New PC @60k

[MatchBoxx]

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: Photoshop, Battlefield3, NFS; and anything that a CSE student might require.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.

Ans: 60k max. 2k more if essential.

3. Planning to overclock?

Ans: Eventually.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?

Ans: Windows7, Linux.

5. How much hard drive space is needed?

Ans: 1TB minimum.

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: 1080p resolution. Minimum screen size: 21 inch.

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?

Ans: i need to buy EVERYTHING.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?

Ans: Expecting within 10days.

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

Ans: Assemble this myself.

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: I'll buy locally from Chadni Chowk, Kolkata.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?

Ans: I have decided to buy Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (i don't need SATA xDock)cabinet. My dad won't allow loud music in the house, so a decent 2.1 sound system will suffice (Altec Lansing?). So, i intend to invest in a good headphone, and narrowed down on Steelseries Siberia V2. Suggestions are welcome.
Also, i need a good enough gaming mouse. I'm an FPS gamer, so i won't need lots of macro keys. I just want excellent grip and comfort.
And, a simple keyboard will do the job for now (i'll buy a good keyboard later on).
I'm also biased towards ASUS's UEFI, and the in-built Bluetooth/wifi that those boards provide.(less hassles)
I'm repeating point no.7 again, I NEED TO BUY EVERY COMPONENT, which includes spike buster, UPS, and an all-in-one card reader(local made ), mouse pad (no hi-fi stuff; just want to get my job done), and a CPU cooler.

[i'm not going into any brand wars between AMD/Intel and AMD/nVidia]

* Vedant quoted 8k for Phenom II X6 1090T, yesterday, 12.4k for i5-2500k and 12.35k for Maximus IV Gene-Z.

 

[avinandan012]

get quotes from vedant,md, eastern logica

 

[thetechfreak]

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k |12400
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3|8750
RAM |G-skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL|1665
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD 6950 1GB PCIE (Dual Fan Edition)|14500
HDD |WDC 250GB Blue WD2500AAKX|3766
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |Corsair GS600|4000
Monitor |Benq G2222HDL|7600
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK200|700
UPS |APC 800VA|2800
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1680
| Total |58861

and rest for other things like Spike buster etc

 

[avinandan012]

change the UPS to numeric 1KVA

 

[MatchBoxx]

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k |12400
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3|8750
RAM |G-skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL|1665
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD 6950 1GB PCIE (Dual Fan Edition)|14500
HDD |WDC 250GB Blue WD2500AAKX|3766
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |Corsair GS600|4000
Monitor |Benq G2222HDL|7600
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK200|700
UPS |APC 800VA|2800
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1680
| Total |58861

and rest for other things like Spike buster etc

thanku for the suggestion bro.

 

[thetechfreak]

thanku for the suggestion bro.

No problem. Happy to help

 

[MatchBoxx]

^^is the Steelseries Siberia V2 good for listening to music ang gaming, equally??? :O

 

[dibya_kol]

nice config up there but op told that he needs 1TB hdd atleast .. But if he were ok with 250gb, then add 2.1-2.5k more and buy a CM hyper 212 evo. But i am nt sure if it were avaliable in kolkata or not, if yes let me know, coz i am also looking for it .(shop name+price)

 

[Cilus]

in Kolkata, 2500K is available at 11.75K in M.D. Computers and might be less. 1 TB Seagate 7200.12 HDD will cost you around 4.9K + Tax but comes with omly 1 Yrs of warranty.

 

[avichandana20000]

think for PSU. IMO Seasonic S12II620 has 48A on 12v for 5 yrs warranty is a solid PSU. Corsair GS600 has 48A on 12v with three years warranty. Correct me if i am wrong.

Take HYPER212 EVO from MD @ around 2k along with MX-2 TIM from online shops.

Try Avoiding Asus mobo keeping Rashi in mind. Gigabyte is a good option.

Invest wisely in cabby which is not in the config given.
I think you should go for a full tower cabinet(one time investment) and later invest on a good gpu which keeps on changing.

Just see whether sapphire 6670 1gb ddr5 DX11 will serve your purpose. If yes then take it for 5.1k with NZXT PHANTOM 8.2K(MD COMPUTERS) 1200 Saved. Invest it in PSU.(5K)

 

[MatchBoxx]

in Kolkata, 2500K is available at 11.75K in M.D. Computers and might be less. 1 TB Seagate 7200.12 HDD will cost you around 4.9K + Tax but comes with omly 1 Yrs of warranty.

my dad would go with me and he would get a hot temper if i jump from shop to shop! i would have to buy everything from a single shop.
So, M.D or Vedant??? [till now, i have bought 2 laptops, XPS and Inspiron, a 2.1 sound system all from vedant, within 2 months, for my friends.]

think for PSU. IMO Seasonic S12II620 has 48A on 12v for 5 yrs warranty is a solid PSU. Corsair GS600 has 48A on 12v with three years warranty. Correct me if i am wrong.

