Building a Gaming RiG (40k)

RiGOD

RiGOD

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1. What is the purpose of the computer?
Ans: Playing FPS & RPG games, loads of video encoding, AutoCAD & STAAD.

2. What is your overall budget?
Ans: 40k (Can extend 1-2k maximum).

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Yes (just mild OC'ing).

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 7 (64 bit).

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

6. Do you want to buy a monitor?
Ans: I just need a 20" one. Not more than that.

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy?
Ans: HDD, speakers.

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

9. Have you ever built a desktop before?
Ans: Yeah

10. Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans: Will buy online from SMC, Flipkart etc.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
Component Make Price
CPU AMD Phenom II 960T 6960
Motherboard Asus M4A88T-M 4800
RAM Corsair XMS3 4GB 1500
GPU MSI R6850-PM2D1GD5 8850
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1135
Case CM Elite 310 1770
PSU SeaSonic S12II 520 3770
Monitor Dell IN2030M 6400
Mouse Lenovo M6811 620
Mousepad Razer Goliathus - Fragged Omega 560
Keyboard Logitech K200 420
Headphone Philips SHP1900 450
UPS Intex 1KVA 2800
Total 40035

>Any better motherboard at this price range? I just want to unlock the extra cores (if any) and OC some 500MHz. Saw many negative reviews of Gigabyte GA880GM-USB3 and so avoided it.

>Will this UPS provide enough backup even when OC'ed?
 
Cilus

Cilus

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Here goes my suggested changes:-

Motherboard: Asus M5A88M AM3+ instead of M4A series. Although Flipkart price is around 5.45K, I have heard from different sources that street prices are preety low.
Ram: Spend 50 bucks more and get G-Skill RipjawX @ 1.55K from Primeabgb.com.
Monitor: Dell IN2030M for Rs 6400 which really costly for a 20" display, especially when you can get a 1080P LCD @ 7K. Otherwise get BenQ G2025HDA @ 5.6K. Here is the link: BenQ LCD Monitor Price India, Buy BenQ G2025HDA LCD Monitor - Infibeam.com
 
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RiGOD

RiGOD

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>Is that board pretty good for mild OC'ing. I mean could you shed some light on its VRM (how many phases).

>How about this one for RAM? Is there any performance difference from RipjawsX series?

>That's an LCD monitor right? How about Acer 20" LED? Its around 6k I guess.

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Cilus

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>Is that board pretty good for mild OC'ing. I mean could you shed some light on its VRM (how many phases).
It has 4+1 phase VRM but you can overclock to 4 GHz. There are several Youtube reviews available.

>How about this one for RAM? Is there any performance difference from RipjawsX series?
Buddy, you have chosen XMS3 and I have suggested you Ripjawx. Ya, RipjawX is even better than Vengeance. It can be overclocked to higher degree, 2000 MHz+ and also can run at tighter latency. I am currently running it at CL8 at 1600 Mhz.

>That's an LCD monitor right? How about Acer 20" LED? Its around 6k I guess.
I don't have much idea about Acer display. Atleast check the display uality before purchasing.
 
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RiGOD

RiGOD

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RiGOD said:
>How about this one for RAM? Is there any performance difference from RipjawsX series?
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Damn man, I intended to put a hyperlink on the 'this' part. I meant this RAM. It's the ordinary Ripjaws, not RipjwasX. Does this have same performance as RipjawsX?
 
Scorrel

Scorrel

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Hey RiGOD, I have almost the same specs(except the GPU) that you have mentioned & all that i have to say is you can unlock the X4 960T very easily with core unlocker. I have it unlocked to 6-core & everything is stable.:cool:
 
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RiGOD

RiGOD

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Scorrel said:
Hey RiGOD, I have almost the same specs(except the GPU) that you have mentioned & all that i have to say is you can unlock the X4 960T very easily with core unlocker. I have it unlocked to 6-core & everything is stable.:cool:
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Nice to know that buddy, BTW which motherboard are you using?

topgear said:
I think paying 500 bucks more for a Phenom II 1075T makes more sense ..
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But 1075T is not Black Edition right? Ain't the BE's better for OC'ing, I've read the BE's can OC'ed easily but the ordinary Thubans require some additional procedures;) Is it true?
 
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RiGOD

RiGOD

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^^Yeah I'll look into it buddy. Let me buy the core components first.

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My local dealer has quoted 6k for Acer 20 inch LCD - S200HL. Looking at the specs, is it a good buy?

BUMP!!!
 
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d6bmg, that's a completely wrong piece of info; Do a little search before posting.

1075T is not a black edition CPU but can be overclocked over 4 GHz by increasing the Base clock speed. But remember, overclocked Phenoms do consume lots of power, it will be more than 200W for the CPU only.

So get a good PSU and CPU cooler.
 
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RiGOD

RiGOD

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^^How about the Acer monitor buddy? The specs looks fine or what?

BTW I'm getting SeaSonic S12 II 520 for 3.6k. Is that good enough for a 960T+MSI GTX 560? Will the lesser TDP of 960T (95W) make it favourable for me?;)
 
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theserpent

theserpent

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^^ It looks good.
AFAIK We get a 1080p monitor at about 7k

Look at this to
Dell 20 inch LED - IN2030M Monitor: Flipkart.com
 
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RiGOD

RiGOD

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^^Yeah the Dell IN2030M is good indeed, costs 6.3 locally. But I've got my eyes on the ACER one. Lemme see what the expert(s) say.
 
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