Help needed in building my gaming rig.

[somulesnar]

Building a new gaming rig for my younger bro and my current dilemma is the GPU. I recently am doing a AMD/ATI Build. I was kind of planning on doing a Intel/NVIDIA (i7). My question though is there is big advantage of going with Nvidia or ATI? I am not speaking of any specific card, just the company. Example, Nvidia offers Phsyx which I often see in a lot of games I like using it. Is there big difference between Phsyx on/off?

Also I am using 1920x1080p as much res. (already have a MSI gtx 570 and am getting exceptionally gr8 results).

Coming on to PROCESSORS and MOBO's.

When choosing a computer CPU it usually comes down to two choices: AMD or Intel. The CPU wars between these two corporations have been going on for years, even resulting in antitrust charges filed against Intel several times. Both companies have created some amazing and some unsuccessful products and both have followers (aka fanboys) among the techies. However no matter what company you prefer, you have to agree that competition is great for the consumers since it drives the prices down and promotes innovation.

So i need some suggestions frm u guys.
1. GPU- nvdia or ATI
2. PRO- Intel or Amd

My former rig contains an intel core i-7 pro.

waiting for worthful suggestions frm vickybat, jas, cilus.
cheers

 

[thetechfreak]

Would have been great if you would've mentioned budget.

Even great if you fill this-
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/pc-components-configurations/128247-pc-build-questionnaire-template.html

So i need some suggestions frm u guys.
1. GPU- nvdia or ATI
2. PRO- Intel or Amd

Answer to this according to me atleast depends what is your budget

 

[somulesnar]

My budget is around 40 k.

1. What is the purpose of the computer? (Note: If you are planning to say multimedia, you will have to be more specific as all types of systems are capable of doing that)
A: basically gaming at atleast 1366x768 res and watching full hd mov.

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

3. What is your MAX budget?
A:40k but can go upto 45k if config suits better.

4. Planning to overclock?
A:no such plans till now

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A:windows 7 and higher versions of windows only in future.

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

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: 1366x768 20 inch atleast.

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:5

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A:yes

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
Arob next month

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A:yes

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A:no

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A:cuttack

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A: no

 

[Piyush]

Component | Model | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|10500
Motherboard |Intel DH67CL|6500
RAM |G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL|2500
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD6850|9500
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12/ WDC 500GB Blue|1700
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |Corsair VX450W|3500
Case |Zebronics Bijli|1000
Monitor |DELL 20" LCD|6k
Mouse and Keyboard |Logiteck KBM|500
UPS |Numeric 800VA|3000
Speakers |Altec Lansing VS2621|1600
| Total |45000 appx

"Inputs from Jas's config"

 

[thetechfreak]

Piyush's config is perfect


For PSU if you have no plan of SLI/Cross-fire later, I suggest you to go for FSP Saga II 500w @ Rs.2100 approx

 

[jsjs]

i5 2500k and H67 ? He doesnt need a K-edition because h67 cant overclock.

 

[Sarath]

^^^yeah i5 2500 is around 1k lower at 9100/-

Does the mobo support 1600mhz? Please check.

I have seen people recommending 1600mhz ram on a mobo that supports a max of 1333mhz.

Component | Model | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|10500
Motherboard |Intel DH67CL|6500
RAM |G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL|2500
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD6850|9500
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12/ WDC 500GB Blue|1700
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |Corsair VX450W|3500
Case |Zebronics Bijli|1000
Monitor |DELL 20" LCD|6k
Mouse and Keyboard |Logiteck KBM|500
UPS |Numeric 800VA|3000
Speakers |Altec Lansing VS2621|1600
| Total |45000 appx

"Inputs from Jas's config"

This one looks good. My queries are regarding this rig.

 

[jsjs]

You're right, intel lists max ram support as DDR3-1333mhz on their site.

Buy a better chasis from money saved.

 

[saswat23]

sarath,
* i5-2500 no where costs 9.1k. It costs around 10k.

