PC Buying Guide 2013 - Q4

harshilsharma63 · Jan 8, 2014

bubusam13 said:
Hi today I ordered a AMD FX 6300. Which cooler will be best, Cooler MAster T4 or Cooler Master Hyper TX3. I have bitfenix merc alpha cabinet.

Unless you want to perform >500 MHz overclocks, stock cooler is fine. What's your budget?

bubusam13 · Jan 8, 2014

budget is 2k. I heard that stock cooler is noisy.

ASHISH65 · Jan 8, 2014

bubusam13 said:
budget is 2k. I heard that stock cooler is noisy.

Get CM TX3 @ 1.6k

harshilsharma63 · Jan 8, 2014

bubusam13 said:
budget is 2k. I heard that stock cooler is noisy.

First use the stock cooler for a couple of weeks. Then decide whether you really need it or not.

bubusam13 · Jan 8, 2014

Ok that's a good idea. Thanks.

dashing.sujay · Jan 18, 2014

Guys how will be this deal for say ~20k ? I well convinced for all but GPU. Or will it be better to buy a new GPU keeping the rest same ? Or altogether new (which IMO wouldn't be cost/performance effective) ?
The GPU would be used to play games at 720p (as of now) but with eye candies cranked up to the limits. Budget for all ~25k.

rijinpk1 · Jan 18, 2014

dashing.sujay said:
Guys how will be this deal for say ~20k ? I well convinced for all but GPU. Or will it be better to buy a new GPU keeping the rest same ? Or altogether new (which IMO wouldn't be cost/performance effective) ?
The GPU would be used to play games at 720p (as of now) but with eye candies cranked up to the limits. Budget for all ~25k.

update the link. it shows invalid thread specified

dashing.sujay · Jan 18, 2014

rijinpk1 said:
update the link. it shows invalid thread specified

I knew it'd be deleted as it didn't follow market guidelines.

Anyway, on offer was i5 2400, Intel DH67BL, 4gb DDR3, MSI r6870 Hawk, Thermaltake M9 Cabinet. Don't remember about PSU. All this for 21k (negotiable).

rijinpk1 · Jan 18, 2014

dashing.sujay said:
I knew it'd be deleted as it didn't follow market guidelines.

Anyway, on offer was i5 2400, Intel DH67BL, 4gb DDR3, MSI r6870 Hawk, Thermaltake M9 Cabinet. Don't remember about PSU. All this for 21k (negotiable).

i think it is worth as i5 2400 is till a very capable cpu.

dashing.sujay · Jan 19, 2014

rijinpk1 said:
i think it is worth as i5 2400 is till a very capable cpu.

I very well know that. My doubt was about GPU. Most probably will buy a new one.

harshilsharma63 · Feb 1, 2014

Budget - 20k

Processor	Intel G2020	3,400
CPU Cooler	Stock	0
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1	3,100
Memory	EVM DDR3 4 GB 1333 MHz	2,300
Graphics Card	none	0
Power Supply	Bundled with cabinet	0
Cabinet	Any local cabinet with PSU	1,100

Internal Storage	WD Blue 500 GB 7200 RPM HDD	3,400
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell IN1914H	5,700
Keyboard	Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo	800
Mouse	included in combo	0
	Total	20,800

Budget - 30k

Processor	Intel i3 3220	7,500
CPU Cooler	Stock	0
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H	4,500
Memory	EVM DDR3 4 GB 1333 MHz	2,300
Graphics Card	none	0
Power Supply	Antec BP300	2,000
Cabinet	Any local cabinet with PSU	1,100
Internal Storage	WD Blue 500 GB 7200 RPM HDD	3,400
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell S2240L	9,000
Keyboard	Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo	800
Mouse	included in combo	0
	Total	31,600

Budget - 40k

Processor	AMD FX6300	7,500
CPU Cooler	Stock	0
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3	5,600
Memory	EVM DDR3 4 GB 1333 MHz	2,300
Graphics Card	Sapphire HD7770 1 GB DDR5	8,000
Power Supply	Antec VP450P	2,700
Cabinet	Any local cabinet without PSU	900
Internal Storage	WD Blue 500 GB 7200 RPM HDD	3,400
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell S2240L	9,000
Keyboard	Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo	800
Mouse	included in combo	0
	Total	41,200

Budget - 50k (non overclockable)

