BUDGET GAMING RIG (15-18k)

[Bodhisatwa]

@Op--dont go for a6 3650.. i dont thnk u should buy g620 instead of x2 260 only because it is betr than d later in gaming. . .x2 260 performs good all around..personal experience
@Cilus --u realy thnk op should buy 6850 to play fifa series,nfs mw,cod ,age of empires etc etc?!!

 

[rajnusker]

One of the worst configuration and it is basically is not going to run.

The processor and the Motherboard are incompatible, A6-3600's graphics which is more powerful than that of GT 240 will not work when GT 240 will be plugged. And 1 TB HDD is around 5K, not 3.5K

Better get This:-

Intel G620 @ 3.3K
Gigabyte GA-H61D2H @ 3.3K
Corsair 4GB 1333 MHz Value Ram @ 1.1K
Corsair CX430 V2 @ 2.2K
MSI HD 6850 1 GB GDDR5 @ 8.6K

Total 18.5K

I absolutely agree with this, the G620 and G860 are killer-budget gaming cpus.. I don't understand why would anybody suggest a i3 540 or i3 2100.. :/
@Cilius Asus P8H61-M LX could be bought for around 3k (bargain), not considering Rashi's service in mind . The rig you suggested is a total value for money.

@OP If you wish to save some cash, then go for a HD6770, a 2k cut over there. But really with the HD6850 you are good to game in 1080p high settings, thus if you plan to buy a 1080p screen in future then your gaming needs will be easily met.

 

[cacklebolt]

that processor is having a GPU.which is enough for games you have mentioned.you can even play some latest games with medium to low settings.

that means i wont require s discrete GPU???
can i play d above games @ low to medium settings???
what abt high settings???

I absolutely agree with this, the G620 and G860 are killer-budget gaming cpus.. I don't understand why would anybody suggest a i3 540 or i3 2100.. :/
@Cilius Asus P8H61-M LX could be bought for around 3k (bargain), not considering Rashi's service in mind . The rig you suggested is a total value for money.

@OP If you wish to save some cash, then go for a HD6770, a 2k cut over there. But really with the HD6850 you are good to game in 1080p high settings, thus if you plan to buy a 1080p screen in future then your gaming needs will be easily met.

I wont be buying a 1080p monitor anttime soon...so i think HD6770 is ideal...

So shud i be buying an A6 3650 with good integrated grafics or go for G620 and invest in a discrete gpu???

 

[whitestar_999]

for gaming & even most day-2-day usage G620+discreet graphics card like 6770 is much better than A6-3650.

 

[Bodhisatwa]

G620 with discrete gpu

 

[cacklebolt]

So is this 5n???
Intel G620 @ 3.3 k
Gigabyte GA-H61D2H @ 3.3K
Corsair 4GB 1333 MHz Value
Ram @ 1.1K
Corsair CX430 V2 @ 2.2K
MSI HD 6770 1 GB GDDR5 @
5.7k


please suggest compatible cabinet and hdd...

 

[Bodhisatwa]

U wont be getin 6770 in 5.7k. . .my 6670 cost 5.9k 2 weeks earlier..6770 costs around 6.6k. . .
otherwise your config is fine.

 

[Cilus]

^^ Are you guys from the same location?

Bodhisatwa, your card was overpriced because of the unavailability at your location. But you are right, HD 6770 is available around 6.5K, not at 5.7K

 

[Bodhisatwa]

Nt because of that.its because of xfx

 

[cacklebolt]

the price is fine bt what abt hdd and cabinet???

bdw @bodisatwa how much did ur rig cost u???

 

[Minion]

that means i wont require s discrete GPU???
can i play d above games @ low to medium settings???
what abt high settings???




I wont be buying a 1080p monitor anttime soon...so i think HD6770 is ideal...

