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sunnythefat Original post #1
Mar 26, 2011 at 9:48 PM
hi guys iam new here. and this is my first post. i want to build a super gaming rig. i have a budget of 1.1 lakhs. iam from amritsar and i wanna know if there are any good pc shops here.

1. What is the purpose of the computer? (Note: If you are planning to say multimedia, you will have to be more specific as all types of systems are capable of doing that)
A:gaming and full hd movies

2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
A:yes

3. What is your MAX budget?
A:1.1 lakhs

4. Planning to overclock?
A:yes

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A:win 7

6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A:1 tb

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want? If you already want have one and want to use it, mention its resolution and size.
A:will be using my full hd samsung lcd

8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? (1 being the lowest, 5 being you are somewhat in sync with the current performers and 10 being the highest)
A:6

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A:by assembler

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A:in 2 weeks

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A:abt 2 years

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A:monitor

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A:amritsar

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A: nothing

thanks in advance.
Gaurav Bhattacharjee
Mar 26, 2011 at 9:57 PM
Component | Make | Price Processor | Intel Core i7 2600k | 16200
Motherboard | ASUS P8P67 PRO | 11500
RAM | G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL | 3200
Graphic Card |MSI N580GTX|27000
SSD |Corsair Force 60GB | 7200
HDD | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB | 4700
DVD Writer | LG 22X SATA DVD | 900
PSU | Corsair HX850 | 9200
Case | Coolermaster HAF X | 11500
Mouse | Razer Imperator | 3000
Keyboard | Logitech G110 | 3000
Mouse Pad | SteelSeries Fanatic | 1200
UPS | Numeric 1KVA |4000
Speakers |Logitech X-506 |5500
| Total |108200
Jaskanwar Singh
Mar 26, 2011 at 10:03 PM
gaurav he has 1.1 lakh budget. put a 60gb ssd. 40 will get filled up easily. corsair force 60gb is 7.2k. now you can also put a corsair AX850. and a WDC 1TB black.
arko1983
Mar 26, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Component | Make | Price Processor | Intel Core i7 2600k | 16500
Motherboard | ASUS P8P67 PRO | 11500
RAM | G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL | 3200
Graphic Card | GTX 580|27000
Sound Card | ASUS Xonar DX | 4200
SSD |Intel X-25 V 40GB | 5700
HDD | Seagate 1TB 7200.12 | 2700
DVD Writer | LG 22X SATA DVD | 900
PSU | SeaSonic S12D 850 | 7200
Case | Coolermaster HAF X | 11500
Mouse | Razer Imperator | 3000
Keyboard | Logitech G110 | 3000
Mouse Pad | Steel Series 4HD | 1500
UPS | Numeric 1KVA |4000
Speakers |Logitech X-506 |5500
| Total |107000
get a corsair 1000hx---14500(will be great if u add another gfx later & future proof)
remove the ssd get more ram atleast 6 gb total
get coolermaster atcs 840 -14500(i have this case and its really dust free with all the filters+ all aluminium)
remove the sound card get a costlier motherboard.
In my opinion(i may be wrong) ssd are not that gr8 for gaming and a costlier board have good inbuilt sound card.
Gaurav Bhattacharjee
Mar 26, 2011 at 10:11 PM
get a corsair 1000hx---14500(will be great if u add another gfx later & future proof)
remove the ssd get more ram atleast 6 gb total
get coolermaster atcs 840 -14500(i have this case and its really dust free with all the filters+ all aluminium)
remove the sound card get a costlier motherboard.
In my opinion(i may be wrong) ssd are not that gr8 for gaming and a costlier board have good inbuilt sound card.

sound card already removed....the only costlier asus mobo is p8p67 deluxe @16k...
haf x is brilliant also...

ssd is gr8 for everything including gaming, transfer data, boot, etc...

