PC Buying Guide - July 2011

Jaskanwar Singh · Mar 9, 2011

PC Buying Guide

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Our suggestions on various budgets -

Rigs From 20k - 30k
Rigs From 35k - 50k
Rigs From 60k - 85k
Rigs From 100k - 135k

Jaskanwar Singh · Mar 9, 2011

Sub 20k (Best for office work,movies,downloading)

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Basic Sandybridge Rig - 25k (Best for office work, multimedia)

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Sub 30k (Casual gaming,multi media)

Optional upgrades for 30k -

Component | Make | Price Graphic Card |Sapphire HD6770|7000

Jaskanwar Singh · Mar 9, 2011

Sub 35k (Entry level gaming,multi media)

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Sub 35k (Llano for entry level gaming,multi media)

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Sub 40k (Mid range gaming,multi media)

Optional upgrades for 40k -

Component | Make | Price Graphic Card |Sapphire HD6870|11000

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Sub 50k (Mid range gaming)

Optional upgrades for 50k -

Jaskanwar Singh · Mar 9, 2011

Sub 60k (Mid range gaming)

Optional upgrades for 60k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Steelseries 3H |1500

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Sub 70k (High end gaming)

Optional upgrades for 70k -

Component | Make | Price Headset |Steel Series Siberia Full-Size Headset(White)|3100

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Sub 85k (High end gaming)

Optional upgrades for 85K -

Jaskanwar Singh · Mar 9, 2011

Sub 100k (High End Gaming)

Optional upgrades for 100k -

Component | Make | Price Headset |Roccat Kave|5000

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Sub 110k (Extreme 3D Gaming)

Optional upgrades for 110k -

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Sub 135k (Ultra High End Gaming)

Optional upgrades for 130k -

Gaurav Bhattacharjee · Mar 11, 2011

PC Buying Guide - March 2011

lordirecto said:
Creative? EP630?
I must insist you to try a Grado, any Grado. Then you will understand what I really mean.

Creative EP-50.

I understand clearly what you mean. Will look up Grado now.

lordirecto · Mar 11, 2011

^good

Jaskanwar Singh · Mar 11, 2011

topgear said:
you can quote HD6950 1GB as an optional choice but I wanted to enlist GTX 560 Ti - we have talked so much about it on different threads and it would be an kinda injustice if we don't include it at-least in a single config - beside this it will make some fanboys really happy

I personally prefer Altec BXR1221 ( and think it's better ) compared to Logitech Z313.

ya i have listed all of them.

vickybat said:
@ Topgear

Yup buddy we can mention both the cards. The 6950 performs great and has its usp's.

Coming to the speakers, i have a logitech z313 and my brother in pune owns a BXR1221 and recently he purchased altec lansing VS4621( couldn't find the 4121). So when he came to my place this jan, i made him hear the trance tracks that he used to listen back at his place.

After hearing, he passed the judgement that the z313 is nowhere near his vs 4621 cause the latter is more powerful but it sounded lot better than his BXR1221. He said the BXR was a bit underpowered but sounded good. He gave a thumbs up to z313 over his Bxr. Thats why i recommended z313 over bxr to jas to include in sub 30k budget.

Though personally, i have never experienced a BXR before but i kind of believe my brother. I guess his opinion was unbiased.

thanks for info vicky.

lordirecto said:
@Jas: Dude, is something wrong with you? I am serious. Why do you have to suggest Steelseries and Razer headsets!!! From my experience, they are pathetic. They trully are 600 rupees headsets sold at 1500 and 3000 rupees, because of the costs involved in advertising.
I am sure people will be able to find headsets from Senheisser or JVC at the same pricepoint that will give 10 times better performance.
I decided to spend 6000 rupees on a grado headphones just to listen to songs, and I am hear sounds that I have never heard in all the songs I have had for years. I am sure you wont believe me.

i have mentioned them after seeing reviews and they are specifically for gaming in which their performance is excellent. their music performance was not worth 3k. (exception to that roccat kave).

and they are optional. you have speakers in normal configs. i mentioned them as gamers like headsets.

lordirecto · Mar 11, 2011

@Jas: Dude, I agree those headsets may perform well in games. But dont you think that a person who is investing in a high end gaming rig will want headphones/headsets that can perform well in all the areas?
That is why I feel it will be a better deal to get headphones/headsets that will give a good performance in all areas, and not just a few.

