Animation/Gaming Rig for 50k

[Viswanathan]

Hello all, I need Help from you guys..


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: Animation and Gaming

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

4. Planning to overclock?
A: May be

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: Windows 7 64bit

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

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: I want to have (full HD) 1920x1080 and screen size 21.5"...

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: 4

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A: no

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A: Within two Weeks

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: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers and DVD Writer

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: Chennai


I am Thinking of this config :-


Processor Intel Core i7 960
MotherBoard MSI P55-GD65
RAM Corsair 3x2GB DDR3
GraphicsCard ?? ( Pls suggest one.. My Budget is 4000 - 5000) ( I have
an old 9600 GT Graphics card which will be sitting along
with the new one.)
Harddrive SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1TB
Monitor BenQ G222HDL ( 21.5' Full HD )
Cabinet NZXT Lexa S Mid-Tower
Powersupply ?? ( pls suggest one.. My budget is 3000-3500)

Pls Share your idea and help me out! Thanks in advance.

P.S if anybody knows a good shop in chennai pls tell.. Rite now i am thinking of buying in ITDEPOT.

NOTE:- For members who are visiting this thread for the first time.. Initially i wanted my budget to be within 50k but then decided to drag my budget to 60-70k.. So my Final Config lies between 60-70k..

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^welcome to tdf!

why your old 9600gt along new graphics card? to use as physx card?

anyways the config -

Component | Make | Price | Comments Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11000|why that old i7 960? sandybridge 2500k is faster! and superb overclocker!
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3-B3|9500|
RAM |G.Skill Ripjaws F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL|2200|
Graphic Card |MSI HD6870|12000|
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12/ WDC 500GB Blue|1700|
PSU |SeaSonic S12II 520|3500|
Case |CM Elite 430|2500|
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|7200|
UPS |Numeric 800VA|2500|
| Total |52100|

 

[coolgame]

firstly, u cannot put an i7 960 on a p55 motherboard and neither can u get 3x2 gb rams on it to work in the most efficient manner.u need an x58 board for that.
secondly, sell your older 9600gt and increase your gpu budget.a physx card is not reasonable for now as very less games support it and it will add to your idle power consumption.and p55 is old.go for p67 which is better vfm and faster than x58 and p55 platforms

 

[game-freak]

great config jas
@ viswanathan if u are sure abt overclocking the go with the config suggested by jas and if u wont be overclocking then u could go for the following config

Component | Make | Price | Comments Processor |Intel Core i5 2500|10300|
Motherboard |Intel DH67CL|6500|
RAM |G.Skill Ripjaws F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL|2200|
Graphic Card |MSI gtx 560 ti Twin Frozer|14500|
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12/ WDC 500GB Blue|1700|
PSU |corsair vx550|4600|
Case |CM Elite 430|2500|
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|7200|
UPS |Numeric 800VA|2500|
| Total |52000|

 

[coolgame]

i suggest u go for this

Component | Make | Price | Comments Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11000|(great overclocker.can get to 4GHz+ on stock cooling)
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3-B3|9500|
RAM |G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 MHz(4GB x 1)|2500|(add 1 more later on)
Graphic Card |msi gtx 460 cyclone oc 1GB 1gb|10500|
HDD |Seagate 1TB|2700|
PSU |SeaSonic S12II 520|3500|
Case |nzxt gamma |2200|
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|7200|
UPS |Numeric 800VA|2500|
FANS |CM r4 blue led x 3|1300|(better cooling+looks)
| Total |52000|approx

 

[Viswanathan]

@ jas Thank u very much man and great config ...
@ game-freak Thank you very much and great config too
@ cool game Thank u for your advice and i really appreciate it and thanks for the great config!

I have some doubts :-

1) wats requirement or essential to run 2 graphics cards in 1 mobo? ( eg:- like should the graphics cards be same series or similiar no. or similiar brand? )
2) Pls suggest some mobo with the same performance has minimum 2 PCI Express x16 slot
3) Would PSU SeaSonic S12II 520 be enough if i plan to add 2 graphics cards in mobo?..

