PC Buying Guide 2011- Q4

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vickybat

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The 6950 dirt3 newegg reviews seem excellent. Check it out.
Plus it has dual bios switch. Personally verified.
And mine stays at 71 in deus ex hr at default profile (56% at that load).
Note-currently dont ask me to tinker with the card :-D ;-)

71c for a tasking game like deusX is ok at stock. And no, i will never push you to to tinker with the card. Yours is pretty powerful at stock and doesn't need overclocking.:smile:

Hey and please post some pics jas. Want to see your card.
 

tkin

Back to school!!
71c for a tasking game like deusX is ok at stock. And no, i will never push you to to tinker with the card. Yours is pretty powerful at stock and doesn't need overclocking.:smile:

Hey and please post some pics jas. Want to see your card.
Deus Ex is a taxing game? The graphics sure don't look like that, I am yet to play it though, on the other hand Crysis 2 DX11/HdTex is taxing as hell.
 
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Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

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71c for a tasking game like deusX is ok at stock. And no, i will never push you to to tinker with the card. Yours is pretty powerful at stock and doesn't need overclocking.:smile:

Hey and please post some pics jas. Want to see your card.

tkin is right. deus ex graphics are ok. nice for some objects and bad for others. however jennsen is cool :))
gameplay and story nice.

even civ5 temps are same.

Metro 2033 - around 74c. (57% fan)

the card was damn quiet during metro.

and check out images here -
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/graphic-cards/145515-bsods-driver-problems-2.html#post1505223


@sumesara
i will put it if the rig budget allows.
 
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topgear

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For some resource hungry games try AVP 2010, BFBC2, Dead Island, AC-Brotherhood ;-)

BTW, The header title is missing from Sub 50k rig (Mid range gaming,multi media)

why people are not recommeding the Seasonic 620w PSU for Rs 4500/- instead of GS600....

I think we did not knew about it before that a a good PSU like this is available for such low price - personally I've come to know about this PSU after your post ( with theitwares link ).

I think we can add the SeaSonic S12II 620 in 60k Mid Range Rig ;-)
 
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Jaskanwar Singh

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TP i have completed bc2. Win7 after that was reinstalled(for those gpu probs) and i formatted every drive. And now i dont want to install and start again. :-D
metro is fine, isnt it?

And i am still making new rigs.

guys made these till now. risen prices made it difficult :-(
check out and comment.

Sub 25k (Best for office work, multimedia)

Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD Athlon II x4 645|4000
Motherboard |ASUS M5A78L-M LE|3000
RAM |G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx1)|1350
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|2150
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |FSP Saga II 500W|2300
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Monitor |Acer P206HQ|5150
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK200|700
UPS |Intex 1KVA|1800
Speakers |ALTEC LANSING BXR1221|1000
| Total |24600

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Sub 30k (Casual gaming,multi media)

Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD Athlon II x4 645|4000
Motherboard |ASUS M5A78L-M LE|3000
RAM |G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx1)|1350
Graphic Card |MSI R6770-MD1GD5|6800
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|2150
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |FSP Saga II 500W|2300
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Monitor |Acer P206HQ|5150
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK200|700
UPS |Intex 1KVA|1800
Speakers |ALTEC LANSING BXR1221|1000
| Total |31400

Optional upgrades for 30k -
Component | Make | Price Graphic Card |SAPPHIRE 6790|7800

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Sub 35k (Entry level gaming,multi media)

Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD Athlon II x4 645|4000
Motherboard |ASUS M5A78L-M LE|3000
RAM |G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx1)|1350
Graphic Card |SAPPHIRE 6790|7800
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|2150
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |FSP Saga II 500W|2300
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|6950
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK200|700
UPS |Intex 1KVA|1800
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1625
| Total |34825

Optional upgrades for 35k -
Component | Make | Price Graphic Card |MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC|9450

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Sub 40k (Mid range gaming,multi media)

Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD Phenom II X4 840|5250
Motherboard |ASUS M5A97|5900
RAM |G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx1)|1350
Graphic Card |MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC|9450
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|2150
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |FSP Saga II 500W|2300
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|6950
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK200|700
UPS |Intex 1KVA|1800
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1625
| Total |40625

Optional upgrades for 40k -
Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2400|9650
Motherboard |GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2-B3|3450

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Sub 50k (Mid range gaming)

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2400|9650
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-H67M-D2-B3|5250
RAM |G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx1)|1350
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD6870 1GB|11300
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|2150
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |Seasonic S12II 520|3500
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|6950
Mouse |Logitech MX-518|1300
Keyboard |Logitech Media Keyboard K200|400
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control|500
UPS |APC 800VA|2800
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1625
| Total |50025

