BUDGET GAMING RIG (15-18k)

[cacklebolt]

@ bodhisatwa then where can i save money???

 

[Cilus]

Well, get the Corsair 1333 MHz Ram instead of Kingston. Only reason is Corsair provides 10 years of warranty with their Rams. Otherwise the config is perfect.

WD caviar blue 500 gb (sata 6.0 )
OR
Seagate SV 35.5 1 tb (sata 3.0)

It is not Sata 3.0 and 6.0, it is SATA II which provides bandwidth of 3Gbps or 300 Megabytes per second and Sata III which provides bandwidth of 6 Gbps or 600 Megabytes per second. Now HDDs are slower device and hardly they needs more bandwidth than 300 Megabytes/s or SATA II bandwidths. So rather than spending for SATA III, get the 1 TB SATA II HDD.

 

[cacklebolt]

@cilius so u mean to say i wont require the speed of SATA III???

so if i selct the 1 tb drive i save a thousand ...

 

[Minion]

I quit.let OP decide what he need.

@OP,cilus see this link difference between 6530D and 6550D
*compare-processors.com/amd-radeon-hd-6550d-vs-h6530d/1229/

 

[cacklebolt]

Transcend DDR3-1333 DDR3 4 GB RAM @ 1243 and lifetime warranty..shud i go for it instead of corsair

 

[Bodhisatwa]

You can go for transcend. . .and keep your budget in mind for the third configuration..

 

[skeletor]

Spend more - 3.5K~. Pick up i3-2100 + discrete graphics like HD 6670/6770. This will last you. Keep the same H61 motherboard.

Not a fan of Pentium G620. Two cores (without hyperthreading) even if they are two fast cores, won't be enough after a year or two. i3-2100 it is.

Also the performance of G620 is actually higher than 3650 in lots of Multi-threaded apps too.

Nope.

From your link only - ignore Sysmark. AnandTech - Bench - CPU A6-3650 wins in every multi-threaded benchmark.

@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???

It is worth to spend extra and get i3-2100 instead of Pnetium G620. Otherwise, it's fine.

No point of cheaping out when spending a little bit extra gets you something balanced.

example, Pentium G620 with only two cores can't handle GTA IV. It won't matter if you pair it up with HD 6950.

 

[d6bmg]

example, Pentium G620 with only two cores can't handle GTA IV. It won't matter if you pair it up with HD 6950.

Pairing G620 with HD6950 will result in bottleneck.

 

[Bodhisatwa]

I3 is better. .

 

[vickybat]

Pairing G620 with HD6950 will result in bottleneck.

Not at 1080p resolutions or higher. Games are heavily gpu dependent at those res.

 

[Cilus]

I quit.let OP decide what he need.

@OP,cilus see this link difference between 6530D and 6550D
AMD Radeon HD 6550D Vs HD 6530D | Compare Processors

As per the specs provided, there is a 25% performance difference between those two which is huge.

 

[cacklebolt]

this perhaps the last time i will be troubling u guys as i finally seem to have decided on a config..please take time to review...

Cpu-amd athlon x2 260 3.2ghz..3.3k
Mobo-Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P ... 2.6k
GPU-MSI HD 6770 1 GB GDDR5 ... 6.9k
RAM-Transcend DDR3-1333 DDR3 4 GB ...1.2k
PSU-Corsair CX430 V2...2.2K
Cabinet-Cooler Master Elite 310...1.8k
HDD-Seagate SV 35.5 1 TB ...3.7k


But i m still confused whether i shud go for IntelG620 @ 3.3k and biostar H61MLB @ 3k and keep other components same or stick to the above mentioned config...


I chose athlon II only because of its higher clock speed...

 

[ArjunKiller]

Go for G620 with your eyes closed. It IS FASTER than the Athlon II. Always remember clock speed doesn't matter. A 5Ghz Core 2 Duo is not faster than a 2Ghz i3..

 

[skeletor]

Go for G620 with your eyes closed. It IS FASTER than the Athlon II. Always remember clock speed doesn't matter. A 5Ghz Core 2 Duo is not faster than a 2Ghz i3..

yea, G620 is faster than Athlon II....but the bold part is NOT at all true.

G620 @ 2.6 Ghz is 15-20% faster than Athlon II 265 @ 3.3 Ghz / Core 2 Duo E8300 @ 2.93 Ghz. That's all.

this perhaps the last time i will be troubling u guys as i finally seem to have decided on a config..please take time to review...

Cpu-amd athlon x2 260 3.2ghz..3.3k
Mobo-Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P ... 2.6k
GPU-MSI HD 6770 1 GB GDDR5 ... 6.9k
RAM-Transcend DDR3-1333 DDR3 4 GB ...1.2k
PSU-Corsair CX430 V2...2.2K
Cabinet-Cooler Master Elite 310...1.8k
HDD-Seagate SV 35.5 1 TB ...3.7k


But i m still confused whether i shud go for IntelG620 @ 3.3k and biostar H61MLB @ 3k and keep other components same or stick to the above mentioned config...


I chose athlon II only because of its higher clock speed...

Read my post above. Spend more and get Core i3-2100 + H61 as it is _worth it_ No point in lowballing. Get something which lasts instead.

 

[SunE]

Yes absolutely go with the Intel config. I mean just look at the poll results you put. Most members won't suggest you the wrong thing. Also I think you should get the ASUS board instead of Biostar(don't get me wrong I personally ordered Biostar, it's just that the ASUS one is a bit better).

 

[Bodhisatwa]

I persnly thnk u should go for x2 260..bt may b g620 is better as others have posted. .its ur call now..

 

[maddy]

go with intel in current config it seems best if u crossfire your a6-3650 with 6670 and it can be overclocked from base multiplier then game changes but with tight budget Intel best ^^ using i3 here willl best choice if u can

 

[ArjunKiller]

Sorry ico, I was in high spirits when I was writing that message (If you know what I mean)

 

[cacklebolt]

then the g620 it is....
but will fifa run well on it???
(I am a big FIFA fan!!!)

 

[ArjunKiller]

Go for this:

Intel Core i3 2100 - 6.5k
Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H - 3.2k
Corsair CX 430V2 - 2.3k
Corsair Value Select RAM 4GB - 1.2k
Sapphire HD6770 1GB - 6.5k

Total 20.2k