And would it be possible to have more awesome config if i drag my budget to 55k - 60 k ( mm jus asking )

 

[coolgame]

answers
1)the requirement is more budget(a card below the calibre of the 460 is considered useless for sli and not all cards scale very good.) good quality(not "only" big watts) PSU and decent gpus.
( eg:- like should the graphics cards be same series or similiar no. or similiar brand? )
for nvidia sli,2 cards have to be the same.can be from different manufacturers.like u can sli a gtx 460 1gb and a gtx 460 1gb.but 1 can be from asus and the other from msi.for AMD CF two cards of the same series are needed AFAIK.like a 6850 and a 6870.but dual gpu is always best optimized with the same 2 cards like 2 6850s in CF.again manufacture is not a problem
2)the msi p67A -gd55 is the board to go for .but it is not available easily i have heard.similar 10k price.if u cant get this then go for the asus p8p67-pro motherboard/gigabyte p67A-ud4-b3 at around 12.5k
3)and a good quality high wattage psu is needed.a 600+W psu is highly recommended for sli/CF of 2 460s/6850s.u can go for the seasonic s12II 620W for 5.5k

P.S. u will have a high power consumption.2 460s in sli perform as gud as and also better sometimes than a 480/580 but consume more power than a 480.

 

[Viswanathan]

So if i buy asus p8p67-pro motherboard i can put 2 nvidia or 2 ati of same series rite?

and also which graphic cards would be best for duel ati or nvidia and which is best for duel within the one u mentioned or the one jas mentioned or the one game-freak mentioned?...

Thanks a lot man i really appreciate your advice.. Thanks once again

 

[coolgame]

for sli it has to be the same nvidia cards.different manufacture will do.the gtx 460 sli is the best vfm and the 560ti sli(750W psu recommended) is the best performer in my opinion.for AMD, any two cards from the 6800 series only or any 2 cards from 6900 series only can be crossfired

 

[Viswanathan]

Oh! Thanks a lot man.. I have one more question.. sorry for asking more questions..

1) For asus p8p67-pro motherboard the same (RAM)memory you suggested will fit in or i have to buy different (RAM)memory?..
2) Is it ok to buy 1TB HDD cuz i heard " Better buy 2 500 GB than 1 TB cuz it crashes often" is it true?..
3) I am thinking of buying NZXT Lexa S Mid-Tower case... Which is best CM Elite 430 or NZXT gamma or NZXT Lexa S?.. Thanks for your advice and kind words .. Thank u very much...

 

[slashragnarok]

1) RAM will work
2) If 1 hdd goes kaput ull be left with the other rather than 1TB gone to the dogs.
3) I'd go with Gamma.

 

[coolgame]

i myself have a wd 1tb green.been using it for almost a year and nothing gone kaput yet.and yes i would go with the gamma as i have used it in 1 build for a friend.i do not know about the nzxt lexa s pricing in India.if it is around the 6k mark, better go with a CM 690II advanced.and ask as many questions as u want.would like to reply.and no issues will be seen with the ram fitting on the board because it is a ddr3 standard.just go for 1600MHz 4GB single stick/ 2x2GB kit ram.the p67 platform has a dual channel memory architecture.each channel featuring 2 ram slots.so four in total.be sure to place each 2GB rams in 1 slot of each channel.

PS:if the shopkeeper says that this is bad and that is good,just ignore his ignorance.go with one of our configs as those poor noobs are just salesmen and have no technical knowledge mostly of any kind

 

[masterkd]

for case go for gamma or CM elite 430!!

 

[Cilus]

For cabinet my vote also goes to Cm Elite 430. It is the best suitable cabinet @ 50K budget.

 

[Viswanathan]

@ slashragnarok Thanks a lot for ur advice
@ coolgame Thanks a lot once again man..
@ masterkd Thanks i will see to that
@ cilus Thanks for the advice...


I have some more questions..