what is he gonna do with 6gb ram???
Jaskanwar Singh
Mar 26, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Component | Make | Price Processor | Intel Core i7 2600k | 16200
Motherboard | ASUS P8P67 PRO | 11500
RAM | G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL | 3200
Graphic Card |MSI N580GTX|27000
SSD |Corsair Force 60GB | 7200
HDD | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB | 4700
DVD Writer | LG 22X SATA DVD | 900
PSU | Corsair HX850 | 9200
Case | Coolermaster HAF X | 11500
Mouse | Razer Imperator | 3000
Keyboard | Logitech G110 | 3000
Mouse Pad | Steel Series 4HD | 1500
UPS | Numeric 1KVA |4000
Speakers |Logitech X-506 |5500
| Total |108400

just perfect. put corsair AX850 for 10k.
Gaurav Bhattacharjee
Mar 26, 2011 at 10:17 PM
just perfect. put corsair AX850 for 10k.

Done. Thnx for the guide and guiding. :)

Component | Make | Price Processor | Intel Core i7 2600k | 16200
Motherboard | ASUS P8P67 PRO | 11500
RAM | G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL | 3200
Graphic Card |MSI N580GTX|27000
SSD |Corsair Force 60GB | 7200
HDD | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB | 4700
DVD Writer | LG 22X SATA DVD | 900
PSU | Corsair AX850 | 10000
Case | Coolermaster HAF X | 11500
Mouse | Razer Imperator | 3000
Keyboard | Logitech G110 | 3000
Mouse Pad | SteelSeries 4HD | 1500
UPS | Numeric 1KVA |4000
Speakers |Logitech X-506 |5500
| Total |109200
Jaskanwar Singh
Mar 26, 2011 at 10:19 PM
gaurav brilliant. you are welcome :)
saswat23
saswat23 #10
Mar 26, 2011 at 11:19 PM
One of the finest configs.
Well done Gaurav and well guided Jassy..
jsjs
jsjs #11
Mar 26, 2011 at 11:32 PM
@saswat23
your siggy ??
Only 500tb hdd, i hav 120 petabytes ssd and a 80" 3d display
arko1983
arko1983 #12
Mar 26, 2011 at 11:32 PM
sound card already removed....the only costlier asus mobo is p8p67 deluxe @16k...
haf x is brilliant also...

ssd is gr8 for everything including gaming, transfer data, boot, etc...

what is he gonna do with 6gb ram???

ssd is for fast boot and less load time which actually helps very less in gaming.cant keep more than 5-6 games in the drive also so pointless unless atleast 256 gb or more.

i7 is for multasking so more ram is better ie gaming as well as running other progs sumultaneously( data transfer,other game installs etc)
sparx
sparx #13
Mar 27, 2011 at 8:57 AM
Why not go for RAID 0 config, better than getting a SSD with mere 60 GB space. Fast and cheap. SSDs are good for reducing OS load time, but pointless in gaming currently due to low storage space, you can store max 5-6 games.
Piyush
Piyush #14
Mar 27, 2011 at 9:36 AM
^^ +1
Jaskanwar Singh
Mar 27, 2011 at 10:43 AM
ssd is for fast boot and less load time which actually helps very less in gaming.cant keep more than 5-6 games in the drive also so pointless unless atleast 256 gb or more.

i7 is for multasking so more ram is better ie gaming as well as running other progs sumultaneously( data transfer,other game installs etc)

yes he can go for a RAID 0 too as sparx mentioned.

4gb sufficient.
sparx
sparx #16
Mar 27, 2011 at 11:22 AM
Or RAID 3. I got to know that comparatively RAID 3 has much more stable performance compared to RAID 0. Transfer rate 3 times the transfer rate of a single hard disk in the array. But access times are reduced. So accesing small dispersed data will be very less. But any ways its good for multimedia and gaming rigs. The hard disks should be exactly similar for these setups.
Gaurav Bhattacharjee
Mar 27, 2011 at 12:19 PM
After considering all the suggestions given by some wonderful members here, sunnythefat's rig is ready. I think he's gonna have an awesome time with this mean-machine. :twisted:

Jas, do you think it's possible to put this in the PC-Buying Guide for 110k Gaming Rig?

