Intel Only: Gamin PC @40-45K

[Mr.Digital]

Dear All,

Plz suggest me some INTEL based config only for a Gaming application. It should run all the latest games, I'm not going to overclock it.

Please suggest i5 or Quad core config preferably.

Please also tell if I go for an i7 based gaming PC then how much should I stretch my Budget?

Please DO NOT SUGGEST ANY AMD CONFIG.

Intel has wide support when it comes to latest Hardware/Software/Games/Updates.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

please fill in this--


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)
2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
3. What is your MAX budget?
4. Planning to overclock?
5. Which OS are you planning to use?
6. How much hard drive space is needed?
7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen?
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)
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
10. When are you planning to buy the system?
11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary

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Intel has wide support when it comes to latest Hardware/Software/Games/Updates.

there is no such thing.

softwares run as good on amd configs as on intel.

while intel keeps on changing sockets amd has provided new processors for previous sockets and they are great proccys.

amd phenom x6 beats core i7 in multi threaded apps while the later is good for gaming. each has its own pros and cons.

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moreover amd is great vfm. phenom 2 x6 1090t provides 2/3 of the performance of core i7 980x at a price which 1/3 the price of the later.

 

[Mr.Digital]

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)

Engineering Stuff & Gaming.

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

NO. Plz suggest Intel i5/Quad core/i7 config only.

3. What is your MAX budget?
40K to 45K for i5/Quad core. Plz tell budget for i7.

4. Planning to overclock?
Not at all.

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
Windows XP or Windows 7

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

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen?
Anything above 17" LCD.

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)
8.

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
I have built it my own.

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
Within a month.

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
Somewhat for 3 years at-least.

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
NA
13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
From Mumbai only.(It has it all)

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary


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please fill in this--


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)
2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
3. What is your MAX budget?
4. Planning to overclock?
5. Which OS are you planning to use?
6. How much hard drive space is needed?
7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen?
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)
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
10. When are you planning to buy the system?
11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary

---------- Post added at 02:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:22 PM ----------



there is no such thing.

softwares run as good on amd configs as on intel.

while intel keeps on changing sockets amd has provided new processors for previous sockets and they are great proccys.

amd phenom x6 beats core i7 in multi threaded apps while the later is good for gaming. each has its own pros and cons.

---------- Post added at 02:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:29 PM ----------

moreover amd is great vfm. phenom 2 x6 1090t provides 2/3 of the performance of core i7 980x at a price which 1/3 the price of the later.

Whatever may be the reasons but I want INTEL only.

All of ur suggestions to people are for AMD PC only & appears that u are reluctant to suggest INTEL config, whereas 80% of the WORLD uses it.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Core i5 750 @ 9.5k
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 @ 7k
Kingston 2GB DDR3 1333MHz * 2 @ 5.1k
MSI HD5770 HAWX 1GB GDDR5 @ 9.6k
Samsung 500GB SATA @ 1.8k
Corsair VX450W @ 3.7k
NZXT Gamma @ 2k
BenQ 22" G2220 FULL HD LCD Monitor @ 7.5k
Logitech Keyboard & Mouse @ 0.7k

Total - 47k

 

[vickybat]

^^
Dude i agree with you completely. 80% world users are intel but amd's recently launched procyy's are good vfm if you see the reviews and pricing.
Its true that amd's architecture stands nowhere near intel's gulftown which is highly efficient core per core but intel's pricing makes it out of reach for 90% buyers to reap the benefits.

About your config. go through my signature and change the board to msi p55 cd53 & gpu to either 5670 or 5770(your choice).

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

SEE THIS RIG---

Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHz B.E. @ 7.9k
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-US2H @ 4.6K
Kingston 2GB DDR3 1333MHz * 2 @ 5.1k
Sapphire HD5850 1GB GDDR5 @ 15.8k
Samsung 500GB SATA @ 1.8k
Cooler Master GX-550W @ 4.2k
NZXT Gamma @ 2k
BenQ 22" G2220 FULL HD LCD Monitor @ 7.5k
Logitech Keyboard & Mouse @ 0.7k

Total - around 48k

at the same price you are getting a better graphics card for gaming and a processor thats just behind i5 750.

if getting i5 DO NOT GO for H55/H57 chipsets. they are useless.

 

[coderunknown]

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
Somewhat for 3 years at-least.

little explanation on this topic will be helpful.

 

[rahul.007]

Please DO NOT SUGGEST ANY AMD CONFIG.

Intel has wide support when it comes to latest Hardware/Software/Games/Updates.

