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recommend me a config please :)

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Mehul Chauhan
Mehul Chauhan Original post #1
Dec 29, 2014 at 2:05 AM
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 - AC- unity, Battlefied, COD, GTA 5, Watch Dogs. Mild Video and Photo Editing (Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Fl studio, Fcp)

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 37k

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: If neccessary.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Win 7 or 8

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 1tb

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: Yes - 22 inch

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

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: January

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

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: Lamington Road (Mumbai)

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I'll buy the graphic card later. (gfx budget will be around 10-15k)
Ans:
harshilsharma63
Dec 29, 2014 at 4:07 AM
i5 4440 (12,800)
Gigabyte GA-B85-D3H (5,700)
Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 4 GB (2,600)
WD Blue or Seagate Barracuda depending on what is available 1 TB HDD (4,100)
Antec VP500 (3,000)
Cooler Master N200 (3,100)
Logitech MK200 (750)
Dell S2240L (8,500)

total: 40,550

Try to extend your budget to accommodate this.
adityak469
Dec 29, 2014 at 10:03 PM
i5 4440 (12,800)
Gigabyte GA-B85-D3H (5,700)
Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 4 GB (2,600)
WD Blue or Seagate Barracuda depending on what is available 1 TB HDD (4,100)
Antec VP500 (3,000)
Cooler Master N200 (3,100)
Logitech MK200 (750)
Dell S2240L (8,500)

total: 40,550

Try to extend your budget to accommodate this.

VP500? why not 550p?
why N200? why not Deepcool Tesseract?
why 4.1k for HDD? its availiable locally for 3.8k at most places :p

BTW welcome back to PC suggestions :p
harshilsharma63
Dec 30, 2014 at 3:24 AM
VP500? why not 550p?
why N200? why not Deepcool Tesseract?
why 4.1k for HDD? its availiable locally for 3.8k at most places :p

BTW welcome back to PC suggestions :p

> Posted with reference to Flipkart and didn't found 550p. Post a link where it is available.

> posted with reference to mdcomputers and didn't find tesseract.

> I don't know local prices.

:)
adityak469
Dec 30, 2014 at 8:12 AM
> Posted with reference to Flipkart and didn't found 550p. Post a link where it is available.

> posted with reference to mdcomputers and didn't find tesseract.

> I don't know local prices.

:)

check my signature to search for pc parts ;)
U
Dec 30, 2014 at 7:42 PM
> Posted with reference to Flipkart and didn't found 550p. Post a link where it is available.

> posted with reference to mdcomputers and didn't find tesseract.

> I don't know local prices.

:)
Antec vp550p @3341 snapdeal and deepcool tesseract sw @eBay 2925 after using EBay10deal coupon. Although try buying it from theitdepot as overclockerz(deepcool tesseract sw seller on ebay and Amazon) delays order much.
Mehul Chauhan
Dec 31, 2014 at 1:19 AM
Kingston HyperX Blu, Corsair vengeance or G.Skill RipjawsX?
rijinpk1
rijinpk1 #11
Dec 31, 2014 at 7:56 PM
Kingston HyperX Blu, Corsair vengeance or G.Skill RipjawsX?

all have (including fury) have similar performance under stock speed. the difference comes when these are overclocked. get which ever is cheaper.
Mehul Chauhan
Jan 4, 2015 at 11:59 PM
Worth waiting for Broadwell? Does it makes sense?