Component | Make | Price Processor | Intel Core i7 2600k | 16200
Motherboard | Asus P8P67 Pro | 11500
RAM | G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL | 3200
Graphic Card | MSI N580GTX |27000
HDD(Boot+Gaming) | Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB (RAID0)| 8000
HDD(For the rest) | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB | 4700
DVD Writer | LG 22X SATA DVD | 900
PSU | Corsair AX850 | 10000
Case | Coolermaster HAF X | 11500
Mouse | Razer Imperator | 3000
Keyboard | Logitech G110 | 3000
Mouse Pad | SteelSeries 4HD | 1500
UPS | Numeric 1KVA |4000
Speakers | Logitech X-506 |5500
| Total |110000
S
Mar 27, 2011 at 12:22 PM
sorry for the late reply guys and thanks guys for your valuable replies. okay do i actually need such a costly mouse pad. and btw for the time being i can use my old 2.1 speakers so that i can invest in other products. is there any shop in amritsar which can provide these goods.
Aashrey99
Aashrey99 #20
Mar 27, 2011 at 1:00 PM
ok, i have just one thing to add. Razer Imperator is not a very durable mouse. Under normal usage of about 2 hours daily, the left click button fails after a year or so. Avoid it. Get a g500 or a xai or something.

and for a mouse pad, you could use the steelseries s&s solo, its 1.1k at smc and larger than 4hd.
S
Mar 27, 2011 at 8:57 PM
so by saving money in speakers i can go for another 4 GB of RAM. what say guys?
Cilus
Cilus #23
Mar 27, 2011 at 9:13 PM
sunnythefat, are you interested in Multi GPU setup like Crossfire or SLI?
Piyush
Piyush #24
Mar 27, 2011 at 9:15 PM
^^i thing 2*560 or 2*6950 will do the trick
d3p
d3p #25
Mar 28, 2011 at 12:06 PM
@ Piyush: Getting a single 580 is more better than getting 2 x 560 ti or 6950, coz they performs a little better, but blocks the PCI Slots for further demands.

@Jas:

IMO Glacialtech 950w is far more cheaper than Corsair HX850 or AX 850, even CM Silent Pro M 1000 cost near 9.5k. I know corsair are reliable, but availability & pricings in local market is big headache.

Moreover all the above PSU's are Silver Certified. So make more sense to go with Glacialtech or CM Silent Pro M.
S
Mar 28, 2011 at 2:13 PM
can you give me the price of cm silent pro or the glacialtech.And yes i know gtx 580 is more future proof and it will be produce less heat and consume less power. And BTW how much does the 800d cost.
d3p
d3p #27
Mar 28, 2011 at 2:41 PM
Corsair Silent Pro M1000w - 10.5k [SMC : Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000W.]

Glacialtech 950w - 7.9k [SMC : Glacialtech GP AX 950 AA (950 Watts PSU)]

Corsair 800D : approx 16k [Contact S_V for more info *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/members/s_v.html].

Note: Local Street Prices are less especially CM.
S
Mar 29, 2011 at 12:44 PM
i some where read that 800d was available for 12k so i was thinking of getting it. apart from this cant i get another 4gb of ram instead of speakers. yes the site was compareindia.com

hey guys you didn't suggested me a CPU cooler. should i go and over-clock the cpu with with the stock cooler.
d3p
d3p #29
Mar 29, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Edited from Gaurav's Config.

Component | Make | Price Processor | Intel Core i7 2600k | 16200
Motherboard | Asus P8P67 Pro | 11500
CPU Cooler |Thermalright Venomous X |3600
FAN |Thermalright X Silent 140 * 2 | 1500
RAM | Corsair XMS3 2X4GB 1600C9 | 5000
Graphic Card | MSI N580GTX Twin frozer II OC|27000
HDD | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB *2 | 9400
DVD Writer | LG 22X SATA DVD | 800
PSU | CM Silent Pro M1000 | 9000
Case | Coolermaster HAF X | 11500
Mouse | Razer Deathadder | 3000
Keyboard | Logitech G110 | 3000
Mouse Pad | SteelSeries 4HD | 1500
UPS | Numeric 1KVA| 4000
Surge Protector | Belkin 8 Out Gold Surge Protector| 1300
| |
| Total |108300

WD Velociraptor 300GB Raid 0 - 8k : Where its available at that price ???

