PC Buying Guide 2011- Q4

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topgear

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Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

Most frequently Used RAM's Height Factor...

RAM Model | Height(mm)
Corsair Dominator GT DDR3 Memory Kits | 54
Corsair Dominator DDR3 Memory Kits | 52
Corsair Vengeance Memory kits | 52.5
Corsair XMS3 PERFORMANCE, DHX COOL | 54
Corsair XMS3 Xtreme Performance DDR3 Memory | 33
Kingston HyperX T1 DDR3 | 60
Kingston HyperX DDR3 | 35
G-Skill [ Ripjaws ] |41
Gskill Sniper | 42
G Skill [ ECO ] | 33
G Skill [ P I ] | 54
G Skill [ HZ ] | 33
G Skill [ Trident ]|54
G Skill [ PIS ] w/o fan | 53
Mushkin Redline | 40
Mushkin Blackline | 40
Mushkin Silverline | 32
Memory chip without stock ramsink | 30

created a new sticky thread for this post ;-)
 

perspex

Broken In
Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

hey thnx for superb guide, was looking for a high end gaming/vfx pc withing 65-85K. But i got 1 questions i am hearing mixed opinion about AMD and INTEL processors. I am so confused, which is better for gaming and visual effects/3d modelling?

also i noticed none of the pcs in the guide have an AMD processor.
 

Tenida

Gadget Freak
Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

Look at this new Cpu Air Cooler from Coolermaster.
Coolermaster Hyper 612 PWN

*i.imgur.com/0hYZD.jpg*i.imgur.com/m87YY.jpg
More Pics
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Reviews-
Benchmarkreviews
Tweaktown
 

Tenida

Gadget Freak
Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

^^I think it will be around 2.5K-2.8K

One more review of
Coolermaster Hyper612 PWN
Overclockersclub
 

topgear

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Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

^^ nice find Tenida but it's not available anywhere but in a few days we will know the price for sure anyway ;-)

here some more reviews :

*www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooli...cooler-master-hyper-612-pwm-cpu-cooler-review
*www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/Cooler_Master_Gemini_Hyper/
*www.pureoverclock.com/article1335.html
 

Cilus

laborare est orare
Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

Jas, I think some modification is needed in the 25K config. Currently we are receiving lots of requests for gaming rig under 25K...and as per the current rig in our guide which is not possible. So I have done some minor updates on it.

Here is my suggestion:

CPU |AMD Athlon II X4 635| 4K
Mobo| Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2| 2.5K
Ram| G-skill F3-10600CL9S-2GBNT| 0.7K
HDD| Seagate 500 GB 7200.1| 1.9K
PSU| FSP SAGA II 500W| 2K
Cabinet| Zebronics Bijli w/o PSU| 1K
ODD| LG 22X DVD R/W| 0.9K
Display| Acer P206HV 20"| 5.1K
Input Device| Logitech MK100| 0.5K
GPU| MSI HD 6670 1 GB GDDR5| 5.4K
Speaker| Altec Lansing BXR1220| 0.7K
UPS| Microtek 600VA| 1.2K
Total|---------------| 25.9K

The reason being is currently the 25K config is designed for Office work and multimedia. Now in office and day to day work there is hardly any difference between a i3 and Athlon II X4. Now on that config, only Bluray playback is possible in decent level, not anything else as the IGP of 780 Chipset HD 3200 is too weak for it. Even it will fail short in HD playback if some post processing filters are applied. So my suggesion is to create a rig which will have enough CPU power for the day to day activity and very decent GPU power for enhanced multimedia... even very good gaming.
So have chosen Athlon II X4 + HD 6670 + Acer P206HV combination. It is enough for day to day applications and 6670 will provide enough kick for gaming in 1600X900 resolution in medium to higher settings. It has performace closer to HD 6750 or 5750.

Let me know your feedback.
 
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Ayuclack

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Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

Jas, I think some modification is needed in the 25K config. Currently we are receiving lots of requests for gaming rig under 25K...and as per the current rig in our guide which is not possible. So I have done some minor updates on it.

Here is my suggestion:

CPU |AMD Athlon II X4 635| 4K
Mobo| Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2| 2.5K
Ram| G-skill F3-10600CL9S-2GBNT| 0.7K
HDD| Seagate 500 GB 7200.1| 1.9K
PSU| FSP SAGA II 500W| 2K
Cabinet| Zebronics Bijli w/o PSU| 1K
ODD| LG 22X DVD R/W| 0.9K
Display| Acer P206HV 20"| 5.1K
Input Device| Logitech MK100| 0.5K
GPU| MSI HD 6670 1 GB GDDR5| 5.4K
Speaker| Altec Lansing BXR1220| 0.7K
UPS| Microtek 600VA| 1.2K
Total|---------------| 25.9K


Nice One ....But You Can Cut the UPS to add more
 

Cilus

laborare est orare
Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

Nopes, not gonna cut UPS... frequent power cut can kill some of your most expensive hardware... take it from a sufferer. I had lost both my 6870 cards because of some frequent power cuts. Thank god...they were still under warranty and got replaced.
 

d3p

PowerHouse
Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

Nopes, not gonna cut UPS... frequent power cut can kill some of your most expensive hardware... take it from a sufferer. I had lost both my 6870 cards because of some frequent power cuts. Thank god...they were still under warranty and got replaced.

Dude, your APC is having good Voltage Regulation Capacity, but still can't hold power spikes off. I think getting a Belkin 8 Socket Gold will definitely makes some sense.

Now i have the same problem, i was having Microtek 1KVA 650w CM with Silent Pro M600 earlier. I was getting a decent amount of backup of 15-20mins. But the day i hooked up my Corsair AX850 i'm not even getting a backup of 2mins...

Not sure, but i don't a have any other go other than selling it off.
 
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Skud

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Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

I am getting half an hour on an average from my Microtek 800va, although my power requirements are much lower I guess.
 

MegaMind

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Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

Now i have the same problem, i was having Microtek 1KVA 650w CM with Silent Pro M600 earlier. I was getting a decent amount of backup of 15-20mins. But the day i hooked up my Corsair AX850 i'm not even getting a backup of 2mins...

I think the battery has gone kaput... Is it under warranty?
 
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