PC buying 40k · DIGIT-ARC

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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. Modern titles like BF3, SKYRIM,
Assasins creed, MMO's like firefall and other new upcoming titles like neverwinter.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:40k (+ 3k-4 k if necessary,)

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 7 x64

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 500GB

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: Need a 20 inch HD monitor Max

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: headset, Speakers,
webcam

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: By the end of this month.

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

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: I live in kerala, cochin. Mostly buying locally

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:AMD or intel. As i dont know much of the performance difference between AMD and INTEL. Only condition is it should be faster enough to play some modern games with decent fps And future proof to an extent.
Thank you.

AMD Phenom 2 X4 970 BE @ 7.5K
ASUS M5A88M @ 5K
4 GB CORSAIR Value Ram @ 1K
SEAGATE 500 GB HDD @ 3.8K
ASUS DVD ROM @ 1K
Seasonic S12 520W @ 3.5K
GENERIC CABINET @ 1K
Microsoft Combo + Creative 2.0 Speaker @ 1.2K
Numeric 600VA UPS @ 1K
Samsung 20" LCD @ 5.5K
HIS RADEON HD 7850 @ 15K
TOTAL @ 45.5K
This PC will give you great Performance .
IF you want to save cash go wid the GTX 560 TI @ 13K

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@Sainatarajan: thank you for the configuration.
I think i may use the pc for 2-3 days straight, so is the cabinet and cooling enough??.
And isnt BE versions mostly for OC ing?.
And also i might go for 6850 Max, nothing above that.

Why do you want to go wid HD 6850 when GTX 560 ti and HD 7850 is in ur budget ?

Cabinet is just a local cabinet from ZEBRONICS or Frontech or iball etc. For cooling you can buy some 2 or 3 fans.

Sainatarajan said:
AMD Phenom 2 X4 970 BE @ 7.5K
ASUS M5A88M @ 5K
4 GB CORSAIR Value Ram @ 1K
SEAGATE 500 GB HDD @ 3.8K
ASUS DVD ROM @ 1K
Seasonic S12 520W @ 3.5K
GENERIC CABINET @ 1K
Microsoft Combo + Creative 2.0 Speaker @ 1.2K
Numeric 600VA UPS @ 1K
Samsung 20" LCD @ 5.5K
HIS RADEON HD 7850 @ 15K
TOTAL @ 45.5K

This PC will give you great Performance .
IF you want to save cash go wid the GTX 560 TI @ 13K

Dude, you are suggesting 20'' non-HD (i.e. 1600x900) monitor with HD7850? And also a generic cabinet for HD7850 & 970? :lol:

Unbalanced
See PC building guide Q2 for some details.

My Suggestion:

Intel i5-2400 @10.6K
Intel DH67CL @5K
Corsair Value Select 4GB RAM @1.2K
WDC 500GB Blue @4K
Corsair GS600 @4K
NZXT Source 210 Elite @2.4K
GIGABYTE GV-R7770-1GD @8.6K
Benq G2222HDL @7.5K

Total: 43.3K

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@d6bmg: Thanks and that looks good config.
But if you could please squeeze in a dvdw and a UPS .And also i would love to see an AMD config too. Just that the total price shouldnt exeed 43-44k(Its a hard limit).
Thank you

I have Already Posted an AMD Config !!!

Buddy,U can choose the CPU and MB from sainatrajan's conf or U can go for a X4 965 BE or 955 be along with that MB.Since U intend to play on HD res the CPU will not be a bottleneck and an AMD CPU will be enough IMO.so,What really matter is the GPU.HD 7850 is the best bang for buck GPU for playing in HD res and people have overclocked it to 40% to gain extra performance and if u dont want to spend 15000 on GPU u can opt for a HD 6850 OC also but its a previous gen Gpu but beats the HD 7770 in many games.So IMO u should choose the Amd CPU and save that money on a good GPU like 7850.btw i also from kerala

eragona said:
@d6bmg: Thanks and that looks good config.
But if you could please squeeze in a dvdw and a UPS .And also i would love to see an AMD config too. Just that the total price shouldnt exeed 43-44k(Its a hard limit).
Thank you

Then buy the motherboard & processor suggested by Sainatarajan (AMD setup) and buy Intex/APC 600Va UPS from the money (i.e 3.2K) saved by buying that AMD config.

