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iittopper
iittopper Original post #1
Jul 7, 2012 at 8:08 PM
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.')
Ans: gaming at high setting - bf 3 , skyrim 5 , gta 5 , max payne 3 , future soldier , tomb raider , watch dog , splinter cell blacklist
Watching HD movies


2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 45k . Can extend it to 50k max

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: win 7 professional 64 bit

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

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: want to buy a full hd monitor

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

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: nehru place and online shops

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

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: New delhi . I can buy item from anywhere if available for cheap

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: nopes
amruth kiran
Jul 7, 2012 at 8:23 PM
check this.( the 50k rig) OCF PC Buying Guide June 2012 Issue ( Gamers version)
also with that much budget , you should consider oc'ing. even though its not required

also you can tweak that setup like putting in the i5 instead of the x6 ( if you wanna oc later on)
U
Jul 7, 2012 at 10:28 PM
Intel Core i5 2400: 11k
Gigabyte H61M-D2H: 3k
4GB DDR3 1333MHz: 1k
WD Caviar Blue 500GB: 4k
BenQ G2222HD: 7k
HIS Radeon HD 6870 IceQX Turbo: 12k or ASUS ENGTX 560 Direct Cu II: 12k
Seasonic S12II 520w: 4k
ASUS 24x DVD writer: 1k
Altec Lansing BXR1221: 1k
Intex 600VA: 1.5k
Logitech combo: 0.5k
Cooler Master Elite 430: 2.5k or Corsair Carbide 400R: 4k
Total: CM 430: 47.5k
Corsair 400R: 50k
Its your choice for GPU and cabinet because both are good and if you want to save some money then you can opt for any cheaper cabinet or MSI N560GTX MD1GD5 @ 10.3k or if any good 560 Ti is available near you ~12k then go for that with no hesitations.
S
SunE #4
Jul 7, 2012 at 10:31 PM
Change the mobo to Intel DH67Cl or ASUS P8H77-M
iittopper
Jul 7, 2012 at 11:17 PM
thanks utkarsh and sunE .
the config made so far is

Intel Core i5 2400: 11k
MSI H67MA-E35 (B3): 4.9k or intel dh67bl @ 5.5k
4GB DDR3 1333MHz: 1k
WD Caviar Blue 500GB: 4k
BenQ G2222HD: 7k
gigabyte 7850 2 gb @ 14.9k
Seasonic S12II 520w: 4k
ASUS 24x DVD writer: 1k
Altec Lansing BXR1221: 1k
Intex 600VA: 1.5k
Cooler Master Elite 430:
Total:: 53.2k

It crossed my budget by 3-4k . So can i compromise in some component without losing much performance .
Sainatarajan
Jul 8, 2012 at 7:15 AM
Then Get Cooler Master Elite 310 @ 1.8K
S
SunE #7
Jul 8, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Don't get the speakers. Get some good 300-400 Rs headset instead.
Also drop the UPS because as it is a 600VA won't be enough power for your rig. Instead just get a Belkin spike guard for Rs 400-500. Get the Elite 430 as it's a very nice cabinet with good airflow and it keeps the temps down nicely. But do get DH67CL and not BL because a Full ATX board is always a good thing to have.
U
Jul 8, 2012 at 12:12 PM
@iittopper In the Digit magazine the price of MSI H67MA-E35 is around 4.5k.
Or you can consider the Gigabyte B75M-D3H for around 4.9k. Its awonderful mobo. You can read its full review Gigabyte B75M-D3H Review It has two USB 3.0 ports 4 DIMM(RAM) slots 2 PCIe x16 lanes supporting CrossFireX and support for SATA 3 6GB/s for less than 5k!!
iittopper
Jul 8, 2012 at 12:36 PM
Don't get the speakers. Get some good 300-400 Rs headset instead.
Also drop the UPS because as it is a 600VA won't be enough power for your rig. Instead just get a Belkin spike guard for Rs 400-500. Get the Elite 430 as it's a very nice cabinet with good airflow and it keeps the temps down nicely. But do get DH67CL and not BL because a Full ATX board is always a good thing to have.

Alright!! no speaker and UPS . Will go for Elite 430 with side panel @ 2.7k if available in nehru place .
For motherboard - i am considering Intel DH67CL/MSI H67MA-E35/Gigabyte B75M-D3H .
What extra feature i will get by buying intel DH67CL over above 2 motherboard ?
S
SunE #10
Jul 8, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Gigabyte one looks to be a good buy though it's micro-atx. Intel is also a good buy and it's full atx. Both are really nice. Choose depending on the price.
U
Jul 8, 2012 at 9:26 PM
Get the Gigabyte one. You can CrossFire on it easily and its the cheaper of the two with a new chipset.
rajatGod512
Jul 9, 2012 at 7:08 PM
Get an amd based rig if you want a good gaming rig as at higher res gpu is more important than cpu.
iittopper
iittopper #13
Jul 9, 2012 at 8:56 PM
Get an amd based rig if you want a good gaming rig as at higher res gpu is more important than cpu.

can anybody give suggestion for amd based rig for 45-50k
T
Jul 9, 2012 at 9:11 PM
AMD Phenom II 960T @ 6.5k
ASUS M5A97 @ 6.5k
G-skill ripjawsX 4 gb ddr3 1600 mhz @ 1.5k
Sapphire HD 7850 @ 15.8k
rest remains the same.
rajatGod512
Jul 10, 2012 at 6:58 PM
AMD Phenom II 960T @ 6.5k
ASUS M5A97 @ 6.5k
G-skill ripjawsX 4 gb ddr3 1600 mhz @ 1.5k
Sapphire HD 7850 @ 15.8k
rest remains the same.

I was thinking about the same config... did you just read my mind .:D