Guys help in building a VFM gaming PC

Hi everyone,

My cousin is planning to buy a PC in a few days and he is confused with what configuration he should go for...
Basically he needs a PC for gaming which should run the current as well as upcoming games without lagging (he doesn't plan to game on full settings)..
He already has a monitor, Keyboard, mouse, speakers ...
So please suggest a gaming PC in the price range of 20K~25K but not more than that....

Cheers,
Sid_gamer

AMD Athlon II X4 630 @ 5.2k
Biostar TA785G3 HD @ 4.4k
Cooler master elite 310 @ 1.6k
Gigabyte APFC 460W @ 2.3k
Transcend 2GB DDR3 @ 2.6k
Seagate Barracuda 500 GB @ 2.2k
Sony DVD RW 22x @ 1.2k
Sapphire HD 5670 512MB @ 5.5k

Total = 25k

Sid_gamer said:
Hi everyone,

My cousin is planning to buy a PC in a few days and he is confused with what configuration he should go for...
Basically he needs a PC for gaming which should run the current as well as upcoming games without lagging (he doesn't plan to game on full settings)..
He already has a monitor, Keyboard, mouse, speakers ...
So please suggest a gaming PC in the price range of 20K~25K but not more than that....

Cheers,
Sid_gamer

Processor: Athlon II X3 435 2.9GHz: ~4k
Motherboard: Biostar TA785G3 HD: 4.3k or 880G/870X board. will cost almost same.
Ram: A-data 2GB DDR3 1333MHz: ~2.7k
Hard Disk: Western Digital 500Gb Blue: ~2.2k
Graphics Card: Sapphire HD5670 512Mb Arctic Cooler: ~5.4k
Optical Drives: :?:

PSU: FSP Saga II 400W: ~2.1k
Cabinet: NZXT Gamma: ~2.1k //considering he likes the peculiar style//

cost: ~23k. he can opt for HD5750 512Mb (hard to find). and keep the PSU same.

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If he goes for an 880G/870X Mobo then which one ???
Is A-Data good or do u think he should go for Transcend ???
And he doesn't need an optical drive coz he already has one...

Sid_gamer said:
^^
If he goes for an 880G/870X Mobo then which one ???

not sure which brands released 880G/870X. look out for AsRock. it should cost same as biostar but better quality (& odd colour scheme). Asus quality deteriorating day by day, so need to be careful if choosing Asus. Gigabyte costly. DFI usually heck costly. well, than look out for MSI, AsRock. else Asus or Bio*.

Sid_gamer said:
Is A-Data good or do u think he should go for Transcend ???

its value ram. so everything same. A-Data is good. its not desi ram after all. and cost 200-400 bucks cheaper, usually.

^^
Will the Sapphire HD5670 play all the recent and upcoming games with ease...???
Coz the main work for this rig will be gaming(though not at full settings )....

Sid_gamer said:
^^
Will the Sapphire HD5670 play all the recent and upcoming games with ease...???
Coz the main work for this rig will be gaming(though not at full settings )....

present game, yes. even on FULL HD. maybe low settings. about future games, games will run, but not in FULL HD resolution. i not recommended HD5750 cause it lacks firepower badly. for 1.5k more he can get a HD5770. so, best option for him is HD5670. get the 1 with Arctic cooler. OC the baby a bit to get close to HD5750 for no additional cost :smile:

Biostar TA870+ No IGP 2 PCIe x 16
or Biostar TA880G HD with HD 4250

Dont know about availability and price.

as far as i know, Biostar released 3 880G based board. 2 870X based board. 2 890GX based board & a single 890FX based board. the last one is biggest joke i ever seen in my life. look here: *www.biostar.com.tw/upload/Motherboard/b20100421_2.jpg

Sid_gamer said:
^^
Will the Sapphire HD5670 play all the recent and upcoming games with ease...???
Coz the main work for this rig will be gaming(though not at full settings )....

What is his Monitor's resolution..?
HD 5670 will be good for anything up to 1600 X 900
I am getting 50+ FPS in most games in 1600 X 900
He might be able to play future games in standard HD (1280 x 720) or even in lower resolutions.
In a VFM gaming PC with budget 20-25k HD 5670 makes sense.

ajai5777 said:
Transcend 2GB DDR3 @ 2.6k

go for DDR3 Kingston RAM they are better than Transcend

Any ideas about the price of the 880G/890GX/890FX mobo's ????

Sam.Shab said:
joke i ever seen in my life. look here:

r u pointing on their PCI-E Slots

Hey guys my cousin is saying that he can afford to put more 3K~4K in the Graphics Card, any ideas on what he can get for 8K to 9K which will perform better than the HD5670 ???

Cheers,
Sid_gamer

Sapphire HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 @ 9.5k

satyamy said:
r u pointing on their PCI-E Slots

yes. 4 PCIe X 16 slots grouped together. not to forget its AMD's highest end chipset. Biostar has just made a joke out of itself.

Sid_gamer said:
Hey guys my cousin is saying that he can afford to put more 3K~4K in the Graphics Card, any ideas on what he can get for 8K to 9K which will perform better than the HD5670 ???

Cheers,
Sid_gamer

may look at the newly available Biostar HD5770 1Gb. it got a good cooler (not sure if its PWM). so will keep the card cool & silent

ajai5777 said:
Sapphire HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 @ 9.5k

another good option.

can someone post the pros and cons of the following cards

1 sapphire hd 5770
2 powercolor hd 5770
3 msi hd 5770 hawk

piyush120290 said:
can someone post the pros and cons of the following cards

1 sapphire hd 5770
2 powercolor hd 5770
3 msi hd 5770 hawk

1. only con. it uses AMD's reference cooler. pros is its price.

2. PowerColor got 2 card. V2 got the better cooler. and price almost same as Sapphire. Cons is warranty.

3. with MSI Hawx i'll say, get what you pay for. it costs but delivers. someone who likes flavored ice cream wil definitely prefer HAWX over the other two.

Sam.Shab said:
1. only con. it uses AMD's reference cooler. pros is its price.

2. PowerColor got 2 card. V2 got the better cooler. and price almost same as Sapphire. Cons is warranty.

3. with MSI Hawx i'll say, get what you pay for. it costs but delivers. someone who likes flavored ice cream wil definitely prefer HAWX over the other two.

is it HAWK or HAWX?
and the 3rd one will cost around .5k-.7k more than the above two.....right?

piyush120290 said:
is it HAWK or HAWX?
and the 3rd one will cost around .5k-.7k more than the above two.....right?

HAWX. HAWK is the name of a new card introduced by Inno 3D i think. yes, usually 500 bucks more, however you getting a card with good overclocking potential. so 500bucks worth if u playing close to 10k.