1) For cabinet i have some 4000 - 5000 budget so thinking of buying of buying NZXT Lexa S is it ok?... Please share your idea..
2) I heard NZXT Lexa S Mid Tower is good for gaming cabinet and it has great fans and controls for fas speed... it costs 4.5k
3) I am thinking of buying GTX 460. Which manufacturer for GTX 460 would be good?..
4) I may buy speakers ( budget is 3000 - 4000 ).. pls suggest some good speakers in that budget..
5) As for Monitor everyone suggested Benq G2220HD but previously i thought of buying Benq G222HDL ( Extra 800 bucks and its led, less power consumption, sharp details than LCD, Better contrast ratio etc.. ) wat do u guys think?... G2220HD or G222HDL?.. Please share your idea.. Please suggest if u know some better monitors from other brands in the same price too.. ( Budget is 8000 - 9000 )
6) one more question.. If a motherboard has 2 PCI Express x16 slot Does it mean it can support any 2 same brand same series cards OR only specific brand cards?.. ( i..e A specific motherboard can support only nvidia cards and another specific motherboard can support only ATI cards.) Is it like that or else a motherboard having 2 PCI Express x16 slot means it can support any 2 same brand cards?..

Thanks a lot for ur advice guys i really appreciate it and made good changes in my config.. Thank u very much..

 

[coolgame]

1)nzxt lexa s is a good choise
3)the msi 460 hawk is a good card.
5)get the LED one.
6)read what i have given about sli/cf slowly and carefully.and if the motherboard supports nvidia sli/amd cf they will have it listed on with the specs of the motherboard on their official website.

 

[Cilus]

At a budget of 5K, check for CM 690 II advanced. Last time I checked , it is available @ 5.1K+ vat in Kolkata
Better go with HD 6870 @ 11.9K or HD 6850 @ 10K. Both are better than GTX 460 1 GB and since u r going for a full HD display, you need a little horse power to play games in 1080P resolution.
Monitor choice is ok with me.
Regarding your PCi X X16 slot query, Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3-B3 supports both SLI and Crossfire.
So if you want to go with nVidia multi-GPU solution then u need to have 2 cards of exactly same core but they may be from two different brands. For example 1 MSI GTX 460 and another Zotac GTX 460.

But if you wanna go for Crossfire, then you can go for cards with same series. Example like HD 6850 and another HD 6870 or two HD 6870 or two HD 6850, but not HD 6870 and HD 6950.

 

[coolgame]

.Regarding your PCi X X16 slot query, Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3-B3 supports both SLI and Crossfire.
At a budget of 5K, check for CM 690 II advanced. Last time I checked , it is available @ 5.1K+ vat in Kolkata

@cilus:firstly, the motherboard does not support sli.secondly,to find the 690II advanced @5k would be seriously difficult to find.it is listed at 5.7k at smc.so with shipping and vat it will go upto 6k+
@OP:go for the 6870 1GB and if u can extend your budget a bit,u can get the gtx 560ti and the 690II advanced with a side panel.cases are mostly users preference.

 

[Viswanathan]

@ cilus Thanks for your advice man...
@ coolgame Thanks a lot once again man

So Final Modification of Config:-

Component Make Price Comments
Processor Intel Core i5 2500k 11000
Motherboard asus p8p67-pro 12000
RAM G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 MHz(4GB x 1) 2500
Graphic Card MSI GeForce GTX460 DDR5 NVidia PCI E Graphic Cards (N460GTX Hawk 1GB) ?? (can anyone tell price)
HDD SEAGATE BARRACUDA1TB Rs.2700
PSU seasonic s12II 620W 5000
Case NZXT Lexa S MidTower Rs.4500 will this case be enough to cool the cpu?
Monitor Benq G222HDL 8700 This monitor doesnt have HDMI port.. Pls suggest some LED monitor with HDMI at a budget of 8000-9000?..
UPS Numeric 800VA 2500
Total 49,000 without graphics card!

Thanks a lot guys and please share your idea on the above config.. Thank u very much

 

[coolgame]

the hawk is available for around 11.45k @ SMC.try to bargain to get the 6870 or a 560ti at lesser prices which are both better than the 460 hawk.and connect the monitor via dvi