Quick Queries before i take a new gaming rig.

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Hi ,

I am planning to buy the following configuration. Had a few things to clarify.

Sl.no Component Manufacturer Price
1 22 inch LED HD Monitor Dell – ST2220 L 7500
2 1 Tb Sata Harddisk Seagate 2500
3 Processor Intel i5 2nd generation : 2400 8000
4 Motherboard Intel DH67BL (B3) 5500
5 Cabinet Cooler master elite 431 plus 3000
6 22x dvd writer sata Sony 900
7 Mouse Iball Laser Aero dynamic 500
8 Keyboard Microsoft wired keyboard 500
9 Ram – DDR3 – 4gb - 1333Mghz G.Skill RIPJAWS 1 x 4GB 1600 MHz CL-9 1500
10 Speakers JBL Creature iii 5000
11 HDMI Cable HDMI – HDMI 250
12 Graphics card MSI R 6870 Hawk (Twin Frozr III) 11000
13 PSU Corsair VX550 4500
14 Fan (Exhaust) Cooler Master (120mm x 2) 500

Queries

1.In a year or so i will be buying a blu ray writer . Will Corsair VX550 be able to handle ?
2.The Iball Laser Aero dynamic has 1600 dpi (Opting due it price factor) . Is it a good gaming mouse or should i opt for other brand?
3.The Cooler master elite 431 plus has 120mm Blue LED fan in its standard package. Is there a requirement for additional fans for my configuration. If so , please suggest a good ventilation mechanism ( Position , intake/exhaust)

You've selected a nice config. The monitor costs 8.5k not 7.5k BTW. For your queries-

1. No problem. Optical Disk Drives / Hard drives etc. consume very less power and as such don't make any difference. Corsair VX 550 is a great PSU. Go for it.

2. Its better to get a logitech multimedia combo for Rs 800 rather than the KB + mouse you have selected. At this budget, its better to go for a reputed brand like logitech instead of iBall and I've heard that cheap microsoft KB's don't have a very good life.

3. Just go for the default fan config. Its good enough. Extra fans are not required.

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Configuration chosen is quite good.

As you are buying 2 fans place one at rear as exhaust and one at bottom as intake. That will give you a good airflow inside the cabinet.

Go for logitech keyboard and mouse combo.

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@ OP
where did you get the prices ?

@ op my suggession is that if ur in to gaming avoid two things
1. the i ball mouse
2.the intel motherboard get any Asus, Msi or Gigabyte

u won't regret later

^^brother i guess that mobo is a good.i have seen here people suggesting it.

sukesh1090 said:
^^brother i guess that mobo is a good.i have seen here people suggesting it.

is that so i always felt that intel mobos had a lots of compatibility problems

I have just one ques:

Does the mobo in OPs list support 1600mhz RAM?

Change the mouse to MS or Logitech. Both are good. KB wise never seen a prob with both again.

@OP- If u really want a good "gaming mouse", go for Logitech mx518 @ 1.4k appx. Its most VFM and best mouse out there

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^Although thats a good suggestion I think investing in upgrades elsewhere will benifit OP more than the mouse.

.he can buy gigabyte ma6800 mouse.very nice mouse i am using it.cost is 650 including tax.op just clear that mobo is good.i think its nice.google for its review.

@Sarath- This-

avpradee said:
2.The Iball Laser Aero dynamic has 1600 dpi (Opting due it price factor) . Is it a good gaming mouse or should i opt for other brand?

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Based upon your suggestions , I have made the following changes

1.Mouse - Gigabyte GM-M6800 - Fits my budget.

2.Ram - G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx1)

3.PSU - changing from Corsair VX550 to GS600 as the former is not available.

I had been to SP Road yesterday , jainex gives the best prices .

Updating the table with the latest configuration.

Sl.no Component Manufacturer Price
1 22 inch LED HD Monitor Dell – ST2220 L 7800
2 1 Tb Sata Harddisk Seagate 2500
3 Processor Intel i5 2nd generation : 2400 8800
4 Motherboard Intel DH67BL (B3) 5450
5 Cabinet Cooler master elite 431 plus 2900
6 22x dvd writer sata LG 900
7 Mouse Gigabyte GM-M6800 650
8 Keyboard Logitech Media Keyboard K200 350
9 Ram – DDR3 – 4gb - 1333Mghz G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT 1300
10 Speakers JBL Creature iii 5000
11 HDMI Cable HDMI – HDMI 250
12 Graphics card MSI R 6870 Hawk (Twin Frozr III) 10800
13 PSU Corsair GS600 3750
14 Fan (Exhaust) Cooler Master (120mm x 2) 500

One query still left.

1.I would be installing windows 7 64 bit , should i go for G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT (*2) making it 8 gb or 4gb would suffice?