEAKERS
COOLER MASTER RED LED FANS=4
COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 EVO
SAPPHIRE HD7770 1GB DDR5

Total comes to 57,900 INR. Ok.
dfcols71
dfcols71 #18
Mar 12, 2012 at 6:35 PM
where did you buy these components from at the given price
Cilus
Cilus #19
Mar 12, 2012 at 6:38 PM
If OP is planning to get Crossfire then HD 7770 CF is the best option. It performs same as a single HD 7950 or GTX 580. Now Gigabyte HD 7770 OC versions are available at 8.2K in SMC, so at 16.4K, you can touch the performance of a 30K card.
Other plus point is the excellent power efficient design of HD 7000 series. In CF, by using Zero Core technology, the main card can cut the power completely from the 2nd card.
dfcols71
dfcols71 #20
Mar 15, 2012 at 8:24 PM
help to choose between corsair hx 850 7 years warranty silver and seasonic 850 5 years warranty gold in case of any problems is there rma for seasonic in india and cpu cooler cooler master 212 + or zalman cn7x is there any warranty for zaman products in india
dfcols71
dfcols71 #21
Mar 21, 2012 at 9:00 PM
items already bought
1.monitor- asus ml238h
2.apc ups-1100 va
3.logitech keyboard mouse 320 wireless
4.asus - dvd writer sata-Asus Internal DVD/RW SATA : DRW-24B3ST
total for 4 items rs20025 including shipping from delta peripherals chennai
items ordered
1.COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO-cpu cooler
2.GSKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR-ram
3.SeaSonic X Series X-850 (SS-850KM Active PFC F3) 850W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply-psu
4.nzxt-410 phantom-case/cabinet
total for these 4 items rs 21950 including shipping itwares

further items recommendation from fellow mates
have
1. speakers altec lansing 2.1
2.hard disk seagate 500 gb
items to recommend to me cpu,graphic card and mother board
is it worth getting ssd and hard disk in 2 month or wait till year end
RiGOD
RiGOD #22
Mar 21, 2012 at 10:24 PM
^^Specify
1.Remaining budget.
2.Peripherals to be bought.
3.Approx. budget for each peripheral (optional)
4.Planning to Crossfire (Y/N)
dfcols71
dfcols71 #23
Mar 22, 2012 at 8:25 AM
cpu
graphic card
mother board
hard disk
no plan to crossfire at present may be in future when crossfire shows more value
budget rs40000 can extend plus 10000-15000
B
Badmash #24
Mar 22, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Cpu : i5 2500K
GPU : 7870 to be available in 2 months around 18K-19K with performance close to 580 GTX (Best buy)
RiGOD
RiGOD #25
Mar 23, 2012 at 12:04 PM
Intel Core i5 2500K - 12300
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 - 11500

Wait for the nex-gen GPU's to be released in India. And also it'll be better if you buy the HDD later, maybe you can save a few hundred bucks there.
dfcols71
dfcols71 #26
Mar 28, 2012 at 8:10 AM
items already bought/ have
1.monitor-asus ml238h
2.optical drive-Asus DRW-24B3ST
3.ups-apc ups-1100 va
4.keyboard/mouse-logitech keyboard mouse k320 wireless
5.speakers-ALTEC LANSING BXR1221
6.hdd-seagate 500
items ordered
7.PSU Corsair 850hx
8.cabinet-nzxt phantom 410
9.cpu cooler-coolmaster 212evo
10.GSKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

remaining budget 60000 max can extend rs3000-4000
for something exceptional( period of buying within 3 months)
remaining components to buy
11.cpu
12.motherboard
13.graphics card
14.hard disk and ssd (if required)
since i already have seagate 500gb sata
T
Tech_Wiz #27
Mar 28, 2012 at 9:53 AM
Personally I prefer one strong gfx than 2 Med lvl Cards. Less hassle and within his budget I think OP will be able to Fit a min 7850 or a 7870 for sure which is more than enough for any game at HD res and later he can CF it if req.
dfcols71
dfcols71 #28
Mar 31, 2012 at 2:34 PM
pics of some components bought
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/show-off/45694-post-your-latest-purchase-476.html
RiGOD
RiGOD #29
Mar 31, 2012 at 4:46 PM
^^Congratz mate.
dfcols71
dfcols71 #30
Mar 31, 2012 at 6:51 PM
thanks mate
dfcols71
dfcols71 #31
Apr 6, 2012 at 4:24 PM
items already bought/ have
1.monitor-asus ml238h
2.optical drive-Asus DRW-24B3ST
3.ups-apc ups-1100 va
4.keyboard/mouse-logitech keyboard mouse k320 wireless
5.speakers-ALTEC LANSING BXR1221
6.hdd-seagate 500
items ordered
7.PSU Corsair 850hx
8.cabinet-nzxt phantom 410
9.cpu cooler-coolmaster 212evo
10.GSKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
items ordered
11.ssd -corsair force3 120gb
12.hard disk-seagate sata-3 1tb 7200 rpm

now down to 3 items

13. graphics card-eyeing the amd msi oc 7870
14.ivy bridge cpu-most probably i5-3570k
15.z77 motherboard vpro or some better brands of asrock,msi,or gigabyte
dfcols71
dfcols71 #32
Apr 12, 2012 at 4:24 PM
gpu ordered msi 7870 overclocked rs 22100 smc international
now down to 2 components
cpu-ivy bridge preferred
mother board- z 77
budget 36000-42000
please recommend
dfcols71
dfcols71 #33
Apr 24, 2012 at 7:07 PM
now finalized my last 2 components
cpu-i7 2600k=17650/- delta peripherals
motherboard-asrockz77 extreme -6@12600/- mediaman
both inclusive of shipping
thanks to all for helping in finalizing the rig