Suggest a Gaming Rig for 30K

1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run?
Ans: Purpose - Programming (Eclipse, Visual Studio.) , GFX (Photoshop), Gaming (Battlefield, Warframe, COD, etc)

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: Give or take 30k, I already own a GTX 760

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Maybe.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Dual Boot Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: A minimum of 1TB, might add an SSD later.

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, an IPS LED of about 22" would be nice.

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Keyboard, Mouse, GPU (I already own a GTX 760)

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within two months.

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I have built pcs before. I will also make this one myself.

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: Locally (Shillong , Guwahati) or online. Which ever is cheaper.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I will be doing quite a lot of gaming and programming. A better cooler would be preferable. AMD or Intel which ever fits the budget.

Modified forum's 40k config.

Processor	AMD FX6300	6,800
CPU Cooler	stock	0
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P	5,300
Memory	Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 4 GB 1600 MHz	2,100
Graphics Card	none	0
Power Supply	Antec VP500P	3,100
Cabinet	Corsair Spec-1	3,500
Internal Storage	WD Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD	3,500
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell S2240L	8,000
Keyboard	none	0
Mouse	none	0
	Total	33,300

SaiyanGoku said:
Modified forum's 40k config.

Processor AMD FX6300 6,800
CPU Cooler stock 0
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P 5,300
Memory Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 4 GB 1600 MHz 2,100
Graphics Card none 0
Power Supply Antec VP500P 3,100
Cabinet Corsair Spec-1 3,500
Internal Storage WD Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD 3,500
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell S2240L 8,000
Keyboard none 0
Mouse none 0
Total 33,300

I can't seem to find these prices anywhere online. Evetything costs a lot more.

wakkun said:
I can't seem to find these prices anywhere online. Evetything costs a lot more.

You are looking at the wrong place then, search in amazon, snapdeal, costtocost, primeabgb, TheITDepot, MDComputers as well.

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AMD FX-6300 - 7341(snapdeal)
Asus M5A78L-M - 4250(amazon)
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 mhz 8 GBx1 - 4324(snapdeal)
Antec VP500p - 2952 (snapdeal)
Deepcool Tesseract Bf Mid Tower Computer Case - 2750(amazon)
Seagate 1TB - 3674 (snapdeal)
Asus DRW-24D3ST - 966 (snapdeal)
Dell S2240L - 8000 (amazon)
Total - 34257

OP if you are on a tight budget then you can go for 4gb of RAM @ 2253 (snapdeal) revised total - 32186

Intel Core i3 4150 - 7600,
Gigabyte H81M-S1- 4200,
Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz 4GB - 2500,
Antec VP500P - 3000,
Deepcool Tesseract BF Case - 2800,
WD Caviar Blue 1TB - 3600,
Asus DRW-24D3ST - 1100,
Dell S2240L 21.5 inch LED IPS - 8000,
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO -1700.
Total - 34,500.

What are the Pros and Cons of the "Intel Core i3 4150" over the "AMD FX 6300" ?

wakkun said:
What are the Pros and Cons of the "Intel Core i3 4150" over the "AMD FX 6300" ?

The FX6300 is 7.7k (6 physical weak cores)
The i3 4150 is 7.8k (2+2HT cores)
The FX8320 is 11.1k (8 physical weak cores)

If you are going to overclock the FX6300, you'll end up paying WAY more than the i3 since you'll need a decent motherboard + dedicated GPU and aftermarket cooler. The i3 will still beat a heavily overclocked FX most of the time.

The i3 offers a much better upgrade path since the FX platform is dead.

There is actually not one single advantage to getting the FX.

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wakkun said:
What are the Pros and Cons of the "Intel Core i3 4150" over the "AMD FX 6300" ?

Hi [MENTION=296739]wakkun[/MENTION],

I agree with [MENTION=105611]bssunil[/MENTION]. Based on your requirement, the Intel i3 series is the way to go. The Intel i3 series is better than Amd FX series because of its hyper-threading feature, which allows each CPU core to execute two threads simultaneously. The Amd CPU operating frequency of the microprocessor is higher than the frequency of the Intel i3 CPU, as a speed result Amd CPU is a faster than Intel CPU. In terms of performance, Intel i3 series is better than Amd FX series in most applications.

Hope it helps.

intel for gaming, amd for multi tasking at low end price.

for high end of course xeon..

Would I be able to afford a Xeon rig for 30~35K ?

wakkun said:
Would I be able to afford a Xeon rig for 30~35K ?

