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flyingcow
flyingcow Original post #1
Mar 19, 2013 at 11:55 PM
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run?
Ans:All the latest games, including BF4, C3, FC3, Metro last light and some old games. Nothing else.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 40k, cant extend beyond 40k.

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: No need of HDD

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:No. 1080p

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:HDD, Monitor, KB , Mouse, ups.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: I am not going to buy.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I wont be buying this rig, I just wanted a reference rig so please help ASAP, I hope its not against forum rules.

P.S.- Please include a 7870 ghz edition at 16.5k
harshilsharma63
Mar 20, 2013 at 7:23 PM
Fx 8350 (11000)
Asus M5A97 (7000)
G.Skill sniper or Corsair Vengance (whichever is cheaper) 1600 MHz 4 GB (2000)
Sapphire hd7870 GHz edition (16000)
Corsair GS700 (5600)
NXZT Gamma (2500)

total: 44100
S
Mar 20, 2013 at 7:28 PM
Fx 8350 (11000)
Asus M5A97 (7000)
G.Skill sniper or Corsair Vengance (whichever is cheaper) 1600 MHz 4 GB (2000)
Sapphire hd7870 GHz edition (16000)
Corsair GS700 (5600)
NXZT Gamma (2500)

total: 44100

If you go with i3 3220 and gigabyte b75 then it will be inside your budget
Sainatarajan
Mar 20, 2013 at 7:32 PM
IMO a Corsair 650TX V2 is a good option.
Myth
Myth #5
Mar 20, 2013 at 7:51 PM
Proc : i5 3450 ~ 11
Mobo : Gigabyte B75M D3H ~ 4
Ram : gskills 8gb ~ 3.5
GPU : HD7870 LE ~ 18
PSU : gs500 ~ 4
Cabinet : nzxt source elite 210 ~ 2.8

Total : 43.3
Buy a fan or two with the change :razz:
flyingcow
Mar 21, 2013 at 12:08 PM
Ok thanks for the replys-

Now the question is togo with 8350- 17k
or the 3470- 14k

Should I spend more 3k for performance or is the 3470 ok, there is no need for multi threaded apps etc,.
I just want to know wil it give more in games>
summers
summers #7
Mar 21, 2013 at 1:27 PM
Ok thanks for the replys-

Now the question is togo with 8350- 17k
or the 3470- 14k

Should I spend more 3k for performance or is the 3470 ok, there is no need for multi threaded apps etc,.
I just want to know wil it give more in games>

FX-8350 price is wrongly quoted. Its about 11.5K. Please recheck.
sumalatha
Mar 21, 2013 at 2:15 PM
Fx 8350 (11000)
Asus M5A97 (7000)
G.Skill sniper or Corsair Vengance (whichever is cheaper) 1600 MHz 4 GB (2000)
Sapphire hd7870 GHz edition (16000)
Corsair GS700 (5600)
NXZT Gamma (2500)

total: 44100

+1 to harshil config