50K PC for gaming and designing in chennai

[Aswath Kumaravel]

1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans: I work in an application designing team, I don't code much but I use computer to design things like backgrounds, icons, buttons and so on for applications using Photoshop, Inkscape, CorelDraw and I make simple animations using flash. Will soon be learning animation and vfx and will practice them on this pc. I want my pc to play all games for atleast the next 3 years, especially GTA4,5, JustCause2, FarCry3, BF3, Crysis3, Hitman: Absolution. I also have personal interest in audio & video editing.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:50k+5k

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:Never did before but let me be future safe

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Please Suggest as I've been using XP till date.

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:1 tb

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:No, I have a 3DTV LG 4500LW for gaming and my old basic monitor 15" 1024x768 D-Sub for working.

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:Speakers. I have a APC BackUPS 500 and my house has centralized UPS so all i need is backup for milliseconds, so do I need a new UPS?

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:Within 4 Weeks

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: No I have not. I Know how to and I want to build my PC myself.

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:Yes I have to buy a few components online as the shopkeepers here don't even know some names like G.Skill, AsRock etc..

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I need my system future proof. The system which I'm using now is a P4 which was bought in 2004(yeah it was high-end then)My parents wont let me buy a new PC for the next 5 year. I've made a list, correct it if its wrong as I'm a noob. And suggest the rest..

Intel i5-3570k/3.3 GHz 6MCache, 3.4 To 3.8GHz

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) PC RAM
(CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R)

LG DVD-Writer 24xD

Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA Desktop Hard drive
(ST31000524AS)

Seasonic 520W Power Supply (S12II-520)

Cooler
Master Elite 431Black With Side Panel Window USB 3.0
and Extrenal SATA Docking Station (RC-431P-KWN2)

 

[mandarpalshikar]

Since you would be using this rig for designing which would be benefited by multi-threaded CPU... I would suggest you to go for AMD rig. I've quoted prices on higher side. Please do some research in local market and also on all onlite sites and see which ones give you best deals.
Visit.. theitdepot and see if they give you good prices. There online shops quotes the prices on very higher sides though.

Component	Name	Price
CPU	AMD FX 8350	12500
CPU Cooler	CM Hyper 212 Evo	2000
Motherboard	MSI 990FX-GD65	9000
RAM	G.Skill Sniper 1600 MHz CL9 8GB (F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR)	3000
PSU	Corsair GS600	5000
Graphics Card	Sapphire 7950 with Boost	23000
HDD	Seagate Barracuda 1 TB	4300
Optical Drive	Any LG / Asus DVD writer	900
Cabinet	Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus	3500
Keyboard + Mouse	Logitech Gaming Combo G100	1600
	Total	64800

 

[d6bmg]

Component	Maker	Price
Processor	FX-8350	12500
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3	8200
RAM	G.Skill RipjawsX 12800 CL9D 8GBXL (2x 4GB)	2600
GPU	Sapphire HD7950 Vapor X	20800
HDD	Seagate 1TB Barracuda	4200
PSU	Corsair GS600	4500
Chassis	NZXT Source 210	2500
ODD	Asus DVD Writer Black	1000
Mouse+KB	Logitech MK200	650
	Total	56,950
CPU Cooler (optional)	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	2100
Motherboard (Alternet)	Asus M5A97 R2.0	6600

 

[hitman4]

@d6bmg where are you getting sapphire vapor x for 20800......?

 

[d6bmg]

@d6bmg where are you getting sapphire vapor x for 20800......?

Vedant Compuers, Kolkata

 

[Cilus]

That is not including tax, it is 20.8K + 4% Tax.

 

[mandarpalshikar]

@d6bmg - the rig you suggested is almost similar to the one suggested by me... except the prices... which I've quoted on higher side.

 

[d6bmg]

@d6bmg - the rig you suggested is almost similar to the one suggested by me... except the prices... which I've quoted on higher side.

Oh yes. Sorry.
I should have mentioned it at the first place.

That is not including tax, it is 20.8K + 4% Tax.

Forgot it.
But still, VFM. Isn't it?

 

[gagan_kumar]

Vedant Compuers, Kolkata

is that the oc version?

 

[Cilus]

It is the best overclocked version, Sapphire HD 7950 VAPOR-X OC with Boost.

 

[Aswath Kumaravel]

Is AMD reliable than Intel? I have not used AMD before and also I dont wanna buy such a costly GPU I can't spend more than 12k on a GPU because I live in a surrounding of people who believe a GPU of 2k is more than enough and I cant convince them. So suggest me a good GPU under 12k.

how about AsRock 990 FX Extreme Pro for 10.5k? also isn't Seasonic 520W Power Supply (S12II-520) enough if I'm goin for a cheaper GPU?

 

[mandarpalshikar]

Is AMD reliable than Intel? I have not used AMD before and also I dont wanna buy such a costly GPU I can't spend more than 12k on a GPU because I live in a surrounding of people who believe a GPU of 2k is more than enough and I cant convince them. So suggest me a good GPU under 12k.

how about AsRock 990 FX Extreme Pro for 10.5k? also isn't Seasonic 520W Power Supply (S12II-520) enough if I'm goin for a cheaper GPU?