EXACTLY . For playing games in High Settings the task will be for the GPU not the CPU .

^ I never said that.

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Its just i wanted to see a variety of config, thats all :-D

Thank u all for helping.

Hows the config below?

CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1075T @7.5k (not decided)
MB ASUS M4A88T-M LE Motherboard @4.8k
RAM Corsair Value Select 4GB RAM @1.2K
HD WDC 500GB Blue @4K
Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST @1.2k
PSU Seasonic S12 520W @ 3.5K
Cabinet NZXT Source 210 Elite @2.4K
GPU MSI R6850-PM2D1GD5 @9k
Montr Benq G2222HDL @7.5K

On the CPU side which is better(not overclocking and good performance)
AMD Phenom 2 X4 970 BE (I thought BE was more for OCing, is it correct??)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T

And also please suggest me a Good UPS and keyboard-mouse

Thank u

Go wid the AMD Phenom 2 X4 970 .

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Sainatarajan said:
Go wid the AMD Phenom 2 X4 970 .

Ok, thank you.
I thought BE versions was better performer when OC ed And that was the reason i looked into 1075T. :-D

eragona said:
Hows the config below?

CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1075T @7.5k (not decided)
MB ASUS M4A88T-M LE Motherboard @4.8k

That selected motherboard can't handle 1075T due to it 3+1 power phase design.

ABout processor: Look into 960T. It is unlockable to 6 core processor.

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d6bmg said:
That selected motherboard can't handle 1075T due to it 3+1 power phase design.

ABout processor: Look into 960T. It is unlockable to 6 core processor.

Does unlocking of 960T have 100% chance ?
So amoung those 4 processor which do u think is better for a non OC er. In anandtech 970BE was better. And in passmark 1075T was better.... really confused lol.

You wont do any other thing than gaming , movies , browsing etc . Only see the gaming benchmarks .

eragona said:
Does unlocking of 960T have 100% chance ?
So amoung those 4 processor which do u think is better for a non OC er. In anandtech 970BE was better. And in passmark 1075T was better.... really confused lol.

960T have chance of unlocking, but its far from 100%

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Then this should be the config i think.

AMD Phenom 2 X4 970 BE @ 7.5K
ASUS M4A88T-M LE Motherboard @4.8k
Corsair Value Select 4GB RAM @1.2K
WDC 500GB Blue @4K
Asus DRW-24B3ST @1.2k
Seasonic S12 520W @ 3.5K
NZXT Source 210 Elite @2.4K
MSI R6850-PM2D1GD5 @9k
Benq G2222HDL @7.5K
Intex 1KVA @2.8k
keyboard+mouse @1k
Total: 44.9 K

If there can be any improvement, plz note me. As i will be buying them on 26-30th may

ASUS M4A88T-M LE Motherboard is available @4k

Change processor to 960T and board to M5A88-M.

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RiGOD said:
Change processor to 960T and board to M5A88-M.

Somewhere i read unlocked 960t is near 1075t and locked 960t is 945. Its still a gamble, and considering my luck in These kind of stuff,its better not to try :-D

. And yes i will change my mobo. Thank you
@sainatarajan : Ok,got it.

Mostly by today or tommorow i will get all the local component price

^^You're buying from Ravipuram?

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RiGOD said:
^^You're buying from Ravipuram?

From south, one of my friend has some contact there.

edit :lol phenom not available. XD
AMD is really pushing FX.
somebody said me FX has 1GB iGPU, is it correct?