Processor	Intel i5 4330	10,400
CPU Cooler	Stock	0
Motherboard	Asus B85M-G	6,499
Memory	Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4 GB	2,700
Graphics Card	Zotac GTX 660 2GB DDR5	13,550
Power Supply	Antec VP450P	2,700
Cabinet	Any local cabinet without PSU	1,000
Internal Storage	WD Blue 500 GB 7200 RPM HDD	3,400
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell S2240L	9,000
Keyboard	Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo	800
Mouse	included in combo	0
	Total	51,049

Budget - 50k (overclockable)

Processor	AMD FX 6300	7,500
CPU Cooler	CM Hyper TX3	1,500
Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0	7,120
Memory	Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4 GB	2,700
Graphics Card	Zotac GTX 660 2GB DDR5	13,550
Power Supply	Antec VP550P	3,700
Cabinet	Any local cabinet without PSU	1,000
Internal Storage	WD Blue 500 GB 7200 RPM HDD	3,400
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell S2240L	9,000
Keyboard	Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo	800
Mouse	included in combo	0
	Total	51,270

Budget - 60k

Processor	Intel i5 4440	12,200
CPU Cooler	stock	0
Motherboard	Asus B85M-G	6,500
Memory	Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4 GB	2,700
Graphics Card	Asus R9 270X DC2 Top 2 GB	16,999
Power Supply	Seasonic S12II 520	5,100
Cabinet	Antec X1	2,500
Internal Storage	WD Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD	4,100
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell S2240L	9,000
Keyboard	Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo	800
Mouse	included in combo	0
	Total	60,899

Budget - 60k (Overclockable)

Processor	AMD FX 8320	10,000
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	2,600
Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0	7,100
Memory	Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4 GB	2,700
Graphics Card	Asus R9 270X DC2 2 GB	15,700
Power Supply	Seasonic S12II 520	5,100
Cabinet	Antec X1	2,500
Internal Storage	WD Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD	4,100
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell S2240L	9,000
Keyboard	Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo	800
Mouse	included in combo	0
	Total	60,600

Budget - 70k

Processor	Intel i5 4540	14,000
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO	1,560
Motherboard	Asus H87M-E	8,100
Memory	Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4 GB	2,700
Graphics Card	Zotac GTX 760 2 GB DDR5 AMP Edition	19,800
Power Supply	Seasonic S12II 520	5,100
Cabinet	Antec GX700	4,300
Internal Storage	WD Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD	4,100
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell S2240L	9,000
Keyboard	Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo	800
Mouse	included in combo	0
	Total	70,460

snap · Feb 1, 2014

thanks for updating this thread

AnmpuMedia · Feb 15, 2014

I modified a config a little.
Omitted the PSU . please suggest a 600-750 W PSU ( 4-5 HDD's)

Processor
Intel i5 4570 14000

Motherboard
Asus H87M-E 8100
Memory

Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4x2 GB
5400

Graphics Card
Zotac GTX 660 2GB DDR5
13550

Cabinet
Cooler Master K350
4000

Internal Storage
WD Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD
4100

Optical Drive
Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W
1000

Keyboard
Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo
800

Purpose : video Editing.

sudhir_3193 · Feb 16, 2014

@harshilsharma63 does core i5 4330 exists ?

rijinpk1 · Feb 16, 2014

AnmpuMedia said:
I modified a config a little.
Omitted the PSU . please suggest a 600-750 W PSU ( 4-5 HDD's)

Processor
Intel i5 4570 14000

Motherboard
Asus H87M-E 8100
Memory

Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4x2 GB
5400

Graphics Card
Zotac GTX 660 2GB DDR5
13550

Cabinet
Cooler Master K350
4000

Internal Storage
WD Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD
4100

Optical Drive
Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W
1000

Keyboard
Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo
800

Purpose : video Editing.

Get seasonic s12ii 520 or antec vp550p.it is enough. for cabinet, antec gx700.which applications would you specifically use for video editing?

AnmpuMedia · Feb 17, 2014

rijinpk1 said:
Get seasonic s12ii 520 or antec vp550p.it is enough. for cabinet, antec gx700.which applications would you specifically use for video editing?

Avid Media Composer

I use 5 1TB HDD's
and 4 fans , host of USB peripherals also .

rijinpk1 · Feb 17, 2014

AnmpuMedia said:
Avid Media Composer

I use 5 1TB HDD's
and 4 fans , host of USB peripherals also .

the suggested psu is enough.