Piyus,
* 'k' series with a H67 is not an ideal combo at all, moreover if there is a GPU too.
* Intel DH67CL is just a waste of 1k as all its features are present in DH67BL for 5.5k except for additional 2 PCI slots which most of us dont use these days.
* A 6850 with a 20inch monitor doesnt sound good.

 

[jsjs]

And the additional pci slot on dh67cl are useless pcie x1

 

[saswat23]

My PC suggestion:
* CPU: Intel i5-2400 -- 9.3k
* MoBo: Intel DH67BL -- 5.5k
* RAM: Corsair Value 4GB DDR3 -- 2.2k
* HDD: WDC Blue 500GB -- 1.7k
* ODD: Asus 24x DVD RW -- 1k
* PSU: FSP SAGAII 500W -- 2.1k
* Case: CM Elite 310 -- 1.5k
* Monitor: BENQ G2220HD -- 7.2k
* KB+Mouse: Logitech Combo -- 0.5k
* Speakers: your choice -- 1.8k
* UPS: APC 600VA -- 1.7k
Total --- 34.5k
+
* GPU: Sapphire Radeon 6850 -- 9.5k
GRAND TOTAL: --- 44k

Going for i5-2500 for around 1k more wont be good idea as you just get a mere 200MHz difference.

 

[jsjs]

He can get a 1TB HDD in 2.7k instead of 500GB in 1.7k by adding the remaining 1k.

 

[somulesnar]

My PC suggestion:
* CPU: Intel i5-2400 -- 9.3k
* MoBo: Intel DH67BL -- 5.5k
* RAM: Corsair Value 4GB DDR3 -- 2.2k
* HDD: WDC Blue 500GB -- 1.7k
* ODD: Asus 24x DVD RW -- 1k
* PSU: FSP SAGAII 500W -- 2.1k
* Case: CM Elite 310 -- 1.5k
* Monitor: BENQ G2220HD -- 7.2k
* KB+Mouse: Logitech Combo -- 0.5k
* Speakers: your choice -- 1.8k
* UPS: APC 600VA -- 1.7k
Total --- 34.5k
+
* GPU: Sapphire Radeon 6850 -- 9.5k
GRAND TOTAL: --- 44k

Going for i5-2500 for around 1k more wont be good idea as you just get a mere 200MHz difference.

Guys i think of all of the posted config's i like this one the most.One more confussion about the psu. Is fsp saga is a worthful psu i mean can it match wid the performance of corsair's psu...

Moreover i have no idea of the dealers of fsp saga in my city nor in Bhubaneswar.

@saswat

Can u suggest the dealer avalaible in cuttack or bhubaneswar for fsp saga..

 

[jsjs]

Fsp is a good as everyone mostly suggests it on tdf

 

[vickybat]

^^ Afaik, oem's for corsair are seasonic, cwt, flextronic (their own brand). Never saw an fsp based corsair unit before.

@ somulesnar

Aditya infotech deals with fsp psu's in bbsr.

 

[jsjs]

^oh thanks, i just got mixed up. EDITED

 

[saswat23]

FSP SAGAII 500W is what we can say the most VFM PSU for 2.2k. Surely nothing can beat it at this price.

@ somulesnar:
Its the contact info of Aditya Infotech at BBSR:
Aditya Infotech Ltd. HOME Page

They are distributors of FSP, Corsair, Sapphire and Palit in India. So, you can surely get FSP SAGAII 500W, Corsair VX-450 or any other Corsair PSU and RAM from them.Also you can get Sapphire HD 6850 from them.
But if you are going for SAGAII 500W then order immediately and grab it ASAP from them as FSP SAGAII 500W is out of stock in India due to huge demand now a days.

Even I bought FSP SAGAII 500W from them only.

BTW from where did you ge your Corsair HX-620.

 

[somulesnar]

@saswat

when i was building up my 1st system i tried a lot of shops at bbsr but invain.
i was first planning for vx450 as i had no plans for gtx570. Then i ordered hx620 psu frm Mumbai through a friend of mine frm dere. He got it frm Lamington Road.