No you cannot.

bssunil said:
Intel Core i3 4150 - 7600,
Gigabyte H81M-S1- 4200,
Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz 4GB - 2500,
Antec VP500P - 3000,
Deepcool Tesseract BF Case - 2800,
WD Caviar Blue 1TB - 3600,
Asus DRW-24D3ST - 1100,
Dell S2240L 21.5 inch LED IPS - 8000,
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO -1700.
Total - 34,500.

If I were to pick this build, what kind of upgrades would I be able to do in the future?

You can have upto 16gb of ram (mobo dependant), upto a GTX 960 (i3 4150 would be a bottleneck for anything above it), any LGA1150 socket CPU and no of hdd/ssd depending on the no of SATA 3/sata 6 connectors.

If I were to get an i5 centered rig instead, how much would I have to increase my budget by? Also please tell me what parts I should get.

wakkun said:
If I were to get an i5 centered rig instead, how much would I have to increase my budget by? Also please tell me what parts I should get.

Intel Core i5 4440 - 12300,
Gigabyte B85M-D3H- 5500,
Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz 8GB CL10 - 4700,
Antec VP500P - 3000,
Deepcool Tesseract BF Case - 2800,
WD Caviar Blue 1TB - 3600,
Asus DRW-24D3ST - 1100,
Dell S2240L 21.5 inch LED IPS - 8000,
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO -1700.
Total - 42,700.

In case you need a good GPU which can run games for 2-3 years then go with Asus GTX 960 Strix 2GB -17000. This is an extra upgrade or you can simply go with Zotac GTX 750Ti 2GB -11000.

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wakkun said:
If I were to pick this build, what kind of upgrades would I be able to do in the future?

GTX 960 2GB or GTX 750Ti 2GB.

Are there any cheap boards that support SLI? The Gigabyte B85M-D3H only supports CrossFire.

wakkun said:
Are there any cheap boards that support SLI? The Gigabyte B85M-D3H only supports CrossFire.

SLI or Crossfire in todays gaming scenario is not at all recommended as you require a 1440p high performing monitor.

wakkun said:
Are there any cheap boards that support SLI? The Gigabyte B85M-D3H only supports CrossFire.

Cheapest mobo which supports SLI is MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition which costs 10-11k.

wakkun said:
Are there any cheap boards that support SLI? The Gigabyte B85M-D3H only supports CrossFire.

Nope. I guess you are thinking about getting a mid-range GOU now and adding another one in future. If it is so, then let me tell you that in 99% of situation people never do so. As you already have a GTX 760, stick with it. It's good enough for playing all games at 900p at medium settings or 720p at high settings.

bssunil said:
SLI or Crossfire in todays gaming scenario is not at all recommended as you require a 1440p high performing monitor.

Really? You need 1440p high performance monitor for SLI? :facepalm:

Hmm.. good point I would be most likely replacing my GTX 760 with a more powerful single GPU card in future instead of in SLI.
THanks for the tip.

On a side note -

bssunil said:
SLI or Crossfire in todays gaming scenario is not at all recommended as you require a 1440p high performing monitor.

What the, do you even .... :facepalm:

Where Can I get a Antec VP500P or a Antec VP550Pv2 online for a good price?

wakkun said:
Where Can I get a Antec VP500P or a Antec VP550Pv2 online for a good price?

Antec VP Series 550W Power Supply (VP550P) -3900.

Link:Antec VP Series 550W Power Supply (VP550P) price in india Rs.3855. Buy Antec VP Series 550W Power Supply (VP550P) online : Theitdepot.com

bssunil said:
Antec VP Series 550W Power Supply (VP550P) -3900.

Link:Antec VP Series 550W Power Supply (VP550P) price in india Rs.3855. Buy Antec VP Series 550W Power Supply (VP550P) online : Theitdepot.com

Are there any other PSUs that can power up to let's say maybe a GTX 970 (Possible future upgrade) ?? I've thought about buying a Corsair VS550 but it's it almost never ever recommended on any tech forum or blog. The Antec VP550PV2 on the other hand is very much overpriced online. Are there any other decent alternatives?

wakkun said:
Are there any other PSUs that can power up to let's say maybe a GTX 970 (Possible future upgrade) ?? I've thought about buying a Corsair VS550 but it's it almost never ever recommended on any tech forum or blog. The Antec VP550PV2 on the other hand is very much overpriced online. Are there any other decent alternatives?

Seasonic S12II 520W

BTW, don't pair GTX 970 with i3 4150