PC Buying Guide - July 2011

venram87700 · Apr 30, 2011

hey thanks topgear for the price updates bt could u tell me are these street prices or online prices ... if these are street prices are they from kolkata or mumbai ???

Skud · Apr 30, 2011

16 gigs RAM for 10K and even lesser!!! :shock:

thetechfreak · May 1, 2011

One final piece of advice before you bring out the May 2011 guides-

Please include i7 2600k in the 100,000 builds..
If possible, include it in the 80k and 85k builds as well

nilgtx260 · May 1, 2011

topgear said:
GA-P67A-UD3-B3 Rs 9.5K ( for Oc and you'll need a discrete gfx card )

i7-2600 @ 15K with Gigabyte H67M-D2-B3 @ 5.5K ( if you don't want to OC and add a dicrete gfx card now )

Kingston 2x 4GB 1333 Mhz DDR3 @ 4k

Ram Price update - all of'em have 4Gb stiks

G-Skill 1600Mhz 4GB Ram ( F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL ) @ 2.6k

G-Skill 2000Mhz 8GB Ram Kit ( F3-16000CL9D-8GBRM ) @ 7.7k

G-Skill 1600Mhz 8GB Ram Kit ( Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM Cl8 ) @ 5.8k

G-Skill 1600Mhz 8GB Ram Kit ( Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL Cl9 ) @ 5.3k

G-Skill 1600Mhz 8GB Ram Kit ( Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL Cl9 light Sinks ) @ 5.1k

Corsair 1600Mhz 8GB Ram Kit ( Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Cl9 - vengeance ) @ 6.8k

where are from those prices updated ???

topgear · May 2, 2011

@ venram87700 and nilgtx260 - those prices are from lynx-India - all prices are 5% VAt included and is just based on rough estimate - so prices may seem 100/200 bucks more than lynx's price as i've made all the calculation very quickly so they are not exactly correct but these prices can be considered as approximate price ;-)

Jaskanwar Singh · May 2, 2011

vote update -
18-18. competition increasing :-D

Skud · May 2, 2011

Lightning STRIKES back!!!

Jaskanwar Singh · May 2, 2011

check these out. i made monitor changes from Samsung PX2370 to DELL ST2220L and i7 2600k is there in 85k and 100k comfortably. what say now?
and PLEASE comment on psu choice in 85k and 100k. review - *www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=176

Sub 20k (Best for office work,movies,downloading)

Sub 30k (Entry level gaming,multi media)

Sub 35k (Mid level gaming,multi media)

Optional upgrades for 35k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Steelseries 3H |1500

Sub 40k (Mid level gaming,multi media)

Optional upgrades for 40k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Steelseries 3H |1500

Sub 50k (Mid range gaming)

Optional upgrades for 50k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Steelseries 3H |1500

Sub 60k (Mid range gaming)

Optional upgrades for 60k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Steelseries 3H |1500

Sub 70k (Mid range gaming)

Optional upgrades for 60k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Steelseries 3H |1500

Sub 85k (High end gaming)

Optional upgrades for 60k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Steelseries 3H |1500

Sub 100k (High End Gaming)

Optional upgrades for 100k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Roccat Kave | 5000

d3p · May 3, 2011

@Jassy: No SSD for 85k & 100k configs.

Skud · May 3, 2011

Yeah, Jas, try to include SSD for configs of 70K and onwards. Even a small boot drive will make a huge difference.

Jaskanwar Singh · May 3, 2011

skud and dep ok i am trying (and also trying to remove those 2k extra from almost all configs. )

skud and dep suggest where to put it and what to replace? i am confused.
giving it a mention in optional upgrades for time being.

so further modified a little -
AND COMMENT ON PSU IN 85K AND 100K.

Sub 20k (Best for office work,movies,downloading)

Optional upgrades for 20k -

Sub 30k (Entry level gaming,multi media)

Optional upgrades for 30k -

Sub 35k (Mid level gaming,multi media)

Optional upgrades for 35k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Steelseries 3H |1500

Sub 40k (Mid level gaming,multi media)

Optional upgrades for 40k -

Sub 50k (Mid range gaming)

Optional upgrades for 50k -

Sub 60k (Mid range gaming)

Optional upgrades for 60k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Steelseries 3H |1500

Sub 70k (Mid range gaming)

Optional upgrades for 60k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Steelseries 3H |1500

Sub 85k (High end gaming)

Optional upgrades for 60k -

Sub 100k (High End Gaming)

Optional upgrades for 100k -

Cilus · May 3, 2011

Is it really required to include SSD? Only a handful of people probably will go for it. Here our config is mainly from normal gaming usage and 95% of the people will be happy with it. Other thing is at those budgets we can only chose the very basic and low capacity SSD drives which can be mainly used for OS.

What we can do is suggest optional SSD upgrade with the config as JAS has done for the audio gears and suggest some alternate config sacrificing highend graphics, Mouse/Keyboard etc.

Jaskanwar Singh · May 3, 2011

cilus i added it in optional upgrades. check those configs now.

thetechfreak · May 4, 2011

85 k rig has i7 2600k but 100k has i5 sandy bridge?
i think its a typo. Prices mentioned are also equal.

also, I agree with comment on Ssd.

d3p · May 4, 2011

Thanks Cilus & Jassy. I think SSD as optional ; sounds good.