NOTE: Gaming rigs can also play music files, right?

Jaskanwar Singh · Mar 12, 2011

as i said lordirecto we have speakers and good ones like logitech x506, altec lansing vs4621, vs2621, logitech z313 for music and all depending on budget.

and the headset mentioned in 100k and 130k optional is roccat kave which is superb all rounder. check its reviews.

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lordirecto let someone else reply on headphone area. piyush baba has good knowledge about gaming :-D

BTW check this out for 3.5k -
NZXT M59 - 001BK Review - Overclockers Club

Gaurav Bhattacharjee · Mar 12, 2011

Jaskanwar Singh said:
BTW check this out for 3.5k -
NZXT M59 - 001BK Review - Overclockers Club

Ah that's Sam's cabby there.

Piyush · Mar 12, 2011

^^a very cool looking and great performer too

Jaskanwar Singh · Mar 12, 2011

but sammy doesnt post in pc config section :-(

anyways baba your comments on headsets yaar.

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Intel Z68 Express Chipset Preview: SSD Caching And Quick Sync : Z68 Express Makes Its Debut

and BTW guys i checked toms, anandtech, guru3d, overclockers club again and 1100t was better in most multithreaded apps and 2500k in others. confusions!

Aashrey99 · Mar 13, 2011

good find. but really is it good for gamers?? i mean a gamer would most likely have a discrete graphics solution, so no point in using the integrated graphics.

Ishu Gupta · Mar 13, 2011

@Jas
Wouldn't an OCed 2500K beat a 1100T?

@Aashrey99
Mostly yes. But its still useful for QuickSync and other features.
I asked this in the SB thread and topgear and tkin explained it to me. Check that thread if you want.

Jaskanwar Singh · Mar 13, 2011

ishu ji all people dont overclock. ok i am putting those benches in sandybridge thread. look there.

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*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/cpu-motherboards/135653-intel-sandy-bridge-discussion-7.html#post1350405

rchi84 · Mar 13, 2011

very nice update Jas. Looks really good

May god bless you with enough money to actually buy one of those high end rigs lol

ashwinnambiar46 · Mar 13, 2011

I think you should include a Eyefinity setup in your list. just add 2 more monitors to your top of the line list along with Xfire of a 6970.

I'm saving up some cash in the next few months to make this deam setup come true.

lordirecto · Mar 14, 2011

@ashw: The question is not just about adding a config. The question is, to how many people will the displayed configs be useful to.

Improving on your idea, why not just add a note in the bottom of any config that can support multiple monitors that they can buy an alternate monitor(for multiple monitor).
Eg: Monitor model(ofc the price also) * the number of max monitors supported by that GPU.

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@Jas: You still have not got a reply on that headphones. I suggest you add a note(looks like I am suggesting a lot of note-adding

) to ask the forum members before deciding on a pair of headphones.

topgear · Mar 14, 2011

ashwinnambiar46 said:
I think you should include a Eyefinity setup in your list. just add 2 more monitors to your top of the line list along with Xfire of a 6970.

I'm saving up some cash in the next few months to make this deam setup come true.

get a Sapphire HD5870 2GB Eyefinity edition ( supports 6 monitors ) gfx card @ ~25.5K with your desired config and monitor ;-)

BTW, we should re-think about UPS pricing :

Numeric 650VA is around ~3K
Numeric 1KVA is around ~4.5K
and Numeriuc 800VA is around ~4K

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