Advice on Assembling a Rig

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rachitsaran

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Hi :),

I am looking to assemble a desktop. Currently, I am in Delhi but can pay for the shipping charges.
My primary needs - Architecture Software (these are heavy), some video rendering, Gaming

As for the config I am looking at:

I7 3rd Generaltion (Ivy Bridge ones)
16Gb Ram (Corsair DDR3 1600; 2 slots of 8 Gb each)
Asus/Intel MB (which supports all of these)
1 TB HDD WD or Seagate (7200 RPM and not 5400 RPM)
GFx Card - Nvidia GTX Series (660M or higher)
Corsair PSU (Please suggest one which can handle all these with ease)
CoolerMaster Cabinet with CPU cooling unit
22' Monitor with Full HD support (Please mention the price of touch screen monitors too)
Blu-Ray Recorder/Player (If Available) else DVD Writer 24x
Logitech Mouse plus Keyboard combo
Altec Lansing 2.1 Speakers (The ones that cost around 2k)

Can anyone send me a quote of this specification? Would really appreciate your inputs/suggestions as well.
 
amjath

amjath

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First Wrong section, hope mods ll move this thread

Second Fill this form
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/1542847-post2.html
 
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rachitsaran

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AS you can see ... my first post ...
Ty for the link ...

I'll post the answers:

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: For my sis. She is in B.Arch. 3rd Year. She needs it for some heavy softwares, video rendering (maybe), casual gaming.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 50-55K (can be extended to 60K)

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Nope

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Win 7 (Win 8 on launch)

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: 22' Full HD

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Headphones and Speakers can be avoided

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: In a week

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Assembler

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: Open to online shopping

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: The specs I need are mentioned in my first post in this thread.
 
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rachitsaran

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As for 16 gb, my Sis needs as faad a comp as possible ... Plus, am trying to Future-proof it + Am looking to take over this machine from my sis in 3 years :twisted:

Ok, then suggest a good great GPU ...

Btw, my budget is 60K max.

(May stretch to 65 if really reqd.)
 
Chaitanya

Chaitanya

Cyborg Agent
i5 3450 @ 12.7k
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 @ 11.2k
Corsair DDR3 4 GB *2 @ 2.7k
Corsair CMPSU-600GUK @ 5.1k
WD caviar blue 500GB HDD @ 4k + Corsair Force Series 3 60 GB SSD Internal Hard Drive @ 7.8k
ASUS 24x DVD @ 1k
Coolermaster elite 310/311 @ 2~2.3k
Benq GL2450HM 24 inch LED @ 11.8k
Any logitech KB/mouse combo of your choice @ 1k


This all leaves a hole of 60 k in your pocket (you may opt for seagate 1TB for 5.3k & save 6.5k)
So even if you spend 65k you wont get a good GPU for 11k & forget i7 /CPU cooler/blu-ray/touch screen monitor)

**all prices are from FK**
You may look for GTX 560/ HD 6870 in 10k range
 
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Chaitanya

Chaitanya

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Sainatarajan said:
I5 3450 with Z77 extreme 4??
Buy I5 2500K.
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Yeah.! you are right bro but there are 2 reasons....
1.op will not be overclocking
2.guys @ futuremark forum have benchmarked it & compared it with i5 2500K & results show that the IVB is either equal or 5-10% faster than 2500K ( both@ stock speeds)
 
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rachitsaran

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Guys,

Thanks for the remarks ...


As for HD, 1TB WD would do ...
All other specs seem fine ... will have to do a bit of research ...

And, why not i7?
I am ready to shell out money for i7 ... and a compatible and good gpu ...
any suggestions/reasons for not considering i7?

Also, I am surely going for SSD ... Not sure if the assembler would be able to install it correctly, though ...

Any advice on vendors in NCR who know how to put it correctly ...
 
dashing.sujay

dashing.sujay

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^Try SMCinternational.

Addresses:

Code: 
B-10, Meghdoot Building, 94, Nehru Place, ND - 19

105, Deepali Building, 92, Nehru Place, ND - 19
 
amjath

amjath

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Check the below link for i5 2500k and i7 2600k comparison

AnandTech - Bench - CPU

U can find both are head to head in gaming [scroll down to gaming benches]

IMO for ur needs i7 is way to go

But i7 2600k is unlocked processor since u don't overclock go for locked version of i7 i.e 2600 so that u save few bucks [~Rs. 300]
 
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the_conqueror

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Intel DH67CL @ 5.4k
Core i7 2600 @ 17k
Corsair Value Select 2*4 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz @ 2.5k
Corsair GS600 @ 4.5k
WD caviar black 1 tb SATA III @ 6.5K
Sapphire HD 7850 @ 16k
NZXT Source elite 210 @ 2.5k
Benq GL2450HM 24 inch LED @
11.8k
 
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rachitsaran

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I was looking at some SSD's

this one caught my attention ...

OCZ Agility 3 60 GB SSD Internal Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) | Internal Hard Drive | Flipkart.com

The reviews are a tad bit too good to believe ...

Any suggestions?

@ conqueror ...

The total is exceeding my budget by 5 K atleast ...

Could you tone that down a bit ...

I haven't really analysed your suggestions yet ... (will do so in the night, at home) ...
 
Chaitanya

Chaitanya

Cyborg Agent
Corsair Force Series 3 60 GB SSD @ 4.7k..

If you want blazing fast then get this Yeah @ 10k for 120GB may seem costly but it's worth that.. alternatively get force series 3
 
dashing.sujay

dashing.sujay

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For SSDs look no further than Samsung 830 or Crucial m4, respectively. Last option Corsair Force GT (I won't recommend personally though). onlyssd.com
 
Chaitanya

Chaitanya

Cyborg Agent
dashing.sujay said:
For SSDs look no further than Samsung 830 or Crucial m4, respectively. Last option Corsair Force GT (I won't recommend personally though). onlyssd.com
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What?????? :shock::shock::shock:

Pls turn to page 104
DIGIT march 2012 :wink:

There it is clear from scores that.. Force GT series SSD's are next best to the best performing Intel 520 series.

+1 for corsair since it uses sandforce SF-2281 controller which is way better in terms of reliability..

Well for ultimate performance + reliabilty one should agree with intel 520 series
 
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rachitsaran

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can we reach a consensus here regarding SSD?

Now, I am totally confused regarding the SSD ...

also, I will be buying this system sometime next week ...
any future releases that i shud wait for?
 
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