manish_bhaumik
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1. What is the purpose of the computer?
A: Quite a lot of gaming. Generic Hometheatre stuff + Some Programming + Casual Image & Video Editing
2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers?
A: Yes
3. What is your MAX budget?
A: 30k
4. Planning to overclock?
A: Not immediately. Probably will do later.
5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: Windows 7
6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A: None. Cuurently have a 250 GB SATA drive. Will use it for now.
7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want?
A: Already have Benq G2420 24". So max resolution will be 1920x1080. Anyone can comment on 720p gaming with max settings on HD monitors from a distance (ie. will help in buying a cheaper graphics card) ?
8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10?
A: 8 becoz I havent ever overclocked my P4 rig and because I am yet to try all these water cooling things sometime in future.
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A: Yes. Don't really mind getting it done by assembler too as long as I can supervise.
10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A: Soon. Maybe will wait for AMD 6000 series cards to hit.
11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A: Yes. I know all AMD/Intel platforms are close to dead now, but still want the system to be as upgradeable as possible 2 years down the line.
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 Monitor, HDD, Sound cards, Speakers, Keyborad+Mouse
13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: Hyderabad. Not really interested in buying online, unless its a part I cant get locally.
14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
Note : Please excuse my many questions. Spending a hard earned 30k on technology which gets easily outdated is hard
A: Already thought of most things as below:
Processor - AMD Athlon II x4 635 - 5k or maybe the 645 if its available soon
Question : Considering the AMD Phenom 955 too. Is the stock HS Fan really noisy that I would have to consider an aftermarked HSF = 7.7 k + 2k = 9.7k? In that case does it make sense to consider the Quad Core i5 760 at nearly the same price? The stock i5 fan is quiet right ?
Assuming the room is quiet and in winter without any ceiling fans, is the 955 fan noisy while surfing the web (no sound from speakers) and watching movies too or only under heavy gaming ? A slight hum is OK but it shouldnt sound like a small vaccum cleaner. My P4 3.2 Ghz with HT is so damn noisy that when I shut it down, I feel so peaceful and the quietness is just amazing
Should a Thermal Paste be considered like the Cooler Master Arctic Silver or the factory supplied ones will do?
Motherboard - Some 880 Chipset USB3 Motherboard - 5.7k
Question : A non USB 3 880 chipset motherboard will be around 4.5k. Does it makes sense in saving the money right now since I dont have any USB3 devices and dont know when I would be purchasing one? Want a ATX motherboard preferably too, but all these new mother boards are all Micro ATX. If going the intel way, should I consider H55 or P55 for my purposes? I guess H55 or P55 can be had for 5-6k, making it almost equal in price to an AMD config (with a 955+HSF).
Ram - 2+2 GB Corsair 1333 MHz Ram - 4.5 - 5k
Question : Will the Corsair XMS3 1600MHz Rams give any additional benefit for an AMD config?
Graphics Card - Nvidia GTS 450 (8k) or 5770 (9k) or GTX 460 (768 MB. 12k?) Or wait for AMD 6000 series
Question : Which card seems best for my requirements. Does it make sense to wait?
Even if i get a GTS 450, will it be able do a 720p gaming for ALL current games at close to max settings ? Why i asked for 720p is that, I am in the habit of sitting at a distance (5 feet min - 10 ft max) from my PC while gaming, either with my cordless Keyboard+Mouse or my Wired XBox 360 controller. So if I sit a distance, will 720p (or a little higher resolution) look good when compared to 1080p ? I like playing sandbox games like GTA and Mafia. FPS games, I like only a few like COD:MW2.
Optical Drive - LG Sata - 1k
No questions here at all
Hard Drive - None - 0k
Question : I have a old SATA I 1.5GBps 250GB Seagate 7200 RPM hard drive.
Will this slower Hard Disk affect performance a lot for the new rig? Will consider a new HDD down the line. Wanted to know which is better and economical - Seagate Barracuda or WD Cavair Blue (say 1TB) and the current prices?
Cabinet - Cooler Master Elite 430 - 2.8k
Question : Are extra fans required for this? Are the CM 310, 330 worth? The NZXT Gamma doesnt look good to me and not available locally as well. The Zeronics cases (Bijli/Reaper) are good or better to stick with CM? PSU at the top or bottom should be preferred?
PSU - Corsair vx450 (For Nvidia 450/Radeon 5770) - 3.5k.
For NVidia GTX460 - vx550 - 4.7k.
Question : There is also a Corsair GS600 in the market priced equally to the vx550. Is it good? Since the GTX460 needs 2 PCI-E power connectors and a little more power, is the vx450 sufficient for it? Are there any cheaper alternatives for a vx550 capable of powering a 460 or some future graphics cards ?
If I choose all the ideal things in my list, the cost comes to 38k
. Where can I tone things down and sacrifice minimum performance?
And does anyone know of a really great shop in Hyderabad. I spoke to Shweta Computers to a guy called Vivek and he was pretty up to date with everything and not like lame guys who need to call to someone to know the prices and about hardware. Most prices seemed to be gr8 as well, but no bargaining at all. Is anyone else also going to purchase a new pc in Hyderabad? Maybe we can go together.
