Gaming Rig from 40-50k

CommanderShawnzer

CommanderShawnzer

Steam High Templar
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run?
Ans:Mass effect 3,crysis 2,elder scrolls : skyrim, witcher 2 and battlefield 3 at medium settings
photoshop,unreal development kit,3d studio max 11

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: Budget decreased to 30-40k though i can spend an extra 2-4K

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:
nope
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:
windows 7 64-bit/dual boot windows xp 64-bit

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:500gb - 750gb

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans:
yes,22"(inch) 1920 X 1080
old monitor HPvp17 17"(1280x1240)
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: possibly my old monitor HPvp17 17"(1280x1240),other than that none

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:in two months time(may-june)

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:
no,but i will try(suggestions are welcome on how to assemble a rig)
10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans:i'll buy most of the stuff locally and components which are out of stock locally i'll buy them online and vice-versa

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:its okay if you skimp on KB/mouse but it should be durable and the "gaming" tag is not necessary
proposed config
CPU AMD Phenom II 970 7652
Motherboard ASUS M5A88-M 5486
GPU PowerColor AMD/ATI Radeon HD7750 1 GB 7480
RAM G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1150
HDD WD Caviar Blue 500 GB 4300
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1110
Case Cooler Master Elite 310 red Mid Tower Cabinet 1828
PSU Seasonic S12II-520 4050
KB + Mouse logitech mk200 usb 2.0 854
Monitor Benq G2222HDL 7500
Total 43240
cost cutting suggestions are welcome
 
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RiGOD

RiGOD

SoLa BeLLaToR...
Component Make Price
CPU Intel Core i5-2400 10850
Motherboard Intel DH67CL 5630
GPU MSI GTX560Ti Twin Frozr II/OC 14300
RAM G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1150
HDD WD Caviar Blue 500 GB 4300
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1110
Case NZXT Source 210 Elite 2400
PSU Corsair GS600 4400
Monitor Benq G2222HDL 7500
KB + Mouse MS Desktop Wired 600 760
Speakers Altec Lancing BXR1221 1100
UPS Intex 1KVA 3500
Total 57000

>Currently the HD7850 is the GPU to grab.
 
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SunE

Professional Newbie
Above config is good but get the HD 7850 for 15.3k. Also personally I don't like speakers in a computer so would suggest you to get any decent headphones for 350-400(more useful in gaming anyways). Change the Corsair GS600 with the Seasonic S12ii-520 for 4k. Also a 1TB hard drive is only like 1-1.2k extra so get that(Seagate Barracuda 1TB). Total would come to approx. 58.5k which is pretty sweet for such a nice build :)
 
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vkl

Cyborg Agent
CPU Intel Core i5-2400 10500
Motherboard Intel DH67CL 5500
GPU AMD RADEON HD7850 15300
RAM G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1150
HDD WD Caviar Blue 500 GB 4300
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1100
Case CORSAIR CARBIDE 400R 5000
PSU Seasonic S12ii-520 4000
Monitor Benq G2222HDL 7500
UPS APC 1.1KVA 4300
MOUSE&KB Logitech mk200 @750


Total=59400

If you can buy locally, the hdd should be within 4k and the processor+ motherboard should be around 15k total.
Corsair carbide 400r is a much better cabinet when you account for cable management and cooling.It has got a very spacious interior.
If it overshoots your budget then you can go for a nzxt source 210 elite in place of carbide 400r.
 
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Tech_Wiz

Wise Old Owl
560 Ti Twin Frozer II offers same performance as that of 7850 if not better. Also GS600 is nice PSU why opt for a Seasonic 520W for it. If required it can be replaced with 620W for more head room.

Only single GFX card that needs more power than 600W is HD6990 & GTX590. But plenty out there will needs 550+ on a OC system.
 
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SunE

Professional Newbie
Yo! 7850 is definitely better than 560Ti as it consumes less power and also gives the personal satisfaction of having bought the latest stuff instead of something over a year old :p Also if you use any of the known PSU calculators like Outervision you'll find that the above system only consumes about 400W so 520W PSU is ideal as it not only gives you a little extra power, but also some extra to OC the GPU and it is cheaper than GS600. Remember these days there is no point in going for a very high wattage PSU for a mid-range gaming system because every component is moving towards a lower power draw and thus a 520W PSU will be sufficient for the present system as well as a 3-4 years down the road upgrade :)
 
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vkl

Cyborg Agent
Things in favour of radeon hd 7850:
1.Lower power consumption.
2.Can be easily overclocked to clocks around 1GHz.
3.Newer drivers from amd can improve its performance overtime.
4.Higher compute power.
When overclocked hd7850 would get ahead of 560 Ti Twin Frozer II by a very significant margin.

Seasonic S12ii-520 is available between INR 3700 to 4000.It has higher efficiency(80plus bronze) than corsair gs600(80+).It has got 5 years of warranty.GS600 has three years of warranty.Only thing in favour of gs600 is the service provided by corsair,which is almost available in every state.
 
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SunE

Professional Newbie
CommanderShawnzer said:
i've changed things a bit now i want
somethin with a core i5 2500k and HD 6850
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Yo i5-2500k with a HD 6850 will not be good enough for games. i5 2400 with HD 7850 is a much much much better option. Don't trust me? Everyone else will tell you the same thing :p
 
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SunE

Professional Newbie
^^ If you can wait for some more days flipkart will definitely have it. But if you need it urgently then here
HIS HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 H785F2G2M 256-bit HD7850 Radeon PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Graphic Card

IMO you should wait for flipkart to add the Sapphire or Asus version(that's what I'm personally doing).
 
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CommanderShawnzer

CommanderShawnzer

Steam High Templar
Re: Gaming Rig from >30-40k

Budget decreased: now 30-40k
added my proposed config is on post #1
cost-cutting suggestions are welcome
@Mod : please change this thread's title to "Gaming Rig 30-40k"
 
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SunE

Professional Newbie
Looks good. But swap the CPU for 960T and get ASUS M5A88-M mobo. With the money saved get a HD 7770 for 8.4k. :)
 
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CommanderShawnzer

CommanderShawnzer

Steam High Templar
SunE said:
Looks good. But swap the CPU for 960T and get ASUS M5A88-M mobo. With the money saved get a HD 7770 for 8.4k. :)
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dude,i specified phenom II 970 for a reason.in my other thread Sam told me that he built a similar rig with a 960t turns out 960t ships with inferior athlon coolers with no heatpipes which would mean i would have to get a seperate cpu cooler to keep temps stable
970 on the other hand has a better stock cooler and can be OC'ed to 3.8/4.0 Ghz,the downside is it cannot be OC'ed to 6 cores like 960t(this i'm not sure about)



btw thanks for the mobo suggestion
 
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SunE

Professional Newbie
Ok then go for the 970 but also as I said in your other thread HD 6850 is bare minimum for gaming so get that or HD 7770 as mentioned above :)
 
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