Building a rig @ Rs. 25k.... need advice/ suggestions...

N0x

Technophiliac!!
Building a rig @ Rs. 23k.... need advice/ suggestions...

1. What is the purpose of the computer?
A: This is for a friend of mine. He wants to Game at Low to mid Quality, Watch HD Videos and do some Sound Editing (Adobe Audition, Fruity Loops)

2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
A: Yes, of course!!

3. What is your MAX budget?
A: Max budget is 24k... inclusive of VAT. :banghead:

4. Planning to overclock?
A: Maybe a bit.... nothing major. Can live without it too.

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: Windows 7 32 bit

6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A: 500 GB

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want? If you already want have one and want to use it, mention its resolution and size.
A: A monitor is not required. Current screen size: 17 inches.

8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? (1 being the lowest, 5 being you are somewhat in sync with the current performers and 10 being the highest)
A: 8 :cool:

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A: This will be done by an assembler. It would be nice to know if the shop can assemble the PC there itself.

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A: This Monday. 22nd August 2011.

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A: Yes... three to four years will be good... though I dunno if that is a viable demand at this price point!

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A: My friend already has a monitor, speakers, printer. He needs everything apart from these.

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: I live at Kolkata. I will be buying from Ganesh Chandra Avenue. No I am not going to buy online nor from any other state.

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A: Value for Money takes preference!!! I want to squeeze out as much performance as is possible out of the 23k. And please offer your advices a bit fast guys!! I'm going to buy this Monday!!

Thanks a lot guys!! Hope to get some excellent advice!! :))
 
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thetechfreak

Legend Never Ends
Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD Athlon II x4 635|4000
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H|4000
RAM |G-skill F3-10600CL9S-2GBNT|700
Graphic Card |MSI R6770-MD1GD5|6500
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|1900
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |FSP Saga II 500W|2000
Case |Zebronics Bijli (w/o psu)|1000
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK100|500
UPS |Intex 1KVA|1800
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1500
| Total |23800
 

SlashDK

MV VIP to the MAX
Since OP already has speakers i'd suggest a slight modification.
| Make | Price Processor |AMD Phenom ii x4 955 BE|5500
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H|4000
RAM |G-skill F3-10600CL9S-2GBNT|700
Graphic Card |Radeon HD 6850|9000
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|1900
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |FSP Saga II 500W|2000
Case |Zebronics Bijli (w/o psu)|1000
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK100|500
UPS |Intex 1KVA|1800
| Total |27300
 
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topgear

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Staff member
Availability of FSP psus could be an issue so it's better to go with Corsair CX430(V2) @ 2.3k instead ;-)

2 GB ram is very paltry for any kind of gaming config and his friend has a UPS so I think he should invest that money on Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600Mhz modules which will cost ~1800 bucks only ;-)
 
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N0x

N0x

Technophiliac!!
Re: Building a rig @ Rs. 24k.... need advice/ suggestions...

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions!! BUT....
Bad news guys!! Very sorry to say it... but he just slashed his budget to 24k INCLUDING VAT!!! :mad: :hissyfit::banghead: :cryeyesout::pullhair: :eeksign: So now MAX budget is 24k!!
Help out please guys!!!
Just for a basic idea of what he wants to do: Play Crysis at a resolution of 1024x768 with Medium everything.
thetechfreak's suggestion sounds ok though... but I dont need the speakers... shud I put the money i saved into the CPU or RAM or GPU??
 
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N0x

N0x

Technophiliac!!
WTF :-o

Ofcourse it can play crysis n crysis 2 @ 1024*768 with Medium settings :)

Thats what I thought. :-?

Well anyways then... back to my original question... If I take thetechfreak's config and ditch the speakers shud I invest the 1.5k into CPU, GPU or RAM?? :chinscratch:
 

SlashDK

MV VIP to the MAX
Agreed with MegaMind. Phenom + 4GB RAM won't have any bottlenecks even if you decide to upgrade the graphics card a couple of years later. If there are, you can always overclock it :D
 
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N0x

N0x

Technophiliac!!
@ Cybertonic and Megamind... Thanks.
He has a 17inch CRT. I know, I know... :shock: WTF rightt?? He says he'll upgrade the monitor later. So he keeps his res at 1024x768 ryt now. :|
Then I'll stick with thetechfreak's config nd add 2GB more RAM. Is that correct?? :smile:
 

topgear

Super Moderator
Staff member
^^ just ignore that ;-)

BTW, here's a 24K config :

AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE @ 5.5k
Gigabyte GA- MA78LMT-S2P @ 2.6k
Transcend/Kingston 4GB Value Series 1333Mhz Ram @ 1.25k
Zebronics Bijli w/o PSu @ 1.1k
Corsair CX430 @ 2.4k
Sapphire HD6790 1GB GDDR5 @ 7.8k
Seagate 500GB HDD @ 1.9k
LG/Samsung DVD RW @ 0.9k
TVS Champ KB @ 0.25k
Logitech Basic Optical Mouse @ 0.3k

Total : 24k
 

Tech_Wiz

Wise Old Owl
Config lokks good topgear but I would change that 6790 for 7.8 to 6850 for 9.4 taking total to 25.6.

This will ensure even after getting a HD Monitor later All games will run on High setts.

955 BE + HD6850 = Good Combo
 
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