i5 gaming rig @45k .gpu later! (What? no gpu in gaming rig? !?)

NiGHtfUrY

Journeyman
1. What is the purpose of the computer?
Ans:DOTA 2 and old assasins creed and cod (for now)

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:45k max!

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:EDIT: Yes,not now but maybe later after 6 months so no need to buy a cooler now. sites like tomshardware have changed my mind.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:windows 7

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:500gb already have wd cavier blue 1 month old.

6. Do you want to buy a monitor?
Ans:Yes,22 inches,full hd. i also plan to use it as a tv through tata sky,that will not pose a problem will it?

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:Hdd,dvd writer GPU, (reason given below)

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:1 march

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: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: Delhi,yes from nehru place.Yes

11. Anything else which you would like to say? ( I know its long but it will clear a lot of things so..)

Ans: ALL OF THE BELOW SUMS UP TO 1)will buy gpu in 2014 2)only intel i5 rigs want to know the reason so read on below-

: I know the importance of a gpu in a gaming rig but i will be promoted to class 12th in april and then i will be able to play till august max and i wont be able to utilise a gpu to its full potential and by the time i will start hardore gaming again (mid 2014) it will be a little old and i wont have the money to buy a new one then.

YOU:Then why are you buying a pc now?buy it later when you can play on it!
ME :My old pc is totally fried and i need a pc urgently and buying a el sasta pc now and then buying a good one later is not an option (and also i need to play dota 2 :) )

YOU :No problem, so we will tell a good AMD based rig because they have better integrated graphics and you will be alright.
ME:Thats the worst part..so my brother in banglore thinks i already bought the pc with intel i5 with the money he gave me but i as you know havent bought the pc and a lie became too many and he will kill me if he finds out that i wasted the money on other things (i know :-() so i cannot buy a amd based rig and face my brothers eternal hatred for a few extra fps. all i told him is that we have i5 so i am free to buy other parts of my choice.


i need to know if that i can play dota 2 on low settings on intel hd4000?

Now for the technology part of it i thought of a rig
Intel I5-3570K-14K
Gigabyte z77x ud3h-12k
corsair gs600-4k
cooler master elite 431-3k (recommend some fans from flipkart i have 500rs voucher)
gskill ripjaws x 4gb 1600mhz-1.5k
Total=34.5k
UPS=??
Monitor=??
mouse/ keyboard=??

As i said earlier ocing and sli/crossfire is not that important so can i go for a b75 or h77 mobo and save some money?all i need to know is if they can support the next gen. of amd /nvidia gpu's and i wont lose much of features and perfromance.

I know this is a wierd post but i NEED your expert opinions on it.
 
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OCing not important? Then why opting for K-processor and Z77 board?

Intel Core i5 3550 @12.5k
Gigabyte B75 D3H @4.3k
G.Skill F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL @1.5k
Corsair CX430V2 @2.8k
NZXT Source 210 @3k
Dell ST2220L @8.5k
Generic KB+Mouse @0.4k
APC BR600VA-IN @1.9k

Total - 34.9k

That leaves you about 10k for buying GPU (or not buying anything at all).
 
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NiGHtfUrY

NiGHtfUrY

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Need to play dota 2 for now,so intel hd 4000 is important and that only comes with i5 3570k so...
i am not sure about the z77 motherboard i am thinking of buying it because i think that when i buy gpu in 2014 it will give a better performance,i am thinking of buying a h77 mobo if the only difference between z77 and h77 is ocing?
b75 is too low if i have the budget shouldnt i go for atleast h77?


Go with a Corsair GS600 minimum since you have enough budget.

yes.ofcourse
 

Rajat Giri

Journeyman
Intel i5-3570K - 14K
Gigabyte Z77MX-UD3H - 8.7k
Corsair GS600 - 4.2k
Cooler Master K380 - 3.2k
Gskill Ripjaws X 4gb 1600mhz - 1.5k
Dell S2240l - 9k
APC 600VA - 2.2k
Logitech G400 Mouse - 1.8k
Logitech K200 Keyboard - .4k
For Overclocking you will need Cooler bcoz intel's stock cooler are not good for overclocking
So CM Hyper 212 EVO - 2.2k
Total - 47.2k
 

Nerevarine

Incarnate
OCing not important? Then why opting for K-processor and Z77 board?

Intel Core i5 3550 @12.5k
Gigabyte B75 D3H @4.3k
G.Skill F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL @1.5k
Corsair CX430V2 @2.8k
NZXT Source 210 @3k
Dell ST2220L @8.5k
Generic KB+Mouse @0.4k
APC BR600VA-IN @1.9k

Total - 34.9k

That leaves you about 10k for buying GPU (or not buying anything at all).

+10 to this
why go for HD 4000 with k series proccy when you are not gonna overclock.. just buy a 10k GPU..maybe save up for HD 7850 (12.5k)
 
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NiGHtfUrY

NiGHtfUrY

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as i wont be soon there is no need for a cooler.There is no ms-ud3h,its a d3h as far as i know,shouldnt i go for a full z77x ud3h ?cooler master k380 is better than 431?i know its cable managament is poor but in the 431 thread some people have managed to do pretty good management.Please answer. Thankyou so much for the suggestions! :)

+10 to this
why go for HD 4000 with k series proccy when you are not gonna overclock.. just buy a 10k GPU..maybe save up for HD 7850 (12.5k)

i have changed my stance on overclocking :)
do you think hd 4000 will able to run dota 2?
 
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NiGHtfUrY

NiGHtfUrY

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Will z77 mx not be able to oc like the full board?it would be a great help if you could tell me or give a link stating the diffrences..
 

Cilus

laborare est orare
It is not like that Micro-ATX boards are not good for overclocking. But most of the sub 10K Z77 Motherboards don't have good enough build quality and VRM design for good overclocking and there is a risk factor if you overclock highly with those Motherboards.
 
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NiGHtfUrY

NiGHtfUrY

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@cilus :that is why i am thinking of going with full ud3h.that is a good board right?

I have thought of a rig :
Intel i5-3570K - 14K
Gigabyte Z77x-UD3H - 12k
Corsair GS600 - 4k
Cooler Master haf 912 with side window-4.5k
Gskill Ripjaws X 4gb 1600mhz - 1.5k
Dell S2240l -8.5k
APC 600VA - 1.8k
HP 3 Button Optical USB 2.0 Mouse:*www.flipkart.com/hp-3-button-optical-usb-2-0-mouse/p/itmczbnkhfhxpxbc?pid=ACCCYVMEXZSQJJNB&ref=0990c79c-8f95-410d-89ee-d7b1dbb2f8e0 :got a 500rs coupon
Keyboard:gonna use my old one
TOTAL:46000

Hows this??

Which dell to go for?
22" — S2240L
22” — S2240M
22” — ST2220L
 
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NiGHtfUrY

NiGHtfUrY

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@gaurav: something wrong with the rig?"hmm fine" didnt look to fine.think out loud if there is something wrong... :_/
 
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NiGHtfUrY

NiGHtfUrY

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Thank you @gaurav for your help :)
Any particular reasons for st2220l ? I want to double it up as a tv with tata sky that is possible right?
 
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