Gaming PC for 100k

[bssunilreddy]

Hi,

I am from Hyderabad.


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:Games like FPS,RPG and STRATEGY. Applications like Informatica 9,Virtual Box and Oracle.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:100k (+5k)

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:Yes till 4.5GHz

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

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:240GB SSD

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:Yes, Dell 22 inches (1900*1200)

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:Nothing

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:2-3 weeks

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:Yes, by an 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:Hyderabad and will buy locally from CTC but only Cabinet from Prime ABGB.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I want to know whether the present configuration stands for at least 4-5 years or not.

I have a Configuration in mind which is as follows and I want all your suggestions regarding this BUY.

Intel Core i5 3570k -14500,
Asus Maximus V Gene -14500,
GSkill RipjawsZ 16GB (4*4GB) 1600MHz -6700,
Gigabyte HD7850 2GB DDR5 -13500,
Corsair AX750w -10500,
Asus DRW-24B3ST SATA -1100,
NZXT Phantom 410 -5500,
Corsair H60 Cooler -4000,
APC Back-UPS 1100VA -5300,
Corsair Force GT 240GB SATA3 SSD -12250,
Logitech Z323 2.1 Speakers -2600,
Dell 22 inch LED ST2220L -8000,
Logitech G300 -1500,
Microsoft Sidewinder X6 KB -2000,
Deepcool 120mm Transparent RED LED Fans 6pcs -2700
TOTAL -1,04,650.

 

[gameranand]

No need for 16GB RAM. Stick to 8GB.
PSU price is lower than that you are getting at very high price.
Go for 2600K.
for 4.5GHz Air cooling is sufficient.
Why do you need 240GB SSD. I mean for OS and 2 or 3 games 120GB is enough ??

 

[havoknation]

Above config is good but IMO you can save some money in PSU and get a mid end gpu like Radeon 7870HD or GTX660ti atleast. Buy corsair HX650 or HX750 and spend that amount on good GPU.
AX750w not needed dude. Think from this side. At last your purpose of pc is mainly gaming. HX650 price is 7k

PS : If you are buying 240gb ssd then IMO, go for 120gb SSD * 2 and put them on raid0. Performance will be twice.

 

[macho84]

If you wish can get my pc Check out my spec below

 

[rohit32407]

I agree with gameranand and havoknation. You don't need AX series PSU rather spend the money on a better GPU. 100K gaming rig deserves a better GPU than what you have mentioned. Atleast a 7870 and if i were you i would have tried to get my hands on 7950. Stick with 8GB RAM it's more than enough for now and you can always upgrade the ram when needed. As anand has already suggested a 120 GB SSD will suffice for 2-3 games+OS and you can add another 120 GB SSD on raid0 later. GPU is a component which you shouldnt skimp on if you are going for a gaming machine and a 100K gaming rig surely deserves something better than a 7850. Don't get me wrong, 7850 is an excellent GPU but you are spending money on some of the components which will not improve your gaming experience in anyway and in the process you are neglecting the most important component for gaming.

P.S. if you can, add few hundred more on your mouse budget and go for g400 rather than g300.

P.P.S. I don't see any mention of HDD in your mentioned config. Are you going to rely solely on SSD?

 

[gameranand]

Yeah better get a 120GB SSD and 1TB or 2TB HDD.

 

[bssunilreddy]

My shop keeper said to take the following Config which is much better in terms of reliability,after-sales support and mainly performance.

Changes are in BOLD.

The below Config is what I proposed:

Intel Core i5 3570k -14500,
Asus Maximus V Gene -14500,
GSkill RipjawsZ 16GB (4*4GB) 1600MHz -6700,
Gigabyte HD7850 2GB DDR5 -13500,
Corsair AX750w -10500,
Asus DRW-24B3ST SATA -1100,
NZXT Phantom 410 -5500, (from Prime ABGB)
Corsair H60 Cooler -4000,
APC Back-UPS 1100VA -5300,
Corsair Force GT 240GB SATA3 SSD -12250,
Logitech Z323 2.1 Speakers -2600,
Dell 22 inch LED ST2220L -8000,
Logitech G300 -1500,
Microsoft Sidewinder X6 KB -2000,
Deepcool 120mm Transparent RED LED Fans 6pcs -2700
TOTAL -1,04,650.

The below Config is which he proposed:

Intel Core i5 3570k -14500,
Asus Maximus V Gene -14500,
GSkill RipjawsZ 16GB (4*4GB) 1600MHz -6700,
Sapphire HD7850 2GB DDR5 -15500, (reliability & performance)
Corsair GS600 -4000, (cheap & warranty)
Asus DRW-24B3ST SATA -1100,
NZXT Phantom 410 -6150, (from Prime ABGB)
Corsair H60 Cooler -4000,
APC Back-UPS 1.1Kva -4950,
Corsair Force GT 480GB SATA3 SSD -26000,(after-sales support & performance)
Logitech Z313 2.1 Speakers -1600, (cheap & built-in 3.5" pin in volume control)
Dell 22 inch LED ST2220L -8000,
Logitech G400 -1500, (cheap & performance)
Microsoft Sidewinder X6 KB -2000,
Deepcool 120mm Transparent RED LED Fans 6pcs -2700
TOTAL -1,13,200.