So shud i be buying an A6 3650 with good integrated grafics or go for G620 and invest in a discrete gpu???

look the games you have mentioned will run fine with A6 3650 and since it is a quad core it will help in multi thread application and multi tasking.Configuration I have mentioned contains everything what you need within your budget.

guys i know g620 perform little bit better than A6 3650 with discrete graphics but in multi thread OP will benefited more with A6 3650.
within his budget if he can get a quad core why he should he buy a dual core.
@OP
See this link
*www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/403?vs=406

How in multi thread applications A6 3650 perform better as compared to g620.and in single thread application there is marginal difference you will not feel any difference in real world applications.So decide accodingly.

 

[Cilus]

G620 + HD 6670 GDDR3 version performs even better than A8-3870K, even after overclocking it and the performance difference with A6-3650 is not minimal. Actually Llano APUs are not made for gaming oriented system, they are targeted for mainly Multimedia builds with Gaming as an add-on.
Also the performance of G620 is actually higher than 3650 in lots of Multi-threaded apps too.

 

[Bodhisatwa]

+1 for cilus's post..
Minion--op wants to play good games also. .so it would be better for him to go with g620 and a decent gpu(not too high)..though i personally feel x2 260 might be better..
but thats nt d point

 

[Minion]

+1 for cilus's post..
Minion--op wants to play good games also. .so it would be better for him to go with g620 and a decent gpu(not too high)..though i personally feel x2 260 might be better..
but thats nt d point

@Cilus look at games he have mentioned will op not able to play those games on A6 3650 based system.I know g620 with 6670 will perform lot better in games.
g620+6670=8,000 while 3650+6550(IGP)=5,600 Hence 3650 is VFM.
what about other applications

2ndly processor is something which is not upgraded frequently that is why i am saying op to go with 3650.before amd athlon x4 series vanishes you all people were suggesting amd athlon x4 for budget builds and AFAIK CPU performance of 3650 is similar or better than amd athlon x4 series.

@Bodhisatwa look mate x2 260 is a budget processor even a amd x3,x4 are better performing than x2 260.Think 3650 with amd x4 athlon CPU and Ati 6550 graphics card packed within processor itself.

 

[Cilus]

A6-3650 has lower performance than G620 in most of the multi-threaded apps and the gaming performance is far worse. Also A6-3650 does not have HD 6550D as you have pointed out, it has HD 6530D. Now even HD 6550D is slower than HD 6670 DDR3 version, so HD 6530D is much slower.

And better than guessing the Multi-threaded performance, check some CPU benchmarks of both the processors and you'll get the picture. You can also check the Tom'shardware article of AMD APU Vs G620+HD 6670 DDR3 where They've used HD 3870K and still recommended G620 + HD 6670 DDR3.

Here check the Benchmark comparison by yourself...Check the Only CPU benchmarks, not the Gfx+CPU ones as G620 here is not having discrete Gfx.
*www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/403?vs=406

 

[Bodhisatwa]

Now what minion said,is also a point. . .op needs to decide. .
@minion-i told that x2 260 might b betr than g620..

 

[cacklebolt]

please select one from the 3 shortlisted rigs...

 

[Bodhisatwa]

My configuration has all the parts required, . .total cost is around 19k
bt other cnfigs are without hdd,dvd drive etc . . so including them it would cross your budget by a fair margin. . thats Why i suggested the Full Config. .

 

[cacklebolt]

@bodhisatwa and @cilius
will a combination of
cpu:Intel G620
motherboard:Gigabyte GA-H61D2H
ram-kingston ddr3 4gb
psu-corsair cx430..2.3k
Gpu:MSI HD 6770 1 GB GDDR5
PSu:Corsair CX430 V2
be good???

i combined both of ur combos...
but what about cabinet???

also which hdd should i choose:
WD caviar blue 500 gb (sata 6.0 )
OR
Seagate SV 35.5 1 tb (sata 3.0)

 

[Bodhisatwa]

This configuration will cross your budget. . anyways. .
cabinet--cm elite 310 @1.8k or any other local cabinet @1k
hdd--wd caviar blue 500gb