Take HYPER212 EVO from MD @ around 2k along with MX-2 TIM from online shops.

Try Avoiding Asus mobo keeping Rashi in mind. Gigabyte is a good option.

Invest wisely in cabby which is not in the config given.
I think you should go for a full tower cabinet(one time investment) and later invest on a good gpu which keeps on changing.

Just see whether sapphire 6670 1gb ddr5 DX11 will serve your purpose. If yes then take it for 5.1k with NZXT PHANTOM 8.2K(MD COMPUTERS) 1200 Saved. Invest it in PSU.(5K)

time to think..
any suggestion, CILUS?

 

[Cilus]

I think you should visit at least two shops, MD and Vedant. If you buy the whole rig, you can get good price from M.D. . Also they have good stock of CPU coolers and Graphics cards from various brands.
And one thing, BenQ G2220HDL is not available anywhere in Kolkata right now. Get the Dell ST2220M or AOC 22" LED one. Price is 7.6K for Dell and 7.1K for AOC.
Do mention that you have learned the prices for Thinkdigit forum, they are aware of it. Talk to Palash who sits in the Gaming section of M.D. You can mention my name (The person from Bhubaneswar, not Cilus). But check the prices in Vedant too.

 

[MatchBoxx]

I think you should visit at least two shops, MD and Vedant. If you buy the whole rig, you can get good price from M.D. . Also they have good stock of CPU coolers and Graphics cards from various brands.
And one thing, BenQ G2220HDL is not available anywhere in Kolkata right now. Get the Dell ST2220M or AOC 22" LED one. Price is 7.6K for Dell and 7.1K for AOC.
Do mention that you have learned the prices for Thinkdigit forum, they are aware of it. Talk to Palash who sits in the Gaming section of M.D. You can mention my name (The person from Bhubaneswar, not Cilus). But check the prices in Vedant too.

thank you for your help brother!
any suggestion on graphics card? i was thinking about HD7770, but HD6870 benchmarks are better!
also, is this combo good:ASUS P8Z68-V LE + i5-2500k, or Phenom II X6 1090T + ASUS M5A99X EVO ???

is this available in kolkata ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3??

 

[Tech_Wiz]

HD 6870 > HD6850 > HD 7770. for HD Gaming HD 6850 is bare minimum.

And Intel Combo is Much better. i5 2500k nails 1090T by a good margin everywhere.

 

[MatchBoxx]

After a few calculations, i've summed this up [rough estimate]:
HDD(internal) 1TB: 5k
HDD(external) 1TB: 6k
RAM: 2k
Mouse: Steelseries Kinzu: 1.3k
Keyboard: 0.3k
Monitor: Dell ST2220M: 7.6k
UPS (1.1 KV): 3k
2.1 Sound system: Altec Lansing Octane™ 7 VS4621: 3.5k
PSU: Corsair TX650 V2: 5.5k [Seasonic S12II-620 better??]
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE HD6850 1GB: 10k or GTX 560Ti @ 14k
TIM: 0.5k (suggestion please)
Cabinet: CM Elite 431: 3k
Writer: 1k
Spike Buster: 0.5k

I can stretch to a maximum of 65k!
Please suggest processor and Mobo.

 

[Tenida]

^^thetechfreak has already suggested you a good processor and motherboard I think.
Here's my few suggestion:-
Ram-As suggested by thetechfreak
Mouse: Logitech G400
UPS: Apc 1.1KVA
PSU- Corsair TX650 V2. Corsair service is far better
Graphics Card: 10K- HD6850 or GTX560
TIM- Coolermaster Thermal Fusion 400
DVD Writer- Asus DRW 24b3st
Spike buster-Belkin

 

[Skud]

RAM & CPU as suggested by thetechfreak. MD Computers (and even Vedant) can arrange for whatever ASUS mobo you want to buy I think. As for gaming the suggestion is always to pick up the best graphics card that your budget permits. You can get a lower CPU and still can get good frames.

If 6950 is available, get it.

 

[MatchBoxx]

RAM & CPU as suggested by thetechfreak. MD Computers (and even Vedant) can arrange for whatever ASUS mobo you want to buy I think. As for gaming the suggestion is always to pick up the best graphics card that your budget permits. You can get a lower CPU and still can get good frames.

If 6950 is available, get it.

i5-2400 or Phenom II X6 1090T?

i think i will invest the surplus money in GTX560Ti.

 

[Skud]

You can forget about OCing with the i5 2400 .

 

[Tenida]

i5-2400 or Phenom II X6 1090T?

i think i will invest the surplus money in GTX560Ti.

If you are getting gtx560ti, get the Msi hawk one