Link: *www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4471756&CatId=2457 - 200$ approx INR 9000

I don't think Velociraptor will add a value over here after wasting money behind it.

IMO better get another WD Caviar Black 1TB & go with RAID 0.

A surge protector is highly required for such a high end config, instead of crying later.

Save money instead of buying Velociraptors & go with a Better Computer table or Furniture.
Jaskanwar Singh
Mar 29, 2011 at 2:27 PM
@ Piyush: Getting a single 580 is more better than getting 2 x 560 ti or 6950, coz they performs a little better, but blocks the PCI Slots for further demands.

@Jas:

IMO Glacialtech 950w is far more cheaper than Corsair HX850 or AX 850, even CM Silent Pro M 1000 cost near 9.5k. I know corsair are reliable, but availability & pricings in local market is big headache.

Moreover all the above PSU's are Silver Certified. So make more sense to go with Glacialtech or CM Silent Pro M.

corsair ax850 is still better than all other you mentioned. ;-)
and it can easily handle 580 sli.
d3p
d3p #31
Mar 29, 2011 at 2:42 PM
^^yep agree...
S
Mar 29, 2011 at 8:30 PM
ok should i finalize my rig. jas you still didn't answer my question. where can i get these stuff in amritsar?
Intel Core i7 2600k 16200
Asus P8P67 Pro 11500
Thermalright Venomous X 3600
Thermalright X Silent 140 * 2 1500
Corsair XMS3 2X4GB 1600C9 5000
MSI N580GTX Twin frozer II OC 27000
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB *2 9400
LG 22X SATA DVD 800
CM Silent Pro M1000 9000
Coolermaster HAF X 11500
Razer Deathadder 3000
Logitech G110 3000
SteelSeries 4HD 1500
Numeric 1KVA 4000
Belkin 8 Out Gold Surge Protector 1300

Total 108300
M
Mar 29, 2011 at 9:17 PM
I suggest go for raid 0 with 3 or 4 small hard disks like 500gb If u consider data safety and you don't mind space wastage and write speed go with raid 1(read speed will be multiplied my number of hard disks) if u think of 4 hard disk go 4 raid 5.

Thought: Consider 4 250 gb hard disk in raid 0 their performance will b greater than some top ssd only problem is access time.
d3p
d3p #34
Mar 29, 2011 at 9:43 PM
@Murali: Its a nice idea of getting smaller size HDD & go with RAID, but IMO its a complete wastage of Money in today's date.

320Gb is 1.5k, 500GB is 1.8k & 1TB is just 2.5k.

Check the reviews of WD Caviar Black 1TB or 2TB's, they are ultimates under RAID.

VelociRaptors are the superiors, but Black are Performance Bangers, for those who can't afford VelociRaptors.
Jaskanwar Singh
Mar 29, 2011 at 9:45 PM
no need of that thermalright as you have to spend extra on fans. get noctua nh-u12p se2 for 3.8k~

get a corsair ax850w for 10k.

and about shops here - better order online :-D
from smcinternational.in, theitwares.com, primeabgb.com
slashragnarok
Mar 29, 2011 at 11:45 PM
I always see the ASUS P8P67 Pro being listed at Rs 11500. Where is it available at that price??
vickybat
vickybat #37
Mar 29, 2011 at 11:59 PM
The gold series offer 95% efficiency at full load. Saves a great deal of power in that way.

For a 580 sli, i recommend higher than 1000w to be on the safe side. Antec's True power Quattro @ 14k is silver certified ( 90% efficiency) and can even handle a gtx 580 tri sli.

But ax 850 is sufficient for a 580 sli.