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Sub 60k (Mid range gaming)

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11450
Motherboard |Asus P8Z68-M PRO|8900
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL|1650
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD 6950 Dirt3 Edition 2GB|15250
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2900
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |Seasonic S12II 620|4600
Case |NZXT Source 210 Elite|2900
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|6950
Mouse |Logitech MX-518|1300
Keyboard |Logitech Media Keyboard K200|400
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control|500
UPS |APC 800VA|2800
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1625
| Total |62375

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Sub 70k (High end gaming)
Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11450
Motherboard |MSI Z68A-GD55|9800
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL|1650
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD 6950 Dirt3 Edition 2GB|15250
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2900
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |Corsair TX850 V2|7050
Case |Corsair Carbide 400R|4800
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|6950
Mouse |Logitech MX-518|1300
Keyboard |Logitech Media Keyboard K200|400
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control|500
UPS |APC 1.1KVA|4300
Speakers |Altec Lancing VS4621|3500
| Total |71000

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anyone interested in commenting?

Corsair Carbide Series 400R or LianLi LanCool PC-K58W??
 
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MegaMind

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Corsair Carbide Series 400R or LianLi LanCool PC-K58W??

Ofcourse its Corsair Carbide Series 400R...

The Gigabyte GA-H67M-D2-B3 lacks usb 3.0 n only 2*DIMMs... Why not the DH67BL-B3 in 50K rig??

Nice choice of PSU in 50, 60K rigs...

Check the price of PSU in 70K rig : Corsair TX850 V2 - 6700/-
 
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Cilus

laborare est orare
Jas, at the 85K rig, is it possible to include SLI/CF setup by adjusting some other components? For example there are couple of Dell 23.5" display available @ sub 10K price. If not multi-GPU setup, try to include a HD 6970. because if you look properly, there is very less gaming performance increase in the 85K config over the 60K config because all of them are using same GPU. So try to accommodate a better GPU (not any oced version of same GPU) in the 85K rig.

In the 70K config, I think we can go with a little cheaper cabinet from NZXT and a little advanced mobo like MSI Z68A-GD65.

For the 40K config, I strongly suggest Phenom II X4 955 instead of 840. The price difference is less than 400 bucks.

And general suggestion for all the over 60K config, add a little high end mobo.
 
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Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

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Thanks for replies megamind and cilus.

Guys by mistake i put the old 85k here. Its not updated.
Yes cilus i will add a better gpu in new one.

Megamind 85k holds wrong price of 850v2.
And people wrote warranty probs with intel mobo. I will look for something else with usb3 then.

Cilus there is not a significant difference b/w gd65 and 55 afaik. Let me check.
And u know with risen prices its difficult to add costly mobos too.
Ok i will add 955 be in 40k.

and megamind carbide lacks a transparent panel to show off!

checkout LIAN LI Lancool Dragon Lord PC-K60W Black at 4750 too.

and LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62 Black @ 5250

cilus -
MSI Global – Product Comparison
just 2 extra sata 3 ports with gd65 over gd55.
 

nilgtx260

Maximum Craze
my friend is gonna buy the following hardware

i5 2400 @ 9.5K
4GB Gskill RipjawsX @ 2K
1TB HDD @ 2.6K
LG DVD Writer @ 0.9K
Corsair TX 650 @ 5.4K
DELL 22'' LED @ 8.2K
Microsoft Keyboard & Mouse @ 0.7K
Cooler Master CM 690 II @ 4.2K
MSI/Sapphire HD 6870 CFX @ 22/23K (If TF II/OC available)

Now suggest me a good mobo with p67/z68 chipset which has cfx feature within 9-10K.
He is not gonna have single gpu spending same money, multi gpu can only provide great VFM.
 

topgear

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here's a revised 85k rig - well it went around ~86.6k though ;-)

Intel Core i5 2500k @ 11450
CM Hyper 212+ @ 1900
MSI Z68-GD55 @ 8700
Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL x 2 @ 3200
Sapphire 2x HD6950 1GB x 2 @ 26600
Seagate 500GB @ 2100
LG 22X SATA DVD @ 1100
Seasonic SS-850AT @ 6300
Lian Li Lancool K58W @ 4300
Asus ML238H @ 11000
Razer Cyclosa Gaming Bundle @ 2000
Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S @ 500
APC 1.1KVA @ 4300
Altec Lancing VS4621 @ 3200
 
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Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

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here's a revised 85k rig - well it went around ~86.6k though ;-)

