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manu981 Original post #1
Aug 28, 2011 at 4:37 PM
1. What is the purpose of the computer? (Note: If you are planning to say multimedia, you will have to be more specific as all types of systems are capable of doing that)
A: Gaming, Watching movies (Full HD)

2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
A: yes

3. What is your MAX budget?
A: 50k (Nehru place,delhi) might be around 60k on MRP.

4. Planning to overclock?
A:Not the CPU, probably will get i7-2600

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: win 7

6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A: 1 TB

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want? If you already want have one and want to use it, mention its resolution and size.
A: 1920x1200

8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? (1 being the lowest, 5 being you are somewhat in sync with the current performers and 10 being the highest)
A:8

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A:Have bulit

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A:September mid

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A:yes

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A: Speakers, headphones

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A:Noida, NO

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A: Got to have atleast 8 GB ram. And HD6950 2GB
thetechfreak
Aug 28, 2011 at 6:25 PM
Perfect rig for your budget :) -

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2400|9300
Motherboard |Intel DH67BL-B3|5500
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL|1600
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD6950 1GB|13200
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|1900
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |Corsair GS600|4000
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|7000
Mouse |Logitech MX-518|1300
Keyboard |Logitech KB-200|400
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control|500
UPS |Intex 1KVA|1800
| Total |49100

OK I havent posted 8 gb RAM yet
Ishu Gupta
Aug 28, 2011 at 6:32 PM
Looks good. You don't need 8GB RAM anyway.
d6bmg
d6bmg #4
Aug 28, 2011 at 9:35 PM
+1 for the config given by thetechfreak.
@OP: What's the need for 8GB ram?

Still, if you want to go with 8GB ram, then buy this:
Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL @3.2K

Then total cost: 50.7K (just exceeding your budget.)
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manu981 #5
Aug 30, 2011 at 9:43 PM
Okay thanks, But what do you ppl think about this config?

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i7 2600|14000
Motherboard |Intel DH67BL-B3|5500
RAM |Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB|3200
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD6950 2GB|13000
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|1900
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |Corsair GS600|4000
Case |CM Elite 430 |2400
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|6500
Mouse |Logitech MX-518|1300
Keyboard |Logitech KB-200|400
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control|500
UPS |Intex 1KVA|1800
| Total |55400
d6bmg
d6bmg #6
Aug 30, 2011 at 11:54 PM
^^ Your config looks good to me.
Jaskanwar Singh
Aug 31, 2011 at 6:51 AM
where is Sapphire 6950 2GB for 13k?
saswat23
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Yup, me too second that.

IMO you should go with ASUS or GIGABYTE H67 boards with i7 as they have strong build with good heat sinks.
MegaMind
MegaMind #10
Aug 31, 2011 at 1:30 PM
IMO you should go with ASUS or GIGABYTE H67 boards with i7 as they have strong build with good heat sinks.

Intel's H67 provides better price/performance ratio...

@OP, IMO For gaming, get either i5 2400+H67 or i5 2500k+P67/Z68..
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a2mn2002 #12
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:13 PM
Hows Intel DH67BL's heat sinks, capactors etc. Do someone spend 8k for third party h67?
Jaskanwar Singh
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:15 PM
^fine. the board has good reviews.
d6bmg
d6bmg #14
Sep 1, 2011 at 12:54 AM
Hows Intel DH67BL's heat sinks, capactors etc. Do someone spend 8k for third party h67?

They are good. Read some reviews and you can see those by yourself.
saswat23
saswat23 #15
Sep 1, 2011 at 1:45 AM
But still ASUS and GIGABYTE boards have better heat sink than Intel boards.
d6bmg
d6bmg #16
Sep 1, 2011 at 2:08 AM
And they also cost much more than Intel boards.
MegaMind
MegaMind #17
Sep 1, 2011 at 7:03 AM
But still ASUS and GIGABYTE boards have better heat sink than Intel boards.

H67 = No Overclock = less heat = no need for better chipset Heatsink

Intel's DH67BL-B3, has good build quality+features & provides VFM...