1. Dont worry about Intel and AMD
2. "people who believe a GPU of 2k is more than enough" ... are you buying PC for yourself or people around you ? And what theory is it which says a GPU of 2k is more than enough? Please enlighten us.
3. "So suggest me a good GPU under 12k."... if your budget is 50k + 5k... why not spend it in good manner? If you want to play the games you listed in opening thread at good settings then you'll need a good GPU and 7950 is one of the best right now.
4. "how about AsRock 990 FX Extreme Pro"MSI and Gigabyte are better mobos than ASRock.

Above all if you want to reduce the budget then please specify the reduced budget as the rigs suggested by us are for price point of 55k and the impression I got from the above post from you is that you want a sub 40k rig.

 

[Cilus]

The asrock motherboard isn't better than the Gigabyte one suggested here. Regarding GPU, a 12K GPU can't provide enough horse power to run latest games at high or ultra setting @ Full HD resolution, forget about games, will be released released in future. At 12.7K, you can get a GPU like Gigabyte HD 7850 1GB GDDR5 but that will not be enough. My suggestion to you is to stick with the configuration suggested by here. If you want to reduce the budget, then atleast get Sapphire HD 7870 @ 16.7K (Kolkata Price) including tax.

 

[Aswath Kumaravel]

ITDepot Prices are very high

AMD FX-Series FX 8350 8-Core 4.0 - 4.2 Ghz Processor 13500.00
Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 32GB DDR3 Intel Motherboard 10410.00
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Coolers 2325.00
G.skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
Desktop RAM (F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR) 3745.00
Corsair Gaming Series 600W Power Supply (GS600) 4915.00
Sapphire Radeon HD7950 3GB DDR5
Vapor Edition ATI PCI E Graphic Card 25730.00

Grand Total (Rs): 60625.00

Also Source 210 not available Antec X1 for 2.5k is ok?

 

[mandarpalshikar]

^^ I suspected so about theitdepot.com, I'm not aware of any other shops in Chennai.. but there would be good reputed shops other than theitdepot... try inquiring there.
Antec X1 should work fine as well for you.

 

[d6bmg]

Is AMD reliable than Intel? I have not used AMD before and also I dont wanna buy such a costly GPU I can't spend more than 12k on a GPU because I live in a surrounding of people who believe a GPU of 2k is more than enough and I cant convince them. So suggest me a good GPU under 12k.

how about AsRock 990 FX Extreme Pro for 10.5k? also isn't Seasonic 520W Power Supply (S12II-520) enough if I'm goin for a cheaper GPU?

1. Don't compare AMD & Intel. Each of them have strong user base and both are good.
2. You are building this rig for yourself right? So forget what other people are using.
To play the games you listed at max settings in HD, any 12K card won't be enough, unless, by the word game-play you mean slide-show of the frames.
3. AsRock 990 FX Extreme Pro, with due respect to Asrock, it is a crap motherboard. I think shopkeeper or some guy having no knowledge of PC hardwares might have suggested it because of flashy look or whatsoever.
4. Avoid Seasonic, unless you are ready to face possible problems during RMA.
Currently suggested PSU, Corsair GS600 is cheap enough to be added at your budget.

G.skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
Desktop RAM (F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR) 3745.00

Sniper is a bad kit. Avoid it.

 

[quad_core]

^^ I suspected so about theitdepot.com, I'm not aware of any other shops in Chennai.. but there would be good reputed shops other than theitdepot... try inquiring there.
Antec X1 should work fine as well for you.

This online shop is based in Chennai Delta - The Best in IT in INDIA

 

[Aswath Kumaravel]

Sniper is a bad kit. Avoid it.

okay I'll swap Sniper with Ripjaws or is Vengeance better?

This online shop is based in Chennai Delta - The Best in IT in INDIA

here the exact street price will be in *www.challengerpage.in/pricelist
but unfortunately its not workin for the past one week.

2. "people who believe a GPU of 2k is more than enough" ... are you buying PC for yourself or people around you ? And what theory is it which says a GPU of 2k is more than enough? Please enlighten us.

I do understand your point but what i meant by that is people here don't know the difference between a GTX580 and a GT 240, their tech knowledge is like "i have a 1gb nvidia card" and all they mind is the game to run , they dont care about fps, resolution, AA n all that. Even my parents will go mad when they come to know that the most expensive part of the pc is the GPU. coz they dont want their children to play games. hahaha... okay lets put all that aside. I'm happy with this config. I really respect ur suggestions but my budget is 55k and this costs me around 65k..

 

[mandarpalshikar]

okay I'll swap Sniper with Ripjaws or is Vengeance better?


here the exact street price will be in *www.challengerpage.in/pricelist
but unfortunately its not workin for the past one week.



I do understand your point but what i meant by that is people here don't know the difference between a GTX580 and a GT 240, their tech knowledge is like "i have a 1gb nvidia card" and all they mind is the game to run , they dont care about fps, resolution, AA n all that. Even my parents will go mad when they come to know that the most expensive part of the pc is the GPU. coz they dont want their children to play games. hahaha... okay lets put all that aside. I'm happy with this config. I really respect ur suggestions but my budget is 55k and this costs me around 65k..

this is because I've quoted prices really on very higher side so as to avoid any surprises. You can go ahead with rig suggested by d6bmg... it'll fit well within your budget and is identical. Checkout deltapage.com for prices as suggested by quad_core and visit them if possible.

 

[Aswath Kumaravel]

which is better? Caviar Green or Barracuda?