1. What is the purpose of the computer?
A: Quite a lot of gaming. Generic Hometheatre stuff + Some Programming + Casual Image & Video Editing
2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers?
A: Yes
3. What is your MAX budget?
A: 30k
4. Planning to overclock?
A: Not immediately. Probably will do later.
5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: Windows 7
6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A: None. Cuurently have a 250 GB SATA drive. Will use it for now.
7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want?
A: Already have Benq G2420 24". So max resolution will be 1920x1080. Anyone can comment on 720p gaming with max settings on HD monitors from a distance (ie. will help in buying a cheaper graphics card) ?
8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10?
A: 8 becoz I havent ever overclocked my P4 rig and because I am yet to try all these water cooling things sometime in future.
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A: Yes. Don't really mind getting it done by assembler too as long as I can supervise.
10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A: Soon. Maybe will wait for AMD 6000 series cards to hit.
11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A: Yes. I know all AMD/Intel platforms are close to dead now, but still want the system to be as upgradeable as possible 2 years down the line.
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 Monitor, HDD, Sound cards, Speakers, Keyborad+Mouse
13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: Hyderabad. Not really interested in buying online, unless its a part I cant get locally.
14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
Note : Please excuse my many questions. Spending a hard earned 30k on technology which gets easily outdated is hard
A: Already thought of most things as below:
Processor - AMD Athlon II x4 635 - 5k or maybe the 645 if its available soon
Question : Considering the AMD Phenom 955 too. Is the stock HS Fan really noisy that I would have to consider an aftermarked HSF = 7.7 k + 2k = 9.7k? In that case does it make sense to consider the Quad Core i5 760 at nearly the same price? The stock i5 fan is quiet right ?
Assuming the room is quiet and in winter without any ceiling fans, is the 955 fan noisy while surfing the web (no sound from speakers) and watching movies too or only under heavy gaming ? A slight hum is OK but it shouldnt sound like a small vaccum cleaner. My P4 3.2 Ghz with HT is so damn noisy that when I shut it down, I feel so peaceful and the quietness is just amazing
Should a Thermal Paste be considered like the Cooler Master Arctic Silver or the factory supplied ones will do?
Motherboard - Some 880 Chipset USB3 Motherboard - 5.7k
Question : A non USB 3 880 chipset motherboard will be around 4.5k. Does it makes sense in saving the money right now since I dont have any USB3 devices and dont know when I would be purchasing one? Want a ATX motherboard preferably too, but all these new mother boards are all Micro ATX. If going the intel way, should I consider H55 or P55 for my purposes? I guess H55 or P55 can be had for 5-6k, making it almost equal in price to an AMD config (with a 955+HSF).
Ram - 2+2 GB Corsair 1333 MHz Ram - 4.5 - 5k
Question : Will the Corsair XMS3 1600MHz Rams give any additional benefit for an AMD config?
Graphics Card - Nvidia GTS 450 (8k) or 5770 (9k) or GTX 460 (768 MB. 12k?) Or wait for AMD 6000 series
Question : Which card seems best for my requirements. Does it make sense to wait?
Even if i get a GTS 450, will it be able do a 720p gaming for ALL current games at close to max settings ? Why i asked for 720p is that, I am in the habit of sitting at a distance (5 feet min - 10 ft max) from my PC while gaming, either with my cordless Keyboard+Mouse or my Wired XBox 360 controller. So if I sit a distance, will 720p (or a little higher resolution) look good when compared to 1080p ? I like playing sandbox games like GTA and Mafia. FPS games, I like only a few like COD:MW2.
Optical Drive - LG Sata - 1k
No questions here at all
Hard Drive - None - 0k
Question : I have a old SATA I 1.5GBps 250GB Seagate 7200 RPM hard drive.
Will this slower Hard Disk affect performance a lot for the new rig? Will consider a new HDD down the line. Wanted to know which is better and economical - Seagate Barracuda or WD Cavair Blue (say 1TB) and the current prices?
Cabinet - Cooler Master Elite 430 - 2.8k
Question : Are extra fans required for this? Are the CM 310, 330 worth? The NZXT Gamma doesnt look good to me and not available locally as well. The Zeronics cases (Bijli/Reaper) are good or better to stick with CM? PSU at the top or bottom should be preferred?
PSU - Corsair vx450 (For Nvidia 450/Radeon 5770) - 3.5k.
For NVidia GTX460 - vx550 - 4.7k.
Question : There is also a Corsair GS600 in the market priced equally to the vx550. Is it good? Since the GTX460 needs 2 PCI-E power connectors and a little more power, is the vx450 sufficient for it? Are there any cheaper alternatives for a vx550 capable of powering a 460 or some future graphics cards ?
If I choose all the ideal things in my list, the cost comes to 38k
. Where can I tone things down and sacrifice minimum performance?And does anyone know of a really great shop in Hyderabad. I spoke to Shweta Computers to a guy called Vivek and he was pretty up to date with everything and not like lame guys who need to call to someone to know the prices and about hardware. Most prices seemed to be gr8 as well, but no bargaining at all. Is anyone else also going to purchase a new pc in Hyderabad? Maybe we can go together.
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