F.A.N.B.O.Y

 

[pulsar_swift]

Core i5 750 @ 9.5k
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 @ 7k
Kingston 2GB DDR3 1333MHz * 2 @ 5.1k
MSI HD5770 HAWX 1GB GDDR5 @ 9.6k
Samsung 500GB SATA @ 1.8k
Corsair VX450W @ 3.7k
NZXT Gamma @ 2k
BenQ 22" G2220 FULL HD LCD Monitor @ 7.5k
Logitech Keyboard & Mouse @ 0.7k

Total - 47k

Excellent man. good config

 

[funkysourav]

Core i5 750 @ 9.5k
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 @ 7k
Kingston 2GB DDR3 1333MHz * 2 @ 5.1k
MSI HD5770 HAWX 1GB GDDR5 @ 9.6k
Samsung 500GB SATA @ 1.8k
Corsair VX450W @ 3.7k
NZXT Gamma @ 2k
BenQ 22" G2220 FULL HD LCD Monitor @ 7.5k
Logitech Keyboard & Mouse @ 0.7k

Total - 47k

Jaskanwar singh's rig is a very potent one indeed
but i feel it is a bit processor centric
i have made a few subtle changes if his concern is gaming

CORE I3 530 5.5k
POWERCOLOR HD 5850 15k

tis way he can have the best of both worlds
the op can change the proccy to accomodate the i5 750 in the future

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Jaskanwar singh's rig is a very potent one indeed
but i feel it is a bit processor centric
i have made a few subtle changes if his concern is gaming

CORE I3 530 5.5k
POWERCOLOR HD 5850 15k

tis way he can have the best of both worlds
the op can change the proccy to accomodate the i5 750 in the future

dude even an athlon 2 x4 630 will be better then core i3 in the future. the rig that i mentioned second time is in my opinion better than the first one.

 

[funkysourav]

dude even an athlon 2 x4 630 will be better then core i3 in the future. the rig that i mentioned second time is in my opinion better than the first one.

no , the athlon II X4 630 is not better than Core I3 530
see anandtech.com CPU bench

*www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2
*www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/118?vs=122

you'll see that core I3 beats the hell out of ATHLON II X4 635
also coming little lower than none other than phenom II X4 940
Athlon II X4 and X3 are poor man's choice(read budget builders with cost constraints)
the combo i suggested is a much better piece of hardware for his money

you'll see
The Athlon II X4 is not as vfm as athlon IIX3
if you have a budget of 11k on the MOBO-PROccy combo,
it is better to have I3 530

also check out this link
it lets you compare the performance of (based on FUTUREMARK)various sytem combinations
Gigabyte System Builder

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

dude listen, at present athlon is better in multithreading and i3 is better in gaming as most of the games hardly use more than 3 cores.
but as more and more games become multithreaded in future a quad core will benefit.
in gaming also there is a difference of 6-7 fps at present.

see this

 

[funkysourav]

just because athlon II x4 has more cores for the same price and maybe a 100mhz speed bump,
doesnt mean that it is better than I3 530

i am not a F.A.N.B.O.Y
neither is the op
but we have reasons to trust INTEL with our precious hard earned money

I am going for athlon II x3 440 in my own build only because of budget constraints
no other reason
Personally i think PHENOM II is an over hyped series

the only VFM in amd seems to be athlon IIX3 series

P.s.
Intel manages to kick the **** out of AMD even in terms of power consumption and temperature

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dude listen, at present athlon is better in multithreading and i3 is better in gaming as most of the games hardly use more than 3 cores.
but as more and more games become multithreaded in future a quad core will benefit.
in gaming also there is a difference of 6-7 fps at present.

see this

we have not seen the future yet
all we have is the present
all we can do is speculate about the future

i heard this same argument in 2008 when the phenom(first gen)was released
but look at all the future readiness(of 2008) with quad core phenom now in 2010.compared to the core 2 duos available then

the best we can do is being PRESENT READY
AND HOPE TO HELL THAT WE ARE READY FOR THE FUTURE

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

ok, please give me the reasons why you prefer core i3.

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i will just say 1 thing --- comparisons tell everything. go the anandtech site i have mentioned.

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ok you mentioned the comparison on the gigabyte website--

i compared athlon 2 x4 635 and gigabyte ga ma785gmt ud2h WITH core i3 530 and gigabyte p55m ud2. see the results.

athlon -
3d marks - 10687
price - 522 $

core i3 -
3d marks - 10355
price - 528 $

now answer??

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athlon 630 is just 100mhz slower than 635, so imagine its results on your own.
635 and i3 530 are prices identically.

 

[funkysourav]

ok, please give me the reasons why you prefer core i3.

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i will just say 1 thing --- comparisons tell everything. go the anandtech site i have mentioned.

1.Brand Value
2.Lower Temp(compared to athlon II x4 635)
3.better performance(in games and also in productivity)
4.better overclockability
5.more and more game manufacturers are biased towards intel(HELL! they should be as the op pointed out 80% of the world uses intel)
6.do i really need to say more?


my point is
go for amd if you budget constrains you to only 8k in combo)

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

see the above scores and tell me dude

 

[pulsar_swift]

brand value ?? whats that ? Buy INTEL, neighbors envy ??

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

see the passmark score--

athlon 2 x4 630 - 3361
athlon 2 x4 635 - 3360
core i3 540 - 2869
core i3 530 - 2722

 

[pulsar_swift]

arey leave it JAS, we can only suggest. Its up to the OP to buy whichever he wishes to.