Let it be with the OP, who wants SSD's.

The Sorcerer · May 4, 2011

Choosing CM 310 (almost all of such cases) over nzxt gamma is very foolish, especially for a 500 bucks difference and for the front looks. Very strong steel case, good screws and mobo standoffs for the price, paintjob that doesn't flake out and more reasons to follow. If one is not getting it in his area then that's another story. Most of the config till 50k is pretty okay. Configs of anything more than that just doesn't sound right.

Just a thing I want to point out, some people need to stop putting up hordes of pc configs and start understanding basics. Few people are making a lot of overexaggerated comments/advices. People are spending money based on your 2 cents. If those don't know what they're saying then its best not to say anything at all.

Jaskanwar Singh · May 4, 2011

^also tell whats wrong in above 50k configs?

The Sorcerer · May 4, 2011

I prefer single card always. India is way more hot/humid than the conditions of the test setup in international/real review sources. Not everyone lives in a space where all the windows are shut with air conditioners switched on. There is a significant number of gamers doing it, but not that much.

A single ATI 6950 is adequate for 1920x1080/1920x1200 resolution, especially for current games. 2x 6950= more money on decent enough casing+ psu. So where's the value factor? No I am not saying to look at gtx 580, I am saying stick to a single 6950.

One needs to game on that card before spending money unecessarily or judging blindly on FPS- or worse making decision based on poll which is obviously more like a popularity contest rather than facts at hand. Whoever made this poll should know better. Before defending CF/SLI, research first on AFR. Spending 1 lakh in 1 shot is purely idiotic, especially for a gaming rig. Almost a lot of people spend about 60k in a decent gaming rig and keep the rest for doing periodic changes/upgrades. Observing this trend on multiple Indian forums for some months is proof enough.

Besides, the way I see things, whoever spends that money for whatever reasons is usually the one who knows what they're doing.

Jaskanwar Singh said:
^also tell whats wrong in above 50k configs?

I said till 50k rigs (including 50k rig). Its you needs to find out what's wrong.

BTW, why only MSI :grin:

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Skud · May 4, 2011

The Sorcerer said:
I prefer single card always. India is way more hot/humid than the conditions of the test setup in international/real review sources. Not everyone lives in a space where all the windows are shut with air conditioners switched on. There is a significant number of gamers doing it, but not that much.

A single ATI 6950 is adequate for 1920x1080/1920x1200 resolution, especially for current games. 2x 6950= more money on decent enough casing+ psu. So where's the value factor? No I am not saying to look at gtx 580, I am saying stick to a single 6950.

One needs to game on that card before spending money unecessarily or judging blindly on FPS- or worse making decision based on poll which is obviously more like a popularity contest rather than facts at hand. Whoever made this poll should know better. Before defending CF/SLI, research first on AFR. Spending 1 lakh in 1 shot is purely idiotic, especially for a gaming rig. Almost a lot of people spend about 60k in a decent gaming rig and keep the rest for doing periodic changes/upgrades. Observing this trend on multiple Indian forums for some months is proof enough.

Besides, the way I see things, whoever spends that money for whatever reasons is usually the one who knows what they're doing.

I said till 50k rigs (including 50k rig). Its you needs to find out what's wrong.

BTW, why only MSI .

I think Sorcerer has raised a couple of very good points. Both going dual GPU and spending 1 lakh at one shot is not very wise these days. The way hardware is evolving mid-range components serve you better than the high-end parts. Particularly when most of us simply won't see a difference between 50 fps and 70 fps or 1 minute of encoding time to 1 min 15 sec of encoding or 30% CPU utilization to 40% utilization. A GFX card under 15k is enough to game at 19x10/19x12 resolution at highest image quality (which includes AF) and some AA. There may be a couple of exceptions like Metro etc. but they are just exceptions. Likewise, a CPU worth 10-11K is more than sufficient for most purposes. For me, dual GPU kicks in only to lengthen the life-span of the current GPU or to bypass one generation altogether.

Cilus · May 4, 2011

But Sorcerer, a lot of people over here, in fact in the TDF forum are using multi-gpu setup for a long time. Asingh is the best example of them who is using 4890 CF for quite a long time without any heating issue.

I'm using HD 6870 CF where both the cards are overclocked to (930 Mhz, 1100 Mhz) without any heating issue till now. And I'm in Bhubaneswar which is a very hot place in summer. Also I don't have any A.C.

In our suggestion we are keeping option for both multi and single GPU solution and it is completely up to the buyer to decide whether he is enthusiastic enough to get a multi gpu solution.

And for spending 1 lakh thing, I simply did not get it. We are just putting the suggestion for different price range, not asking anyone to spend that much money. May be what you are saying has some valid point that keeping some money for future upgrade. So what should we do...simply delete the configs over 90K.
Look it is entirely upon the user how much money he is gonna spend and we cannot tell him that he is an idiot for spending that much money. If he has the ability to spend, why to restrict him rather than suggesting best config on that budget?

And if you think the configs upto 50K are not good enough then feel free to suggest your points and we will try best to accommodate it. But

Its you needs to find out what's wrong.

what I feel is actually doesn't make any sense. We are not taking any lesson here to find our mistakes by ourselves for the greater good in life. Personally I feel this configs are pretty good to satisfy most of the people's need.

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