Intel Core i5 2500k @ 11450
CM Hyper 212+ @ 1900
MSI Z68-GD55 @ 8700
Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL x 2 @ 3200
Sapphire 2x HD6950 1GB x 2 @ 26600
Seagate 500GB @ 2100
LG 22X SATA DVD @ 1100
Seasonic SS-850AT @ 6300
Lian Li Lancool K58W @ 4300
Asus ML238H @ 11000
Razer Cyclosa Gaming Bundle @ 2000
Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S @ 500
APC 1.1KVA @ 4300
Altec Lancing VS4621 @ 3200


TP thanks buddy. a little modification -

Sub 85k (High end gaming)


Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11200
Motherboard |MSI Z68A-GD55|9800
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL|3300
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD 6950 1GB * 2 Crossfire|26400
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2900
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |SeaSonic SS-850AT|6600
Case |Lancool PC-K62 Black/Corsair Carbide 400R|5250
Monitor |Dell ST2320L|9500
Mouse |Razer DeathAdder Black|1950
Keyboard |Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000|1150
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control|500
UPS |APC 1.1KVA|4300
Speakers |Edifier C2|3200
| Total |87200
i couldn't find latest price of cyclosa. so put that.

i5 2500k - price update again -
Intel Core i5 2500K Sandy Bridge
previous i mentioned was of theitwares.com
 
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topgear

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^^ the 85k config looks great but should not we opt for 8GB ram ( though there's no much real advantage going over 6GB for a gaming rig ) as ram modules still are cheap enough and 8GB will be more future proof.

Razer Cyclosa keyboard + Abyssus Mouse is around 2.2k now ;-)
 

Cilus

laborare est orare
The updated 85K config is really great and HD 6950 CF will simply crush any games @ 1080P.
 
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Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

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^^ the 85k config looks great but should not we opt for 8GB ram ( though there's no much real advantage going over 6GB for a gaming rig ) as ram modules still are cheap enough and 8GB will be more future proof.

Razer Cyclosa keyboard + Abyssus Mouse is around 2.2k now ;-)

ok TP although total is 87200 now.

thanks for price update.

The updated 85K config is really great and HD 6950 CF will simply crush any games @ 1080P.

all credits to TP cilus.

help on 100k again guys. its shooting up -


Sub 100k (High End Gaming)

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i7 2600k|16300
CPU Cooler |Noctua NH-U12P-SE2|3750
Motherboard |MSI Z68A-GD55|9800
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL|3300
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD 6950 1GB * 2 Crossfire|26400
SSD |OCZ 60GB Agility 3 SATA III|7500
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2900
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |SeaSonic SS-850AT|6600
Case |Lancool PC-K62 Black/Corsair Carbide 400R|5250
Monitor |DELL ST2420L|12300
Mouse |Razer DeathAdder Black|1950
Keyboard |Razer Arctosa Silver on Black|2100
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Alpha L - Speed/Control|900
UPS |APC 1.1KVA|4300
Speakers |Edifier C2|3200
| Total |107700

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tkin

Back to school!!
ok TP although total is 87200 now.

thanks for price update.



all credits to TP cilus.

help on 100k again guys. its shooting up -


Sub 100k (High End Gaming)

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i7 2600k|16300
CPU Cooler |Noctua NH-U12P-SE2|3750
Motherboard |MSI Z68A-GD55|9800
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL|3300
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD 6950 1GB * 2 Crossfire|26400
SSD |OCZ 60GB Agility 3 SATA III|7500
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2900
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |SeaSonic SS-850AT|6600
Case |Lancool PC-K62 Black/Corsair Carbide 400R|5250
Monitor |DELL ST2420L|12300
Mouse |Razer DeathAdder Black|1950
Keyboard |Razer Arctosa Silver on Black|2100
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Alpha L - Speed/Control|900
UPS |APC 1.1KVA|4300
Speakers |Edifier C2|3200
| Total |107700

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Work down on the monitor, how about 8-9k Dell or BenQ monitors?

Give the SSD as optional, ssds do not help in gaming in anyway(most games now days load in seconds). And no FPS boost from SSDs, most gamers I have seen so far, said this.

This will bring it down to 100k.
 
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Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

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tkin thanks buddy.
so what do you think of this -


Sub 100k (High End Gaming)

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i7 2600k|16300
CPU Cooler |Noctua NH-U12P-SE2|3750
Motherboard |MSI Z68A-GD55|9800
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL|3300
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD 6950 Dirt3 Edition 2GB * 2 Crossfire|30500
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2900
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |SeaSonic SS-850AT|6600
Case |Lancool PC-K62 Black/Corsair Carbide 400R|5250
Monitor |Dell ST2320L|9500
Mouse |Razer DeathAdder Black|1950
Keyboard |Razer Arctosa Silver on Black|2100
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Alpha L - Speed/Control|900
UPS |APC 1.1KVA|4300
Speakers |Edifier C2|3200
| Total |102100
 
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