Hey guys what do you say about this? I mean another 10k is what I need to invest in addition to the original thought 105k BUDGET.

 

[Myth]

16 gb ram ? I am not sure the applications mentioned would use this much memory.
The 480gb is all the storage that you need ? That too ssd ?
Take a 120gb ssd and 1-2 tb hdd.
Upgrade to HD7870.

Where do you plan to put 6 cabinet fans ?
I think the NZXT Phantom 410 already comes with around 3 fans.

 

[gameranand]

Look buddy I already gave you advise and now I'm gonna explain why.
1. Its better to get 2600K or 2500K - Ivybridge is hotter than Sandy and there in not much performance difference between these two. Also Sandybridge is more overclock-able so later you can churn out significant amount of performance from them unlike Ivy.

2. Better get 8GB RAM - I don't think that any game requires more than that, hell even 4-6GB is enough for computing, you are just wasting your money by getting 16GB RAM.

3. Ico said and I quote "PSU and Cabinet are the only futureproof components" Don't compromise on them better get a AX750 or HX750 don't settle for less.

4. What cooling is good but be vary that if other components will get damage because of some leakage then ask the company if they will also cover other component or not. If you are really cautious about cooling then get Noctua D14. Really good air cooler.

5. Why the hell on earth do you want only SSD. For OS and games 120GB is enough and cost/GB is just too much, if you really want performance then get WD Black Edition or Veliocaptor series from WD, better VFM than SSD and good performance + longer life.

 

[The Incinerator]

This is what you should buy when you have a budget like that.

Intel Core i5 2500K / i5 3570K - Rs 12000 / Rs 14000
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Cooler - Rs 2000
ASUS Maximus V Gene - Rs 14300
Ram - Gskill RipjawsX 8GB RAM F3-14900CL10S-8GBXL - Rs 3100 or Corsair Vengeance Red 8GB PC3 17000 2133MHz - Rs 4199
GPU - Asus HD7970-3GD5 - Rs 31,500
HDD - Seagate 1TB - Rs 4300 + SSD Corsair Force GT 120 GB - Rs 7500
Cabinet - NZXT Phantom - Rs 7900
Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2UK - Rs 6670
Logitech G400- Rs 1500
Keyboard-Logitech G 105 - Rs 2300
Asus DRW-24B3ST SATA -1100
APC Back-UPS 1.1Kva -4950
Dell 22 inch LED ST2220L -8000

Total Rs 1,07,120 /-

And it will blow your previous configs out of the serene blue waters when gaming! If you want to tone down get a lesser GPU like the ASUS GTX 670 DC2 - Rs 26000 or the SAPPHIRE HD 7950 VAPOR-X OC WITH BOOST for : (edit)Rs 23000.

 

[rohit32407]

^^+1. Configuration suggested by Incinerator looks good to me and well balanced as well. If it's exceeding your budget then you can go for GTX 670 as suggested above. It's an excellent GPU without a doubt.

The config suggested by you and shopkeeper looks highly disbalanced to me for gaming. Using SSD for storage isn't going to do you any good. Better to get a 1-2TB HDD for storage and 120 GB SSD for OS+2-3 games(as suggested by gameranand). In my opinion you should go with 8 GB RAM for now and if needed you can add another 8 GB stick later. 16 GB RAM at present is just not required and will be a waste IMO. Go for the cooler suggested by gameranand. Noctua Nh d14 is the best air cooler there is and taking your processor to 4.5 ghz will be like a piece of cake for that cooler. Hell even my cooler can take my processor to 4.5 and won't let it go above 62 degrees and Noctua Nh d14 is much better than what I have.

Hyper 212 Evo is an excellent VFM cooler as well if you are not looking for extreme overclocking whereas Noctua Nh d14 is on the expensive side but it's the best air cooler out there IMO.

 

[bssunilreddy]

As soon as I saw Bitfenix Prodigy I fell in love with it but for future upgrades I need to buy another case.So I decided upon this config for my rig.

Intel Core i5 3570k -14500,
Asrock Z77 Extreme6 -12500,
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2*4GB) 1600MHz -3500,
Sapphire HD7850 2GB DDR5 -15500,
Corsair GS600 -4000,
Asus DRW-24B3ST SATA -1100,
Corsair Graphite 600T (Side-Panel) -9500,
Corsair H80 Cooler -5850,
APC Back-UPS 1100VA -5300,
Corsair Force GT 240GB SATA3 SSD -12250,
Logitech Z313 2.1 Speakers -1600,
Dell 22 inch LED ST2220L -8000,
Logitech G400 -1500,
Microsoft Sidewinder X6 KB -2000,
Coolermaster 120mm Transparent BLUE LED Fans 2pcs -900.
TOTAL -98,000.

I will buy 1TB WD External later on. As far as I am concerned this is the best config for Gaming.Well it comes under 100k as well.But firstly I thought to buy Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe or Asrock Z77-ITX with Bitfenix Prodigy but I cant find the cabinet anywhere locally or online.So even I upgrade after 4-5 years later I could keep Cabinet,PSU,Fans for use in later Builds as well right.Even Asrock Z77-ITX is around 12,000 which is similarly priced to Asrock Extreme6 which is 12,500.So keeping in mind future upgrades I have selected the above config. Can anybody tell me where I can find both Wifi/Bluetooth as well on a single PCI card available in India(local/online).