One Question.
Is FX 4100 or FX 6100 any better than the phenom above?
Or should i continue search for phenom.
Is the iGPU of FX any good, and is it good enough to XFIRE like llano?

^^Grab a Phenom from Flipkart before stocks run out. And if you're thinking of FX, 8120 is the one to go for. Get it from SMC.

eragona said:
From south, one of my friend has some contact there.

edit :lol phenom not available. XD
AMD is really pushing FX.
somebody said me FX has 1GB iGPU, is it correct?

Buy Phenom from flipkart.
About iGPU memory, it have no meaning. iGPU share some part of RAM. iGPU have no memory of its own.

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ok, Thank you guyz.

Phenom series is only available in FLIPKART.COM !!!

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A small change of plan as i will be increasing my budget a little further and get an i5.

Intel i5-2400 @10.6K
Intel DH67CL @5K
Corsair Value Select 4GB RAM @
1.2K
WDC 500GB Blue @4K
Corsair GS600 @4K
NZXT Source 210 Elite @2.4K
samsung 20 HD
gpu 6850 @9k
intex ups @2.8k
keyboard + mouse @1k
Total ~ 47K

You dont need a GS600

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Sainatarajan said:
You dont need a GS600

Ok, is this enough ??
Seasonic S12 520W @ 3.5K

eragona said:
A small change of plan as i will be increasing my budget a little further and get an i5.

Intel i5-2400 @10.6K
Intel DH67CL @5K
Corsair Value Select 4GB RAM @
1.2K
WDC 500GB Blue @4K
Corsair GS600 @4K
NZXT Source 210 Elite @2.4K
samsung 20 HD
gpu 6850 @9k
intex ups @2.8k
keyboard + mouse @1k
Total ~ 47K

>For good gaming experience get a Full HD monitor like Benq G2222HDL.
>I still suggest to go for the 960T and spend the extra bucks on a better GPU.

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RiGOD said:
>For good gaming experience get a Full HD monitor like Benq G2222HDL.
>I still suggest to go for the 960T and spend the extra bucks on a better GPU.

I was thinking of getting a samsung 20 inch full HD, Is benq better than this??

And also i will only be using this pc for some 6 months Only and the rest i will leave it to my sister and she is not much into gaming, so i thought 6850 will do max and a better processor is always good for doing some real time simulation and CAD.

eragona said:
A small change of plan as i will be increasing my budget a little further and get an i5.

Intel i5-2400 @10.6K
Intel DH67CL @5K
Corsair Value Select 4GB RAM @
1.2K
WDC 500GB Blue @4K
Corsair GS600 @4K
NZXT Source 210 Elite @2.4K
samsung 20 HD
gpu 6850 @9k
intex ups @2.8k
keyboard + mouse @1k
Total ~ 47K

Best balanced selection!!
Go ahead & buy them.

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d6bmg said:
Best balanced selection!!
Go ahead & buy them.

Thanks

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A question
Does FX 4100 bottleneck HD 7850 and also can FX 4100 be OCed to 4-4.2 GHZ on stock cooler?

Its for a friend of mine and he doesnt prefer to buy online, so no phenom

FX-4100 is bad processor compared to Phenom X4 s.

Tell your friend to select Cash on Delivery. So no worries.

^^I don't think COD (Flipkart) is available for Keralite customers anymore. I tried a week back, but had to pay via Debit card.

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d6bmg said:
FX-4100 is bad processor compared to Phenom X4 s.

Tell your friend to select Cash on Delivery. So no worries.

RiGOD said:
^^I don't think COD (Flipkart) is available for Keralite customers anymore. I tried a week back, but had to pay via Debit card.

If so i might then tell him to go for i3 2120. So how is this one?

For latest games, i dont think FX4100 will be a set back as most of the latest games(BF3 and Skyrim) uses more than 2 cores and it is cheap (Rs6233). just my opinion.

Talking about price, nothing can beat 960T @6.9K.

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