Vish2a9l · Feb 17, 2014

harshilsharma63 said:
Budget - 20k

Processor Intel G2020 3,400
CPU Cooler Stock 0
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 3,100
Memory EVM DDR3 4 GB 1333 MHz 2,300

Graphics Card none 0
Power Supply Bundled with cabinet 0
Cabinet Any local cabinet with PSU 1,100
Internal Storage WD Blue 500 GB 7200 RPM HDD 3,400
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell IN1914H 5,700
Keyboard Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo 800
Mouse included in combo 0
Total 20,800

Budget - 30k

Processor Intel i3 3220 7,500
CPU Cooler Stock 0
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H 4,500
Memory EVM DDR3 4 GB 1333 MHz 2,300
Graphics Card none 0
Power Supply Antec BP300 2,000
Cabinet Any local cabinet with PSU 1,100
Internal Storage WD Blue 500 GB 7200 RPM HDD 3,400
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell S2240L 9,000
Keyboard Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo 800
Mouse included in combo 0
Total 31,600

Budget - 40k

Processor AMD FX6300 7,500
CPU Cooler Stock 0
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 5,600
Memory EVM DDR3 4 GB 1333 MHz 2,300
Graphics Card Sapphire HD7770 1 GB DDR5 8,000
Power Supply Antec VP450P 2,700
Cabinet Any local cabinet without PSU 900
Internal Storage WD Blue 500 GB 7200 RPM HDD 3,400
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell S2240L 9,000
Keyboard Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo 800
Mouse included in combo 0
Total 41,200

Budget - 50k (non overclockable)

Processor Intel i5 4330 10,400
CPU Cooler Stock 0
Motherboard Asus B85M-G 6,499
Memory Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4 GB 2,700
Graphics Card Zotac GTX 660 2GB DDR5 13,550
Power Supply Antec VP450P 2,700
Cabinet Any local cabinet without PSU 1,000
Internal Storage WD Blue 500 GB 7200 RPM HDD 3,400
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell S2240L 9,000
Keyboard Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo 800
Mouse included in combo 0
Total 51,049

Budget - 50k (overclockable)

Processor AMD FX 6300 7,500
CPU Cooler CM Hyper TX3 1,500
Motherboard Asus M5A97 R2.0 7,120
Memory Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4 GB 2,700
Graphics Card Zotac GTX 660 2GB DDR5 13,550
Power Supply Antec VP550P 3,700
Cabinet Any local cabinet without PSU 1,000
Internal Storage WD Blue 500 GB 7200 RPM HDD 3,400
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell S2240L 9,000
Keyboard Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo 800
Mouse included in combo 0
Total 51,270

Budget - 60k

Processor Intel i5 4440 12,200
CPU Cooler stock 0
Motherboard Asus B85M-G 6,500
Memory Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4 GB 2,700
Graphics Card Asus R9 270X DC2 Top 2 GB 16,999
Power Supply Seasonic S12II 520 5,100
Cabinet Antec X1 2,500
Internal Storage WD Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD 4,100
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell S2240L 9,000
Keyboard Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo 800
Mouse included in combo 0
Total 60,899

Budget - 60k (Overclockable)

Processor AMD FX 8320 10,000
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 2,600
Motherboard Asus M5A97 R2.0 7,100
Memory Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4 GB 2,700
Graphics Card Asus R9 270X DC2 2 GB 15,700
Power Supply Seasonic S12II 520 5,100
Cabinet Antec X1 2,500
Internal Storage WD Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD 4,100
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell S2240L 9,000
Keyboard Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo 800
Mouse included in combo 0
Total 60,600

Budget - 70k

Processor Intel i5 4540
14,000

CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO
1,560

Motherboard
Asus H87M-E
8,100

Memory
Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4 GB
2,700

Graphics Card
Zotac GTX 760 2 GB DDR5 AMP Edition
19,800

Power Supply
Seasonic S12II 520
5,100
Cabinet Antec GX700
4,300

Internal Storage WD Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD 4,100
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell S2240L 9,000

Keyboard Logitech MK200 Keyboard & Mouse Combo 800
Mouse included in combo 0
Total 70,460

30K rig has PSU and cabinet with PSU.
And add a PSU in the 20k rig!

rijinpk1 · Feb 17, 2014

Vish2a9l said:
30K rig has PSU and cabinet with PSU.
And add a PSU in the 20k rig!

just a typo. he has included psu in 30k rig. look once more.

harshilsharma63 · Feb 18, 2014

Budgets higher than 70k will need something use case specific (overclockable, dual graphics, liquid cooling) so will not post configs for other budgets. I request everyone to help keeping the configs up-to-date.

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